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Enabling privacy-preserving AI training on everyday devices
A new method could bring more accurate and efficient AI models to high-stakes applications like health care and finance, even in under-resourced settings.
View the articleHow one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world
Geopolitical turmoil has made venture investing challenging, leading Kompas VC to carve out a niche in startups focused on the physical world.
View the articleAt his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship
It's a story Musk has told before -- in interviews and to author Walter Isaacson for his bestselling biography of Musk -- but Tuesday was the first time he said it under oath.
View the articleOpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins
“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI’s coding agent instructions...
View the articleElon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’
The judge also warned Musk and Sam Altman to curb their “propensity to use social media to make things worse outside the courtroom” after both sides traded attacks online.
View the articleAmazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS
A day after OpenAI got Microsoft to agree to end exclusive rights, AWS announced a slate of OpenAI model offerings, including a new agent service.
View the articleAmazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages
Amazon's new "Join the chat" feature lets you ask questions about products and receive AI-powered audio responses.
View the article‘It’s Undignified’: Hundreds of Workers Training Meta’s AI Could Be Laid Off
More than 700 people working for a Meta contractor in Ireland are at risk of losing their jobs, documents show.
View the articleMatch Group invests $100M in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men
The app is Match Group's newest attempt to get mobile users excited about online romance again.
View the articleGoogle expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal
After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new contract with the department.
View the articleParagon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says
Despite promising to help determine what happened with the hacks targeting journalists and activists in Italy, Israeli-American spyware maker Paragon has reportedly not responded to authorities’ req...
View the articleUS Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of ‘geofence’ search warrants
The U.S. top court is expected to rule on whether to allow police to identify criminal suspects by dragnet searching the databases of tech giants.
View the articleAustralia forces Big Tech firms to pay for news or face a 2.25% tax
The more deals platforms make with media outlets, the less they pay. If enough agreements go through, that effective rate drops to 1.5%, which could generate between A$200 million and A$250 million ba...
View the articleLovable launches its vibe-coding app on iOS and Android
The app allows developers to vibe code web apps and websites on the go.
View the articleFounder of Shark Tank-backed startup Scholly sues his acquirer Sallie Mae
Chris Gray is suing his startup’s acquirer, Sallie Mae, for wrongful termination and alleging it's selling student data through a subsidiary. Sallie Mae denies the allegations and vows to fight.
View the articleApple introduces a cheaper option for App Store subscriptions
Apple is adding a new subscription option that lets app developers offer lower monthly pricing in exchange for a 12-month commitment.
View the articleSnapchat brings AI-powered conversational advertising to its app
Users will be able to chat with a brand's AI agent to do things like ask questions and get recommendations.
View the articleYouTube is testing an AI-powered search feature that shows guided answers
YouTube is rolling out the new AI search feature to Premium subscribers in the U.S. on an opt-in basis.
View the articleBCI startup Neurable looks to license its ‘mind-reading’ tech for consumer wearables
The startup specializes in "non-invasive" "mind-reading" tech — a kind of neural data collection that, its CEO hopes, will have all sorts of consumer applications.
View the articleRed Hat’s OpenClaw maintainer just made enterprise Claw deployments a lot safer
Tank OS puts OpenClaw AI agents into a container that lets it run reliably and more safely, especially for those running fleets of them.
View the articleThe Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards
AI agents may soon be buying your stuff for you. The FIDO Alliance has teamed up with Google and Mastercard to try to ensure that shopping in the near future isn't a complete disaster.
View the articleOtter’s new feature lets users search across their enterprise tools
With this launch, users can connect their Gmail, Google Drive, Notion, Jira, and Salesforce accounts and query that data along with existing meeting data. The company said that it will soon allow conn...
View the articleThe Bloomberg Terminal Is Getting an AI Makeover, Like It or Not
WIRED spoke with Bloomberg's chief technology officer about the big, chatbot-style changes coming to the iconic platform for traders.
View the articleDrizzle on top: a new high-end dog food brand is coming for the 1%
Golden Child is launching with two "five-star" products: a fresh frozen meal system and, more intriguingly, a "drizzle." It has also raised $37 million in funding.
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