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Block co-founder Jack Dorsey said his payments company plans to lay off 40% of its staff as it believes artificial intelligence tools can help a smaller workforce “do more and do it better.” In a letter to investors published Wednesday, Dorsey said Block plans to cut its 10,000-strong workforce ...
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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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AI hiring tools were supposed to eliminate human bias from recruitment. Instead, research shows they're absorbing and amplifying the same discriminatory patterns, while companies trust their "objectivity" without question. Read more ›
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There's very little to complain about when it comes to Boox's newest color 10-inch e-notebook, but the Note Air5 C fails to offer anything different from its predecessors. Read more ›
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Honor jumped aboard the professional photography kit train today. The maker released the Magic8 Pro Professional Imaging Kit, made by partner Telesin. It fits the Magic8 Pro and adds a magnetically-attachable camera grip, and a 2.35x Telephoto Extender lens that brings the Magic8 Pro's 85mm zoom lens to an effective 200mm. The kit consists of nearly 10 individual pieces. At the center of it is a case for the Magic8... Read more ›
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Saudi Arabia has announced a $100 billion technology investment fund targeting AI infrastructure, semiconductors, and advanced computing, marking its most aggressive move yet to build a post-oil economy while it still has the hydrocarbon revenues to fund the transition. Read more ›
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Nvidia plans to introduce AI-integrated chips into consumer laptops, combining CPU and GPU, while facing software compatibility and pricing challenges. Read more ›
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For anyone who has been following the soap opera unfolding between Netflix and Paramount Skydance over the past few months in their financial brinksmanship to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, the saga may be nearing its end. Today, WBD said its board of directors have determined that the latest offer from Paramount Skydance amounted to the better proposal. The media outfit gave Netflix four business days to match Paramount's terms, but... Read more ›
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F1 fans can get revved up for the approaching season with a tech boost from Apple Maps. Read more ›
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OpenAI has raised approximately $10 billion in a funding round valuing the company at $300 billion, marking a new phase in the intensifying global competition to build the most capable AI systems. Read more ›
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Я всегда с осторожностью смотрел в сторону искусственного интеллекта, но, в целом, старался не оставаться в стороне от современных технологий и тенденций. Работал локально с LLM, локально же генерировал картинки и даже видео, использовал публичные сервисы для работы, общался с разными чат-ботами и иногда писал об этом статьи. Но до поры до времени не касался темы вайбкодинга.Что ж. Настал тот день и час, когда обстоятельства и звезды сложились должным образом.... Read more ›
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Razer today introduced a new 16-inch laptop sleeve that has an integrated wireless charging feature for smartphones and other small devices like earbuds. Priced at $130, the sleeve includes two MagSafe-compatible wireless charging zones, so it can charge an iPhone and AirPods at the same time. The wireless charger is integrated into the top of the laptop sleeve, and the magnets serve as a clasp when the sleeve is closed... Read more ›
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Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense's demands for unrestricted access to its AI. It's the culmination of a dramatic exchange of public statements, social media posts, and behind-the-scenes negotiations, coming down to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's desire to renegotiate all […] Read more ›
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Research in sensory processing sensitivity reveals that people who need a full recovery day after socializing aren't antisocial. Their brains are processing every micro-expression, emotional undercurrent, and unspoken tension at a depth most people skip entirely. Read more ›
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Jack Dorsey's Block is cutting more than 4,000 jobs, or nearly half its workforce, as part of a deliberate shift toward becoming a smaller, "intelligence-native" company built around AI. The Verge reports: "We're not making this decision because we're in trouble," Dorsey says. "Our business is strong. Gross profit continues to grow, we continue to serve more and more customers, and profitability is improving. But something has changed. We're already... Read more ›
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Our hosts unpack the news of the week, starting with the ongoing feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon. Plus: All you need to know about TAT-8 and undersea cables. Read more ›
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Every way the Samsung's new $1,300 ultra flagship compares to the prior models, with the Privacy Display providing a big upgrade. Read more ›
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They won't gush, they won't hug, and they barely smile when you walk in. But at midnight, your phone buzzes: "Did you get home okay?" The psychology behind people whose care speaks louder than their warmth. Read more ›
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China's naval capabilities have been expanding in recent years, but its newest aircraft carrier lags behind U.S. counterparts in some important ways. Read more ›
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Audio company iFi just introduced a new DAC (digital-to-analogue converter) that's both smaller and lighter than its previous model, and only costs $59. The iFi GO Link 2 connects to a smartphone or other audio-playing device over USB-C and can instantly improve the listening experience on wired headphones.Wireless earbuds and music streaming services have normalized listening to your favorite songs at a lower quality. For anyone who doesn't consider themselves... Read more ›
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OpenAI has more than 200 people working on a family of AI-powered devices that will include a smart speaker and possibly smart glasses and a smart lamp, according to a person with knowledge of the plans. New details are starting to emerge about the group and its development strategy. The smart speaker—the first device OpenAI will release—is likely to be priced between $200 and $300, according to two people with... Read more ›
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OpenAI recently raised its outlook for revenue for the next five years, predicting it would generate about 27% more than previously forecast from sales of its ChatGPT subscriptions and other business lines, The Information reported Friday. But it warned it will burn more than twice as much cash ... Read more ›
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OpenAI recently hiked its revenue outlook for the next five years, predicting that it would generate about 27% more than previously forecast from sales of its ChatGPT subscriptions, AI models, and newer business lines such as advertising and hardware, according to financial forecasts. But it warned it will burn more than twice as much cash through 2030 than previously predicted, as it spends $665 billion on the costs of running... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: A radical bet on a totally different type of longevity cure • The Top 5: The best home sauna tech• Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “The Secret World of Roald Dahl,” “Vigil” and “Love Story”Judging strictly by appearances, anyone who is anyone in tech is looking to carve out a niche for themselves in AI. The smart ones are asking themselves... Read more ›
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The tech world is a realm that enjoys obsessing over the newest things: the vibe coding apps, the orchestrating agents, the driverless cars. It also enjoys modernizing the very ancient. The latest example: saunas, which are believed to have existed in some form or another since the Stone Age. They’ve been popular gathering points since the Romans embraced bathing as a public pastime, and lately, there’s been a boomlet in... Read more ›
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OpenAI unveiled long term partnerships with consulting groups McKinsey & Company, Accenture, Boston Consulting Group, and Capgemini aimed at promoting its “Frontier” software for managing AI agents to businesses, in OpenAI’s latest shot at enterprise software firms. The offering will compete ... Read more ›
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Before we get to what’s coming this week, let’s take a moment to honor the company that has honed the power of magical thinking. That would be OpenAI, whose latest long term revenue and profit projections we reported on Friday night here. The most important element of the report was that in 2025, the cost of running AI models quadrupled, so the company’s gross margin fell to 33%, which is... Read more ›
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President Donald Trump called on Netflix to kick former Biden administration official Susan Rice off its board, “or pay the consequences.” His comments came after Rice said on a podcast that if Democrats win control of the House of Representatives this fall “there will be an accountability ... Read more ›
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Nvidia is planning to release a new chip in the first half of this year for consumer laptops and desktops in collaboration with Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek, The Wall Street Journal reported. PC makers such as Dell Technologies and Lenovo Group are working on products using the chip, which ... Read more ›
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Elon Musk said Monday that SpaceX has been cutting prices for its Starlink satellite internet service to reach more customers. He made the comments in response to an article in The Information on the topic. SpaceX has introduced cheaper plans in the U.S. and other countries in recent months, has ... Read more ›
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