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DirecTV will begin replacing your TV's screensaver with AI-generated ads thanks to a new partnership. The entertainment brand is working with Glance, an AI company that has received backing from Google and developed an on-device AI tool alongside the tech giant. The new AI-powered screensavers will begin rolling out to DirecTV Gemini devices early next year.Glance's press release about the deal presents the tech's capability in lofty language: "Shop smarter by discovering and engaging with products and bran
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Palantir sees "accelerating and otherworldly growth" as CEO Alex Karp highlights working with ICE and supporting Israel on an earnings call. Read more ›
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Musk encouraged NYC voters to back former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over Zohran Mamdani the day before the city's mayoral election. Read more ›
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Dutch cleantech startup Renset raises funding to scale portable, zero-emission battery systems for the construction industry. Delft-based Renset, a clean tech startup, has secured €600K to accelerate the adoption of clean, mobile battery systems for the construction industry. The investment round was led by Vliegwiel Impact, with continued support from Barry McNicholas, David Beaty, and ... Read more Read more ›
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Disney asked YouTube to add ABC ahead of Election Day. YouTube TV said in the past two elections, its viewers largely did not watch ABC. Read more ›
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Boyu Capital, which is buying a 60% stake in Starbucks' China business, backs retails heavyweights Alibaba Group and Meituan. Read more ›
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Ukraine has long needed an arsenal of interceptor drones to fight Russian Shaheds. It looks like it's finally ready to mass produce them. Read more ›
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The analysts wrote in a note on Friday that consumers have covered about 50% to 70% of the cost of tariffs to date. Read more ›
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"I'd rather not have you ask the question," Trump said in a deleted portion of the interview. Read more ›
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But now that she's getting older, Reese Witherspoon says she's learning to slow down and be content with what she's already achieved. Read more ›
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DeFi platform Stream Finance is engaging law firm Perkins Coie LLP to lead investigation after an external fund manager disclosed a huge loss. Read more ›
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Australia's new "solar sharer" program will give households in NSW, south-east Queensland, and South Australia at least three hours of free solar power each day starting in 2026 -- even for those without rooftop panels. Other areas will potentially follow in 2027. The Guardian reports: The government said Australians could schedule appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers and air conditioners and charge electric vehicles and household batteries during this time.... Read more ›
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Palantir had some impressive quarterly earnings. Karp celebrated by publishing a manifesto. Read more ›
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You might have to wait a while to see this tweaked interface, even if you're running the latest version of the app. Read more ›
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The Copenhagen-based impact startup Contribe, which enables consumers to support charitable causes while shopping online, has raised €433k in new capital as an extension of its pre-Seed round. This brings Contribe’s total pre-Seed funding to €1.3 million, which will be used to take the company’s concept global. Investors include Rockstart, Human Act Development, and Better ... Read more ›
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Remix will let users generate and edit images right within their Google Messages chats. Read more ›
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Some investors grow concerned that region’s markets could be hit by downturn in US tech sector Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: After days of uncertainty, the Trump administration will keep food assistance flowing — but only for part of the month. What’s happening? Funding for the […] Read more ›
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Beijing introduces grants that slash power bills by up to half for some of the country’s largest data centres Read more ›
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A number of US government agencies are backing a potential move by the Commerce Department to ban TP-Link routers, according to The Washington Post. Multiple sources familiar with internal deliberations spoke with the publication on the condition of anonymity, including a former senior Defense Department official. A months-long interagency process involving the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and Defense took place this summer to consider the sweeping move. Investigations into... Read more ›
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SpaceX will reportedly receive a $2 billion contract to develop satellites for the US government, according to the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ's report detailed that SpaceX will be tasked with developing up to 600 satellites that can track missiles and aircraft and will be used for President Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" project. Announced back in May, the president introduced a project to build an anti-missile defense system that would... Read more ›
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Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As always, we have a bunch of new games for you to check out this weekend, along with fresh looks at some upcoming projects and a release date or two.But first, I really enjoyed this week's edition of The Guardian's Pushing Buttons newsletter. The publication's video games editor, Keza MacDonald, wrote about spending a day in... Read more ›
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California-based AI and robotics company 1X is now accepting pre-orders for its humanoid robot NEO, which was designed to automate everyday chores and to offer personalized assistance. Users will be able to control NEO and have it accomplish tasks around the house with the click of a button or a verbal command. It will come with the ability to do basic tasks autonomously when it starts shipping next year, including... Read more ›
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LG and Ubisoft have teamed up to bring the motion-controlled rhythm game Just Dance Now to LG Smart TVs. The game will be available from December in the LG Gaming Portal for LG TV users in the US and Europe running webOS 22 or later, with no additional hardware required. Just Dance Now originally launched in 2014 as a mobile app for iOS and Android, before Ubisoft brought the game... Read more ›
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California-based AI and robotics company 1X is now accepting pre-orders for its humanoid robot NEO, which was designed to automate everyday chores and to offer personalized assistance. Users will be able to control NEO and have it accomplish tasks around the house with the click of a button or a verbal command. It will come with the ability to do basic tasks autonomously when it starts shipping next year, including... Read more ›
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Microsoft’s Azure cloud service is recovering from an outage that affected key apps and services like Microsoft 365 , Xbox and Minecraft. All three showed spikes in outage reports on DownDetector around 12PM ET, and the Azure status page indicates that Microsoft first observed technical issues around 12PM ET.In its most recent Azure status update at 3:57PM ET, Microsoft says that it “initiated the deployment of our ‘last known good... Read more ›
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Donald Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, have agreed to a one-year pause on the punitive Trump-instated tariffs that are at the heart of the ongoing trade war between the two superpowers. Among the issues discussed when the two leaders met face-to-face in the South Korean city of Busan were China’s chokehold on rare earth metals and the export restrictions on NVIDIA’s AI chips. Trump had previously made some characteristically... Read more ›
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The BBC has today announced Doctor Who will return for a Christmas Special in 2026, with news of the next series to be revealed “in due course.” The broadcaster says the special will be written by current executive producer Russell T. Davies, putting to rest more than a year’s worth of doubt. For the unaware, Doctor Who has been a mainstay in the BBC schedules since its 2005 revival, but... Read more ›
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As part of an AI-focused reorganization, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan told employees that it will offer voluntary buyouts, according to an internal company memo. At the same time, he emphasized that there would be no specific role eliminations as part of new structure. "Looking to the future, the next frontier for YouTube is AI, which has the potential to transform every part of the platform," Mohan wrote. "We also understand... Read more ›
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