A coalition of nonprofits is urging the U.S. government to immediately suspend the deployment of Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, in federal agencies including the Department of Defense.
The open letter, shared exclusively…
Category: 3. Tech
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Chinese tech giants trade cash for AI buzz
Chinese tech giants are luring users with cash offers before their reported upcoming releases of competing AI models this month.
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The crucial first step for designing a successful enterprise AI system
Many organizations rushed into generative AI, only to see pilots fail to deliver value. Now, companies want measurable outcomes—but how do you design for success?
At Mistral AI, we partner with global industry leaders to co-design tailored AI…
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Wobble X Series 55 Review: Premium Features Without Premium Price
The 55-inch Wobble X Series Google TV is positioned as more than just another affordable large-screen television. Instead of competing only on price, it attempts to deliver a well-rounded premium experience focused on picture quality,…
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Crunchyroll Is Raising Subscription Prices. Here’s How Your Plan Will Change
Roughly one month after ending its free tier, Crunchyroll is raising prices on all its streaming subscription plans in the US. The anime giant announced the changes on Monday, indicating new prices take effect immediately for new customers and…
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Sony’s wild PlayStation controller patent gives you buttons anywhere you want
Sony has a new patent that imagines a PlayStation controller built around on-screen buttons you can rearrange. The concept swaps most fixed top-face inputs for a large touchscreen surface.
Instead of living with one D-pad and one…
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The Download: Inside a deepfake marketplace, and EV batteries’ future
The must-reads
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 A social network for AI agents is vulnerable to abuse
A misconfiguration meant anyone could take control of any…Continue Reading
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Quantum-inspired wireless technology could tackle 6G's biggest challenges
Researchers at Monash University and the University of Melbourne have developed a quantum-inspired approach to optical wireless communication that promises to make 6G networks faster, more reliable and energy-efficient. As the world moves toward…
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Europe’s not-so-dry January: Unicorns and a new tech identity
Every January, millions take on Dry January, a ritual of restraint and resetting after the holiday season. If that’s the benchmark for kicking off the year with moderation, Europe’s startup ecosystem clearly didn’t get the memo. In the…
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The data center surge has a hidden source of carbon emissions
Data centers siphon huge amounts of energy to power artificial intelligence. But their environmental footprint starts to balloon even before the first server switches on due to the immense amount of carbon-intensive concrete needed to build them.
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