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Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable missile, Putin and top general say

Read full article: Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable missile, Putin and top general say

Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable cruise missile, moving closer to deploying it, according to President Vladimir Putin.

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What to Stream: 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' Florence + the Machine, &TEAM, 'Sorry, Baby' and 'Hedda'

Read full article: What to Stream: 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' Florence + the Machine, &TEAM, 'Sorry, Baby' and 'Hedda'

โ€œJurassic World Rebirthโ€ roaring and snarling on Peacock and Florence + the Machineโ€™s latest Halloween-ready album, โ€œEverybody Scream,โ€ are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers

Read full article: In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers

In some of the most agriculturally rich regions in the U.S., researchers from San Diego State University are working to understand how climate change is impacting heat in rural areas and the farmworkers who toil in them.

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EU accuses Meta and TikTok of breaching transparency rules

Read full article: EU accuses Meta and TikTok of breaching transparency rules

The European Union says Meta and TikTok have breached transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act.

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Trump says tech leaders and mayor changed his mind about using federal force in San Francisco

Read full article: Trump says tech leaders and mayor changed his mind about using federal force in San Francisco

President Donald Trump says he agreed to halt a planned show of federal force in San Francisco after appeals from tech executives and the mayor.

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Intel posts profit even as it struggles to regain market share

Read full article: Intel posts profit even as it struggles to regain market share

Intel posted profits in the latest quarter as the one-time America technology icon struggles to regain market share.

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Watch those texts! Smartphones emerging as a new way for public figures to get into hot water

Read full article: Watch those texts! Smartphones emerging as a new way for public figures to get into hot water

Some public figures carry threats to their livelihood in the palms of their hands.

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Musk's rollercoaster year: From boycotts and plunging earnings to a potential trillion-dollar payday

Read full article: Musk's rollercoaster year: From boycotts and plunging earnings to a potential trillion-dollar payday

Elon Musk literally left a government job with a black eye, has seen profits at his car company sink and must worry about federal regulators disrupting his plans to unleash a fleet of driverless taxis on America's roads in the next few years.

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Microsoft hopes Mico succeeds where Clippy failed as tech companies warily imbue AI with personality

Read full article: Microsoft hopes Mico succeeds where Clippy failed as tech companies warily imbue AI with personality

Remember Clippy.

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What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll

Read full article: What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll

A new poll finds that as the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact.

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North Korea has stolen billions in cryptocurrency and tech firm salaries, report says

Read full article: North Korea has stolen billions in cryptocurrency and tech firm salaries, report says

North Korean hackers have stolen billions of dollars by breaking into cryptocurrency exchanges and by creating fake identities to get remote jobs for foreign tech firms, a new report finds.

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Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for 'industrial-scale' scraping of user comments

Read full article: Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for 'industrial-scale' scraping of user comments

Reddit has sued Perplexity AI and three other entities for allegedly scraping user comments for commercial gain.

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Meta cutting 600 AI jobs even as it continues to hire more for its superintelligence lab

Read full article: Meta cutting 600 AI jobs even as it continues to hire more for its superintelligence lab

Meta Platforms is cutting roughly 600 artificial intelligence jobs even as it continues to hire more workers for its superintelligence lab, the company confirmed on Wednesday.

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Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platforms

Read full article: Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platforms

Britainโ€™s antitrust watchdog has targeted Google and Apple for their โ€œstrategicโ€ roles in mobile ecosystems, opening the door for regulators to impose changes to their business practices to improve competition.

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AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how

Read full article: AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how

Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power.

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Money-losing companies with colorful histories have pivoted to crypto

Read full article: Money-losing companies with colorful histories have pivoted to crypto

So far this year, billions of dollars have flowed into companies that have reinvented themselves by making the buying and holding of cryptocurrency their main focus.

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Ukraine unveils upgraded sea drone it says can strike anywhere in the Black Sea

Read full article: Ukraine unveils upgraded sea drone it says can strike anywhere in the Black Sea

Ukraine's state security service has unveiled an upgraded sea drone that can operate anywhere in the Black Sea.

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Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'

Read full article: Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'

Prince Harry and Meghan have joined a diverse group, including Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck, to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threatens humanity.

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Netflix blames tax dispute in Brazil for rare quarterly earnings letdown

Read full article: Netflix blames tax dispute in Brazil for rare quarterly earnings letdown

Netflixโ€™s missed the earnings target set by stock market analysts during the video streamerโ€™s latest quarter, a letdown that the company blamed on a tax dispute in Brazil.

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OpenAI launches Atlas browser to compete with Google Chrome

Read full article: OpenAI launches Atlas browser to compete with Google Chrome

OpenAI has introduced its own web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, putting it in direct competition with Google.

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Loggins demands removal of Trump's AI-generated video using โ€˜Danger Zoneโ€™

Read full article: Loggins demands removal of Trump's AI-generated video using โ€˜Danger Zoneโ€™

Kenny Loggins is objecting to the use of his music in a social media post featuring an artificial intelligence-generated video of President Donald Trump.

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Citi Foundation is putting $25M toward tackling young adults' unemployment and AI labor disruptions

Read full article: Citi Foundation is putting $25M toward tackling young adults' unemployment and AI labor disruptions

Citi Foundation is donating a half million dollars to each of 50 groups that provide digital literacy skills, technical training and career guidance for low-income youth around the world.

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Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people

Read full article: Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people

Myanmar's military says it has shut down a major online scam operation near the Thailand border.

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Massive Amazon cloud outage has been resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide

Read full article: Massive Amazon cloud outage has been resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide

A problem at Amazonโ€™s cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world.

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China accuses US of cyberattack on national time center

Read full article: China accuses US of cyberattack on national time center

China has accused the U.S. National Security Agency of cyberattacks on its national time center.

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White House joins Bluesky and immediately trolls Trump opponents

Read full article: White House joins Bluesky and immediately trolls Trump opponents

The White House has joined Bluesky, the social media platform of choice of many in the left-leaning online world.

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What to Stream: Brandi Carlile, 'A House of Dynamite,' Demi Lovato and 'Nobody Wants This'

Read full article: What to Stream: Brandi Carlile, 'A House of Dynamite,' Demi Lovato and 'Nobody Wants This'

Kathryn Bigelowโ€™s nuclear fallout thriller โ€œA House of Dynamiteโ€ and albums from Brandi Carlile and Demi Lovato are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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Sex is a big market for the AI industry. ChatGPT won't be the first to try to profit from it

Read full article: Sex is a big market for the AI industry. ChatGPT won't be the first to try to profit from it

OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT will soon engage in "erotica for verified adults."

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Meta adds parental controls for AI-teen interactions

Read full article: Meta adds parental controls for AI-teen interactions

Meta is adding parental controls to kidsโ€™ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots โ€” including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether.

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Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in December

Read full article: Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in December

The Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a world-first national 16-year age limit taking effect.

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Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms

Read full article: Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms

The countryโ€™s largest teachers unions are teaming up with tech companies like Microsoft and OpenAI to help educators build literacy in artificial intelligence.

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What Apple's new 5-year deal with Formula 1 means for US fans

Read full article: What Apple's new 5-year deal with Formula 1 means for US fans

Formula 1 has announced a five-year deal with Apple to become its U.S. broadcast partner, replacing ESPN starting next season.

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Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US

Read full article: Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US

Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are using artificial intelligence to improve their cyberattacks on U.S. companies, governments and individuals, according to new research from Microsoft.

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Microsoft pushes AI updates in Windows 11 as it ends support for Windows 10

Read full article: Microsoft pushes AI updates in Windows 11 as it ends support for Windows 10

Microsoft is encouraging people to talk to their laptops with new AI updates to Windows 11.

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Death of kidnapped South Korean student spurs talks with Cambodia to tackle online scams

Read full article: Death of kidnapped South Korean student spurs talks with Cambodia to tackle online scams

South Korean and Cambodian officials have met to address online scams after a South Korean student died in Cambodia.

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Colleges are fighting to prove their return on investment

Read full article: Colleges are fighting to prove their return on investment

For many young Americans, deciding on college has become a complex choice.

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'Gen Z' protesters lead global wave of generational discontent

Read full article: 'Gen Z' protesters lead global wave of generational discontent

A new wave of protests is unfolding worldwide, driven by young people expressing discontent with their governments.

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Group including Nvidia, BlackRock buying Aligned Data Centers in deal worth about $40 billion

Read full article: Group including Nvidia, BlackRock buying Aligned Data Centers in deal worth about $40 billion

A group including BlackRock, Nvidia and Microsoft is buying Aligned Data Centers in an approximately $40 billion deal in an effort to expand next-generation cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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OpenAI partners with Walmart to let users buy products in ChatGPT, furthering chatbot shopping push

Read full article: OpenAI partners with Walmart to let users buy products in ChatGPT, furthering chatbot shopping push

OpenAI is partnering with Walmart to allow shoppers to make purchases directly within ChatGPT, furthering the artificial intelligence companyโ€™s push to turn its chatbot into a virtual merchant as it seeks to boost revenue.

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Foundations want to curb AI developers' influence with $500 million aimed at centering human needs

Read full article: Foundations want to curb AI developers' influence with $500 million aimed at centering human needs

Ten philanthropic foundations are committing $500 million across the next five years to place human interests at the forefront of artificial intelligence's rapid integration into daily life.

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It's called automated officiating. The NBA is utilizing it to get even more calls right

Read full article: It's called automated officiating. The NBA is utilizing it to get even more calls right

The NBA is using "automated officiating" to enhance game accuracy.

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Oracle and AMD expand a partnership with deals in the artificial intelligence sector booming

Read full article: Oracle and AMD expand a partnership with deals in the artificial intelligence sector booming

Oracle and Advanced Micro Devices are expanding their partnership with the deployment of 50,000 AMD graphic processing units next year, with further expansion to follow.

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Instagram says it's safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content

Read full article: Instagram says it's safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content

Meta says teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and wonโ€™t be able to change their settings without a parentโ€™s permission.

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GM to take a $1.6 billion hit as tax incentives for EVs are slashed and emission rules ease

Read full article: GM to take a $1.6 billion hit as tax incentives for EVs are slashed and emission rules ease

General Motors will book a negative impact of $1.6 billion in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed.

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China and the US have long collaborated in 'open research.' Some in Congress say that must change

Read full article: China and the US have long collaborated in 'open research.' Some in Congress say that must change

U.S. lawmakers and national security officials are increasingly alarmed that long-standing research ties between the U.S. and China could give China an advantage when it comes to developing new military technology.

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SpaceX launches the 11th test flight of its mega Starship rocket with another win

Read full article: SpaceX launches the 11th test flight of its mega Starship rocket with another win

SpaceX has launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight.

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OpenAI partners with Broadcom to design its own AI chips

Read full article: OpenAI partners with Broadcom to design its own AI chips

OpenAI has announced a collaboration with chipmaker Broadcom to design its own AI computer chips.

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JPMorgan to invest up to $10 billion in US companies with crucial ties to national security

Read full article: JPMorgan to invest up to $10 billion in US companies with crucial ties to national security

JPMorgan Chase will directly invest up to $10 billion in U.S. companies with crucial ties to national security.

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What to Stream: Gucci Mane, 'Loot,' Danielle Deadwyler, Pokรฉmon and 'The Diplomat'

Read full article: What to Stream: Gucci Mane, 'Loot,' Danielle Deadwyler, Pokรฉmon and 'The Diplomat'

A new Pokรฉmon game and Danielle Deadwyler starring in the apocalyptic thriller โ€œ40 Acresโ€ are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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UK watchdog targets Google's 'strategic' role in search ads and a competitive market

Read full article: UK watchdog targets Google's 'strategic' role in search ads and a competitive market

Britainโ€™s antitrust watchdog is labeling Google a โ€œstrategicโ€ player in the online search advertising market, paving the way for regulators to force the company to change its business practices to ensure more competition in that market.

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Former Republican election official buys Dominion Voting โ€” a target of 2020 conspiracy theories

Read full article: Former Republican election official buys Dominion Voting โ€” a target of 2020 conspiracy theories

Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official.

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Tesla hit with probe after crashes involving a self-driving feature that Musk has boasted about

Read full article: Tesla hit with probe after crashes involving a self-driving feature that Musk has boasted about

Federal regulators have opened yet another investigation into Teslaโ€™s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which the electric vehicle makerโ€™s cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and endangering drivers.

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Ferrari reveals features of first fully electric vehicle, but its financial outlook mars the debut

Read full article: Ferrari reveals features of first fully electric vehicle, but its financial outlook mars the debut

Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari raised its 2025 guidance in the face of global 15% tariffs on foreign car imports to the United States as the company unveiled the new powertrain and chassis of its first fully electric production vehicle.

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Princess of Wales suggests parents should put down the phone to combat social discontent

Read full article: Princess of Wales suggests parents should put down the phone to combat social discontent

The Princess of Wales has a suggestion to parents: Please put down the phone.

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Prosecutors say no harm was done by social media posts about assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Read full article: Prosecutors say no harm was done by social media posts about assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Federal prosecutors say no harm was done to the prospects for a fair trial when two U.S. Justice Department officials reposted potentially inflammatory comments President Donald Trump made about Luigi Mangione after his arrest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.

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Is there an AI bubble? Financial institutions sound a warning

Read full article: Is there an AI bubble? Financial institutions sound a warning

Financial institutions are raising concerns about a potential AI investment bubble.

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Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers

Read full article: Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers

The new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas spells trouble for rural parts of the U.S. that rely on immigrants to fill vacancies in skilled professions.

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Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year

Read full article: Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year

Tesla announced the launch of cheaper versions of two of its electric vehicles Tuesday in hopes of reviving flagging sales.

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Government shutdown threatens to stall the recovery in the IPO market

Read full article: Government shutdown threatens to stall the recovery in the IPO market

The U.S. government shutdown could raise a caution flag for private companies considering a move to the public market for investors.

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Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errors

Read full article: Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errors

Deloitte Australia will partially refund the Australian government for a report filled with apparent AI-generated errors.

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Google's Play Store shake-up looms after Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopoly

Read full article: Google's Play Store shake-up looms after Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopoly

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store.

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"Simplified version" of VAR emerging as vital at Under-20 World Cup soccer tournament

Read full article: "Simplified version" of VAR emerging as vital at Under-20 World Cup soccer tournament

FIFA is employing an alternative review system that allows coaches to appeal two refereeโ€™s decisions per match at the Under-20 soccer World Cup in Chile.

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OpenAI and chipmaker AMD sign chip supply partnership for AI infrastructure

Read full article: OpenAI and chipmaker AMD sign chip supply partnership for AI infrastructure

AMD is announcing a deal to supply its chips to OpenAI for building AI infrastructure.

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Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

Read full article: Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others filed a federal lawsuit Friday to stop the plan.

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What to Stream: John Candy and Victoria Beckham documentaries, Battlefield 6 and 'Family Guy'

Read full article: What to Stream: John Candy and Victoria Beckham documentaries, Battlefield 6 and 'Family Guy'

Documentaries on comedian John Candy and pop artist-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham as well as a โ€œFamily Guyโ€ Halloween special are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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Silicon Valley leader who navigated the internet's boom and bust sees another wild ride with AI

Read full article: Silicon Valley leader who navigated the internet's boom and bust sees another wild ride with AI

Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technologyโ€™s volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internetโ€™s early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed the mania.

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Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects

Read full article: Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects

Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken down.

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Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology

Read full article: Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology

U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, have agreed to work together on artificial intelligence to deliver smart robots and a variety of other innovations.

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OpenAI now worth $500 billion, possibly making it the world's most valuable startup

Read full article: OpenAI now worth $500 billion, possibly making it the world's most valuable startup

OpenAI could now be the worldโ€™s most valuable startup, ahead of Elon Muskโ€™s SpaceX and TikTok parent company ByteDance, after a secondary stock sale designed to retain employees at the ChatGPT maker.

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Musk reports Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts, but experts suspect more pain is in store

Read full article: Musk reports Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts, but experts suspect more pain is in store

Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30.

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AOL's dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era

Read full article: AOL's dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era

Itโ€™s official: AOLโ€™s dial-up internet has taken its last bow.

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Mystery drone sightings reported over critical infrastructure in northern Germany

Read full article: Mystery drone sightings reported over critical infrastructure in northern Germany

German authorities are investigating reports of unidentified drones potentially spying on critical infrastructure in Schleswig-Holstein.

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US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada

Read full article: US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada

The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the worldโ€™s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada.

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New study adds to the possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn's moon Enceladus

Read full article: New study adds to the possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn's moon Enceladus

Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn's moon Enceladus.

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The Taliban government in Afghanistan rejects reports of a nationwide internet ban

Read full article: The Taliban government in Afghanistan rejects reports of a nationwide internet ban

The Taliban government has rejected reports of a nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan, saying old fiber optic cables are worn out and being replaced.

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OpenAI's Sora joins Meta in pushing AI-generated videos. Some are worried about a flood of 'AI slop'

Read full article: OpenAI's Sora joins Meta in pushing AI-generated videos. Some are worried about a flood of 'AI slop'

OpenAI has launched a new social media app called Sora, aiming to capture the audience of short-form video platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

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California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can't ticket

Read full article: California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can't ticket

Police in Northern California pulled over a self-driving Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn.

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'AI actor' Tilly Norwood stirs outrage in Hollywood

Read full article: 'AI actor' Tilly Norwood stirs outrage in Hollywood

Like thousands of actors, Tilly Norwood is looking for a Hollywood agent.

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Amazon unveils new generation of AI-powered Kindle and other devices

Read full article: Amazon unveils new generation of AI-powered Kindle and other devices

Online juggernaut Amazon Inc. unveiled its next generation of Kindle, Ring and Echo devices, among other gadgets, that are all powered by artificial intelligence and connected to Alexa+, its AI-infused personal assistant, which made its debut in February.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT now lets users buy from Etsy, Shopify in push for chatbot shopping

Read full article: OpenAI's ChatGPT now lets users buy from Etsy, Shopify in push for chatbot shopping

OpenAI is transforming ChatGPT into a virtual merchant to boost online commerce revenue.

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How to shop secondhand clothing sustainably and look cool doing it

Read full article: How to shop secondhand clothing sustainably and look cool doing it

More online platforms are giving secondhand shopping a digital upgrade, rolling out features like livestream shopping and AI-powered search to make thrifting faster and more exciting.

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UN appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan

Read full article: UN appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan is urging the Taliban government to immediately restore nationwide internet and telecommunications access.

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YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attack

Read full article: YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attack

Googleโ€™s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over his 2021 account suspension following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark bill creating AI safety measures

Read full article: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark bill creating AI safety measures

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law legislation aiming to increase transparency and prevent AI models from being used to cause catastrophic harms.

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AI is transforming how software engineers do their jobs. Just don't call it 'vibe-coding'

Read full article: AI is transforming how software engineers do their jobs. Just don't call it 'vibe-coding'

One of the hottest markets in the artificial intelligence industry is selling chatbots that write computer code.

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One Tech Tip: OpenAI adds parental controls to ChatGPT for teen safety

Read full article: One Tech Tip: OpenAI adds parental controls to ChatGPT for teen safety

OpenAI has announced new parental controls for ChatGPT to make it safer for teens.

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Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion

Read full article: Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion

Electronic Arts, the maker of video games like โ€œMadden NFL,โ€ โ€œBattlefield,โ€ and โ€œThe Sims,โ€ is being acquired by an investor group including Saudi Arabiaโ€™s sovereign wealth fund in the largest private equity-funded buyout in history.

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Trump's team keeps posting AI portraits of him. We keep clicking

Read full article: Trump's team keeps posting AI portraits of him. We keep clicking

President Donald Trump and his administration have embraced artificial intelligence-generated images, crafting a new portrait of him.

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Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps

Read full article: Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps

As mental health chatbots driven by artificial intelligence proliferate, a small number of states are trying to regulate them.

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British department store Harrods warns customers that some personal details taken in data breach

Read full article: British department store Harrods warns customers that some personal details taken in data breach

Harrods has warned some customers about a data breach involving their online systems.

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Private equity sees profits in power utilities as electric bills rise and Big Tech seeks more energy

Read full article: Private equity sees profits in power utilities as electric bills rise and Big Tech seeks more energy

Private investment firms that are helping finance Americaโ€™s artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local utilities that deliver electricity to regular customers โ€” and the servers that power AI.

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Mikey Madison will play a Facebook whistleblower in Aaron Sorkin's โ€˜Social Networkโ€™ follow-up

Read full article: Mikey Madison will play a Facebook whistleblower in Aaron Sorkin's โ€˜Social Networkโ€™ follow-up

Aaron Sorkin is diving back into the world of Facebook with a new film called โ€œThe Social Reckoning.โ€.

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Chair of a House committee on China demands urgent White House briefing on TikTok deal

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Rep. John Moolenaar has requested an urgent briefing from the White House after Trump supported a deal giving Americans a majority stake in TikTok.

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What to Stream: Taylor Swift, Matthew McConaughey, Jacinda Ardern, Glen Powell and Ghost of Yotei

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Taylor Swiftโ€™s highly anticipated 12th studio album, โ€œThe Life of a Showgirl,โ€ and Matthew McConaughey playing the real-life bus driver who saved elementary school students during Californiaโ€™s deadliest wildfire are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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European defense ministers agree to press on with 'drone wall' project as airspace violations mount

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European defense ministers have agreed to develop a โ€œdrone wallโ€ along their borders with Russia and Ukraine to better detect, track and intercept drones violating Europeโ€™s airspace.

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Trump signs executive order supporting proposed deal to put TikTok under US ownership

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States will be a qualified sale that meets national security concerns laid out by the law.

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Instagram's 'deliberate design choices' make it unsafe for teens despite Meta promises, report says

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Despite years of congressional hearings, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the harms of Instagram, Metaโ€™s wildly popular app has failed to protect children with its โ€œwoefully ineffectiveโ€ safety measures, according to a new report from former employee and whistleblower Arturo Bejar and four nonprofit groups.

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Apple says EU's sweeping digital rules delay new features for Europeans and seeks their repeal

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Apple wants the European Union to repeal its Digital Markets Act, arguing it delays new features like live translation for AirPods.

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Louisiana's $3B power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should foot the bill

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Meta is racing to construct its largest data center yet, a $10 billion facility in northeast Louisiana as big as 70 football fields and requiring more than twice the electricity of New Orleans.

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Al Gore's satellite and AI system is now tracking sources of deadly soot pollution

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Former Vice President Al Gore has announced an expansion of Climate TRACE to track soot pollution using satellite technology and artificial intelligence.

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