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A real estate developer searched Google for a cruise ship company's customer service number, reports the Washington Post, calling the number in Google's AI Overview. "He chatted with a knowledgeable representative and provided his credit card details," the Post's reporter notes — but the next day he "saw fishy credit card charges and realized that he'd been fooled by an impostor for Royal Caribbean customer service." And the Post's reporter... Read more ›
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Surbhi Madan, a senior software engineer at Google, says her life and career in the US feel temporary because of her visa. Read more ›
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David Sacks, the White House AI czar, doesn't believe "AI psychosis" is real. But he does believe there's a mental health crisis in the country. Read more ›
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Today marks 43 years since the first commercial compact disc (CD) pressing. Polygram in Germany is credited with pressing the first copies of Abba's The Visitors on this date, back in 1982. Read more ›
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14 months ago a jury ruled against Boeing, awarding $81 million in damages to failed electric airplane startup Zunum. "Zunum alleged that Boeing, while ostensibly investing seed money to get the startup off the ground, stole Zunum's technology and actively undermined its attempts to build a business," the Seattle Times reported at the time. But two months later that verdict was overturned, Reuters reports, with U.S. district judge James Robart... Read more ›
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In addition to 'Superman,' Terence Stamp could also be seen (or heard) in 'Haunted Mansion,' 'Halo 3,' and 'Elder Scrolls IV.' Read more ›
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Crypto loans are back near bull-market highs, but last week’s $1B liquidation shows leverage is cutting both ways. Read more ›
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"AI itself is going to be gone by the time you finish a Ph.D.," Jad Tarifi, the founder of Google's first generative AI team, said. Read more ›
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A large new submarine drone, dubbed Excalibur, can be controlled while it is 'submerged on the other side of the world.' Read more ›
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Terrence Rohan, managing director of the Otherwise Fund, was one of Figma's first backers. He spoke to BI about the traits he looks for in a founder. Read more ›
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The first-ever World Humanoid Robot Games have come to a close with some new world records, but don't expect them to beat humans in a 100-meter dash any time soon. The three-day robotics event in Beijing, China that saw humanoid robots compete in everything from boxing to cleaning concluded this weekend. According to the World Humanoid Robot Games, more than 280 teams from 16 countries, including the US, Germany, Brazil... Read more ›
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Last week, Apple released and then pulled a software tool that accidentally contained identifiers for many unreleased devices and chips, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. His findings included new models of the Studio Display, Apple TV, Apple Watches, Apple Vision Pro, iPad mini, HomePod mini, and more. Here is what was uncovered in the file, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris:A new HomePod mini with an S9 chip or... Read more ›
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Valve’s Steam Beta is testing an overlay that tracks GPU usage more accurately than Windows Task Manager, including multi-process games. Early rollout is inconsistent, but once stable, it could give gamers real-time, reliable performance stats without extra apps, rivaling tools like MSI Afterburner. Read more ›
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Microsoft wants to keep you safe by ensuring that you always update your apps. Read more ›
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Uber users in Atlanta are dropping rides with human drivers to maximize their chances of getting a self-driving Waymo taxi. Read more ›
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I spent six days exploring three cities in Italy — Venice, Rome, and Milan. It was my first time visiting the country, and I left with some regrets. Read more ›
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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 18, No. 799. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump’s administration is scrutinizing higher education. Last week, the White House issued a memorandum requiring all universities receiving federal funds to submit admissions data on all applicants to the Department of Education. The goal is to enforce the 2023 Supreme Court decision that ended race-based affirmative action. Days before the memo was released, […] Read more ›
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Anthropic's latest feature for two of its Claude AI models could be the beginning of the end for the AI jailbreaking community. The company announced in a post on its website that the Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 models now have the power to end a conversation with users. According to Anthropic, this feature will only be used in "rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions." To... Read more ›
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"Consensus kills ambition": Procedural hurdles once again foil progress on a global agreement to end plastic pollution. Read more ›
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Another senior figure is walking away from Elon Musk’s AI empire. Igor Babuschkin, one of the original co-founders of Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI, announced Wednesday that he’s stepping down to start an investment firm focused on AI safety. The ... Read more ›
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The U.S. is taking its AI chip export crackdown to a new level — hiding location trackers inside select shipments to catch them before they slip into China’s hands. Two people with direct knowledge of the tactic told Reuters the ... Read more ›
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The cryptocurrency industry has been on a path toward regulation for years, with a mix of established frameworks in certain regions and a lack of clarity in others. Among the firms navigating these regulatory changes is Gleec, a company that ... Read more ›
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Masayoshi Son is once again swinging for the fences. The billionaire founder of SoftBank believes his company will sit at the center of the next big shift in technology—a shift he says will arrive within a decade. For Son, the ... Read more ›
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Bullish is making another run at Wall Street — and it’s coming in bigger than before. The Peter Thiel-backed crypto exchange has boosted the size of its IPO, now aiming for a valuation of up to $4.82 billion, according to ... Read more ›
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Nvidia and AMD have struck an unusual arrangement with the U.S. government: give up 15% of revenue from certain chip sales to China or lose access to a key market, Reuters reported on Monday. The move, confirmed by U.S. officials ... Read more ›
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In many African cities, getting fresh groceries delivered quickly is still a frustrating gamble — slow delivery times, patchy logistics, and limited coverage often leave consumers waiting hours for essentials. Now, Nigerian-born on-demand delivery startup Chowdeck wants to change that. ... Read more ›
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SoftBank is getting ready to test U.S. investor appetite for one of Japan’s most successful mobile payment ventures. The company has picked a lineup of Wall Street’s biggest banks to steer a potential $2 billion initial public offering for its ... Read more ›
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