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The Machines We Keep Mistaking for Minds

The Machines We Keep Mistaking for Minds

“It's alive" As articulated by Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein. Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist widely known as the "Godfather of AI", has suggested that today's AI systems may already be conscious. Richard…

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 9 is $40 off at Costco and comes with over $50 in freebies

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 9 is $40 off at Costco and comes with over $50 in freebies

The Galaxy Watch 9 launches on August 7th, and not only does Costco have the best preorder incentives we’ve seen so far, the watch is also discounted. The deal includes the 40mm Watch 9 in cream or graphite, two wireless fast chargers for…

Samsung Expects the Chip Shortage to Get Worse Before It Gets Better

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Samsung Expects the Chip Shortage to Get Worse Before It Gets Better

AI is supercharging demand for memory and other components, making devices more expensive.

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Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI

As experts have warned for the last two years, some companies — like Microsoft and now Google — are finding and patching an exponential number of bugs in their products, thanks to the use of LLMs and AI tools.

Intel is handing its Atom chip tech to a startup run by the CEO’s longtime partner

Intel is handing its Atom chip tech to a startup run by the CEO’s longtime partner

Intel is quietly handing one of its crown jewels to a tiny, stealthy startup. And that startup is run by a longtime business partner of Intel’s own chief executive. The chipmaker is giving RosaicLabs access to its Atom processor…

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A City With a Plan

Cincinnati wants to take in people fleeing climate disasters. Plus, the latest on fires in Europe.

The New York Times

G2A.COM’s Autonomous AI Agent Dave Helps Sellers Resolve 14,400 Support Tickets in 63 Days

G2A.COM’s Autonomous AI Agent Dave Helps Sellers Resolve 14,400 Support Tickets in 63 Days

Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 30th, 2026/TechnologyWire/--Dave, a New AI-Powered Tool for Sellers, Helps Resolve 54% of Their Cases and Efficiently Manages Demand Spikes During AAA Game Launches. Now available in 180 countries, it has…

LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button

LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button

A lot of content on LinkedIn might seem like AI slop, and now, you'll be able to report those posts. As part of a series of updates to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform, LinkedIn is introducing an actual button that lets you…

US senators warn Apple not to buy Chinese memory chips to escape the shortage

US senators warn Apple not to buy Chinese memory chips to escape the shortage

Apple wants to buy cheap memory chips from China to ease a shortage. That shortage is already pushing up the price of its gadgets. A bipartisan group of US senators has just told Tim Cook not to. The senators wrote to Cook, urging Apple to…

Sonos is planning a product event for September

Engadget

Sonos is planning a product event for September

Unsurprisingly, it's likely to focus on AI.

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Florida plans to build air taxi pads using $200M intended for EV chargers

Florida plans to build air taxi pads using $200M intended for EV chargers

Florida wants to use federal EV charger funds to build an air taxi network connecting golf courses, luxury apartment buildings, and airports.

This exhibition will help you 'feel a little less lonely'

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