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Riding the GLP-1 boom, VITL lands $7.5M to overhaul cash-pay clinic prescribing

The startup provides an e-prescribing marketplace for the booming cash-pay clinic market.

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Riding the GLP-1 boom, VITL lands $7.5M to overhaul cash-pay clinic prescribing

Engadget

Nintendo to start charging different prices for first-party digital and physical games

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Engadget

Nintendo to start charging different prices for first-party digital and physical games

Engadget

YouTube is bringing affiliate shopping features to more creators

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Engadget

YouTube is bringing affiliate shopping features to more creators

Engadget

Jury rules against Meta and YouTube in social media addiction case

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Engadget

Jury rules against Meta and YouTube in social media addiction case

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WIRED

OpenClaw Agents Can Be Guilt-Tripped Into Self-Sabotage

In a controlled experiment, OpenClaw agents proved prone to panic and vulnerable to manipulation. They even disabled their own functionality when gaslit by humans.

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WIRED

OpenClaw Agents Can Be Guilt-Tripped Into Self-Sabotage

Ars Technica

Google's TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x

TurboQuant makes AI models more efficient but doesn't reduce output quality like other methods.

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Ars Technica

Google's TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x

TechCrunch

Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in landmark social media addiction trial

The jury says Meta and YouTube will have to pay $3 million in damages.

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Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in landmark social media addiction trial

TechCrunch

Meta is cutting several hundred jobs

The cuts will impact employees in the U.S. and other international markets.

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Meta is cutting several hundred jobs

Ars Technica

Antibiotic resistance among germs swells during droughts, study suggests

Study links two crises: Climate change and antibiotic-resistant infections.

56 minutes ago

Ars Technica

Antibiotic resistance among germs swells during droughts, study suggests

WIRED

The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse

“This is my home”: At a VR comedy club in Horizon Worlds, users mourn Meta's plans for the platform.

1 hour ago

WIRED

The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse

TechCrunch

Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools

Apple is adding 100+ new App Store Connect metrics, giving developers deeper, first-party insights into monetization, subscriptions, and user behavior as it doubles down on its app ecosystem in the AI era.

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Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools

WIRED

Save $100 on Our Favorite Soundbar and Subwoofer Combo

The JBL Bar 500MK2 boasts Dolby Atmos support and easy setup and streaming.

1 hour ago

WIRED

Save $100 on Our Favorite Soundbar and Subwoofer Combo

TechCrunch

Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced companion legislation to halt construction on new data centers until Congress passes comprehensive AI regulation.

1 hour ago

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Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction

TechCrunch

DeleteMe acquires social media security tool Block Party

Tracey Chou founded Block Party in 2018 as a tool to help people stay safe from targeted harassment on Twitter, inspired by her own experiences.

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DeleteMe acquires social media security tool Block Party

Engadget

The Afeela 1 came too late and now is gone too soon

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Engadget

The Afeela 1 came too late and now is gone too soon

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Supreme Court rules ISPs aren't liable for subscribers' music piracy

2 hours ago

Engadget

Supreme Court rules ISPs aren't liable for subscribers' music piracy

Engadget

Spotify is testing a tool to help real artists deal with AI slop on their profiles

2 hours ago

Engadget

Spotify is testing a tool to help real artists deal with AI slop on their profiles

WIRED

OpenAI Enters Its Focus Era by Killing Sora

As the ChatGPT-maker eyes an IPO, it's ditching Sora in favor of a unified AI assistant and enterprise coding tools.

3 hours ago

WIRED

OpenAI Enters Its Focus Era by Killing Sora

Ars Technica

Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps

Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.

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Ars Technica

Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps

Ars Technica

Apple begins age checks in the UK with latest iOS update

Move follows government pressure on smartphone makers to do more to protect children online.

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Ars Technica

Apple begins age checks in the UK with latest iOS update

Ars Technica

Disney cancels $1 billion OpenAI partnership amid Sora shutdown plans

Press reports suggest Disney was blindsided and that no money changed hands.

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

Disney cancels $1 billion OpenAI partnership amid Sora shutdown plans

WIRED

New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction

The US senator said on Tuesday that a moratorium would give lawmakers time to "ensure that AI is safe." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce a similar bill in the House in the weeks ahead.

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WIRED

New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction

Ars Technica

Honda cancels the two electric vehicles it was developing with Sony

Sony Honda Mobility says the Afeela 1 and Afeela 2 are no more.

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

Honda cancels the two electric vehicles it was developing with Sony

WIRED

When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon

As war reshapes the Gulf, the satellite infrastructure the world relies on to see conflict clearly is being delayed, spoofed, and privately controlled—and nobody is sure who is responsible.

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WIRED

When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon