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AI Summary
- AI continues to dominate headlines, with discussions ranging from its potential to solve deployment issues to concerns about its ethical use and even its impact on creative fields like music and writing.
- The tech industry is grappling with ongoing hardware challenges, including memory shortages affecting devices like the MacBook Air, and exploring new distribution models like smartphone subscriptions.
- Security remains a critical concern, highlighted by Samsung's ban on certain smart TV apps, a vulnerability in SQLite, and the growing legal complexities surrounding AI-related hacking incidents.
- Developments in autonomous vehicle technology are progressing, with companies like Uber building out their capabilities, though challenges and debates around robotaxi deployment persist.
- The persistent tension between Silicon Valley's embrace of young founders and the eventual scrutiny they face, alongside efforts to combat burnout and promote healthier work environments, continues to be a significant industry narrative.
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TechCrunch
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Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers
an hour ago
by Zack Whittaker
Security, cyberattacks, cybersecurity, Exclusive, privacy, residential proxy networks, SamsungNew security research offers a rare view inside residential proxy networks, which rely on apps that share a person's internet connection with someone else.
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A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem
3 hours ago
by Tim Fernholz
Venture, AI, ExclusiveJune emerged from stealth today with a $20 million pre-seed round to make AI adoption simpler.
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The global memory shortage hits the MacBook Air
15 hours ago
by Anthony Ha
Hardware, Apple, macbook airThe global memory chip shortage appears to be affecting the availability of Apple’s most popular Mac.
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Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate
16 hours ago
by Anthony Ha
AI, Hugging Face, OpenAI, sam altmanOn the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to "pace the rate of AI development."
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Malaysia is reportedly shutting down Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School
20 hours ago
by Anthony Ha
Government & Policy, TCLet's see how this "frontier community for techno-optimists" is doing ...
Hacker News
- Critical CVE issued for hallucinated SQLite vulnerability 2 hours ago
- Don't be a meat proxy 7 hours ago
- Qwen3.8-Max: A New Bar for Coding and Cowork 11 hours ago
- Bonsai: Janestreet's UI Library 4 hours ago
- Prevent cognitive debt by manually retyping LLM-generated code 3 hours ago
The Verge
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China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy
2 hours ago
by Robert Hart
AI, News, TechThe Alibaba logo is displayed outside its headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. | Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images Chinese tech giant Alibaba released what it says is its largest and "most capable AI model to date," claiming performance rivaling the best systems from US frontier labs Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as domestic rivals like Moonshot AI's Kimi K3. Alibaba said it was making the model, Qwen3.8-Max, widely available to users in a blog post published on Monday. The release had been expected after the company previewed the model last month, when it claimed it was "second only to
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Rachika Nayar’s Heaven Come Crashing is an instrumental epic of desperate longing
15 hours ago
by Terrence O’Brien
Column, Entertainment, Music, Music ReviewTwo minutes and thirty seconds into the title track of Rachika Nayar's Heaven Come Crashing , an absolutely massive drum and bass beat drops. As a fan of Nayar's debut record Our Hands Against The Dusk , it caught me off guard. That album has no percussion on it at all. Heaven Come Crashing is almost entirely drum-free, too. There are some rapid-fire mechanical hi-hats on the second track, "Tetramorph," and the back half of track six, "Gayatri," has what sounds like a snare buried deep in the mix. But it isn't until track seven that Nayar delivers an unexpected
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Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI
17 hours ago
by Terrence O’Brien
AI, Entertainment, Music, ReportEdward “Bud” Cole speaks in Japan in 2023. | Image: Jun Sato/WireImage Fender CEO Edward "Bud" Cole gave an interview to T3 in May celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Telecaster with comments on AI and music that initially flew under the radar. But it has started making the rounds recently , pouring more fuel on an already raging fire of bad PR following the company pissing off basically the entire guitar-playing community by sending cease-and-desist letters to builders, claiming copyright of the Stratocaster body shape. Some influential guitar YouTubers have even said they're done buying Fender gear in the
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Xbox prices are increasing by up to €200 or £170
21 hours ago
by Terrence O’Brien
Gaming, Microsoft, News, Tech, XboxWhen Microsoft announced its latest round of Xbox price bumps in June, it only gave US pricing. Now we know the pricing increases for the EU and UK , and they're dramatic. Depending on the model, Xbox prices are increasing by up to €200 or £170. The 1TB Xbox Series X with a disc drive is going up by over 30 percent from £499.99 / €599.99 to £669.99 / €799.99. The 512GB Xbox Series S is getting a price increase of over 43 percent, jumping from £299.99 / €349.99 to £429.99 / €499.99. While other consoles have received price bumps
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Skylight’s smart calendars are up to $90 off during its back-to-school sale
a day ago
by Sheena Vasani
Deals, Gadgets, Smart Home, Tech, Verge ShoppingThe 15-inch Skylight Calendar 2 can stand on a table or mounted to the wall. | Image: Skylight The start of a new school year can feel hectic, as parents juggle their kids’ classes, extracurriculars and sports on top of work, appointments, and other responsibilities. It’s easy for things to slip through the cracks, but Skylight’s shared smart calendars can help keep everyone on track, and from August 2nd through August 9th they’re up to $90 off. The sale includes the 10-inch Skylight Calendar for $119.99 ($50 off) , the 15-inch Skylight Calendar 2 for $259.99 ($20 off) , and
Wired
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Best Robot Lawn Mowers (2026): My Picks After 3 Years of Testing
an hour ago
by Simon Hill
Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Outdoor, Buying, GuideSmart mowers are an expensive alternative to old-fashioned yard work, but they’re finally good enough to consider if you’d rather sip an iced tea and watch a robot tame your lawn.
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Alienware 27 QD-OLED (AW2726DM) Review: A $350 Winner
2 hours ago
by Matthew S. Smith
Gear, Gear / Products, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Computers, Gear / Products / Gaming, Product, ReviewWe’ve come a long way since exclusively $1,000+ OLED gaming monitors. Alienware’s latest display brings the price down to a shocking $350, though it comes with some important compromises.
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People Are Ghosting Long-Term Partners. Some Don’t Regret It
2 hours ago
by Jason Parham
Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Vanishing, ActThe communication-free form of breaking up has become ubiquitous. “I no longer had to bear her energy,” a man who ghosted his partner of four years tells WIRED.
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The Best Audio Players for Kids: Yoto, Toniebox, and More
2 hours ago
by Nicole Kinning
Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Audio, Listen, UpWhether you want an audio player that’ll grow with your kid or one that your toddler can operate independently, I have a recommendation for you.
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The Delicate Art of Making a 1907 House Smarter
3 hours ago
by Jordan Michelman
Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Products / Home, Gear / Products / Smart Home, This, Wired, HouseI tested modern locks, lights, climate controls, and more in a historic home that I very much wanted to keep historic.