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At a time of intense geopolitical tension, any reliance on foreign imports exposes a country to some risk. But as the British government attempts to use advanced technology to lift the country out of its economic slump, its longstanding dependence on overseas suppliers for battery materials could become one of its most dangerous positions. Required ...
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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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Merely six months after it launched as a standalone app, the Sora AI video generator app is riding into the sunset. The move is pretty surprising, as Google has ramped up its AI video efforts with Veo, while Chinese AI labels continue to deliver impressive results with products such as the viral Seedance AI video […] Read more ›
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You may not have to wait much longer to start using Calling Card on your Pixel Watch. Read more ›
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Today Apple has released the latest versions of its operating systems. iOS 26.4 comes with an AI playlist generator for Apple Music, a similar feature to one Spotify already has (and launched in 2024). It's called Playlist Playground and will make a playlist based on a prompt, just as you'd expect. You can use moods, feelings, activities, or whatever else. There's also an Ambient Music widget which lets you choose... Read more ›
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OpenAI is shuttering Sora, its stand-alone AI video generation app and social network, and the availability for developers to access the Sora 2 video model family through its application programming interface (API) to rely on it for their own products or video generation pipelines.The announcement came abruptly this afternoon with OpenAI posting a message on X and not giving an exact shutdown date for the services, instead promising "timelines for... Read more ›
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Move comes amid a reported plan to refocus on business and productivity use cases. Read more ›
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I arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport nearly five hours before my domestic flight. This is not my way - usually I roll up to the airport 30 minutes before boarding - but not even I have enough hubris to think that my good luck is more powerful than a partial government shutdown. Congress […] Read more ›
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OpenAI today said that it is ending support for its Sora AI video app just six months after it initially launched. We're saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing. OpenAI did not provide more detail into why Sora is being discontinued, but the company said... Read more ›
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The company has outlined four new models with sizes from 43 to 100 inches, starting at $350. Read more ›
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OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video generation app. "We're saying goodbye to Sora," the company wrote in a X post published Tuesday afternoon. For now, OpenAI has yet to say when the app and its related API service would become unavailable. Instead, promising to share those details at a later date. "We've decided to discontinue Sora in the consumer app and API. As we focus and compute demand grows,... Read more ›
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Many Galaxy devices are snagging updates this week, bringing them up to the March security patch. Included in this round is the entire Galaxy S25 lineup, which consists of five devices in total. For the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro, the changelog lists the security update to the February patch, but also “performance... Read the original post: Many Galaxy Devices Get Latest Security Patch Read more ›
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Business Insider's reporting on the Val Verde school district landed on the U.S. attorney's desk. Read more ›
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HP has launched new EliteBooks and Z workstations with AI-focused performance, improved mobility, and enhanced enterprise security features. Read more ›
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On Tuesday afternoon, OpenAI announced "We're saying goodbye to Sora," the video generation tool that it launched at the end of 2024, and only a few months ago, was included in a massive licensing deal with Disney. The Wall Street Journal reported the move earlier, saying that OpenAI boss Sam Altman had informed staff that […] Read more ›
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Oppo’s upcoming Find X9 Ultra will feature a new 10x optical zoom camera with a redesigned periscope system, aiming to push smartphone photography further. Read more ›
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TSA callout rates at some airports are up to 40%, while others are running smoothly. Here's why. Read more ›
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With three kids under three, my husband and I felt resentment creeping in. Saying "thank you" changed everything. Read more ›
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A spokesperson for OpenAI said the discontinuation of Sora comes as the company plans to focus on robotics rather than generative imagery. Read more ›
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Virgin Startup has announced a new £20m funding pot for startups in the next financial year after hitting the £100m milestone for loans funding issued. Since becoming a national business support partner for the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme in 2013, Virgin Startup has supported over 7000 founders across the UK, including environmental ... Read more ›
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An online advert for an AI video generation tool has been banned by UK regulators due to its use of nudification as a selling point. The advert, which appeared on YouTube promoting a service called PixVideo, has been deemed “irresponsible, offensive and harmful”. It displayed a side-by-side comparison images of a young woman illustrating a ... Read more ›
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VerbaFlo, a real estate platform that centres conversational AI in its service, has raised a $7m (£5.24m) seed round. Founded in 2024, VerbaFlo was built to incorporate AI into real estate, automating leasing, operations and providing a conversational engagement platform for residents. “Real estate is one of the largest industries in the world, yet much ... Read more ›
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The UK Space Agency has committed to working closely with its equivalent in Ukraine as the countries look to develop one of the most promising industries for the future. An agreement was signed between the UK Space Agency and the State Space Agency of Ukraine during a meeting at the Ukrainian embassy in London. The ... Read more ›
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The UK government has rolled back previously announced plans to introduce a broad copyright exception with an opt-out option for the training of AI models on copyrighted materials. Announced in a new report published by the Tech Department on Wednesday, the government has shifted away from a plan that would give AI developers essentially free ... Read more ›
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Partech Partners has secured a €20m (£17.3m) commitment from the British Business Bank in support of its €300m (£260m) Impact Fund. Founded 40 years ago, Partech is a Paris-based technology investor that backs European impact firms addressing societal and environmental challenges. British Business Bank’s backing of the fund follows a €30m (£25.9m) commitment it previously ... Read more ›
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The Chancellor has announced a £1.7bn investment package that will go towards scaling the tech and industrial strengths of various cities in northern England. Part of a larger previously announced £2.3bn industrial investment package, the new funding will in part support the digital and technology sectors in cities like Manchester and Liverpool, as well the ... Read more ›
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Bernie Miles, a former executive at buy now pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna, has joined the C-suite of fintech group Tide. Miles joins the SME financial platform as its new chief data and technology officer where he will oversee the business’s push into a new AI-first business management platform approach. Miles, who will report directly ... Read more ›
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The incorporation of AI by small businesses has yet to meaningfully impact the size of workforces, despite soaring adoption rates, new research suggests. According to research from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) in partnership with Atos, more than half (54%) of UK firms are actively using AI, up sharply from the 35% tracked by ... Read more ›
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Pre-tax profits at the digital bank Zopa have surged to £65m in the London fintech’s third year of profitability. The bank reported a pre-tax profit of £65m for the financial year ended December 2025, almost double the previous year. The strong performance in 2025 was in part said to be because of the company’s expansion ... Read more ›
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