AI & Culture

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

“Data centers … they need some PR help,”President Donald Trump said at the event....

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AI Industry

Black Forest Labs' new Self-Flow technique makes training multimodal AI models 2.8x more efficient

To create coherent images or videos, generative AI diffusion models like Stable Diffusion or FLUX have typically relied ...

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AI & Culture

USB Hubs Can Save You Lots of Hassles—Here Are 5 We Like Best in 2026

Ditch the dongles. These multiport USB hubs will maximize your connectivity options....

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AI & Tech

Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will al...

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AI & Culture

Which iPhone 17 Model Should You Buy?

The iPhone 17e is here to fill out Apple’s smartphone lineup. Our primer on the differences and similarities of these iP...

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AI Industry

Microsoft built Phi-4-reasoning-vision-15B to know when to think — and when thinking is a waste of time

Microsoft on Tuesday released Phi-4-reasoning-vision-15B, a compact open-weight multimodal AI model that the company say...

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AI & Tech

His house burned down. He used the insurance money to build PopSockets.

Does a consumer hardware company need to get on the VC treadmill to succeed? Eleven years ...

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AI & Culture

Trump’s War on Iran Could Screw Over US Farmers

The Middle East supplies a huge amount of the world’s fertilizer. Conflict in the region has sent prices soaring ahead o...

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AI & Tech

US and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools

Authorities say LeakBase was "one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals," and maintained an archive of...

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AI & Tech

MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this week

From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week....

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AI & Tech

Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all US users

Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more....

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AI & Tech

Decagon completes first tender offer at $4.5B valuation

The AI-powered customer support startup is the latest example of a fast-growing, young company that's providing employee...

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AI & Culture

This 5.1 Soundbar Bundle Is $100 Off

Sony's upgraded Bravia Theater System 6 packs a complete home audio setup into a single box....

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AI & Tech

The US military is still using Claude — but defense-tech clients are fleeing

As the U.S. continues its aerial attack on Iran, Anthropic models are being used for many targeting decisions....

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AI & Culture

Google Pixel 10a Review: Sensible Value

It may not offer much new, but the Pixel 10a remains one of the best smartphones in the US for under $500....

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AI & Tech

X taps William Shatner to give out invites to its payments service, X Money

42 X users donated to William Shatner's charity in exchange for an early invite to X Money beta....

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AI & Culture

The Texas Senate Primary Was a Preview of Creator Wars to Come

After the 2024 election, influencers were seen as an asset. A contentious race between Democrats James Talarico and Jasm...

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AI & Tech

Host a Side Event during TechCrunch Founder Summit Week in Boston

Want to tap into the energy of 1,100+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders descending on Boston for the Founder...

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AI & Culture

How Federal Agencies Got Caught Up in Trump's Anti-Immigration Crusade

WIRED spoke with workers across seven government agencies—from the IRS to HUD—about how their work has been contorted to...

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AI & Tech

TikTok won’t add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report says

The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe....

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AI & Tech

Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion

A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI ...

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AI & Tech

Meet the MacBook Neo, Apple’s colorful answer to the Chromebook, starting at $599

Apple is offering the MacBook Neo at a more affordable price point by using an A18 Pro chip, which is used in the iPhone...

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AI & Culture

The Colorful MacBook Neo Is Apple’s Cheapest Laptop Ever

At $599, Apple's entry-level MacBook Neo is the most affordable laptop the company has ever made....

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AI & Tech

One startup’s pitch to provide more reliable AI answers: crowdsource the chatbots

CollectivIQ looks to give users more accurate answers to their AI queries by showing them responses that pull informatio...

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