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Microsoft is rewiring itself for the AI era, on offence and defence

Microsoft is rewiring itself for the AI era, on offence and defence

Microsoft is remaking its own stack for the AI era, on both offence and defence. This week it moved on two fronts. It began pulling OpenAI’s models out of its most-used apps to cut costs. And it set a date to kill the text-message login…

As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions

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As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions

AI companies including Nvidia and Mistral urge policymakers to avoid broad restrictions on open-weight AI models as Washington debates responses to Chinese AI and alleged model distillation.

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GitHub restructures bug bounty program following flood of AI-generated reports

GitHub restructures bug bounty program following flood of AI-generated reports

GitHub to launch two-tier (public and private) bug bounty schemes form July 27 2026 Change comes in response to rise in lower-quality, AI-generated reports VIP researchers will earn around 3-4x more per report GitHub has confirmed plans to…

The Razer Kiyo V2 is an excellent webcam, even though its fancy new AI features aren't really that exciting

The Razer Kiyo V2 is an excellent webcam, even though its fancy new AI features aren't really that exciting

Razer Kiyo V2 webcam: Two-minute review Razer is a household name in the webcam space, with its Kiyo brand being one of the most popular choices for streamers and PC gamers. The latest Kiyo V2 is another sterling example of Razer's…

Meta is banning the ‘pervert glasses’ creeps from Instagram

Meta is banning the ‘pervert glasses’ creeps from Instagram

Meta has a nickname problem. Its Ray-Ban smart glasses have earned an ugly label: “pervert glasses”. Men wear them to film women in the street. Pranksters wear them to ambush shop workers. Now Instagram is trying to scrub the evidence. The…

Spotify's rumored song ID tool could upstage Apple Music and Shazam in one fell swoop, and solve my biggest song-saving…

Spotify's rumored song ID tool could upstage Apple Music and Shazam in one fell swoop, and solve my biggest song-saving…

Spotify is rumored to launch its own song ID tool Changes in the Android app were spotted, with references to 'Identify a song’, ‘listening’, and ‘analyzing’ It could add a level of convenience when adding identified songs to a playlist…

Netflix and Prime Video plot AI-driven homepages, but users say they don't want 'software to think' for them

Netflix and Prime Video plot AI-driven homepages, but users say they don't want 'software to think' for them

Prime Video and Netflix are planning new AI-generated homepages Netflix revealed its 'GenPage' tests ahead of a new Prime Video report Viewers aren't convinced that homepages are moving in the right direction You're about to see a lot more…

'Science fiction that happened': experts explain why OpenAI's 'mind-blowing' cyberattack should worry us all

'Science fiction that happened': experts explain why OpenAI's 'mind-blowing' cyberattack should worry us all

Hugging Face is probably not a name you'd heard before this week, but you likely caught the big news about OpenAI's model escaping its sandbox and to launch a cyberattack on the company. In short, Hugging Face — which is kind of like the…

Which of your old cables are actually worth keeping?

Engadget

Which of your old cables are actually worth keeping?

Clean out that cable junk drawer every so often and keep only the things you actually need.

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Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes

The New York Times

Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes

French officials ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a popular holiday destination. Fires in the Madrid area were closing in on populated areas.

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Ubisoft CEO suggests there are pros and cons to Sony's plan to end the production of discs, 'but I think it will not…

Ubisoft CEO suggests there are pros and cons to Sony's plan to end the production of discs, 'but I think it will not…

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says Sony's plan to end physical game disc production won't have a major impact on the industry Guillemot says there are pros and cons to the decision He says, "I think it will not disturb the industry too much"…

Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis calls for 'urgent action' during 'precious window before AGI arrives'

Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis calls for 'urgent action' during 'precious window before AGI arrives'

Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis has spent years convincing the world that artificial general intelligence will be one of humanity’s greatest achievements. His latest essay on X.com is no less gushing about AI in many ways: “This is a…