Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says
On the transportation giant’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, the company said that only four rides were ordered through an AI agent during its busiest week in October: the week of Halloween. While more people…
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Apple turns iCloud into spy cloud, will start looking at public share links
To clarify, this applies only to iCloud content shared via links created to be accessible to anyone, as opposed to content shared directly with other people. “Items shared using Anyone with the Link will be checked by…
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Snapchat surpasses 30M paid subscribers
The milestone marks an increase of 5 million subscribers since February, when Snap reported crossing the 25 million mark . Launched in 2022, Snapchat+ gives subscribers access to exclusive and pre-release features for…
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VMware releases vSphere Express for virtualization on up to 128 cores
After alienating many long-time small- to medium-sized business (SMB) customers, Broadcom’s VMware is trying to appeal to its smaller customers. Today, the virtualization company announced vSphere Express, a lower-end…
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AMD's record quarter: Data center business doubles, while gaming craters
The middle point of our guidance represents approximately 66% year-over-year revenue growth, primarily driven by the acceleration of our Data Center segment.” AMD says its Q4 revenue projections are up another 27 percent…
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OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election
And he wants politicians to start developing policies that address Americans’ concerns about the technology, rather than simply paying lip service to anti-AI sentiment and the backlash against data centers . In a new…
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The Pentagon wants to buy an Australian-made 'kamikaze' suicide drone armed with a shotgun
Unlike disposable attack drones, the 40-pound (18-kilogram) aircraft can return to its operator after an engagement, receive fresh ammunition, and undertake another mission. . The aircraft uses onboard artificial…
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Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor
The news was originally reported by Axios, and Conductor shared news of its acquisition on its blog. “I have big news: Conductor is joining Meta,” wrote the startup’s founder and CEO, Charlie Holtz, on Wednesday. “We…
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‘We Have No Shared Reality’: Two Political Influencers on the Future of Politics Online
A voter going to the polls Tuesday night was more likely than not to use information from their favorite influencer than traditional news when casting their vote. According to a recent YouGov survey, nearly 65 percent of…
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Hey, Siri: Plug into my app like you said you'd do way back in 2024
Next spring, nearly three years after announcing plans for deeper third-party Siri integration, Apple expects to begin accepting App Store submissions using the new capabilities. "This developer beta offers a sneak peek…
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