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Fortune tested the AI Friend necklace for two weeks and found it struggled to perform its basic function. The $129 pendant missed conversations entirely during the author's breakup call and could only offer vague questions about "fragments" when she tried to ask for advice. The device lagged seven to ten seconds behind her speech and frequently disconnected. The author had to press her lips against the pendant and repeat herself multiple times to get coherent replies. After a week and a half the necklace fo
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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It's been roughly three months since Asha Sharma took over Xbox, and changes to corporate and business direction haven't stopped coming. From scrapping the "This Is an Xbox" ad campaign to dropping Game Pass prices in exchange for new Call of Duty titles not being on the service from day one, today's Xbox is already feeling different. However, Xbox leadership knows the work is only starting, and it's closely monitoring... Read more ›
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Apple allegedly wants to switch away from aluminum for future iPhones, with two materials being considered for their greater balance between weight and heat dissipation. Apple introduced titanium to the iPhone with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max back in 2023, with the change even becoming the device's defining tagline. The iPhone 16 Pro models also showcased the material, but while the devices were said to be more durable,... Read more ›
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В большинстве компаний рациональность сотрудников и руководителей не измеряется, хотя именно она определяет, как распределяются ресурсы и нагрузка. В материале разбираем, как рациональность проявляется на разных уровнях — от топ‑менеджмента до линейных специалистов и почему без диагностики легко недооценить её влияние на бизнес. Читать далее Read more ›
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Somewhere in a New York office, in the spring of 1925, a man sat down at his desk to write, then strapped a wooden helmet over his head before he started. The helmet was lined inside and out with cork, then sheathed in felt. Three small panes of glass that were set in front of ... Read more Read more ›
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Ghent-based Exhibitly has raised €1.4 million in a pre-seedfunding round led by New School VC, with participation from 100IN, AllusionVentures and a group of angel investors including Louis Jonckheere... Read more ›
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Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba, and Jared Leto star in the Mattel film, out June 5. Read more ›
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Recreation.gov was supposed to make access to public lands more equitable and streamlined. Instead, it’s rife with bots and inequality, while a government contractor benefits. Read more ›
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Connecticut State Police arrested 100 people Friday after officers descended on a rural Tolland property that investigators say hosted a… Continue reading Connecticut police raid Tolland property arresting 100 suspects in cockfighting gambling investigation Read more ›
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Why strong AI prototypes stall and what it takes to turn them into systems people can trust. Read more ›
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Amazon is adding AI-generated "podcasts" to Alexa+, letting users request custom audio explainers on any topic featuring two synthetic co-hosts. Variety reports: Seemingly to dispel the notion that these "podcasts" will be AI audio slop, Amazon emphasized that it has deals with major news organizations to ensure "accurate, real-time news and information." Those include the Associated Press, Reuters, the Washington Post, Time magazine, Forbes, Business Insider, Politico and USA Today;... Read more ›
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The labour markets in Ireland and Northern Ireland show strong alignment across several areas including skills priorities, sectoral needs and education trends. Health, education, manufacturing and retail remain key employment sectors in both jurisdictions. Cross border workers remain a small proportion of the population but flows from Northern Ireland to Ireland have grown significantly since […] Read more ›
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Google's annual developer conference has arrived. We're expecting plenty of updates to Gemini, Search, and every other product that Google has stuffed AI inside of. The keynote kicks off later today - here's what to expect. When Google I/O will happen and where you can watch it Google I/O starts at 10AM PT / 1PM […] Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is Iana Dimitrova, chief executive of OpenPayd, who discusses how we are moving towards a world where AI agents will be making transactions without human intervention. Dimitrova also shares her thoughts on the governor of the Bank of England’s comments about stablecoins threatening the very nature of money and how the ... Read more ›
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The Coyl uses a coil design for the power cable, keeping it neat and taut between the desk and the wall. And instead of relying on boring levers to adjust the height, it has a nifty rotary dial. Read more ›
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Asus’ new Intel Wildcat Lake Vivobooks are putting early pressure on the MacBook Neo, with aggressive China pricing, practical ports, and a faster 16-inch display option leading the attack. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Singing, painting or visiting a gallery or museum helps people age more slowly, according to the latest study to link taking an active interest in art and culture with improved health. The findings are the first to show that both participating in arts activities and attending events, such as viewing an exhibition, lead to people staying biologically younger. "These results demonstrate... Read more ›
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Researchers at Columbia demonstrated the first real-time brain-controlled hearing system that can identify which speaker a listener is focusing on in a noisy environment and automatically amplify that voice while suppressing others. "This breakthrough addresses the 'cocktail party effect,' a major limitation of conventional hearing aids, which often struggle to distinguish between overlapping conversations in noisy settings," reports Neuroscience News. From the report: In the new study, Columbia researchers Read more ›
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The FCC has softened its ban on foreign-made consumer routers, allowing vendors to keep issuing broader software and firmware updates for devices already in use in the U.S. through at least January 2029. Dark Reading reports: Under the original FCC ruling, foreign manufacturers were permitted to provide only limited maintenance and security patches to US customers through March 2027. In a public note (PDF) on May 8, the FCC extended... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: EBay on Tuesday rejected a $56 billion takeover bid from the much smaller GameStop over financing doubts, calling the proposal "neither credible nor attractive." EBay, which has roughly four times GameStop's market value, also underscored that its turnaround efforts under CEO Jamie Iannone have boosted growth, with its stock returning 201% since Iannone took the position six years ago. "We have concluded... Read more ›
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The EU plans to target "addictive design" features on TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms, including endless scrolling, autoplay, push notifications, and recommendation loops that can steer children toward harmful content. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said new regulation could arrive later this year, alongside an EU age-verification app meant to make child-safety rules easier to enforce. CNBC reports: "We are taking action against TikTok and its addictive design... Read more ›
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Microsoft and G42's planned $1 billion AI data center in Kenya has stalled amid disagreements over power commitments, with President William Ruto saying the country would need to "switch off half the country" to support the project at full scale. Tom's Hardware reports: The project, announced in May 2024 during Ruto's visit to Washington, was supposed to bring a geothermal-powered data center to the Olkaria region in Kenya's Rift Valley.... Read more ›
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Google is teasing a new line of "Googlebook" laptops for this fall, powered by a new Android-and-ChromeOS-derived operating system that will run Chrome, Android apps, phone-connected apps and files, and deeply integrated Gemini features. The company says Chromebooks will continue "after the launch of Googlebook" and "...all Chromebooks will continue to receive support through their device's existing date commitment." The Verge reports: "We'll have more to share on the exact... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Times (via Ars Technica): Amazon employees are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks in a bid to show managers they are using the technology more frequently. The Seattle-based group has started to widely deploy its in-house "MeshClaw" product in recent weeks, allowing employees to create AI agents that can connect to workplace software and carry out tasks on... Read more ›
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Instructure, the company behind the widely used Canvas learning platform, says it reached an agreement with the hackers who stole 3.5 terabytes of student and university data. The company says it received "digital confirmation" that the information was destroyed and that affected schools and students would not be extorted. The BBC reports: Paying cyber criminals goes against the advice of law enforcement agencies around the world, as it can fuel... Read more ›
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South Korea's presidential policy chief is calling for a "citizen dividend" that would return some AI-driven profits and tax revenue to the public. The Straits Times. From the report: Presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom said in a Facebook post that a portion of the profits and tax revenue derived from the artificial intelligence boom "should be structurally returned to all citizens." That is because, Mr Kim argued, the economic gains... Read more ›
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