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Artificial Intelligence

Robotaxi Door Left Open? DoorDash Has a Fix.

Autonomous vehicles are advancing from concept to commercial reality, with companies like Waymo expanding robotaxi services and deploying new systems…

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI President’s Millions to Trump: A Bet on Humanity?

OpenAI President Greg Brockman and his wife made a $25 million donation to a pro-Trump super PAC and an equal…

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Business

Judicial Panel Retracts Climate Guidance After GOP Pushback

A U.S. judicial advisory body removed a chapter on climate science from a key judicial manual after objections from Republican…

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AI & Tech

AI Is Replacing Nuclear Treaties. Should We Be Worried?

The collapse of key nuclear arms treaties has created a dangerous void in global security, prompting experts to consider unconventional…

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BigTech Companies

Microsoft patches exploited Office zero-day, Fortinet fixes SSO flaw

Microsoft and Fortinet issued emergency patches for critical, actively exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-21509 in Office and CVE-2026-24858 in FortiCloud), highlighting the…

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Cybersecurity

Open Science in Cybersecurity: Real-World Impact

Scientific research environments prioritize system availability over strict confidentiality, requiring a fundamental shift from standard enterprise cybersecurity models to balance…

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BigTech Companies

Tim Cook, Trump Discuss Deescalation in ‘Good Conversation’

Apple CEO Tim Cook held a constructive conversation with President Trump, emphasizing the need for de-escalation and upholding American ideals…

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AI & Tech

Health Chatbots Rise as US Debates AI Rules

AI-powered health chatbots are rapidly integrating into U.S. healthcare, raising questions about accountability and data privacy, while major tech firms…

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Business

Capital One Buys Brex at a Discount, Early Investors Reap Rewards

Capital One acquired fintech platform Brex for $5.15 billion, a significant discount from its peak $12.3 billion valuation, delivering a…

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AI & Tech

Yann LeCun’s AI Venture and Lithium’s Surging Demand

Lithium is crucial for batteries in electronics and electric vehicles, with its volatile pricing significantly impacting mining and future battery…

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Business

Drone Delivery: The Future of Burritos?

Zipline, a drone delivery company, has completed millions of deliveries since 2016, ranging from consumer goods in the US to…

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Entertainment

2025’s Most-Downloaded PS5 & PS4 Games Revealed

Sports simulations like NBA 2K26 and EA Sports FC 26 dominated 2025's PlayStation digital download charts, marking a shift from…

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BigTech Companies

Tech Workers Condemn ICE as CEOs Stay Silent

Tech industry executives have maintained a cooperative relationship with the administration, despite regulatory shifts, while rank-and-file employees have reached a…

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Business

Booz Allen & a16z Speed Government Tech Adoption

Booz Allen Hamilton and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate the adoption of innovative commercial technologies…

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AI & Tech

Meta Launches New AI Infrastructure Initiative

Meta has launched **Meta Compute**, a major initiative to build a world-class AI infrastructure, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls a…

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AI & Tech

AI Slop: The Case for Imperfection and CRISPR’s Future

The initial widespread disdain for AI-generated content is giving way to a more nuanced view, as some videos show unexpected…

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Culture

Our Political Language Is Breaking Down, Too

The assassination of Charlie Kirk in 2025 was immediately met with online desecration and memes, reflecting a society where public…

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BigTech Companies

Who Are the Most Dangerous People Online in 2025?

Donald Trump's impulsive social media governance shapes national policy and news cycles, turning the federal government into an extension of…

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Artificial Intelligence

The Problem with AI’s Sparkly Star Symbol

By late 2025, generative AI sees massive global adoption in workplaces and apps, yet a majority of the U.S. public…

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Business

Colin Angle on iRobot’s Failed Amazon Deal and the FTC

iRobot's Chapter 11 bankruptcy is attributed by founder Colin Angle to a blocked $1.7 billion Amazon acquisition, which he argues…

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