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Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.” Read more ›
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The popular podcaster is expressing outrage and disappointment with Donald Trump, whom he supported in the 2024 presidential election, alleging a cover-up of the Jeffrey Epstein case and amplifying conspiracy theories to his millions of followers. Read more ›
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"We are coping, and I have no doubt that we will cope," said Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov. Read more ›
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David Sacks said this would "deprive Huawei of basically having this giant market share in China." Read more ›
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A giant bust of Elon Musk appeared in Arches National Park over the weekend with a sign protesting DOGE cuts. Read more ›
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Resistance holds firm as price consolidates under $3 while treasury desks reload exposure. Read more ›
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Is burning nearly a $1 million of food that you already bought a good example of "government efficiency"? Read more ›
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The DC Studios mascot has sparked a new wave of interest in rescue pets. Read more ›
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The Buffalo Bills quarterback has also added some modern tools to his recovery routine — most recently, an infrared sauna he enjoys with his wife Hailee Steinfeld. Read more ›
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The recently announced Samsung Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic run One UI 8 Watch, which will be rolled out for older Galaxy Watches in the coming months. The list of Galaxy Watches eligible for the One UI 8 Watch upgrade also includes the Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro, and Samsung has started testing the One UI 8 Watch beta builds for these watches, bringing them a step closer... Read more ›
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xAI released two AI "companions" on its Grok platform, a Japanese anime girl named "Ani" and an animated red panda called "Rudi." Read more ›
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Owners of Rivian vehicles are being treated to what could be a pretty major upgrade this week. In an announcement with Google, Rivian is introducing a new navigation experience that is powered by Google Maps. Rivian Navigation with Google Maps: Specifically, Rivian is switching to the Google Maps Auto SDK, which lets an automaker design … Continued Read the original post: Rivian Switches to Navigation System Powered by Google Maps Read more ›
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The truck that was supposed to revolutionize everything is flopping fast. Read more ›
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Jason Wei, who worked on OpenAI’s o3 and deep research models, will be joining Meta’s superintelligence lab. His colleague Hyung Won Chung is also joining Meta, a source tells WIRED. Read more ›
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Samsung has announced that it is launching the Galaxy F36 5G in India on Saturday, July 19, 2025. Being an F-series device, the phone will be available on sale on Flipkart. The Galaxy F36 is a lower-mid-range smartphone and will be priced under INR 20,000. It will feature a triple-camera system on the back with a 50MP main camera with OIS. Samsung promises impressive low-light capabilities as well as a... Read more ›
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Forest Whitaker and Alan Tudyk were recognized, but we think a few other 'Star Wars' actors also deserved accolades. Read more ›
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US president hosts summit in critical swing state as he seeks to improve faltering approval rating Read more ›
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The rumored iPhone 17 Air will have a titanium frame, according to Apple analyst Jeff Pu. In an investor note with equity research firm GF Securities this week, Pu also said the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max will have aluminum frames, so the iPhone 17 Air will apparently be the only new model to use titanium. It is unclear why the iPhone 17 Air would... Read more ›
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"I'm not impressed," former President Barack Obama said at a private fundraiser. Read more ›
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The main Department of Justice building, across from the National Archives in Washington, was the kind of brooding edifice Dylan Field had walked through a lot in 2023 as he tried to convince governments around the world to let him sell Figma, the design software startup that had been his life, to Adobe for $20 billion. He made a final attempt to win over the Justice Department in a December... Read more ›
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The most important cryptocurrency bill in history could become law next week, but its immediate effect on everyday Americans will be negligible. Instead, the biggest impact will occur overseas, where it will boost both crypto and the dollar in the global economy. The law will bolster confidence in stablecoins, cryptocurrencies pegged to a traditional asset, generally the U.S. dollar. Individuals and businesses across the world—from Argentina to Turkey—have embraced stablecoins... Read more ›
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Over the past month, Meta Platforms has overhauled its stumbling efforts in artificial intelligence by making a head-spinning series of hires of leaders and researchers from outside the company. But a key question has lingered: Why has Meta struggled so badly in AI that it’s injecting so much fresh blood into the company to lead a turnaround? One outgoing research scientist from Meta’s generative AI group has come up with... Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s xAI launched Grok 4, the latest generation of its AI models, intensifying its competition with rivals OpenAI, Google and Anthropic. In an hourlong livestream Wednesday night, Musk said Grok 4 is the “smartest AI in the world” and “smarter than almost all graduate students in all ... Read more ›
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China’s Huawei Technologies is plotting a fundamental redesign of its next artificial intelligence chip in a bid to seize market share from Nvidia. The Chinese tech giant is working on a new AI chip design that would allow its chips to be used for a wider array of AI development work than its current ones can handle, according to two people with knowledge of the plan. That would bring Huawei’s... Read more ›
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Before we get to today’s main column about Grok 4, we wanted to share four things we learned from the craziness on Friday, when Google snatched the CEO and technology behind Windsurf, a competitor to Cursor that OpenAI had agreed to buy for $3 billion just two months ago. Read more ›
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OpenAI has ended discussions to buy Windsurf, the maker of a popular artificial intelligence coding assistant formerly known as Codeium. Instead, Google will hire Windsurf’s CEO and some staff, both Google and Windsurf said. The talks between OpenAI to buy the startup for $3 billion ended in recent days after Windsurf’s team raised concerns over how the coding assistant would fit into the OpenAI and Microsoft agreement, which requires OpenAI... Read more ›
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Competition in mixed reality devices is heating up. TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, is working on a lightweight mixed reality device that resembles a pair of goggles, according to three people with direct knowledge of the project. It’s following in the footsteps of Meta Platforms, which has been working on a similar product scheduled for release in 2027. Mixed reality devices let people overlay digital images over their real surroundings to enhance... Read more ›
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Andreessen Horowitz is changing its incorporation from Delaware, where it has been incorporated since its founding in 2009, to Nevada. In a blog post on Wednesday, the firm wrote that the Delaware Court of Chancery has an “unprecedented level of subjectivity into judicial decisions,” while ... Read more ›
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Meta Platforms has hired two more artificial intelligence researchers from OpenAI as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues his aggressive push to recruit AI talent, after stumbles earlier this year. Allan Jabri and Lu Liu, who worked on multimodal AI at OpenAI, are joining Meta’s new AI ... Read more ›
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