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fjo3 quotes a report from Agence France-Presse: Chinese users of AI-powered companion bots have bid heart-rending farewells to their virtual buddies as national regulations took effect Wednesday aimed at curbing the risk of emotional dependency. The phenomenon of artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends is growing worldwide, along with the prevalence of human-like avatars that sell products or stand in for loved ones who have died. But these interactive tools must not "excessively cater to users,.
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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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Samsung's next flip phone might be tough to tell apart from last year's Galaxy Z Flip 7. As 9to5Google points out, leaked images and specs for the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8 shared by WinFuture are nearly identical to Samsung's current flip phone. According to the leak, Samsung is not planning to upgrade the Z […] Read more ›
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USS Farragut, a US Navy guided-missile destroyer, offered a look into its missile launch and defense systems in honor of America's 250th birthday. Read more ›
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series redb ecosystemПро Kafka и RabbitMQ в этой серии уже было. Теперь — Amazon SQS, и вместе с ним в одном пакете SNS: два транспорта, потому что в мире AWS они ходят парой. Коннектор redb.Route.Sqs — поверх нативного AWS SDK for .NET v4 (AWSSDK.SQS, AWSSDK.SimpleNotificationService), но писать вам придётся не «клиент», а маршруты, где вся очередь задаётся одной строкой-URI: Читать далее Read more ›
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GTA 6 is looming like that monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey, casting its fearsome shadow over the games industry and probably also scaring some monkeys. But PC players won't be able to join in the fun when Rockstar Games' mega-sequel launches on 19th November, and former studio producer John Ricchio - who worked on the likes of GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption, and Max Payne 3 - has shared... Read more ›
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Xpeng’s globally focused L03 combines three in-house AI chips, deeply integrated Google Maps, two powertrain choices, and enough towing and cargo capability for proper road trips. Read more ›
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RPCS3 can now play 75% of the tracked PS3 library on PC, reaching its milestone as Sony prepares to close the console’s digital store and abandon new physical releases. Read more ›
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The Realme C100x, unveiled about a couple of months ago, made its debut today in India. The headline feature of the Realme C100x is its 8,000 mAh battery (some countries have 7,500 mAh battery) with 45W charging support. The smartphone is built around a 6.81" HD+ LCD with a 120Hz refresh rate and 900 nits peak brightness. However, the screen on the Indian model is protected by Panda@MN228 glass, whereas... Read more ›
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While OpenAI and Anthropic only sell individual components, Microsoft will look to emphasize its full end-to-end offering. Read more ›
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Uber and one of its affiliates have entered into a business combination agreement to acquire Delivery Hero, thereby extending the mobility and delivery platform to 99 countries. Under the terms of th... Read more ›
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Many enterprise software startups that raised money at steep valuations between 2020 and 2022 face diminishing options. Venture capitalists who previously sank funds into these startups have shifted much of their money toward AI. Stocks in public enterprise software companies have fallen sharply. When the startups’ backers push for cash returns, the most likely exit is sale. To find the companies facing the most pressure to sell themselves, The Information... Read more ›
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В продуктовой B2B-компании, где я отвечал за надёжность, поставили амбициозную цель: сократить цикл разработки (dev cycle time) на 20%. Забегая вперёд, скажу: к концу года цель достигли. Но уже через несколько месяцев после старта я смотрел на график инцидентов и не верил своим глазам: рост в два раза год к году.Эта статья — о том, почему так происходит почти всегда, когда компания оптимизирует одну метрику, как мы это починили и... Read more ›
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За восемь лет своего жизненного цикла первая Nintendo Switch стала настоящим культурным феноменом. Космических масштабов линейка оригинальных проектов от самой «Большой Н» и студий-партнёров, в которой нашлось место как уверенным продолжателям прошлых традиций, так и забавным экспериментам; появление на столь объективно слабом устройстве новых игр и портов со «старших» консолей, которых, казалось, не должно существовать; большие тиражи, на уровне самой PlayStation 2, и статус практически обязательного игров Read more ›
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The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) has entered into a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, who operate a global distribution centre in Letterkenny in Ireland, to shape the world’s most advanced airport experience. As the strategic technology and […] Read more ›
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Juno Bio, a UK-founded women’s health company dedicated to closing the gender health gap through precision vaginal microbiome testing and multi-omics, today announced the opening of its first sequenci... Read more ›
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Vital Signals promises its algorithmic blood pressure monitoring ring will reshape how we live with hypertension and other cardiac conditions Read more ›
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1Password lets you use Claude agents for personal chores without exposing your credentials. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Parents' attachment to screens and smartphones can have negative, long-lasting developmental and psychological effects on their children, according to new research. Caregivers who mismanage their devices can both exacerbate "insecure attachment" and make healthy relationships more anxious and avoidant for children, according to the findings, which were published last month in Frontiers in Psychology, a peer-reviewed journal. The study, which surveyed 600... Read more ›
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OpenAI has released GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, "claiming that they sound more natural and can handle turn-taking better," reports TechCrunch. "These are full-duplex models, meaning they can speak and listen at the same time, allowing users to interrupt naturally and enabling features like live translation." TechCrunch reports: The company is also replacing its current Advanced Voice Mode in ChatGPT with GPT-Live-1 mini by default. Users of paid tiers will be... Read more ›
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Starting with macOS 28, Apple will no longer support encrypted Mac OS Extended, or HFS+, volumes. Users will need to decrypt them or reformat them as APFS to keep using them. 9to5Mac reports: In a new support document, Apple explains that starting with macOS 28, "the Mac OS Extended file system format will be supported only for volumes (disks and other storage devices) that aren't encrypted." In practice, this means... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The [San Francisco international airport] is hoping to build a brand-new terminal exclusively for passengers who pay a premium, gaining access to a luxurious airport experience complete with private security lines and valet service from terminal to tarmac. It will service commercial flights, not business or corporate jets, and the terminal will have its own Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines as... Read more ›
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BrianFagioli writes: The Linux Foundation intends to launch the Open Health Stack Software Foundation, a new vendor-neutral home for the Google Open Health Stack project. Google is contributing the project code and assets while Google.org is providing a $3 million grant. The initiative is also backed by Microsoft, Anthropic, and the World Health Organization, with the goal of building open source, AI-ready digital health infrastructure. Will moving the project under... Read more ›
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OpenAI has received approval from the Trump administration to publicly roll out GPT-5.6 after an earlier limited preview restricted access to government-approved organizations. The company also launched ChatGPT Work, a new GPT-5.6-powered agent that combines ChatGPT and Codex-style capabilities. "It can gather context from the apps, files, and workflows you choose and create finished materials such as documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and web apps," OpenAI wrote in a blog post, adding... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Meta has filed a patent for a system that records your voice and surroundings all day, then uses an AI to analyse your mood. The patent's stated, theoretical goal is for Meta, a company that makes billions of dollars targeting ads at its users based on their data, is to sell users a wearable that tailors workouts for them based on... Read more ›
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Google says the World Cup drove Search to its highest usage in history, with queries per second peaking right after Argentina's winning goal against Egypt. CNBC reports: The milestone comes as the company tries to prove its traditional search engine can keep its relevance in the age of AI, where chatbots have become more prevalent. Google still controls 90% of the search market, its stock price has more than doubled... Read more ›
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U.S. lawmakers are probing the growing use of Chinese AI models by American companies, citing concerns over censorship, security risks, and whether U.S. firms are turning to cheaper foreign models because domestic alternatives are too costly or restricted. The investigation is specifically looking at companies such as Cursor and Airbnb. "The growing use of Chinese AI models by U.S. companies raises serious concerns," a State Department spokesperson told CNBC. Those... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Humanoid robots have surgically removed the gallbladders from living animals in an unprecedented medical experiment -- but not as autonomous machines capable of replacing human doctors. Instead, skilled human surgeons remotely controlled the robots' movements in a new example of human-robot teamups. The teleoperated humanoid robots completed two minimally invasive surgeries by removing gallbladders from live pigs during a preclinical trial... Read more ›
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