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Avataar AI's distilled video model is priced at $0.005 for every second of generation.

Equal AI said that its AI-powered call assistant now has over a million monthly active users.

Unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker's machines are built to be reconfigured.

The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion.

Wits its official share pricing announcement, SpaceX's IPO has begun.

The tech giant warned of a security flaw that a cybercrime gang said it's exploiting as part of a mass-hacking campaign. Google said it notified more than 100 organizations that had potentially vulnerable servers.

After SpaceX makes its public debut, lower-tier SPV investors face hidden fees, lengthy payout delays, and the risk of outright fraud.

Bluesky's latest feature is group chats, arriving amid a shift in focus on building features for smaller communities.

By integrating an AI assistant directly into Edits, Meta is aiming to keep creators engaged on Instagram as it continues to compete with TikTok and YouTube for creators' attention.

Coinbase's agent can use x402 protocol to get access to data and APIs.

Quantum Space says SPACs aren't dead as it seeks a $1.2 billion deal to build military spacecraft.

Deezer introduced a tool that scans playlists from Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms to identify AI music.

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

Members of the program, called "Waymo Premier," will have to pony up $29.99 per month.

Pool's new app automatically sorts screenshots into personalized collections, tracks down the original links behind saved content, and helps you rediscover products, recipes, travel ideas, and other things you meant to revisit.

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Apple's WWDC saw the company look to tidy up its existing work and make AI useful rather than throw a thousand eye-catching features at users.

In an interview, Apple's SVP of engineering explains how the new Siri wasn't designed to be sycophantic.

Google sued a Chinese cybercrime network for using its Gemini AI in a 'massive' scam operation.

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How very Dune.

Shion arrives when Season 3 starts on June 16.

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So long and thanks for all the cool new video games.

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FIFA announced agreements with platforms such as TikTok and YouTube that include the participation of dozens of international influencers to generate content in the three host countries.

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Today on Uncanny Valley, we take an early look at the SpaceX IPO and why you might find yourself among the investors without even realizing it.

Crowding the gates of a major health care conference, protesters called for Palantir to be booted out of the UK’s National Health Service over privacy concerns and political grievances.

Thibault Sottiaux helped make AI coding one of OpenAI’s fastest-growing businesses. Now he’s overseeing a sweeping overhaul of ChatGPT.

Activists raised a 40-foot-tall inflatable Elon Musk in Manhattan to draw attention to the risk he allegedly poses to investors.

A WIRED investigation found dozens of “nudified” deepfake images and videos on Grok's website, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities and at least one prominent US politician.

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A joint congressional report describes a spam operation that turned tens of thousands of fake podcasts into search-engine bait for illegal pharmacy and scam sites.

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Elon Musk is set to make hundreds of billions even as communities in Mississippi and Tennessee are fighting to stop the gas turbines powering xAI's supercomputers.

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