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AI-generated video seems to be having somewhat of a renaissance this month: OpenAI released its long-awaited Sora video model last Monday and startup Pika released an updated version of its video AI on Friday.Still, the question remains as to whether video model developers can make money off such tools, especially given how expensive and finicky they can be to run. (OpenAI, for instance, suspended signups to Sora last week due to heavy traffic, the company said.)A positive piece of evidence comes to us from
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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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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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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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Treasury Secretary Bessent's comments came after President Donald Trump said he would lower some tariffs. 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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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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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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Pornhub and other studios formed the Adult Studio Alliance and released a safety standard for the adult industry. Read more âș
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OpenAI is trying to turn public opinion against The New York Times in their legal battle. As part of the Timesâ 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 â ... Read more âș
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Anthropic believes AI models will increasingly reach into the physical world. To understand where things are headed, it asked Claude to program a quadruped. Read more âș
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Apple is rolling out a new feature that lets users store US passports in the official Wallet app. This will allow travelers to present this digital ID as a valid form of identification at TSA checkout lines at airports. In other words, folks with a passport who have yet to upgrade a driver's license to a Real ID will be able to board a plane without bringing a physical copy... Read more âș
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Valve is taking another run at offering a console-style experience in your living room. The company has announced a new Steam Machine and Steam Controller that let you play PC games on your TV in the same way the Steam Deck lets you play them on the go.The Steam Machine works like a console, but is technically a compact PC. The boxy device features a customizable front plate and LED... Read more âș
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Sony has revealed the list of November additions to its PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for those on the Extra and Premium tiers of the subscription service. Itâs a pretty darn good slate of games this time around, headlined by the return of the PS4 and PS5 versions of Grand Theft Auto V to the service. Itâs at least the third time GTA V has been part of the Game Catalog... Read more âș
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Valve has unveiled a new Steam Machine console, taking a second shot at living room gaming a decade after its 2015 Steam Machine initiative failed. The 6-inch cube runs Linux-based SteamOS but plays Windows games through Proton, a compatibility layer built on Wine that translates Microsoft graphical APIs. Valve spent over a decade working on SteamOS and ways to run Windows games on Linux after the original Steam Machines failed.... Read more âș
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SteamOS-powered cube for your TV targets early 2026 launch, no pricing details. 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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