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AI Summary

  • Meta is exploring innovative data center solutions, including tent-based construction, while also enhancing its AI capabilities with a new creator assistant on Facebook and reportedly integrating facial recognition into smart glasses.
  • The AI sector continues its rapid ascent with significant developments from Anthropic, which is downplaying IPO concerns and releasing open-source frameworks for vulnerability discovery, and Helion, a Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, securing substantial funding for a power plant project with Microsoft.
  • Apple is expanding its AI presence, approving the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform and preparing for anticipated Siri revamps and Apple Intelligence updates at WWDC 2026, while also highlighting impressive App Store billings.
  • The fintech landscape is dynamic, with Ramp securing a massive funding round at a high valuation driven by its AI narrative, and Cash App introducing a novel tap-and-pay 'wand' for contactless payments.
  • Autonomous vehicle technology is facing scrutiny and adaptation, as Waymo vehicles are implicated in theft incidents, and the company explores repurposing spent robotaxi batteries for grid storage solutions.

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  • Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer 2 hours ago by Jay Peters
    Entertainment, Gaming, News, PC Gaming

    Valve now says that the delayed Steam Machine PC and Steam Frame VR headset are set to launch sometime this summer. In a Thursday blog post detailing its Verified programs for both pieces of hardware, Valve concludes by saying that "We're excited for players to try your titles on the new Steam hardware once they launch this summer." When the company originally announced the Machine and Frame alongside its new Steam Controller late last year, it said that it would start shipping the new gadgets in early 2026. But in February , the company announced that the ongoing memory and

  • Cyberdecks used to look like little laptops, but now they’re getting more personal 4 hours ago by Stevie Bonifield
    Creators, Gadgets, News, Social Media, Tech, TikTok

    DIYer and TikTok user Annike Tan, who goes by @ubeboobey , can carry her cyberdeck around without anyone noticing because it doesn't look like a computer at all . Tan, who has been featured in The Cut and Wired , went viral earlier this year with a mermaid-themed cyberdeck she made inside an old purse. She has since upgraded it and built an MP3 player and a solar-powered cyberdeck . Tan and countless other DIYers are attracting millions of views showing off the personal computers they've built inside purses, jewelry boxes, toys, and old tech, hiding Raspberry Pi boards inside

  • Kevin O’Leary agrees to downsize massive Utah data center 6 hours ago by Emma Roth
    AI, News, Policy, Politics

    Kevin O'Leary agreed to halve the size of his planned 40,000-acre data center in Utah amid mounting pressure from residents and activists, as reported earlier by local affiliate ABC4 . The Shark Tank star sent a letter to Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams on Thursday, saying that he will remove 19,430 acres from the project, located in and around the Locomotive Springs Waterfowl Management Area. The change comes just days after Adams called on O'Leary to slash the size of his Project Stratos data center by 75 percent, which would reduce it to about 10,000 acres. Adams also asked

  • Google is letting social media stars customize their search result page 6 hours ago by Jay Peters
    Creators, Google, News, Tech

    Google now lets big creators and publishers in the US claim dedicated profiles in Search to highlight things like videos, articles, and their other profiles online. But this feature won't be available to most people or organizations; Google is limiting it to people with at least 100,000 YouTube subscribers, 100,000 followers on Instagram or X, or 300,000 followers on TikTok. You'll need to meet the minimum on one of those platforms and be at least 18 years old to make a Search profile. In demo videos , Google shows how a Search profile can feature links to websites and other

  • Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg 8 hours ago by Jay Peters
    Entertainment, Gaming, Report

    Amazon's gaming strategy has never really been clear. It's been very active in the space: acquiring Twitch , launching its Luna cloud gaming service nearly six years ago , investing heavily in MMOs during the peak of live-service wave, and having access to a huge slate of franchises through Prime Video and the MGM Studios library . Late last year, the company announced a major pivot, relaunching Luna with a focus on party games you can play with just your phone as a controller - including an AI-powered game starring Snoop Dogg as a judge - and basically jumping ship


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