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Pentagon’s ‘Attempt to Cripple’ Anthropic Is Troubling, Judge Says

The US Department of Defense appears to be illegally punishing Anthropic for trying to restrict the use of its AI tools by the military, US

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Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots

Amazon has confirmed that it has acquired Fauna Robotics, a two-year-old startup founded by former Meta and Google engineers who are developing kid-size humanoid robots.

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Apple’s AirDrop Feature Is Now Available on Select Androids Worldwide

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 has joined the Google Pixel 10 family of smartphones as the only non-Apple devices to support Apple’s popular AirDrop service. The post

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OpenAI’s Sora shutting down as Disney exits deal

Pour one out for Sora, the groundbreaking — but quickly overtaken — video generation app from OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT. Born Dec. 2024, and

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What You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the US

The Federal Communications Commission has banned new consumer internet routers manufactured outside the US, citing national security concerns. The ban doesn’t affect any routers already

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Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product

With an overflowing war chest from its $5 billion raise that closed last month (not to mention billions in revenue), Databricks is acquiring. The company,

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US Bans New Foreign-Made Routers, Citing ‘Unacceptable’ Security Risks

The FCC bans new foreign-made routers over national security risks, a move that could reshape the US tech supply chain and impact pricing and availability.

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Underage sexual content, self-harm info targeted by OpenAI’s new open-source prompts

OpenAI has announced new open-source safety prompts for developers, aimed at launching a mass deployment of policies to protect teens. The prompt-based safety pack includes

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Our Favorite Turntable Is $51 Off Before Record Store Day

Whether you’re an experienced vinyl collector or just getting started on your journey, we recommend the Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB. This excellent record player comes with great

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Meet the former Apple designer building a new AI interface at Hark

A secretive AI lab founded by serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock shared new details about what it believes is a novel marriage of model-building and hardware