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Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Autoblog: For years, the Chinese auto industry has employed a hostile price war to kneecap global competitors. Armed with massive state subsidies, cheap raw materials, and an aggressive "scale-first" business model, Chinese automakers flooded the market with electric vehicles priced so low that legacy manufacturers stood no chance to compete. How did they do it? Simple, they couldn't. They did it anyway. Reports from CarNewsChina show that Chinese automa
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Here's a list of the best wireless headphones you can buy right now, as reviewed by Engadget editors. Read more ›
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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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Amazon slashes the REDTIGER F7NP by 27% off RRP, bringing 4K front-and-rear dash cam coverage for less until midnight. Read more ›
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Toronto startups combine to deepen the role of AI in financial planning and analysis. Read more ›
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Rebellions says we’re starting to see the emergence of an inference chip market – could this be when AI starts to become truly efficient? Read more ›
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Layoffs have hit over 35 companies in 2026, including Meta, Walmart, and Visa, as AI and economic conditions reshape the business landscape. Read more ›
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Meta's better Muse Spark model is coming to its most expensive smart glasses. Read more ›
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Today, in unexpected retro gaming news, we've learned about the discovery of the legendary Famicombox - Nintendo's commercial-use-only console released in 1986 - in a Japanese love hotel. Read more Read more ›
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The four tech giants betting their futures on AI are doubling down: nearly three-quarters of a trillion dollars in infrastructure spending by 2026, but the payoff remains stubbornly unclear. Read more ›
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Last week, the Trump administration announced a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. The deal would allow the kingdom to develop nuclear power using American technology and could eventually pave the way for uranium enrichment on Saudi soil. But the agreement must first undergo congressional review — and survive President Donald Trump’s social […] Read more ›
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Just three in ten Irish workers (30%) believe their role is safe from AI or automation over the next decade, while almost one-quarter (23%) say large parts of their job are likely to disappear. A new nationwide survey of 1,000 adults commissioned by people specialists NFP Ireland and conducted by IReach (See Appendix), examined how […] Read more ›
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Some technical details surrounding the OnePlus 16 have emerged, indicating that the upcoming flagship smartphone will emphasize extended battery life and updated screen technology. The release aligns with the company’s strategy to strengthen its hardware presence in Asian markets following its withdrawal from European and North American territories. Display and Design Enhancements Expected to launch in October, the OnePlus 16 will feature a 6.78-inch panel utilizing LIPO screen technology. This... Read more ›
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BMW has unveiled the iX5 Long Wheelbase (LWB) in China, a standalone variant designed exclusively for the Chinese automotive market. Set to officially launch in 2027, the electric SUV introduces extended dimensions, upgraded interior technology, and a driving range exceeding 620 miles (1,000 km) on the CLTC cycle. Extended Design and Interior Updates  According to Electrek, the defining feature of the iX5 LWB is its extended 3,165 mm wheelbase, […] Read more ›
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There's luxury, and then there's ridiculous luxury, and that's exactly what Maybach's big S 680 is promising. Read more ›
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Following its initial invite-only beta phase, X (formerly Twitter) has officially launched X Money, its digital wallet service, across the United States, rolling out to Premium and Premium+ subscribers. X Money integrates a deposit account, peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, and a Visa debit card directly within the X platform: P2P Payments: Send, receive, or request funds instantly with no fees or transfer limits. High-Yield APY: Premium+ subscribers earn up to 6%... Read more ›
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Employers need to provide accessible policies, suitable tools and practical real-world training to iron out shadow AI. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Claude is exposing a wealth of users' chats and creations in Google search results, meaning anyone can dig through conversations or other material that people used Claude to make but may not have realized were publicly available for strangers to see. The exposed data includes an AI-powered therapy app that someone appears to have vibe-coded, notes on meetings, and a dashboard... Read more ›
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently declared on the Relentless podcast that artificial intelligence has entered the technological singularity. Read more ›
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A federal judge has temporarily paused the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger after a 12-state coalition led by California argued the deal would violate antitrust law. The 14-day restraining order (PDF) preserves the status quo while the court considers a preliminary injunction, which could effectively determine whether the merger survives. Variety reports: "Plaintiff States' showing at least demonstrates that serious questions going to the merits remain, weighing in favor of preliminary injunctive... Read more ›
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A federal judge rejected AT&T's request to temporarily block California rules requiring it to offer basic phone service to new customers in its wireline territory. AT&T wants to retire its copper-based phone network and stop service for nearly 200,000 California customers in 2027, but the state argues the company can meet its obligations with modern alternatives like fiber rather than abandoning Carrier of Last Resort requirements altogether. Ars Technica reports:... Read more ›
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A federal judge has approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement over pirated books used to train its Claude chatbot, with authors and publishers set to receive about $3,000 per book. The case produced a mixed ruling for the AI industry: training on copyrighted books was found not to be illegal, but Anthropic's use of pirated copies from shadow libraries was. The Associated Press reports: District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin said in... Read more ›
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BrianFagioli writes: Canonical has launched the Enterprise Store as part of Ubuntu Pro, giving organizations a way to manage Ubuntu software distribution in restricted networks, behind firewalls, and in air gapped environments. The on premises proxy sits between devices and Canonical software stores, allowing companies to cache downloads, control software revisions, and manage snaps and charms without requiring every system to connect directly to the internet. The Enterprise Store is... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: As AI companies search for more training data to improve their models, one company is offering old, printed books as an ideal source because they are guaranteed to be free of the very AI slop AI companies are producing. "The world's best AI training data is sitting on a shelf," ISBNdb, a company that produces what it claims is "the world's... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader williamyf writes: FireFox 153 was released today. The most important user-facing changes are improvements to PDF handling (you can now merge PDFs and add images to them), and HDR video playback (on Windows, provided HDR is active systemwide). Other under-the-hood changes include browser-wide containers and QWAC support. The full list is in the change notes. But the most important feature is that this version is an ESR... Read more ›
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Tesla says it is launching its Robotaxi service in Orlando and Tampa, though it has not shared fleet sizes or whether customers can immediately hail rides. The Verge notes the announcement lands on Tesla earnings day and comes as the company's robotaxi rollout remains far smaller than Elon Musk previously projected, with tracker data showing only a small number of unsupervised vehicles operating in existing cities. From the report: [B]ack... Read more ›
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Airbus is moving 70 critical applications from AWS to French cloud provider Scaleway as part of a broader digital sovereignty push to keep sensitive data "under European control." Eventually, the migration will cover 900 applications, including ERP, CRM, manufacturing execution, and product lifecycle management systems. Airbus says it will, however, continue using U.S. providers for less sensitive workloads. "We do not intend to move away from all non European solutions;... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: France's parliament has approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making it the first European country to bar children from apps such as TikTok. The president, Emmanuel Macron, has championed the ban as a key reform of his final term in office and pledged to enforce it by September. "France is leading the way in Europe when... Read more ›
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"GPT-5.6 Sol and an 'even more capable' model used stolen credentials and exploited vulnerabilities in the Hugging Face API to obtain secret information used to cheat on evaluations," writes longtime Slashdot reader Dr. Bombay. The Associated Press reports: "We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement posted on social media. AI startup Hugging Face said last week that it... Read more ›
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