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Oracle continues to benefit from renting out specialized servers to AI developers such as Microsoft and xAI. The database pioneer’s cloud server rental revenue rose 45% to $2.2 billion in the quarter ending Aug. 31 compared to the same period a year ago, the company said Monday. That growth was ...
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In its heyday, I used the PlayStation Portable (PSP) obsessively, but I haven't been pulled in by other handheld devices — no, not even the Nintendo Switch. That could change in the future as Sony is reportedly developing a new portable console that would offer games directly on-device, Bloomberg reports. Yes, the handheld device will allegedly have games right on the device, so you won't have to invest in a... Read more ›
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Sony is developing a portable version of the PlayStation 5, according to a new report. Read more Read more ›
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Vice President Sara Duterte said she had talked to a hitman to kill her boss if she herself were to be killed, saying she was making "no joke." Read more ›
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It's hard to tell how Musk will impact Trump's EV agenda over the next four years. Read more ›
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Larian has reportedly posted a €249m (£207m) pre-tax profit for 2023. This is, of course, thanks in no small part to the runaway success of the Dungeons and Dragon's-based Baldur's Gate 3. Read more Read more ›
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The plane was a Boeing 737 en route from Leipzig, Germany. It made a "forced landing" near Lithuania's Vilnius airport, a DHL spokesperson said. Read more ›
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Samsung says Apple is being left behind in the mobile market, and it could be years before Apple catches up. Read more ›
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A reputable analyst predicts the iPhone 17 Air won't do well, but that a foldable iPhone might. Read more ›
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The West focused for decades on advanced and complex systems over a sheer volume of weaponry. Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows that needs a rethink. Read more ›
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Musk, who is set to advise President-elect Donald Trump on government efficiency, has said before that the F-35 program would lose to a drone fighter. Read more ›
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Luxembourg-based emma, a cloud management platform, announced on Monday, that it has secured $17M (approximately €16.2M) in a Series A funding round led by Smartfin, with participation from RTP Global and existing investors. The funding comes over a year after raising $6M (approximately €5.7M) in the Seed round in March 2023, bringing total funding to ... Read more Read more ›
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If he does succeed DeSantis — a one-time Trump protége — the president-elect will secure yet another a valuable ally in Florida. Read more ›
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Instagram "influencers" that are actually AI-generated are luring people to porn sites like Fanvue and OnlyFans. Do fans know the models aren't real? Read more ›
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The new console will build on the Playstation Portal (pictured) which was reportedly originally intended to work as a standalone device. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Sony is currently making a new handheld gaming console that allows users to play PlayStation 5 games anywhere. According to Bloomberg, the console is being developed to compete against Nintendo and Microsoft in the portable gaming market, and is... Read more ›
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The Galaxy A56 5G looks very similar to its predecessor, save for the rear camera design. Read more ›
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The frustrations of a traditional Wi-Fi router tend to be more noticeable when you live in a larger or busier household. Constant buffering while trying to stream a movie or music cutting out when you want to bust out to some moves using your smart speaker; it’s frankly annoying. That’s where a mesh Wi-Fi system can make a difference. Unlike traditional Wi-Fi routers, which send a single signal from just... Read more ›
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Sen. Joni Ernst, who has been tapped to lead the Senate's DOGE caucus, believes there's a "blueprint for success" on planned cuts. Read more ›
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Over Thanksgiving, in between mouthfuls of turkey and sweet potato pie, many of us will be asking ourselves: What are we grateful for? Taking a moment to practice gratitude like this isn’t an empty holiday tradition. It’s good for our mental and physical health. And here’s another thing: It can actually change our brains in […] Read more ›
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The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star also said she doesn't want to be in another franchise again: "The hours are insane." Read more ›
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Comcast plans to spin off most of NBCUniversal’s cable TV networks including MSNBC, CNBC, USA and Oxygen, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The decision, which comes a month after company executives first floated the idea to investors and analysts, could pave the way for more ... Read more ›
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Last year, the board of now-collapsed fintech startup Synapse Financial Technologies discussed whether to remove the company’s CEO, Sankaet Pathak. At the time, discrepancies in Synapse’s ledgers were piling up, which the board was aware of. Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Angela Strange argued in favor of keeping Pathak in the role based on the belief that founders were best placed to run their companies, according to a person close to... Read more ›
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OpenAI is preparing to launch a frontal assault on Google. The ChatGPT owner recently considered developing a web browser that it would combine with its chatbot, and it has separately discussed or struck deals to power search features for travel, food, real estate and retail websites, according to people who have seen prototypes or designs of the products. OpenAI has spoken about the search product with website and app developers... Read more ›
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To call the last two years “tepid” for tech initial public offerings would be an understatement. In the wake of a record-smashing high in 2021, IPO deal proceeds plummeted 94% in 2022 and have been slow to recover. But 2025 could be looking up, with some big names likely to hit exchanges. At a recent event about artificial intelligence’s impact on the IPO market, Anita Ramaswamy, The Information’s financial analysis... Read more ›
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Techies know well that coaxing a large language model to give you a good answer can feel a bit like tricking a toddler. Developers have been known to write, “if you don’t give me the correct answer, I will be fired” in their prompts—successfully. That led to “prompt engineering,” a side hustle for techies who wanted to make easy money by writing and improving prompts for LLMs. Now, a host... Read more ›
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There’s a lot of excitement around artificial intelligence disrupting search. Consumers and businesses increasingly use AI tools in lieu of traditional search engines such as Google. OpenAI has added search features to ChatGPT, Meta Platforms is crawling and indexing the web for its Meta AI chatbot and the AI search startup Perplexity is nearing a $9 billion valuation. A host of other AI companies provide information about current events in... Read more ›
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OpenAI has discussed powering artificial intelligence in Samsung devices, similar to a deal the AI developer has with Apple, The Information reported. The discussions are part of a multipronged attack by OpenAI on Google, which is Samsung’s most important partner in using the Android ... Read more ›
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In China, one of the biggest names in tech is Kai-Fu Lee, a Taiwan native and a bestselling author who used to head Google’s operations in the country. When Lee founded an artificial intelligence startup called 01.AI in Beijing in March last year, Chinese investors including Alibaba Group were so eager to back him that the startup became a unicorn just eight months later. But in the U.S., where Lee... Read more ›
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Last week, YouTube began introducing jewels, virtual tips that fans can buy to send creators during livestreams. YouTubers can exchange these tips for cash, a penny per jewel. The Google-owned video site is the latest to get into live tipping, which has been popular for years on Twitch. As the chart below shows, most major social apps are now offering digital tips for live streamers which generally cost about a... Read more ›
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Amazon on Thursday added a temporary 50% discount to all orders made through its new Temu competitor, Amazon Haul. The aggressive discounting coincides with the holiday shopping season and comes one week after Amazon launched Haul, which features a Temu-like assortment of cheap products like $3 ... Read more ›
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