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Block is the latest business to announce layoffs, with the operator of payment platforms Square and Cash App opting to cut jobs in favor of using more AI tools. The financial tech company, helmed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, is slashing its current staff of 10,000 to "just under 6,000." CNBC highlighted a letter Block sent to shareholders announcing the decision to nearly halve its workforce. According to the message from Dorsey: "The core thesis is simple. Intelligence tools have changed what it means t
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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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The Pentagon wants Anthropic to drop safeguards against mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons. Read more ›
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Я решил перестать гадать, почему к вечеру код превращается в тыкву, а мозг — в перегретый сервер. Вместо очередного поста про выгорание я полез в нейрофизиологию, собрал немного собственных данных, поигрался с ЭЭГ-гарнитурой, трекером сна и статистикой коммитов. В этой статье — что реально происходит с вниманием, рабочей памятью и дофаминовой системой разработчика в течение 8 часов за ноутбуком. Будет и биология, и цифры, и немного кода. Читать далее Read more ›
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Agentic AI is all about software acting independently. It's a prelude to physical AI finding a home in robots. Read more ›
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Полгода назад я понял, что мы проигрываем не конкурентам и не техдолгу. Мы проигрываем времени суток. В этой статье — мой практический разбор того, как я замерял хронотипы команды, собирал телеметрию активности, анализировал коммиты и встречи, строил простенькую модель продуктивности и в итоге полностью перестроил рабочий график удалённой команды. Будет немного биологии, немного математики, немного кода и много личных факапов. Читать далее Read more ›
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Colorado lawmakers are proposing SB26-051, a bill that would require operating systems to register a user's age bracket and share it with apps via an API. PCMag reports: The bill comes from state Sen. Matt Ball and Rep. Amy Paschal, both Democrats. "The intent is to create thoughtful safeguards for kids online through a privacy-forward framework for age assurance," Ball told PCMag. "Unlike some laws in other states, SB 51... Read more ›
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Google’s latest image model, Nano Banana 2, is a powerful AI photo editor that punctures reality. Well, sometimes. Read more ›
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This seemingly innocent kitchen behavior reveals deep-seated control issues, relationship power struggles, and unresolved anxieties that psychologists say can predict everything from marital satisfaction to childhood trauma patterns—and you might be unknowingly perpetuating them right now. Read more ›
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Malaysia’s dual 5G network model gets its first real stress test as Telekom Malaysia terminates its DNB wholesale pact and moves to U Mobile’s network TM’s switch signals that infrastructure competition is working–but raises uncomfortable questions about DNB’s financial viability Malaysia’s dual 5G network model has been the government’s big bet on infrastructure competition since ... Read more ›
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Along with the low-cost MacBook, Apple could introduce a refreshed version of the MacBook Air next week. Most of the focus will be on the new machine, but the MacBook Air is expected to get some useful internal updates. M5 Chip The next-generation MacBook Air will adopt the M5 chip, which Apple already introduced in the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models that came out last year. Apple's M5 chip... Read more ›
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A six-month experiment tracking interruptions across ninety meetings revealed that the strongest predictor of who gets cut off has little to do with seniority and almost everything to do with conversational habits learned in childhood. Read more ›
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The exhaustion you feel after a full day of remote work goes deeper than screen fatigue. It's the cognitive cost of performing emotions through a keyhole, using only your face to do what your entire body was designed to handle. Read more ›
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A ransomware attack on a major medical company may now be the largest health care data breach in history. 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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Apple’s AirTag is designed to help people keep track of personal belongings like keys, bags and luggage. But because AirTags and other Bluetooth trackers are small and discreet, concerns about unwanted tracking are understandable. Apple has spent years building safeguards into the AirTag and the Find My network to reduce the risk of misuse and to alert people if a tracker they don’t own appears to be moving with them.If... Read more ›
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The team behind the beloved Dark Sky weather app has announced a new iPhone app called Acme Weather. The release comes after Apple's 2020 acquisition of Dark Sky, which it ultimately shut down in 2022 after integrating much of its tech into the native iOS Weather app. Acme Weather is primarily designed to address the uncertainty inherent in most forecasts, as different models yield disparate results and no two weather... Read more ›
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The US State Department is building a web portal, where Europeans and anyone else can see online content banned by their governments, according to Reuters. It was supposed to be launched at Munich Security Conference last month, but some state department officials reportedly voiced their concerns about the project. The portal will be hosted on freedom.gov, which currently just shows the image above. “Freedom is Coming,” the homepage reads. “Information... Read more ›
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The government agency that sends its corps members abroad to volunteer in foreign countries launched its latest initiative called Tech Corps. The Peace Corps' latest proposal will recruit STEM graduates or those with professional experience in the artificial intelligence sector and send them to participating host countries. According to the press release, volunteers will be placed in Peace Corps countries that are part of the American AI Exports Program, which... Read more ›
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Anthropic is issuing a call to action against AI "distillation attacks," after accusing three AI companies of misusing its Claude chatbot. On its website, Anthropic claimed that DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax have been conducting "industrial-scale campaigns…to illicitly extract Claude’s capabilities to improve their own models." Distillation in the AI world refers to when less capable models lean on the responses of more powerful ones to train themselves. While distillation isn't... Read more ›
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The Closing Ceremony for the 2026 Winter Games is this Sunday. (Li Jing/Xinhua via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images The 2026 Winter Olympics come to an end this weekend. This year's Closing Ceremony theme is "Beauty in Action." The event will feature appearances from musician and DJ Gabry Ponte, actress Benedetta Porcaroli, and ballet dancer Roberto Bolle. Alfredo Accatino, the ceremony's artistic director, has promised the ceremony... Read more ›
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Looks like we won't get to hear the powerful hum of an all-electric Lamborghini on the streets anytime soon. According to a report from The Sunday Times, Lamborghini has abandoned making a production version of the Lanzador EV concept, which was expected to hit the market in 2029. Stephen Winkelmann, chairman and CEO of Lamborghini, told The Sunday Times that there was "close to zero" interest from its customer base... Read more ›
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OpenAI is reportedly hard at work developing a series of AI-powered devices, including smart glasses, a smart speaker and a smart lamp. According to reporting by The Information, the AI company has a team of over 200 employees dedicated to the project. The first product scheduled to be released is reported to be a smart speaker that would include a camera, allowing it to better absorb information about its users... Read more ›
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Ball x Pit, a delightful roguelite that was one of our favorite games of last year, is on the way to mobile devices. The chaotic brick-breaking action is coming to iOS and Android on March 12. There will be a free trial with no ads, and you can unlock the full game with an in-app purchase. This is Ball x Pit “for your pants pocket,” according to the latest trailer.... Read more ›
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Mafia: The Old Country demands to be played on an enormous screen. As much as I love my 32-inch Alienware OLED gaming monitor, it doesn't do justice to Mafia's cinematic vistas of Sicily. But, I also wanted to play that game in its full 4K glory, with none of the compromises of today's game consoles. So why not just shove a tiny gaming desktop under my home theater? Enter the... Read more ›
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