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17 stories from 5 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
The Verge's podcast features Alex Stamos, chief security officer at Cognition, discussing the state of cybersecurity. It is part one of a series on AI in real life.
#Musk announced Friday that Tesla will be winding down Cybertruck production in 2027 to free up capacity for the Cybercab robotaxi. The Verge called the move a humiliating end for the vehicle.
#Candidates who favor stricter AI oversight won several key congressional races. A pro-regulation political funding group backed in part by Anthropic helped support them as Americans grow uneasy about AI.
#A weekly newsletter's roundup of gadgets and tech news calls the return of Zelda better than ever. The edition also covers other notable tech stories of the week.
#Escalating hacks involving internet-connected refrigerators have affected blood labs and grocery stores. The incidents point to critical infrastructure risks stemming from basic security lapses in connected devices.
#A report published by an AI safety research organization says Anthropic's models are improving roughly twice as quickly as a year ago. The report describes the company using AI to build more powerful AI and suggests no sign of slowing.
#Apps and platforms that help family caregivers manage a loved one's needs are adding AI features and growing more capable. The broader problem of caregivers' well-being is still not addressed by these tools.
#Research combining genes and archaeology is tracing how Bantu speakers migrated across much of Africa. The work is revealing how the migration transformed languages, genetics and cultures.
#Owning a home is widely promoted as a path to building wealth. Wired argues that for many households, climate-related disasters are turning that investment into a liability.
#Wired has compiled 10 early Black Friday headphone deals with discounts of up to 50 percent on products from Apple, Sony, Bose and other brands. The list is a curated roundup of current offers.
#Discounted Ecoflow power banks feature large capacities, retractable USB-C cables and fast charging. The deal saves $80 on the Rapid Pro models.
#Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers for a cyberattack on her foreign minister. The attack follows a rise in hybrid disruptions from entities aligned with Vladimir Putin's government.
#A soldier was repeatedly told to lock down his devices before deploying but did not remove his SIM card. He was then blackmailed in a sextortion scheme and faced a court-martial.
#The open source utility is free and is said to safely clear hidden caches and leftover app files. It can also remove gigabytes of offline Apple Intelligence models.
#After spending two years aligned with the White House, Big Tech is now seeking favor with Democrats. The article questions whether this image makeover can withstand pressure from states, local communities and markets.
#SoftBank Group and ABB are exploring a carve-out of the Chinese portion of a large robotics transaction. The move is an attempt to salvage a deal that Beijing has blocked, according to people familiar with the matter.
#Sequoia is ending its Scouts program, a model the firm pioneered and many venture firms copied. Commentary suggests the scouts model has reached its limits in its current form.
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