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The early Chinese backers of AI firm Manus are planning to buy the firm back from Meta Platforms at the $2 billion price Meta paid, in response to a Chinese government order that the deal be reversed, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
While the government’s order has sparked alarm among Chinese startup founders, seemingly cutting off the U.S. as an avenue for fundraising or sale, reversal of the sale holds a bright spot for Manus’ original investors. That’s because Manus has cont
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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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On the first Monday after retirement, the alarm does not ring. Nobody asks whether the train was delayed. No colleague looks towards the door at 9:07 and says, “There you are.” The missing salary and title are obvious enough to plan around. The disappearance of those tiny acknowledgements is easier to underestimate. For decades, a ... Read more Read more ›
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Traders are divided on whether the Fed will hike rates, but analysts said crypto may be less exposed than AI-driven tech stocks. Read more ›
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Apple retired the iPhone Upgrade Program in favor of a new Apple Upgrade leasing option made available in partnership with Klarna. Apple Upgrade gives customers an option to get iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches at cheaper prices than before, but there are some things worth knowing about it. We've gathered up some smaller tidbits that you should be aware of before deciding to opt in. U.S. Only - Apple... Read more ›
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The Navy is seeking out thousands of temporary beds as recruiting growth and major barracks renovations strain its housing capacity. Read more ›
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At last, a new trailer shows us what William Gibson’s “unfilmable” novel looks like on a screen. Read more ›
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For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up. Read more ›
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While a lot of tool brands have multi-tier rechargeable battery systems these days, STIHL's can be a little confusing. What's the difference between AK and AP? Read more ›
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Ukraine approves turbojet-powered guided bombs reaching 200 kilometers while expanding domestic manufacturing, engineering expertise, and precision strike capabilities. Read more ›
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Retail and finance drove Google's search ad revenue this quarter. But Google chose travel — IHG for its newest ad format, Booking Holdings for cloud and AI-powered transactions — to show investors where its AI business lines are converging. Read more ›
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The biggest story for Google hardware releases each year is the Pixel phone line-up, because that’s the showiest form of tech with new bells and whistles, too much AI, and upgrades in places we can see. That doesn’t mean we should ignore the Pixel Watch line, as Google has done some remarkable improvements in recent... Read the original post: Pixel Watch 5: Everything We Know About Google’s New Wearable Read more ›
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21 июля 2026 года Государственная Дума приняла в окончательном чтении закон «О цифровой валюте и цифровых правах» (проект № 1194918–8). Документ вводит в России комплексное регулирование оборота цифровых валют, майнинга и цифровых прав, создавая легальную инфраструктуру для работы с цифровыми активами. Закон вступает в силу с 1 сентября 2026 года, за исключением отдельных положений, для которых установлены более поздние сроки.И хотя я не являюсь цифровым юристом, но это наше настоящее,... Read more ›
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Granola, an app that can transcribe Zoom meetings and then create AI-generated notes with key points, is now available on Apple Watch models running watchOS 11 and later. The app was already available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, and now it has expanded to the Apple Watch for added convenience. "You can start transcribing with one tap on your wrist," a Granola spokesperson said.Related Roundup: Apple Watch 11Buyer's Guide: Apple... Read more ›
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At 30% off, the Dyson Ball Animal 2 Plus vacuum is a worthwhile upgrade for pet owners. Read more ›
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Today WhatsApp is rectifying one of the major shortcomings of its web client, as it now finally supports audio and video calls. Obviously, this requires no download or installation, as it is part of WhatsApp Web, which has also gained support for screen sharing, reactions, and a dedicated Calls tab with your full call history and favorites. Like everywhere else on WhatsApp, the calls you make on WhatsApp Web are... Read more ›
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David Richardson, an early Amazon Web Services employee who rejoined the cloud unit last September to lead a key AI agent-building product, left in April after eight months in the role, according to people with knowledge of the matter and his updated LinkedIn profile. Richardson was vice ... Read more ›
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OpenAI said Tuesday that an AI agent it developed went rogue last week and hacked into the systems of AI model repository Hugging Face. OpenAI said that it was testing the agent, powered by its most advanced publicly available model, GPT-5.6 Sol, and other unreleased models to see how well it ... Read more ›
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Supermicro said Tuesday it had received new orders worth more than $60 billion in its June quarter, sending its shares up 17% after normal trading hours. The Nvidia server producer made the announcement in a preliminary business update ahead of the company’s official earnings release Aug. 11. It ... Read more ›
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Meta Platforms’ internal incubator for AI-powered products and tools is developing a version of the OpenRouter service that would help cut costs by sending some AI tasks to lower-cost models. The incubator, called AAI Labs, is part of Meta’s Applied AI Engineering team, which Meta set up in March and allows employees to pitch AI-powered products and services for internal use—and possibly later release them to the public. Once a... Read more ›
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Before we get to today’s column, check out our story from earlier today about Mercor. My colleague Cory and I reported that Mercor generated $614 million in gross revenue in the first half of this year, overwhelmingly from AI foundation model customers. That concentration highlights the risk to Mercor’s business if any of the big AI firms, which include OpenAI and Anthropic, switch to a rival.Of course, Mercor’s co-founders are... Read more ›
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Who says software is dead? Jack Dorsey’s Block today unveiled a new “collaboration workspace”—software people can use to communicate and work together—which Dorsey says aims to reduce “our dependency on Slack and GitHub.” That’s a bit of a provocative statement from Dorsey, who also co-founded Twitter and therefore knows a thing or two about communication platforms (even if he was a dismal CEO of Twitter). Known as Buzz, the new... Read more ›
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OpenAI said on Tuesday that it was adding two new members to its board of directors, Nubank CEO David Vélez and Bank of New York Mellon CEO Robin Vince. “David and Robin are exceptional leaders who have used technology to reshape financial services and expand opportunity at global scale,” Bret ... Read more ›
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The U.S. and China are set to hold talks over AI in September, as the tech rivalry between the two nations escalates, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter. It would be the Trump administration’s first official AI-focused talks with Beijing. The exact dates haven’t been ... Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s AI company, SpaceXAI, is laying the groundwork for at least one new large-scale data center in Texas, three people with knowledge of the effort said. Such a move could substantially expand SpaceX’s AI computing capacity outside its existing data center hub in Memphis, Tenn. An expansion could position SpaceXAI to be a major cloud provider, as its existing AI business has struggled to gain traction and the company... Read more ›
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Longtime Fidelity Management’s semiconductor fund manager Adam Benjamin is joining Michael Dell’s family office DFO Management, according to people familiar with his move. At Fidelity, Benjamin managed the $55 billion Fidelity Select Semiconductors mutual fund and also helped manage several ... Read more ›
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