177 place 1
Contact centers today wrestle with multifaceted operational challenges that impact their ability to deliver consistent, high-quality customer experiences. These range from managing high employee turnover and extensive training requirements to maintaining service quality across channels, integrating complex technology systems, ensuring regulatory compliance, and optimizing performance metrics—all while keeping costs in check. Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence have created unprecedented opportun
A newsletter a day!
You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
AlleyWatch
A North Korean imposter was uncovered, working as a sysadmin at Amazon U.S., after their keystroke input lag raised suspicions with security specialists at the online retail giant. Read more ›
753
If you want a Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, now is your chance to score a great price on it. Read more ›
688 fresh
As DDR5 memory prices skyrocket, demand for AMD's two-generation-old Ryzen 7 5800X3D has increased, causing second-hand prices to climb as high as $800 on eBay. Read more ›
626 fresh
Restricted chipmaking tools are being retrofitted to make advanced AI chips, exposing cracks in US-led export controls Read more ›
581 fresh
LG said it will let owners of its TVs delete Microsoft's Copilot shortcut after several reports highlighted the unremovable icon. In a statement to The Verge, LG says the company "respects consumer choice and will take steps to allow users to delete the shortcut icon if they wish." From the report: Last week, a user on the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit posted an image of the Microsoft Copilot icon in their lineup... Read more ›
489 fresh
Anthropic let its Claude AI run a vending machine in the Wall Street Journal newsroom for three weeks as part of an internal stress test called Project Vend, and the experiment ended in financial ruin after journalists systematically manipulated the bot into giving away its entire inventory for free. The AI, nicknamed Claudius, was programmed to order inventory, set prices, and respond to customer requests via Slack. It had a... Read more ›
397 fresh
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. By all measures, Meta's Threads app had a very good year. The app was Apple's second-most-downloaded iOS app of the year, trailing only ChatGPT. Threads now has 400 million […] Read more ›
392 fresh
Sometimes people’s greatest weakness can be their biggest strength. And in AI, it is turning out that what we thought was a weakness for Google—the fact that it had both a search portal and an AI chatbot—is actually an advantage. People use search and AI chatbots interchangeably, to be sure, but it’s become clear through the course of this year that an AI chatbot is not a replacement for a... Read more ›
376 fresh
The executive order reclassifies marijuana as a Schedule III drug, easing the path for more research. Read more ›
351 fresh
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on transgender Americans and gender-affirming health care. What happened? Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that […] Read more ›
307 fresh
Also, the Trump administration wants to put some nuclear power reactors there, too. Read more ›
305 fresh
A heartfelt story told within a mature, superhero workplace comedy, Dispatch has managed to find itself in my top games of the year. My review explores its lovable characters and gorgeous art style to soak up over the course of eight episodes. Read more ›
300 fresh
China has reportedly built and begun testing a secret EUV lithography prototype using ASML-style laser-produced plasma technology. Yet, despite generating 13.5-nm light, the system remains unable to make chips and appears to be years away from achieving a complete, production-ready EUV manufacturing capability. Read more ›
297
The Coldplay "kiss cam" led to harassment for Kristin Cabot, the woman in the video, she says. That should make us all feel bad about the internet. Read more ›
278 fresh
The “Epstein files” are maybe, finally, coming out — or at least, some of them are. Friday is the deadline for the Justice Department to disclose materials from its two investigations into deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein after Congress passed a bill last month requiring it to do so within 30 days. There are still questions […] Read more ›
256 fresh
The study shows that using swear words improves physical performance by counteracting your social hesitation. Read more ›
226 fresh
Human review didn't stop AI from triggering lockdown at panicked middle school. Read more ›
204 fresh
AlleyWatch
Development teams can now ship code 100x faster with AI, but security still reviews only 15% of planned work manually. Prime Security just raised $20M led by Scale Venture Partners to close this dangerous gap with autonomous AI agents that conduct full security reviews in under 20 minutes. Working with PayPal and Qualtrics, they're achieving 100% coverage of development tasks while cutting manual security effort by more than 60%. Find... Read more ›
0
The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 12/15/25 featuring funding details for Cleric, Ritten, Fal, and twenty-five other deals representing $2.53B in new funding that you need to know about. Read more ›
0
21 new deals and $379M+ invested into NYC startups for the week. NYC Tech News for the week ending 12/13 featuring news for Radial, Benepass, Phia, and much, much more. Read more ›
0
A quarter of a billion in new capital deployed including funding for NYC's two newest unicorns. Read more ›
0
While special education spending tops $100B annually, chronic staffing shortages leave millions of students waiting months for legally required services. Parallel Learning just closed a $20M Series B with data showing 98% of students met or exceeded IEP goals through their virtual platform—a stark contrast to traditional models struggling with compliance and burnout. With districts legally required to provide services regardless of budget uncertainty, delve into why this model addresses... Read more ›
0
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 12/16/2025 featuring funding details for Nanit, Echo, and much more. Read more ›
0
While fintechs scramble for profitability, Octane just closed $100M at GAAP profitability with 30% year-over-year originations growth. The company that makes buying motorcycles, RVs, and boats as easy as ordering an Uber has now originated over $7B in loans and launched a white-label platform that lets manufacturers offer financing without building their own captive lenders. Valar Ventures called this "one of the best tech companies that can compound for far... Read more ›
0
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 12/17/2025 featuring funding details for DataLane, Dux Security, and much more. Read more ›
0
Most popular sources
Tom's Hardware
|
22% 9 |
Business Insider
|
22% 4 |
Vox
|
10% 9 |
Gizmodo
|
9% 1 |
Ars Technica
|
4% 1 |
| View sources » | |
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
18.12.2025 21:51
Last update: 21:35 EDT.
News rating updated: 04:41.
What is Times42?
Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.
popular
