“I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we’re even going to try this.”

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When three Amazon software engineers testified earlier this month at Seattle City Council hearings about data centers, they started their testimony by citing a city law barring employment discrimination over political speech. Now, they’re accusing their employer of breaking that…

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We can’t blame the Neolithic Transition for the plague anymore.

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Midjourney CEO David Holz just showed off the company’s first hardware product and plans to build a San Francisco spa, which he admitted is a bit different from the “cat pictures” produced by its AI image generator. Dubbed The Midjourney…

Google’s new smart speaker is more about Gemini than audio quality.

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AI is pretty reliable at putting things on your calendar these days, but it hasn’t quite cracked answering the related and all-important question of “What should I do this weekend?” Meta’s new AI Mode in search could be a useful…

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Now that we’re clear of WWDC and all of the new AI-powered features coming to Apple’s platforms, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has more details about rumored new hardware, like the camera-equipped AirPods he’d previously written about. He says they are…

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The service will leverage its Moovit platform to launch in an a US city in 2027.

Days after its massive IPO, SpaceX says it is spending $60 billion to buy Cursor – a bet designed to help Elon Musk’s sprawling rocket / AI / social media behemoth win over lucrative enterprise customers and close the gap…

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Isar Aerospace is not hurting for money, but it is sorely lacking in the currency of flight experience.

Your public Facebook posts could help inform AI-generated results in Meta’s new AI Mode. When you search on Facebook, the “AI Mode” option will appear alongside the usual search modes like “People” and “Marketplace.” It’s one of several new AI…

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Armed with a ton of new upgrades, Ferrari came to Spain full of confidence.

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According to a new report from Semafor, the White House’s decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos was driven in part by fears that it had been accessed by a group linked to China. If the Chinese government actually…

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University of Leicester historian thinks Eilmer of Malmesbury saw two different comets: in 1018 and 1066

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According to the Wall Street Journal, the export control directive that led to Anthropic cutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 was triggered in part by cybersecurity research from Amazon and conversations between CEO Andy Jassy and the…

There’s nothing new or surprising, but it’s still an entertaining film from one of our greatest directors.