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OpenAI is planning to use eyeball-scanning orbs or Apple’s Face ID to make sure the users of its planned social media app are humans, not computers, according to Forbes. The orb is an iris scanner produced by Tools for Humanity, a company co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Verifying the ...
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WhatsApp has introduced a new lockdown-style “Strict Account Settings” mode to give users stronger protection from unknown senders, malicious links, and targeted attacks. Read more ›
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Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk said in an earnings call with investors today. Musk said the reasons for cancelling the vehicle programs was to make room at Tesla's Fremont factory for production of its Optimus humanoid robot. The Model S is Tesla's luxury […] Read more ›
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the EV maker will discontinue the Model S and X, Tesla's premium sedan and SUV offerings, in the next quarter. Read more ›
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"She probably sprayed herself," President Trump said about Rep. lhan Omar of Minnesota. Read more ›
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Today Samsung has announced an enhanced Samsung Care+ protection plan for 17 European markets. This includes unlimited accidental damage cover, for knocks, drops, and spills, with a "streamlined" excess fee. There's also seamless care at home as well as abroad - the previous 60-day trip limit has been removed. For walk-in repairs, 175 new locations have been added, but of course there's still the option to send in your device... Read more ›
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Moscow says it's been gaining momentum, but the researchers said even its advance in Pokrovsk was slower than the Allies' in the Battle of the Somme. Read more ›
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A fresh Galaxy S26 price leak hints at lower Ultra pricing in Europe, defying memory cost trends and raising questions about Samsung's broader flagship pricing strategy. Read more ›
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Industry giants Walmart and Amazon are taking different approaches to a technology that could further automate shopping 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: President Donald Trump is refusing to tone down his rhetoric after an attack on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. What happened? Omar, a Somali American who […] Read more ›
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Tesla will “basically stop the production” of its Model S and X electric vehicles next quarter, CEO Elon Musk has announced at the automaker’s earnings call for the 2025 fiscal year. “It’s time to bring the Model S and X program to a end with an honorable discharge, because we’re really moving into a future that’s based on autonomy,” Musk said. You can still buy the vehicles as long as... Read more ›
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Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Buds4 and Galaxy Buds4 Pro could be launching alongside the Galaxy S26 series on February 25. The earbuds have leaked a few times already, and today a new rumor claims to give us their pricing for the Eurozone. The Galaxy Buds4 will allegedly go for €179, while the Buds4 Pro will be priced at €249. Both models will be offered in black and white only, but there... Read more ›
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Scientific American's Elizabeth Anne Brown recently "polled the great art houses of Europe" about whether they'd had any recent experiences with mold in their collections. Despite the stigma that keeps many institutions silent, she found that extremophile "xerophilic" molds are quietly spreading through museums and archives, thriving in low-humidity, tightly sealed storage and damaging everything from textiles and wood to manuscripts and stone. An anonymous Slashdot reader shares an excerpt... Read more ›
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NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts. Read more ›
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Dealroom.co, an Amsterdam-based data platform and source of record for startups, high-growth companies, venture capital, and technology ecosystems, today announced a €5.8 million ($7 million) funding round for international expansion, with an initial focus on scaling its presence in the US. The round was led by Índico Capital Partners, with participation from Rabobank and existing ... Read more ›
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Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the US—including many citizens. Read more ›
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In college, Cameron Mofid set out on a mission to visit every country — not just as a travel goal, but as a way to confront his obsessive-compulsive disorder. Read more ›
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ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tipline since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document. Read more ›
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SoftBank is in talks to invest an additional $30 billion in OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. An investment of that size would add to its more than $30 billion investment in the ChatGPT maker, likely cementing its role as the biggest shareholder. The talks are part of an ... Read more ›
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OpenAI recently updated its policy for handling whistleblower complaints, following concerns about AI startups ignoring what are standard rules applying to all companies. It follows similar steps from Anthropic and could pressure other AI companies to follow suit. Federal government rules mandate that companies cannot retaliate against employees who report wrongdoing. Legislation governing AI, including the E.U. AI Act and California’s SB 53, has specifically mandated the protections for AI... Read more ›
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Anthropic has hiked its revenue forecasts for the next several years, projecting that sales will quadruple this year to as much as $18 billion and will hit $55 billion next year. It is aiming to shrink the revenue gap with OpenAI, its older archrival. The revenue projections, which haven’t previously been reported, are significantly higher than the ones Anthropic made last summer. But expenses, including those from training and running... Read more ›
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As more tech executives weigh in on the weekend’s fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff this week that he believes “ICE is going too far,” according to a copy of the internal memo published by the New York Times’ DealBook. “There is a big ... Read more ›
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Private equity firms are struggling to sell the software companies they acquired in a buying frenzy in 2021 and 2022, even though they enjoyed a rebound in sales for such companies last year. The lack of deals could force more PE firms to sell their holdings at a lower price, or even at a discount to the original deal price. Sales did pick up last year but not enough to... Read more ›
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China is letting AI and semiconductor startups go public at a furious pace. Since December, two developers of large language models and four designers of graphics processing units have listed on stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai, raising a total of over $4 billion. At least two more are in the pipeline. Kunlunxin, the chip arm of Baidu, is seeking to raise up to $2 billion in Hong Kong,... Read more ›
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In November, Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, and his wife, Anna, enjoyed a glitzy night out in Washington: a White House state dinner for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Brockmans were among a broad contingent of tech elite in attendance at the fete, hosted by President Donald Trump. Soon after the event, the Brockmans posted pictures of themselves posing with Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and his... Read more ›
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Last fall, Apple’s software chief, Craig Federighi, delivered a warm message to a meeting of the company’s combined software and AI groups. Federighi said he was excited about deeper collaboration between his software team and Apple’s AI group. But then came Federighi’s criticism. He added that he liked moving fast and feeling the “wind at his back,” but in recent years he had felt Apple hadn’t been moving as quickly... Read more ›
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Anthropic, in December, projected to generate as much as $18 billion this year, about 20% more than its summer forecast, and $55 billion next year. The company expects to generate as much as $148 billion in 2029 in its most optimistic projections– about $3 billion more than what OpenAI projected ... Read more ›
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Brex’s $5.15 billion agreement to sell to Capital One isn’t the kind of exit employees or investors would have dreamed of four years ago, when it was valued privately at $12.3 billion. But it appears to be a good enough ending to the corporate credit card startup’s run as a private company. For one, the half-cash, half-stock deal gives Brex shareholders the kind of instant payday another private round or... Read more ›
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