Tech
AI Summary
- The tech industry is grappling with the dual nature of AI, with potential breakthroughs in areas like Mars missions and smart homes contrasted by concerns over job displacement, price hikes, and public skepticism regarding its positive societal impact.
- Apple faces potential iPhone price increases attributed to AI-related memory demands, highlighting the financial implications of advanced AI integration.
- AI startups are exploring diverse revenue streams and collaborations, from carbon removal initiatives (Anthropic) to AI model development (Odyssey, DeepSeek), while established tech giants like Google and Amazon are heavily investing in AI's future.
- The cybersecurity landscape remains a critical concern, with reports of major companies having their firewalls compromised and increasing governmental scrutiny on AI export controls and data security.
- There's a noticeable shift towards user empowerment and decentralized technologies, seen in the exploration of user-controlled social media algorithms, the growth of open-source alternatives like Mastodon, and a broader societal pushback against constant digital engagement, often termed 'slowtech'.
Sources
TechCrunch
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NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX
3 hours ago
by Tim Fernholz
SpaceRelativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit—might just beat SpaceX to Mars.
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How to turn off AI in your Google Docs
8 hours ago
by Amanda Silberling
AI, evergreenHere's what you need to do to get those pesky "write with Gemini" pop-ups to go away.
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AI is hurting Apple in more ways than one: it may force iPhone price increases
10 hours ago
by Kirsten Korosec
Hardware, Apple, Tim CookCEO Tim Cook said in a recent interview that the situation is "unsustainable."
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Chi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI
12 hours ago
by Connie Loizos
Venture, Chi-Hua Chien, Goodwater CapitalChi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural anthropologist.
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Roelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors
13 hours ago
by Sean O'Kane
AI, Space, Venture, Elon Musk, roelof botha, SpaceXThe former Sequoia Capital leader is filling an "existing vacancy" on SpaceX's board, days after the company went public in the largest IPO ever.
Hacker News
- Midjourney Medical 7 hours ago
- DeepSeek Introduces Vision 3 hours ago
- The Australian Government to Require SMS/MMS Sender ID Registraion 3 hours ago
- Local Qwen isn't a worse Opus, it's a different tool 6 hours ago
- Lore – Open source version control system designed for scalability 19 hours ago
Engadget
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Midjourney, the AI image generator, is developing a full-body ultrasonic scanner
3 hours ago
by Mariella Moon
AIMidjourney has announced its first hardware project, and it can do more than make cute AI pet photos.
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Tim Cook says Apple price increases are 'unavoidable' due to memory crunch
11 hours ago
by Anna Washenko
AppleRAMaggedon claims another one.
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The iPhone Air 2 will reportedly land next spring with a second camera
12 hours ago
by Anna Washenko
SmartphonesThe ultralight may become a permanent fixture in Apple's smartphone lineup.
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ChatGPT now has a hub for scheduled tasks
13 hours ago
by Igor Bonifacic
AITIL you can schedule prompts in ChatGPT.
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Epic Games details how it's embracing generative AI in Unreal Engine
13 hours ago
by Kris Holt
Gaming, AIEpic Games is making generative AI a big part of upcoming versions of Unreal Engine.
The Verge
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Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans
6 hours ago
by Richard Lawler
AI, Health, News, Science“A scan of an imaging phantom, segmented to validate how cleanly structures separate under controlled conditions.“ | Image: Midjourney Medical Midjourney CEO David Holz just showed off the company's first hardware product and plans to build a San Francisco spa, which he admitted is a bit different from the "cat pictures" produced by its AI image generator. Dubbed The Midjourney Scanner , it's an ultrasound-based full-body scanner that uses a ring of sensors to capture vertical slices of the inside of your body, looking at the composition of your muscle, fat, bone, and organs to start. Holz said ideally, you
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Tim Cook says RAM expenses are ‘unsustainable’ and Apple is going to raise prices
12 hours ago
by Emma Roth
Apple, iPhone, macOS, News, TechApple is planning to raise prices in response to the ongoing memory shortage. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal , Apple CEO Tim Cook says "price increases are unavoidable:" We're doing our best to mitigate the huge increases that are being passed to us, and we've been trying to shield our customers from the increases, but the situation has become unsustainable. Cook doesn't say when Apple plans on raising prices or which products will be affected. The company has already stopped selling the Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM in March and later raised the starting price of
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VSCO launches Studio Pro mobile photo editing app and plans $500 per year subscription
13 hours ago
by Stevie Bonifield
Apps, Creators, News, TechVSCO is taking on Adobe with a new Studio Pro editing app rolling out today on iOS and coming to macOS later this year, as Bloomberg reports. At launch, the app offers tools for batch editing, style matching from a reference image, and sharing images through VSCO Galleries. VSCO says more features are coming later, including support for RAW images, advanced export options, and additional advanced editing tools like adjusting image aspect ratios. A press release says the app is made for managing high-volume editing projects, like "weddings, portraits, events, sports, school photography, and other large-scale photoshoots." The $500 per
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Epic wants to let you bring your Fortnite skins to other games
14 hours ago
by Jay Peters
Entertainment, Fortnite, Gaming, NewsEpic Games has been touting the potential of an interoperable metaverse for years , though that vision hasn't yet become a reality. But with Unreal Engine 6, the next major version of its game development engine, Epic plans to take a big step toward that theoretical future: it will let developers make games that can use a player's Fortnite skins and will let developers build skins of their own that work with Fortnite . "We're tackling this problem first because we want to prove things out with a system that's complex enough to be a meaningful existence proof of the
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Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands
15 hours ago
by Robert Hart
AI, Anthropic, PolicyAnthropic has spent much of this week fighting to get its newest AI models back online after the Trump administration abruptly ordered the company to cut access for all foreign nationals, including users inside the US and its own employees, forcing Anthropic to block access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for everyone. "To my knowledge, this is the first time US export controls have been used to control access to an AI model in this way." The Trump administration has not publicly explained the legal basis for the order, but in a statement on its website, Anthropic said the
Wired
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The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed
3 hours ago
by Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, May Bulman, Gabriel Geiger
Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News, Check,, MateInternal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway.
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Home Depot Promo Codes: 50% Off in June 2026
4 hours ago
by Matthew Korfhage
Gear, CouponsSave up to 50% today with the latest Home Depot promo codes for appliances, power tools, and more this June.
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Ulta Promo Codes: Up to 50% Off in June 2026
4 hours ago
by Boutayna Chokrane
Gear, Gear / Deals, CouponsShop the latest beauty trends and save big using an Ulta promo code for beauty tech, makeup, and more.
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4 hours ago
by Molly Higgins
Gear, CouponsExplore Chewy coupon codes for $30 off, $20 off your first order $49, 50% off pet food, and more June 2026 discounts.
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4 hours ago
by Scott Gilbertson
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