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OpenAI was a research lab — now it’s just another tech company

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Here’s the thing about asking investors for money: they want to see returns.OpenAI launched with a...
Here’s the thing about asking investors for money: they want to see returns.OpenAI launched with a famously altruistic mission: to help humanity by developing artificial general intelligence. But along the way, it became one of the best-funded companies in Silicon Valley. Now, the tension between those two facts is ...
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The DOJ indicts Iranians for alleged Trump campaign ‘hack-and-leak’ scheme

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The US Department of Justice has charged three Iranian nationals linked with a cyberattack against Donald...
The US Department of Justice has charged three Iranian nationals linked with a cyberattack against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, according to an indictment on Friday.The three hackers, all of whom have ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, allegedly gained access to the accounts of campaign offic...
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A truck full of batteries has been burning for almost a full day, shutting down ports in LA

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A truck full of lithium-ion batteries is burning in Los Angeles, shutting down ports and a...
A truck full of lithium-ion batteries is burning in Los Angeles, shutting down ports and a bridge. It’s not clear what the batteries were for — but LA’s Vincent Thomas Bridge, leading to the Port of Los Angeles and the next-door Port of Long Beach, has been shut down for at least 15 hours now while local firefighter...
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The best robot vacuums you can buy

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Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well without complaining (much). As prices...
Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well without complaining (much). As prices have dropped, these busy little bots have become less of a luxury and more of a necessity. They can reach places most standup vacs never see (under beds and sofas) and, thanks to better batteries and robot bra...
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The best smart doorbell cameras

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With a smart video doorbell, your front door’s communication skills go from 1980s landline to a...
With a smart video doorbell, your front door’s communication skills go from 1980s landline to a modern smartphone. Combining a motion-activated camera with a microphone, speaker, and doorbell, a doorbell camera sends alerts to your phone to show you who’s calling without you having to open the door or even be at hom...
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Threads now lets you tag your location

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This robot arm can detach its hand to grab things

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Researchers from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed an articulated hand...
Researchers from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed an articulated hand that can extend the reach of a robotic arm by detaching and crawling away on its own to grab things. The research was recently presented at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (I...
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Europe’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happens

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The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch a satellite into Earth’s orbit in 2027 to...
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch a satellite into Earth’s orbit in 2027 to watch it get wrecked as it reenters the atmosphere. The project is intended to help understand how exactly satellites break apart so that scientists can learn how to prevent the creation of more space debris.Space junk is becom...
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Nintendo’s shiny new museum needs more dirt

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The inspiration for Nintendo’s new museum came, at least in part, from an ongoing irritation for...
The inspiration for Nintendo’s new museum came, at least in part, from an ongoing irritation for Shigeru Miyamoto. At a certain point every year, the Super Mario creator does a presentation for the hundred or so new staff that have joined the company. It’s an attempt to explain the core of what makes Nintendo a crea...
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The Moonwalkers robot shoes are back, and they’re lighter this time

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Shift Robotics has launched a new version of its Moonwalkers shoes / motorized roller skates that...
Shift Robotics has launched a new version of its Moonwalkers shoes / motorized roller skates that claim to boost the speed of your natural walking gait. Unlike the first generation, there are six wheels instead of 10 on the Moonwalkers Aero, which the company says makes them lighter and quieter. That makes them simi...
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‘Robot lawyer’ company faces $193,000 fine as part of FTC’s AI crackdown

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DoNotPay, a company that claimed to offer the “world’s first robot lawyer,” has agreed to a...
DoNotPay, a company that claimed to offer the “world’s first robot lawyer,” has agreed to a $193,000 settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency announced on Tuesday. The move is a part of Operation AI Comply, a new law enforcement effort from the FTC to crack down on companies that use AI services to d...
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How to choose an Apple Watch

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Editor’s note: Due to a patent dispute with medical device maker Masimo, new Apple Watch Series...
Editor’s note: Due to a patent dispute with medical device maker Masimo, new Apple Watch Series 9, 10, and Ultra 2 units sold in the US no longer have the blood oxygen feature. Older models are unaffected. You can tell if you have a unit with the blood oxygen feature disabled if the part number ends in LW/A. It used...
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This Apple Watch clone straps a retro gaming machine to your wrist

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Taito Corporation, which gave the world Space Invaders over 45 years ago, has collaborated with the...
Taito Corporation, which gave the world Space Invaders over 45 years ago, has collaborated with the designers of Floor 84 Studio to create a watch that pairs retro gaming with basic health tracking capabilities. The Space Invaders: My Play Watch is now available for $60 for the earliest backers of a Kickstarter crow...
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Why California is suing ExxonMobil for ‘perpetuating the lie’ of plastic recycling

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California is going after ExxonMobil over what it calls a “campaign of deception” about plastic recycling....
California is going after ExxonMobil over what it calls a “campaign of deception” about plastic recycling. The Golden State filed suit against the oil giant this week, alleging that it has misled consumers for years by marketing recycling as a way to prevent plastic pollution. Plastic is difficult and relatively cos...
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Suunto’s new bone conduction headphones are up to $30 off right now

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I’m a big fan of noise-canceling earbuds in most situations, but when it comes to running,...
I’m a big fan of noise-canceling earbuds in most situations, but when it comes to running, I’ve always preferred something that doesn’t drown out the sound of approaching cars, dogs, and other obstacles. Luckily, if you’re in the same camp as me, Suunto’s new Sonic headphones are on sale at Amazon and direct from Su...
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Meta is giving its metaverse avatars a glow-up

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Meta is overhauling its metaverse avatars, and you’ll be able to use them soon: the new...
Meta is overhauling its metaverse avatars, and you’ll be able to use them soon: the new look will be available on October 1st, the company announced at its Connect conference on Wednesday. The new avatars will be available on Meta Horizon OS (its VR operating system), as well as Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger.Me...
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OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is leaving

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Meta’s VR app store is about to fill up with phone-style 2D apps

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Finally, HP is adding AI to its printers

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HP has a groundbreaking announcement. No, it’s not making it easier to use cheaper, third-party ink,...
HP has a groundbreaking announcement. No, it’s not making it easier to use cheaper, third-party ink, nor does it have a solution for frequent paper jams and irritating software issues. It’s bringing AI to printers.The new HP Print AI experience is rolling out today in an “exclusive” beta and comes with a Perfect Out...
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PlayStation State of Play September 2024: all the biggest news and announcements

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Days before PS5 Pro preorders are set to go live, Sony has announced a new State...
Days before PS5 Pro preorders are set to go live, Sony has announced a new State of Play event. The presentation, which starts today at 6PM ET and will reportedly last 30 minutes, will feature “more than 20 upcoming PS5 and PS VR2 games from studios around the world.” Considering the PS5 Pro announcement last week c...
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Hollywood is coming out in force for California’s AI safety bill

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Hollywood is squaring off against Silicon Valley in the battle over SB 1047, California’s first-of-its-kind AI...
Hollywood is squaring off against Silicon Valley in the battle over SB 1047, California’s first-of-its-kind AI safety bill. Amid doubts about whether Governor Gavin Newsom will sign the legislation, a wave of star-studded endorsements mark the first organized celebrity effort to advance AI regulations beyond the dir...
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How Google made the ad tech industry revolve around itself

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Google’s mission statement seems made to evoke warm and fuzzy feelings about how its products help...
Google’s mission statement seems made to evoke warm and fuzzy feelings about how its products help everyone. “Our mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” Google says on its corporate site. The company used to have an even more saccharine motto: “Don’t be evil.”B...
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SAG-AFTRA calls for a strike against League of Legends

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As the video game voice actor strike continues, SAG-AFTRA has added League of Legends to its...
As the video game voice actor strike continues, SAG-AFTRA has added League of Legends to its list of struck video games. The union organization, consisting of over 160,000 members, also filed an unfair labor complaint against Formosa Interactive, one of the support studios that worked on the game.Riot Games has issu...
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Caroline Ellison sentenced to two years in jail for role in FTX fraud

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Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for...
Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in the FTX collapse. She must also forfeit $11 billion. Ellison pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and five conspiracy counts in December 2022 as part of a cooperation agreement with the government. Prosec...
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