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AI Summary

  • AI continues its rapid expansion with major funding rounds for Groq and Google DeepMind's significant investment in Hollywood, while Anthropic's evolving identity verification practices raise questions.
  • Nvidia is tackling data center water usage, highlighting the broader environmental concerns surrounding AI's resource demands.
  • Security remains a significant concern across the tech landscape, with data breaches impacting Tata Electronics and cybersecurity firms, alongside critical unpatchable flaws found in Apple chips.
  • The gaming industry sees Valve launch the ambitious Steam Machine, while Meta explores new content formats for Instagram and Amazon tests enhanced Alexa capabilities in India.
  • Startups and venture capital are active, with Seedcamp raising a substantial new fund and Charge Robotics actively hiring, underscoring continued investment in the tech ecosystem.

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  • AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes an hour ago by Gaby Del Valle
    AI, Tech

    Joyce, a native New Yorker, didn't think finding her first solo apartment in the city would be easy. But she also didn't think it'd be "hell." After looking at a lot of tiny, overpriced places she described as "shitholes," Joyce found her dream apartment: a reasonably priced studio in Manhattan. "It was big and airy, and there was a fireplace," she said. The kitchen was small but well equipped and looked like it had been recently renovated. She dropped everything to see the apartment, and when she got there, she learned that five other women, all around her age, had

  • The Apple Watch SE 3 is just $199 for Prime Day 3 hours ago by Victoria Song
    Apple, Deals, Gadgets, Prime Day, Tech, Verge Shopping

    The Apple Watch SE 3 is at an all-time low of $199, making the sleeper hit of last year’s Apple Watches an even better value. While the Series 11 and Ultra 3 were iterative updates, the SE 3 was a wide-ranging glow-up that added an always-on display, gestures like double tap and wrist flick, a wrist-temperature sensor, 5G connectivity, fast charging, a speaker, and an upgraded processor that’ll support watchOS 27 when it arrives in the fall. Apple Watch SE 3 The Apple Watch SE 3 is a major glow-up, adding an always-on display, wrist-temperature sensor, a more powerful processor,

  • The Steam Machine is the start of an even more expensive future for game consoles 3 hours ago by Andrew Webster
    Analysis, Entertainment, Gaming, Report

    It's no secret that just about every aspect of video games is getting more expensive. Game consoles are getting regular price hikes , PC components are spiking in cost , and the golden age of affordable handhelds is over , all largely due to the global RAM shortage , which has had a similarly costly impact on PC gaming, including portable devices like the Steam Deck . This all led to some trepidation around the Steam Machine, Valve's latest attempt to bring the breadth and openness of PC gaming into a form factor designed for your living room. The fact

  • Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools 4 hours ago by Jess Weatherbed
    Entertainment, Film, Google, News, Tech

    The deal is reportedly non-exclusive, and will span “multiple projects over time.” | Image by The Verge Google's DeepMind AI lab is teaming up with A24 to develop new movie production technologies that aim to help future filmmakers "expand their storytelling possibilities." As part of this new research and development collaboration, The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is investing "around $75 million" into A24, marking the first time the search giant has taken a stake in a film studio. "The collaboration pairs a world-leading research lab with the industry's most filmmaker-forward studio to help artists develop new workflows and

  • Valve is working with AMD to bring FSR 4 to the Steam Machine 4 hours ago by Cameron Faulkner
    Gaming, News, PC Gaming

    The Steam Machine is a cool little console that's about as powerful as a PlayStation 5, according to my colleague Sean Hollister's in-depth review . But one area where it lags behind is with its earlier version of AMD FSR upscaler: It's just not as good as it should be. Yes, it can sharpen low-res graphics to make games look higher-res, but the PS5 (and especially the PS5 Pro ) render a clearer image in motion with some games we compared. That's not great news for the Steam Machine, especially since it's launching at $1,049 for the 512GB version -


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