AI, Tariffs, Rare Minerals: What to Expect From Trump’s Upcoming Summit With Xi Jinping
Of all the events in the United Nations General Assembly taking place this week, the most anticipated by far is the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping. Though the majority of the…
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Here's why Apple's Mac Studio has become so expensive
Apple said so itself when it first bumped MacBook prices back in June: "We've never seen component prices increase this much, this quickly. We've worked hard to absorb these costs and delay price increases for as long as…
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Paramount settles US states' antitrust lawsuit, clearing the way for its Warner Bros. acquisition
Paramount has overcome the biggest hurdle in its quest to acquire Warner Bros . The company has settled the antitrust lawsuit brought forth by 12 states , which was led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, to stop…
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Kairos Power gets up to $100M from Samsung group to build nuclear reactor for Google
As part of the deal, Samsung C&T will make an equity investment in Kairos and provide “in-kind” engineering services, the combination of which is worth up to $100 million, Kairos Power said Monday. The equity investment…
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Microsoft, Google took down $66 million cybercrime marketplace that sold virtual machines with free software
Known as the Global Signal Exchange, the collaboration led to the take-down of the RedVDS, an online cybercrime mall supplying virtual machines for launching phishing, business email compromise attacks, and more. The…
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How the iPhone Duo's software is different from a standard iPhone
Apple finally has a foldable iPhone: the iPhone Duo is arriving in October , and it changes the shape of the device in a way we haven't seen before. But the fold is only part of the story, as Apple has built many…
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Meta’s AI agent has been blocked from using Amazon.com
As spotted by GeekWire , the error message read: “Continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon’s Conditions of Use, to which our customers have agreed.” In other words, Muse isn’t welcome as a shopper —…
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X will now tell users when governments have forced it to limit their posts
The feature is an expansion of the social network’s earlier transparency tool called “Under the Hood,” which allows users to see if any labels have been applied to their account or their posts that could have affected…
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California will fine creators $5,000 a post for hidden political ads
“Some were good about disclosure and others were a bit fast and loose.” His bill is now law. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1130 on Saturday. In California, paid political posts that hide the payment now carry a $5,000 fine…
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AI model costs are pushing startups towards cheaper open weigh
Harvey’s gross margin fell from about 50% at the start of this year to minus 50% by June, Bloomberg reported , citing a person familiar with the matter. The legal startup is valued at $15.6B. Customer usage had spiked…
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