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Web Summit attendees aren’t buying Scale AI CEO’s push for America ‘to win the AI war’

Web Summit attendees aren’t buying Scale AI CEO’s push...

In a bold move last month, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang took out a full-page ad in...

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UK’s internet watchdog toughens approach to deepfake porn

UK’s internet watchdog toughens approach to deepfake porn

Ofcom, the U.K.’s internet safety regulator, has published another new draft guidance...

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1,000 artists release ‘silent’ album to protest UK copyright sell-out to AI

1,000 artists release ‘silent’ album to protest UK copyright...

The U.K. government is pushing forward with plans to attract more AI companies to...

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Automattic-owned Beeper is releasing redesigned desktop and iOS apps

Automattic-owned Beeper is releasing redesigned desktop...

WordPress.com owner Automattic last year acquired the multi-service messaging app...

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Fyre Festival 2 is coming, and it already sounds bananas (and not in a good way)

Fyre Festival 2 is coming, and it already sounds bananas...

Billy McFarland is back, with Fyre Festival 2. Scheduled to take place in Isla Mujeres,...

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Trump says planned tariffs on Canada, Mexico ‘going forward’

Trump says planned tariffs on Canada, Mexico ‘going forward’

But following the remarks, a US official said the fate of the special 25% levy on...

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Right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino will join Kash Patel as deputy FBI director; says he wants agents who investigated Trump fired

Right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino will join Kash Patel as...

The Justice Department has already demanded a list from the FBI of the thousands...

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Elon Musk’s directive to federal workers to explain their productivity or get the ax could take them 165,000 hours of their workdays to complete

Elon Musk’s directive to federal workers to explain their...

The time needed for all federal workers to reply to Musk's email could cost the...

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Trump team seeks to toughen Biden’s chip controls over China

Trump team seeks to toughen Biden’s chip controls over...

Washington wants to stop China from building a chip sector that could boost its...

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Buffett’s bet sparks surge in Japan trading house shares

Buffett’s bet sparks surge in Japan trading house shares

The trading houses have outpaced the Nikkei 225 since Buffett’s investment was announced.

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Perplexity launches its own freemium ‘deep research’ product

Perplexity launches its own freemium ‘deep research’ product

Perplexity has become the latest AI company to release an in-depth research tool,...

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xAI’s “Colossus” supercomputer raises health questions in Memphis

xAI’s “Colossus” supercomputer raises health questions...

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI plans to continue using 15 gas turbines to power its...

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Apple Intelligence could arrive on Vision Pro in April

Apple Intelligence could arrive on Vision Pro in April

Apple is planning to add Apple Intelligence to its Vision Pro headset in an update...

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North Carolina Amazon workers vote against unionizing

North Carolina Amazon workers vote against unionizing

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina voted against unionizing...

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Death of OpenAI whistleblower deemed suicide in new autopsy report

Death of OpenAI whistleblower deemed suicide in new autopsy...

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI employee, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment...

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Housing markets with a lot of federal workers have been thrown into disarray by Trump’s RTO order and layoff fears

Housing markets with a lot of federal workers have been...

Some people are holding off on buying new homes as federal job insecurity rises.

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Trump’s trade war could spiral into a debt war that sends interest rates soaring, former White House official warns

Trump’s trade war could spiral into a debt war that sends...

"This makes Treasury markets a ripe target if negotiations result in prolonged conflict."

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Trump tours Boeing plane to highlight aircraft maker’s delay in delivering a new Air Force One

Trump tours Boeing plane to highlight aircraft maker’s...

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said last month that Musk is working with the company to...