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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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Automotive

Audi’s Inline-Five: 50 Years of Unconventional Power

Audi's iconic five-cylinder engine, born from a pragmatic 1970s design choice, carved its legend through motorsport dominance in rally and…

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AI & Tech

Amazon’s AI-Generated ‘Fallout’ Recap Is Riddled With Errors

Prime Video's AI-generated recap for *Fallout* has drawn criticism for containing factual errors, such as misstating key timelines and character…

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Prime Video Halts AI Recaps After Fallout Error

Amazon Prime Video removed its AI-generated recap feature after significant criticism over factual inaccuracies, particularly in its summary of *Fallout*,…

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AI & Tech

AI’s New Role: Shaping Election Outcomes

AI is being repurposed from everyday tools to conduct affordable, automated political persuasion, seamlessly integrating into platforms like social media…

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Automotive

Trump Invites Japanese Kei Trucks to US Market

President Trump directed officials to remove regulatory barriers for the domestic production and sale of Japanese kei trucks, aligning with…

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BigTech Companies

Elon Musk Faces Backlash Over Racist Posts

Elon Musk has ignited controversy by using his platform to amplify racist and xenophobic narratives, endorsing claims about white extinction…

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Artificial Intelligence

US Government Taps AWS for $50 Billion AI Infrastructure

Amazon Web Services is investing $50 billion to build specialized AI infrastructure for the U.S. government, enhancing federal computational power…

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