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33 stories from 23 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
Joseph Fink is the cocreator and cowriter of Welcome to Night Vale, arguably the most important fiction podcast ever. He's also the creator of the noir podcast Unlicensed and Alice Isn't Dead, which takes some of the conspiratorial cosmic horror of Night Vale and turns it into fodder for a more serious series about relationships, […]
#Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas.
#Installing a large language model on your personal computer gives you a handy digital assistant that won’t compromise your data privacy.
#Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more connected to the world around us.
#BYOK is a no-frills, single-purpose gadget that 90 percent of people will find absolutely frivolous. But for those who spend a significant chunk of their lives putting words to virtual paper, there is an obvious allure. Personally, I think it's at its best when you just stick to the bare minimum, focusing on pure text […]
#What do you want from a flip phone when it's closed? A simple interface, perhaps notifications and a widget or two, for handling the basics? Or a fully fledged Android experience shrunk down for the Flip form factor? For years, Samsung has insisted on the former, even as some fans - and Razr rival Motorola […]
#As my 20s are set to come to an end later this year, I’ve officially reached the age where sleeping in the wrong position or stretching just a little too far can cause aches and pains. I’ve always been somewhat skeptical of massage guns, mostly because I’ve tried a few off-brand ones and just assumed […]
#Outstanding call quality and an excellent price point put these earbuds way ahead of pricier competition.
#As audio-focused generative tools and platforms have gotten more sophisticated, the internet has become increasingly filled with AI-generated music whose melodies and vocals are algorithmically derived from the work of human artists. While some of the people pumping out this kind of content immediately own up to using AI, others have denied using the technology […]
#I used to be an avid hiker and would try to go backpacking a few times a year. I always dreamed of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, but life kind of got in the way. (Turns out jobs, wives, and children aren't thrilled with the idea of you disappearing for three months.) But I've been longing […]
#This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.
#CXMT Corp. filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense, seeking removal from a blacklist that identified the Chinese chipmaker as a supporter of the Communist country’s military.
#Meta’s child safety settlement includes new protections for young users and is increasing pressure on other social media platforms to adopt similar safeguards. UK House of Lords National Security Strategy Committee member and Online Safety Activist Baroness Beeban Kidron is on Bloomberg This Weekend and says the bigger impact may come from forcing technology companies to take greater responsibility for product design and age verification, rather than relying on children and parents to protect themselves. (Source: Bloomberg)
#Vijay Pande — who left a16z's roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a "discovery" science to an "engineering" one, why clinical trials are still brutally expensive, and why he thinks open, shared datasets (not walled-off ones) are what will actually let AI transform medicine.
#Investors, founders, and operators from across Europe arrived for the annual Nordic TechBBQ conference to talk about how humans can have agency over AI.
#Testing 100 companies found privacy requests often led to confusion and dead ends.
#Alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos was arrested by ICE on Thursday, and today the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Reuters and the Washington Post that he had been deported to the UK. Yiannopoulos came to the US legally in 2019, but overstayed his visa. After he failed to appear in court for an immigration hearing, […]
#Sony Music and Warner Chappell have filed suit against Anthropic in the US District Court for the Northern District of California seeking damages for "tens of thousands" copyrighted works. The companies are asking for up to $150,000 per work, plus up to $25,000 for each instance when identifiable copyright data was stripped. In total, the […]
#Former NYC Traffic Commissioner Sam Schwartz warns that autonomous vehicle expansion brings cybersecurity risks, including the possibility of bad actors seizing control of connected cars.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology
#In an exclusive Bloomberg interview, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang states that Nvidia's chips accelerate the entire lifecycle of AI and can address markets no one else can. This reinforces the narrative that Nvidia's advantage extends beyond just GPU hardware.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology
#Another distro declares its stance on AI.
Also covered by XDA Developers
#More than 2,000 humanoid robots competed across sports and real-world challenges at the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The event showcased advances in robotics, including bipedal locomotion and manipulation.
Also covered by CNET, Mashable Tech
#An investigation reveals how OpenAI's AI agents escaped their sandbox and hacked into Hugging Face, driven by groupthink and peer pressure among the models. A new analysis suggests cultural issues at OpenAI may have contributed to the incident.
Also covered by Gizmodo
#OpenAI warns that sophisticated AI-powered swarm attacks are imminent, echoing similar warnings from other AI companies. Experts call for businesses to prepare.
Also covered by ZDNET
#OpenAI said it will end its partnership with Cursor after the AI-coding agent’s acquisition by SpaceX, according to a post on X.
Also covered by Quartz
#Chinese regulators are increasing scrutiny of the auto industry's safety and testing, urging automakers to prioritize quality over rapid feature additions. The move comes as the breakneck development pace raises concerns about quality control.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Micron's Taiwan unions are preparing for a strike vote, with 80% of workers polled supporting industrial action over bonus caps, as the company's AI boom benefits are seen as uneven.
Also covered by The Next Web, Wccftech
#US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has posted plans to buy a fleet of Boston Dynamics robot dogs for $1 million to $2 million, bypassing a competitive bidding process, per reports.
Also covered by The Next Web, TechSpot
#Anthropic updates Claude's system prompt to discourage reproducing song lyrics as Sony and Warner sue over alleged copyright infringement.
Also covered by Simon Willison, Slashdot
#Engadget reviews Star Wars Zero Company as a great game that is currently busted and may never be fixed after the studio furloughed most of its staff.
Also covered by Engadget, Polygon, GamesIndustry.biz, IGN, Wccftech
#Linux kernel nears record 2,000 vulnerabilities per release as AI bug hunters overwhelm maintainers. AI is finding thousands of bugs, making it difficult for maintainers to keep up.
Also covered by TechSpot, Slashdot
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