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As the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ramps up its sweeping new antitrust investigation into Microsoft, FTC officials have been asking Microsoft's rivals about the impact of its artificial intelligence deals and range of products, according to someone involved in the discussions and a second person briefed on the discussions.
Specifically, the FTC is asking about Microsoftâs deal with OpenAI, which grants the cloud giant the exclusive right to run the startupâs models on its cloud servers, as well as a cut.
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It's Valve time. The Bellevue-based firm is making three hardware announcements today, including a new Steam Machine mini PC that it claims is more than six times as powerful as the Steam Deck, a revised Steam Controller with more mainstream appeal, and the Steam Frame, a new standalone VR headset that marks the debut of SteamOS on ARM mobile chips. All three are due to arrive in early 2026. Read... Read more âș
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The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks. Read more âș
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Valve has made a trio of hardware announcements today, including a standalone VR headset with unique tech for streaming games called Frame, a revised and more mainstream Steam Controller, and even a revival of the old Steam Machine concept: a tiny gaming PC that brings your Steam game library to your living room. Read more Read more âș
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Congress voted to reopen the government, setting up an end to the longest government shutdown in US history. Read more âș
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Valve is about to challenge the Xbox and PlayStation on their home turf. Ten years to the month after Valve's original Steam Machines went on sale, the company is announcing⊠the Steam Machine. I flew to Valve's headquarters to try the company's new PC-based game console, alongside a brand-new Steam Controller and the new Steam [âŠ] Read more âș
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NY Attorney General Letitia James joined a CondĂ© Nast union rally, protesting recent firings that followed a staff confrontation with HR. Read more âș
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Treasury Secretary Bessent's comments came after President Donald Trump said he would lower some tariffs. Read more âș
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Google will allow 'experienced users' to install Android apps made by unverified developers. Read more âș
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The much-anticipated fashion-forward sequel is set to hit theaters on May 1. Read more âș
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The government minted the final one-cent coin in Philadelphia, though billions remain in circulation. Read more âș
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The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasnât deleted. Read more âș
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The longest shutdown in US history ended Wednesday, but it could take time for airports, benefit programs, and federal workers' finances to recover. Read more âș
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Duffy said he was concerned about the "dedication" and "patriotism" of controllers who stopped working before missing their pay. Read more âș
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The new tab in the Google app allows users to discover, share, save, and search images of their interest. Read more âș
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Longtime Slashdot reader hadleyburg writes: For a user with an Android phone and who's happy to stick within the Google ecosystem, an Android tablet might seem like the more obvious choice over an iPad. Of course, iPads are a lot more popular, and asking about Android tablets is likely to invite advice about sticking with what everyone else has. The Slashdot community on the other hand -- being a discerning... Read more âș
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The White House DOGE was right: the penny has been a drain on the economy and should have been phased out long ago. Read more âș
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Nintendo has finally shown the first official trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, its follow-up to the phenomenally successful The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Read more Read more âș
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Preliminary data on this yearâs carbon emissions reinforces the fact that we need to act as fast as possible to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Read more âș
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New controls attempt to please critics on both sides with a balance between bland and habit-forming. Read more âș
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You can think of the just-announced Steam Frame as a wireless VR headset for your PC, or a Steam Deck for your face. But another way to think about it is that Valve is finally entering the mobile realm. The Frame doesnât just run Windows games on its Arm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon chip â Valve will [âŠ] Read more âș
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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 Anthropicâs Claude Sonnet model. (M2 costs $1.20... Read more âș
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On a quiet September morning, Alex Leithiser was out in the woods somewhere in the South on a secret mission: to break into a data center. First, he slipped through a small gap in the facilityâs barbed wire fence, and as soon as he hit the ground, he switched clothes, pulling a fresh set from a small backpack. With cameras and alarms all over the data center, Leithiser hoped to... Read more âș
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he doesnât want the government to bail them out if the company fails. âIf we screw up and canât fix it, we should fail, and other companies will continue on doing good work and servicing customers,â Altman said in an X post on Thursday. Altman also said that OpenAI ... Read more âș
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Iâve been hearing a lot about how intense competition is for Series A investments lately. Investors that typically look to invest in more mature startups, say at the Series B or above rounds, are crowding into Series A rounds for fear of missing the next major winner.Like much else these days, artificial intelligence gets the credit (or blame) for this new dynamic. Venture capitalists are watching revenues triple or quadruple... Read more âș
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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 consumersâ main ... Read more âș
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Weâve finally learned the result of a controversial, long-awaited vote thatâs generated reams of punditry and put Wall Street on edge. No, Iâm not talking about the mayoral election in New York CityâIâm talking about the Tesla shareholder vote on Elon Muskâs gigantic compensation package. Musk won with over 75% of the vote, Tesla said at its annual meeting at the companyâs Gigafactory in Texas on Thursday. The package will... Read more âș
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The White House has told others in the federal government it wonât allow Nvidia to sell its latest scaled-down AI chips to China, despite President Donald Trumpâs hints over the summer that he might allow the company to do so, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The decision is a major blow to the AI chip giant, which has seen its revenue from China shrivel this year... Read more âș
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OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said Wednesday that government guarantees for financing artificial intelligence chips could help the U.S. stay competitive globally. âWeâre looking for an ecosystem of banks, private equity, maybe even governmental, the ways governments can come to bear,â she said at a ... Read more âș
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Before Sequoia Capitalâs leader Roelof Botha announced he was stepping down from the position, partners Alfred Lin, Pat Grady and Andrew Reed came to him to talk about his time at the firm. Botha had only held the top-most job at the firm for three years, taking over from long-time leader Doug Leone just as startup valuations were convulsing from a historic series of rate hikes. Botha, after talking to... Read more âș
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Blue Owl Capital, one of Wall Streetâs biggest private lenders, is ramping up its big bet on artificial intelligence with a roughly $3 billion investment in a New Mexico data center thatâs part of OpenAIâs 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 âș
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