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White House steers $5 billion toward AI research in biggest federal science overhaul in 80 years

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White House steers $5 billion toward AI research in biggest federal science overhaul in 80 years

Federal agencies have committed more than $5 billion to the Genesis Mission, an Energy Department-led effort to use artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific research, White House science adviser Michael Kratsios announced on…

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Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic

South China Morning Post

Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic

The Trump administration has accused Chinese start-up Moonshot AI of covertly extracting capabilities from leading US artificial intelligence models and obtaining restricted Nvidia chips abroad, escalating Washington’s scrutiny of the…

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Dubai Cuts Deal For New Port to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

The New York Times

Dubai Cuts Deal For New Port to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

A Dubai-based logistics giant unveiled a deal with the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday to develop a new port system that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

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‘The Odyssey’ Is Inspiring Unprecedented Levels of Cope

Wired

‘The Odyssey’ Is Inspiring Unprecedented Levels of Cope

Elon Musk and the online right convinced themselves that Christopher Nolan’s “woke” epic would go down in flames. Now they’re crashing out.

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I lost 100 pounds in 7 months: How a smart scale and an Apple Watch helped track my progress

While my iPhone and Apple Watch were core to my weight loss journey, I also have Android recommendations.

Original Xbox Games Are Coming to PC Starting With Four Fan Favorites

CNET

Original Xbox Games Are Coming to PC Starting With Four Fan Favorites

Playable through Microsoft’s new Xbox Backward Compatibility program for PC, you’ll be able to relive classic Xbox titles directly on your laptop, desktop or handheld.

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Price-hiked iPads are a little cheaper right now

Price-hiked iPads are a little cheaper right now

A number of Apple products got more expensive last month, so we’re happy to find deals wherever and whenever we can. If you’re searching for a high-end iPad, one of the more notable deals currently happening is on the 13-inch iPad Pro M5…

Data company urged to be 'good' after water plan slip reveals intentions

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Data company urged to be 'good' after water plan slip reveals intentions

A Tasmanian farmer has urged a data centre builder to "be a good corporate citizen" after it accidentally revealed a plan to tap into a water source earmarked for agriculture for cooling purposes at one of its facilities.

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AI agents aren't confidently wrong because of bad context — they're wrong because of bad data engineering

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AI agents aren't confidently wrong because of bad context — they're wrong because of bad data engineering

You spend weeks tuning an AI chatbot. Answers are accurate. Stakeholders sign off, and you ship it. Three months later, the system is confidently wrong about a third of what users ask. Nobody changed the model, and nobody touched the…

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iOS code could reportedly let Apple cut off apps when users miss iPhone payments

iOS code could reportedly let Apple cut off apps when users miss iPhone payments

Code found in an iOS 27 beta would allow Apple to put a financed iPhone in "Restricted Mode" if it detects any missed payments, 9to5Mac reports. The finding follows a story from Bloomberg earlier this week claiming Apple is preparing to…

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How an OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face

OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible.

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I tested this fan-equipped MagSafe charger in a heat wave - and it actually kept my iPhone cool

Extreme heat isn't just a problem for you. It's a problem for your tech, too. That's where ESR's phone charger with active cooling shines.