OpenAI is planning to bring over more researchers from Thinking Machines Lab after nabbing two cofounders, a source familiar with the situation says. Plus, the latest efforts to automate jobs with AI.
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Inside OpenAI’s Raid on Thinking Machines Lab
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Save $50 on the OnePlus Watch 3, Which Has Revolutionary Battery Tech
Save some cash on this Wear OS smartwatch with a revolutionary battery that can go for five days on a charge (16 days on low-power mode).
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Save $50 on the OnePlus Watch 3, Which Has Revolutionary Battery Tech
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Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity
Over the past decade, US immigration agents have shot and killed more than two dozen people. Not a single agent appears to have faced criminal charges.
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Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity
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OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs
Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain.
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OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs
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Hands On With Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, an AI Agent That Actually Works
Cowork is a user-friendly version of Anthropic’s Claude Code AI-powered tool that’s built for file management and basic computing tasks. Here’s what it's like to use it.
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Hands On With Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, an AI Agent That Actually Works
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Best Packing Cubes for Every Kind of Trip (2026), Tested and Reviewed
Whether you’re a no-frills backpacker or a bag-checking fashionista, there’s a perfect packing cube out there for you.
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Best Packing Cubes for Every Kind of Trip (2026), Tested and Reviewed
TechCrunch
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The AI lab revolving door spins ever faster
AI labs just can't get their employees to stay put. Yesterday’s big AI news was the abrupt and seemingly acrimonious departure of three top executives at Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines lab.
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The AI lab revolving door spins ever faster
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Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing
The U.S. struck a trade deal with Taiwan as the country looks to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
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Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing
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AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation
Higgsfield says it's on a $200 million annual revenue run rate. So it opened its previous Series A round back up and sold another $80 million in shares.
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AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation
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Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue
Iran’s government-imposed internet shutdown enters its second week as authorities continue their violent crackdown on protesters.
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Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue
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OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs
Merge Labs is a “research lab” dedicated to “bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability.” OpenAI wrote the largest check in Merge Labs' $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation.
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OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs
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Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity, and others
The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.
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Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity, and others
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Engadget
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Netflix's expanded Sony deal includes streaming rights to the Legend of Zelda movie
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Netflix's expanded Sony deal includes streaming rights to the Legend of Zelda movie
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Flaw in 17 Google Fast Pair audio devices could let hackers eavesdrop
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Flaw in 17 Google Fast Pair audio devices could let hackers eavesdrop
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ASUS has stopped producing the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB, saying they've reached 'end of life'
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ASUS has stopped producing the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB, saying they've reached 'end of life'
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Amazon is making a Fallout Shelter competition reality TV show
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Amazon is making a Fallout Shelter competition reality TV show
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How to claim Verizon's $20 credit for Wednesday's service outage
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How to claim Verizon's $20 credit for Wednesday's service outage
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Heist game Relooted gets a release date
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Heist game Relooted gets a release date
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Ars Technica
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy tries something different, and I don’t hate it
An interesting new take on Trek includes some characters you already know.
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy tries something different, and I don’t hate it
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NASA’s first medical evacuation from space ends with on-target splashdown
This is the first time NASA has called an early end to a space mission for medical reasons.
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NASA’s first medical evacuation from space ends with on-target splashdown
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Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal
Spotify claims the higher fees will help "benefit artists."
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Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal
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ChatGPT wrote “Goodnight Moon” suicide lullaby for man who later killed himself
ChatGPT used a man's favorite children's book to romanticize his suicide.
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ChatGPT wrote “Goodnight Moon” suicide lullaby for man who later killed himself
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Are people avoiding iOS 26 because of Liquid Glass? It’s complicated.
Liquid Glass is controversial, but adoption rates aren't as low as they seem.
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Are people avoiding iOS 26 because of Liquid Glass? It’s complicated.
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Many Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair vulnerable to “WhisperPair” hack
Even Google's own earbuds are vulnerable to the Fast Pair hack.
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Many Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair vulnerable to “WhisperPair” hack