Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
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The White House Is Going to Expand Its AI Policy
Open models may soon be added to an updated AI framework, sources tell WIRED, as the White House continues to grapple…
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The Best Way to Avoid Diarrhea Lettuce? This Indoor Garden
Lettuce Grow, one of my favorite indoor gardens, lets you cultivate your own salad greens safely, right in your living…
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DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
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AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion…
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OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise
Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1…
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Google’s Pixel 11 phone preorders come with up to $350 in gift cards
Looking to get your hands on the latest Pixel devices? After weeks of leaks and rumors, Google has officially announced…
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As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open
At Ai4, three of the world's most respected AI experts—Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng—debated regulation,…
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Tailscale Traces Database Corruption to 16y/o SQLite WAL-Reset Bug
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License plate reader searches should require a warrant
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US tries to override New York gambling laws, orders Kalshi to keep operating
Trump admin claims New York suing Kalshi created "market emergency."
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Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice
AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices,…
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Amazon gets out of the MMO game
Amazon is fully stepping back from MMOs. After saying last year that it would be halting "a significant amount" of its…
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Mesh, Automattic’s CRM for everyone, comes to Android
Mesh, an AI-powered contacts app and relationship manager from Automattic is now an Android app.
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ICE wants to give agents electrified gloves that shock people into compliance
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is aiming to spend up to $20 million on equipping officers and agents with…
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How Google’s new Pixel 11 phones compare to last year’s models
Google just added four new phones to the Pixel family: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and the Pixel 11…
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AI is removing the middle class of software engineering
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Why Sandbar thinks it’s voice-enabled ring can avoid the AI hardware graveyard
AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices,…
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Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books
AI firms quietly bulk buying rare books face resistance from booksellers.
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How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures
Investors are still waiting for their share of the $250 million windfall, and VideoVerse co-founder Vinayak Shrivastav…
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How the Pixel 11 Pro Fold compares to the Galaxy Z Fold 8
Google wasn't first to make a foldable Android phone, but the company's Pixel Fold series is now an established player…
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Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M
This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told…
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