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#3689

Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet; plus, Reddit argues it isn’t like other social p...

As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out ar... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#3688

Google launched its deepest AI research agent yet — on the same day OpenAI dropped GPT-5.2

For the first time, developers can embed Google's Deep Research tool, based on Gemini 3 Pr... more

12 Dec 2025

08 MINS

08:21

12 Dec 2025


#3687

Opera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser; plus, Rivian going big on autonomy

Following a couple of months' testing, Opera has finally made its AI-powered browser, Neon... more

11 Dec 2025

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11 Dec 2025


#3686

Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms; plus Nvidia is reportedly t...

The stealthy startup plans to use a network of satellites to harvest sunlight and send it ... more

11 Dec 2025

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11 Dec 2025


#3685

Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” st... more

10 Dec 2025

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10 Dec 2025


#3684

Three in ten U.S. teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are growing; also, Why Cursor...

While teenagers may start out using AI chatbots for basic questions, their relationship wi... more

10 Dec 2025

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10 Dec 2025


#3683

Google’s first AI glasses expected next year; plus, Ford and Renault team up on cheaper EVs and True...

Google will compete with Meta with its own line of AI-powered smart glasses. Also, Ford an... more

09 Dec 2025

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09 Dec 2025


#3682

FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman

Zuckerman, who used to run the stalkerware apps SpyFone and SpyTrac, claimed the ban is hu... more

09 Dec 2025

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09 Dec 2025


#3681

‘ONE RULE’: Trump says he’ll sign an EO blocking state AI laws despite bipartisan pushback; also, Pa...

“I will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week,” Trump posted on social media. “You... more

08 Dec 2025

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08 Dec 2025


#3680

How would the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal reshape Hollywood?

The $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros., and the acquisition has already been descr... more

08 Dec 2025

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08 Dec 2025


#3679

The New York Times is suing Perplexity for copyright infringement; while Meta signs commercial AI da...

The New York Times filed a copyright lawsuit against Perplexity, joining other publishers ... more

05 Dec 2025

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05 Dec 2025


#3678

Musk says new Tesla software allows texting and driving, which is illegal in most states; plus, Feds...

Texting while driving is banned in nearly every state, even with the use of advanced drive... more

05 Dec 2025

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05 Dec 2025


#3677

California’s ban on self-driving trucks could soon be over; also, Amazon may drop USPS and build a c...

Revised rules in California would allow self-driving trucks to test on public highways. Th... more

04 Dec 2025

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05:43

04 Dec 2025


#3676

Andy Jassy says Amazon’s Nvidia competitor chip is already a multi-billion-dollar business

Can any company, big or small, really topple Nvidia's AI chip dominance? Maybe not entirel... more

04 Dec 2025

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04:51

04 Dec 2025


#3675

Another bid to block state AI regulation has failed…for now; plus, Autolane is building ‘air traffic...

The latest bid to squeeze a ban on states regulating AI into an annual defense bill has re... more

03 Dec 2025

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03 Dec 2025


#3674

A data breach at analytics giant Mixpanel leaves a lot of open questions

We sent over a dozen questions to Mixpanel's CEO about the company's data breach. Here's w... more

03 Dec 2025

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03 Dec 2025


#3673

Amazon releases an impressive new AI chip and teases a Nvidia-friendly roadmap; also, India plans to...

Amazon Web Services, which has been building its own AI training chips for years now, just... more

02 Dec 2025

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02 Dec 2025


#3672

Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom; also, Data center energy demand forecasted to so...

The AI boom is proving to be a windfall for construction workers building the massive data... more

02 Dec 2025

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02 Dec 2025


#3671

Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday; plus, James Cameron says generative AI is ‘ho...

On Black Friday, Amazon sessions that resulted in a sale were up 100% in the U.S. when the... more

01 Dec 2025

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01 Dec 2025


#3670

No, you can’t get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is anyway

Though LLMs might not use explicitly biased language, they may infer your demographic data... more

01 Dec 2025

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01 Dec 2025


#3669

Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless; plus, a bug in jury system...

The commercial robotaxi service launched last year. Now, the human safety operator is gone... more

26 Nov 2025

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26 Nov 2025


#3668

Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat; plus, OpenAI and P...

The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat feat... more

26 Nov 2025

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26 Nov 2025


#3667

Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone; plus, DOG...

Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launchi... more

25 Nov 2025

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25 Nov 2025


#3666

Roblox CEO interview gets heated over child safety; X’s new About This Account feature is going grea...

-Roblox CEO Dave Baszuki joined the Hard Fork podcast to discuss the gaming platform’s new... more

25 Nov 2025

04 MINS

04:46

25 Nov 2025


#3665

Trump administration might not fight state AI regulations after all; plus Waymo expanding across Bay...

Reuters reports that the executive order has been put on hold. If signed, the order would ... more

24 Nov 2025

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05:00

24 Nov 2025


#3664

CrowdStrike fires ‘suspicious insider,’ X rolling out the ‘About this account’ feature, and Trump’s...

-Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike denied it had been hacked following claims from a hacker ... more

21 Nov 2025

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21 Nov 2025


#3663

Grok says Elon Musk is better than basically everyone, except Shohei Ohtani

According to Grok, Elon Musk can out slug the MLB's greatest power hitters... except Ohtan... more

21 Nov 2025

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21 Nov 2025


#3662

Google releases Nano Banana Pro, its latest image generation model; and another fire broke out at al...

Google is upgrading its image generation model with new editing chops, higher resolutions,... more

20 Nov 2025

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20 Nov 2025


#3661

How the classic anime ‘Ghost in the Shell’ predicted the future of cybersecurity 30 years ago

Written by: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai The story of the Ghost in the Shell’s main villa... more

20 Nov 2025

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