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Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver”

Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver”

It turns out Jean-Luc Picard was an even better starship helmsman than the writers knew. A physicist has gone through the details of a warp-speed trick from the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and found a subtlety the show…

UK Sanctions Against Israeli Settlers Divide British Rabbis

UK Sanctions Against Israeli Settlers Divide British Rabbis

Prominent rabbis reacted with a mix of support, condemnation and concern about the ramifications for Jews in Britain.

India’s Pocket FM doubles revenue run rate to $500M as AI powers 93% of audio content

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India’s Pocket FM doubles revenue run rate to $500M as AI powers 93% of audio content

Pocket FM uses AI to produce 99% of its new content, helping make content production about 80 times cheaper.

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Moscow Claims Ukraine Sought to Start a War Between Russia and the U.K.

Moscow Claims Ukraine Sought to Start a War Between Russia and the U.K.

Britain warned that Russia uses disinformation to divide Ukraine from its international partners.

Andrew Tulloch, Meta’s star AI recruit, is leaving after less than a year

Andrew Tulloch, Meta’s star AI recruit, is leaving after less than a year

Andrew Tulloch is leaving Meta less than a year after he joined. His reported pay offer from the company had made him a symbol of the AI talent war. Reed Albergotti first reported the departure for Semafor on Wednesday, citing a person…

US trial against China’s Huawei opens with prosecutor calling the company a criminal enterprise

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US trial against China’s Huawei opens with prosecutor calling the company a criminal enterprise

The defense says: ‘It’s about competition, not conspiracy’ A US prosecutor described China ’s Huawei as a criminal enterprise that stole from US companies to build its telecommunications empire, as ⁠the trial against the tech giant kicked…

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Banco Inter Argentina Launch: US Investing From US$5 as CEO Vows to Compete

Rio Times

Banco Inter Argentina Launch: US Investing From US$5 as CEO Vows to Compete

ARGENTINA · BUSINESS Key Facts —The launch: The Banco Inter Argentina debut is official: Brazil’s Inter&Co switched on operations in Buenos Aires on Monday, September 7, its second international market after the United States. —The…

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Kimmel's ABC show won't air interview with Democrat because of Trump FCC threats

Kimmel's ABC show won't air interview with Democrat because of Trump FCC threats

ABC's Jimmy Kimmel said he will be interviewing a Democratic candidate for Senate tonight, but the interview will be on YouTube only and not broadcast on TV because of threats made by the Federal Communications Commission. Kimmel has been…

Microsoft patches a record 974 flaws, and two are already under attack

Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday fixes 974 security flaws across its products, according to the company’s release notes. Attackers were already exploiting two of them before the patches landed on Tuesday. Both zero-days let an attacker…

‘P-Valley’ Season 3 Sets Release Date on Starz. Catch a New Trailer, Details Here

‘P-Valley’ Season 3 Sets Release Date on Starz. Catch a New Trailer, Details Here

The long, long wait will soon be over, even if Diamond has rotted in that car trunk by now.

Apple Watch Ultra 4 Hands-On: A Closer Look at Its Biggest Upgrades

Apple Watch Ultra 4 Hands-On: A Closer Look at Its Biggest Upgrades

Finally a battery worthy of an ultramarathon, better health sensors and a powerful processor that keeps it running.

Bye-Bye, iPad. The iPhone Duo Could Be the All-in-One You Need

Bye-Bye, iPad. The iPhone Duo Could Be the All-in-One You Need

Apple’s new foldable phone may make you think twice about how many devices you have.