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Meta Platforms is considering charging users for a more advanced version of its artificial intelligence-powered assistant, called Meta AI, according to an internal post reviewed by The Information.
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic each offer $20-per-month subscriptions to their chatbots. The subscriptions let people use those companies’ chatbots inside workplace apps such as Microsoft Word and give people priority access when usage is high, among other things. The features Meta might offer in a prem
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Week 46 was relatively calm in terms of new hardware announcements, and the OnePlus 15 took full advantage of that. The new flagship by the Chinese maker extended its streak as the most popular phone in our database to 3 weeks. The Samsung Galaxy A56 came in second and the Galaxy S25 Ultra completed the podium. Each of those two gained a spot at the expense of the Xiaomi 17... Read more ›
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Studies show that people who commit mass shootings aren't more likely to be taking antidepressants. But is RFK Jr. paying any attention? Read more ›
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Tatiana Bolaños traded her Sony Records contract for entrepreneurship, founding a $4 million agency supporting women and BIPOC talent. Read more ›
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The real 'world's first microprocessor' was a classified military secret for nearly 30 years. Read more ›
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has had a bumpy start, accruing an 'Overwhelming Dislike' verdict on Metacritic on its opening weekend, making it the most unpopular Call of Duty game ever by Metacritic user score. Read more Read more ›
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Asus, MSI, and other PC manufacturers are now purchasing memory chips from the spot market to shore up their inventories as memory supplies tighten. Read more ›
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These natural, organic mattresses are eco-friendly alternatives to conventional models and just as comfortable. Read more ›
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Penn State scientists identified a striking rise in melanoma across several Pennsylvania counties dominated by cropland and herbicide use. The elevated risk persisted even after factoring in sunlight, suggesting an environmental influence beyond the usual expectations. Researchers warn that drifting chemicals may expose nearby residents, not just farm workers. Read more ›
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It feels like everyone’s mad at billionaires right now. Maybe it’s the disconnect between Americans struggling with grocery prices and health care premiums and the ultrarich sailing on their super yachts and flying on their private jets. Maybe it’s that Elon Musk is on course to become the world’s first trillionaire. Maybe it’s that billionaires […] Read more ›
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You asked, and Coogler's finally confirmed it: his next movie to hit the big screen will be another 'Black Panther.' Read more ›
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Clarke Byard is married to Chicago Bear's safety Kevin Byard III. They have two homes, one for during the NFL season, and one in Tennessee. Read more ›
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What do you get the man who says he has everything? It's a tough question - and one you have a limited amount of time to answer, given the holidays are nearly upon us. You could try dropping subtle hints or asking friends and family for suggestions, but they might save their best ideas for […] Read more ›
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David Harbour is in a PR crisis after his ex Lily Allen released a breakup album and rumors spread of a clash with "Stranger Things" costar Millie Bobby Brown. Read more ›
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The NVMe Destroyinator can securely wipe up to 16 NVMe drives at once at 64 GB/sec. Read more ›
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For both your everyday and power users alike, the gap between messaging and actual, measurable action in response to criticism remains stark. Read more ›
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Saturday Night Live's cold open covered Donald Trump's reactions to the thousands of released Epstein emails Read more ›
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Ubisoft has told Anno 117: Pax Romana fans that it will be replacing an AI-generated loading screen image, insisting it had "slipped through" and had only meant to be used as a placeholder. Read more Read more ›
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The producer of the next highly-anticipated instalment of Resident Evil, Resident Evil Requiem, has teased that the upcoming horror retains "some" elements of its prior life as an online multiplayer open-world game, but wouldn't tell us what, exactly, they are. Read more Read more ›
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The White House told America to 'suck it up' on high prices. After Mamdani's win, where affordability was a key issue, Trump is scrambling to reverse. Read more ›
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"He thought it was a scam, but he still came," Powell, 37, said in his opening monologue. Read more ›
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Andy Rubin, creator of Android and a former Google executive, has launched a new startup focused on humanoid robots, said a person with direct knowledge of the venture. His venture is the latest addition to the red-hot and frothy humanoid space, crowded with companies ranging from Tesla to startups such as Figure AI. Rubin’s startup, Genki Robotics, is based in Tokyo, where he is currently living, according to the person.... Read more ›
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Chinese companies are launching open-source AI models built to power coding assistants as cheaper alternatives to those available from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Late last month, Shanghai-based AI startup MiniMax launched M2, a new open-source large language model developed primarily for coding and AI agents. In a post on X, MiniMax noted that the price of M2 is just 8% of that of Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet model. (M2 costs $1.20... Read more ›
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Apple is delaying the release of the second-generation iPhone Air to work on a redesign of the device and make it more appealing to consumers, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The redesign could include a second camera lens, an attempt to address one of consumers’ main ... Read more ›
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Walt Disney Co. reported flat revenue and slightly lower operating income in the September quarter, as a sharp slump at most of its TV networks offset growth in its streaming business and theme parks operation. Disney stock was trading down 8% on Thursday. Disney’s entertainment ... Read more ›
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OpenAI is trying to turn public opinion against The New York Times in their legal battle. As part of the Times’ copyright infringement lawsuit against the ChatGPT creator, the Times has asked for access to 20 million conversations between users and ChatGPT, a request OpenAI said Wednesday was “ ... Read more ›
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Blue Owl Capital, one of Wall Street’s biggest private lenders, is ramping up its big bet on artificial intelligence with a roughly $3 billion investment in a New Mexico data center that’s part of OpenAI’s Stargate project, said a person with knowledge of the deal. Blue Owl, which has nearly $300 billion in assets, has emerged as a crucial investor in AI infrastructure, taking on the riskiest slices of big... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside Grindr’s boardroom feud • Plus, our Recommendations: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “A Biography of a Mountain” and “Materialists”A bit of housekeeping: The Information’s Weekend section is looking for a reporter for a beat we’re calling “tech wealth and culture.” This person will cover how Silicon Valley’s moguls live large—their pursuits, their pastimes—and how they spend their money. Here’s a... Read more ›
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Two longtime vehicle manufacturing leaders at Tesla said separately on Sunday that they’re leaving the company. One of the executives, Siddhant Awasthi, worked as program manager for Cybertruck and oversaw the production ramp of the electric truck. Awasthi, an eight year Tesla veteran, also ... Read more ›
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TeraWulf was limping along as a publicly traded bitcoin mining business until AI companies suddenly wanted access to its data centers. Now the cloud startup is at the center of one of the hottest meme-stock trades. Shares in TeraWulf and competing crypto miners have soared in recent months after they struck deals with tech companies desperate for data centers and energy resources to power their AI bets. Anthropic, maker of... Read more ›
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Investors are rushing to back a new generation of research-focused AI startups. In just over a month, they’ve made or discussed $2.5 billion of investments into five of these startups, called neolabs, despite the high costs and risk of failure. The neolab startups’ founders say they hope to exploit new approaches to developing AI models and research they say major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic may have overlooked. Read more ›
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