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How to turn off AI in your Google Docs
Here's what you need to do to get those pesky "write with Gemini" pop-ups to go away.
View the articleAI is hurting Apple in more ways than one: it may force iPhone price increases
CEO Tim Cook said in a recent interview that the situation is "unsustainable."
View the articleThe Korean Telecom Giant at the Center of Anthropic’s Mythos Controversy
Days before Anthropic took its most advanced AI models offline, the White House ordered the company to revoke SK Telecom’s access to Claude Mythos over claims of alleged ties to China.
View the articleChi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI
Chi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural anthropologist.
View the articleRoelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors
The former Sequoia Capital leader is filling an "existing vacancy" on SpaceX's board, days after the company went public in the largest IPO ever.
View the articleAfter unveiling ridiculously expensive AR glasses, Snap’s stock takes a dive
Snap's long-awaited smart glasses debut hasn't exactly done wonders for the company's stock.
View the articleNEA’s Tiffany Luck says enterprises are still figuring out their AI ROI
Tokenmaxxing was the hottest trend in Silicon Valley earlier this year, with CEOs encouraging employees to push AI usage as far as it would go. Then the bill came due. Uber reportedly blew throu...
View the articleFTC lawsuit reveals how subscription scam networks evade app store enforcement
A new FTC lawsuit reveals how sophisticated subscription app operators can allegedly use shell companies and payment infrastructure to stay active on app stores despite mounting consumer complaints.
View the articleIn game theory, generalists sometimes win out over specialists
Researchers show that for certain kinds of games, an overlooked class of algorithms performs much better than expected.
View the articleWorld leaders want American AI. They just don’t want America to be able to turn it off.
French President Macron and Indian PM Modi raised alarms at the G7 summit that the U.S. could cut off access to American AI overnight — a fear the Anthropic blackout just made real.
View the articleAnthropic becomes first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition
Anthropic has joined the Frontier coalition, which received another $915M in pledges to fund carbon removal projects.
View the articleOperating a Humanoid With Your Body Is a Hot Job in China’s Hardware Capital
In Shenzhen, workers at IO-AI Tech control humanoid robots using a VR rig reminiscent of Ready Player One.
View the articleCybercriminals allegedly hacked tens of thousands of Fortinet firewalls used by major companies all over the world
An alleged Russian-speaking group of cybercriminals is reportedly compromising and targeting several major companies that use Fortinet Firewalls and VPNs through previously known passwords.
View the articleSocial media’s next evolution: user-controlled algorithms
Social media feeds are becoming more customizable as platforms like Threads, Instagram, and TikTok introduce tools that let users directly influence the algorithms powering their recommendations.
View the articleWorld model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names
World models are the next big thing in AI beyond LLMs and, with this round, Odyssey has cemented itself as one of the startups to watch.
View the articleMastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web
Mastodon’s newly launched newsletter feature lets anyone subscribe to creators by email, even without a Mastodon account.
View the articleThe White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks. That May Not Be Possible
Trump administration officials tell WIRED that if Anthropic wants to rerelease Fable 5, it will need to ensure the model's guardrails can't be circumvented. Security experts say that can't be done.
View the articleOnly 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows
Although Wall Street loves AI, every day Americans are significantly less optimistic about the industry, a new report from Pew Research shows.
View the articleTwo Stanford grads raise $11M to build a noninvasive wearable for hormone tracking
Clair Health will track inflammation and bloating markers, energy levels, and cycle phase classification to give insights into cycle irregularities and perimenopause, as well as hormonal fluctuations,...
View the articleGoogle bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker
Google is betting generative AI can breathe new life into the smart speaker. The company's new $99.99 Google Home Speaker replaces the rigid commands of the Google Assistant era with more conversation...
View the articlePayPal Ventures shutters as company restructuring continues
The corporate venture arm ends after 10 years and 80 investments.
View the articleThe slowtech revolution is here to kill your phone addiction and rescue your attention span
“People just really want to take back control of their time, their lives, their attention... They’re down for whatever helps them do that.”
View the articleCollecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.
If physical AI is going to match the accomplishments of LLMs, there's a data problem that needs to be solved.
View the articlePramaana Labs raises $27M seed round from Khosla Ventures to bring formal verification to AI
Pramaana will focus on highly sensitive verticals like law, drug discovery, and tax preparation — where errors can be costly and reliability is at a premium.
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