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Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman: What to know as OpenAI trial opens
Here’s the weather forecast for the next few weeks inside the federal courthouse in Oakland, Calif. — cloudy with a chance of tech world tea
The M5 MacBook Air Has Never Been Cheaper
In a time when almost everything is getting more expensive, this deal on the M5 MacBook Air has me hopeful about how laptop pricing will
Letterboxd, the social platform for film buffs, reportedly looking for new owner
Letterboxd has surged in popularity in recent years. Once a niche site for only the most fervent of film nerds, the site — which allows
Truecaller Faces New Pressure in India as Growth Matures
Truecaller has hit 500 million monthly users, but slower growth in India, CNAP rollout, and ad pressure are testing whether its next phase can be
Spotify launches new fitness hub with guided workouts and Peloton classes
If you use Spotify, it’s likely already home to your perfectly curated workout playlists. Now, the music streaming app wants to be your gym, too.
A Brain Implant for Depression Is About to Be Tested in Humans
The latest brain-computer interface could help people recover from severe depression. Motif Neurotech announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a
DeepMind’s David Silver just raised $1.1B to build an AI that learns without human data
Ineffable Intelligence, a British AI lab founded a mere few months ago by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, has raised $1.1 billion in funding at
China Startup Secures $8.4B in Credit Lines for Orbital Data Center Push
China’s Orbital Chenguang secured major credit lines for space-based data centers as AI demand strains power, land, and cooling capacity. The post China Startup Secures
Best Kindle deal: Save 18% on the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition
SAVE $35: The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (32GB) is on sale for $164.99 at Amazon, down from the standard price of $199.99. That’s an 18%
The Man Behind AlphaGo Thinks AI Is Taking the Wrong Path
David Silver gave the world its very first glimpse of superintelligence. In 2016, an AI program he developed at Google DeepMind, AlphaGo, taught itself to