Tech
AI Summary
- Meta is expanding its AI ambitions with the acquisition of a robotics startup, signaling a significant move into humanoid AI development.
- The tech industry is grappling with the implications of AI, from its use in classified Pentagon networks by Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to concerns about AI's impact on job markets and ethical considerations in language models.
- Apple faces a dual challenge of record sales potentially hindered by a looming chip shortage and an increased starting price for its Mac Mini.
- The ongoing legal and corporate battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, particularly concerning OpenAI, continues to draw significant attention within the industry.
- Cybersecurity remains a critical concern, with major disruptions like DDoS attacks affecting Ubuntu services and active exploitation of bugs in widely used platforms like cPanel.
Sources
TechCrunch
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Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch
2 hours ago
by Anna Heim
Startups, european startupsIt is not that European startups never get attention — Lovable and Mistral AI are proof of that. But there are many more that insiders are tracking.
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Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies
10 hours ago
by Connie Loizos
Transportation, AV Labs, lucid, nuro, Praveen Neppalli Naga, UberPraveen Neppalli Naga, Uber's chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch's StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, describing it as a natural extension of a nascent program the company announced in late January called AV Labs.
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Replit’s Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why he’d rather not sell
17 hours ago
by Connie Loizos
AI, TC, Amjad Masad, Anthropic, cursor, Replit, vibe codingAt TechCrunch's sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, we covered a lot of ground in a short time, beginning with the question everyone in the industry is asking right now: in a world where rival Cursor is reportedly in talks to be acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion, is Replit also bound to sell?
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Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity
18 hours ago
by Marina Temkin
Biotech & Health, Venture, direct to consumer, dtc, General Catalyst, menopause, skincareThe DTC skin, hair, and menopause care brand will use the non-dilutive capital to super-charge customer acquisition.
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Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions
18 hours ago
by Julie Bort
AI, TC, humanoid robots, Mergers and Acquisitions, MetaMeta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said.
Hacker News
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- Refusal in Language Models Is Mediated by a Single Direction 3 hours ago
Engadget
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Meta acquires robotics AI startup as it makes the push into humanoid machines
2 hours ago
by Mariella Moon
AIThe company has purchased Assured Robot Intelligence, whose staff is joining Meta's Superintelligence Labs.
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Undead co-op shooters, gorgeous hack-and-slash action and other new indie games worth checking out
5 hours ago
by Kris Holt
GamingPlus, more Ball x Pit is never a bad thing.
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AI performances and screenplays won't be eligible for Oscars
19 hours ago
by Will Shanklin
AIWill that stop them from taking over?
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Apple appears to have discontinued its cheapest Mac mini
20 hours ago
by Ian Carlos Campbell
ComputingThe compact desktop Mac now starts at $799 and comes with 512GB of storage.
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There's already a way to mount your smartphone to a Steam Controller
21 hours ago
by Ian Carlos Campbell
GamingJust don't expect it to work with many iOS or Android apps yet.
The Verge
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Anker’s discounted 2-in-1 USB-C cable is a great way to spend $15
2 hours ago
by Cameron Faulkner
Deals, Gadgets, Verge ShoppingI’ll never stop gushing about 2-in-1 USB-C cables. They’re really nice to have because, at this point, I’ve amassed so many devices that charge via USB-C. It’s also common for more than one to need to be recharged at a time, which is where they come in handy. I can charge my Nintendo Switch 2 and work-issued MacBook Air, or my Google Pixel 9 Pro and Kindle, without taking up more than one port on the power adapter. A couple of models that offer up to 140W passthrough charging speeds are currently matching their lowest price to date — including Anker’s
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Playing Esoteric Ebb is like rolling the dice with a great DM
4 hours ago
by Jay Peters
Entertainment, Games Review, GamingIt took me a while to get into Esoteric Ebb, a new CRPG from developer Christoffer Bodegård. The elevator pitch is basically Disco Elysium, but in the fantasy style of Dungeons & Dragons: You play as a cleric wandering around a small town who's trying to figure out, among other things, the mystery of why a tea shop in town exploded, and all the while, you're having conversations with different character traits in your head. Like Disco Elysium, you see the world from an isometric, top-down perspective. Also like Disco Elysium, Esoteric Ebb requires a lot of reading, weighing the
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The things we’re building
4 hours ago
by David Pierce
Apps, Gadgets, Installer, Streaming, TechHi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 126, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I need 10 or 15 skirts from Calvin Klein, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) Happy Ruthless Self-Promotion Week! We're dedicating almost all of this issue to the stuff we've been making recently. Personally, I've been reading about the Tesla diner and Dwarkesh Patel and The Rest Is History, starting a Ted Lasso rewatch to get ready for season 4, watching a robot injure Joanna Stern, continuing down the rabbit hole
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Splatoon Raiders preorders for the Switch 2 are nearly 20 percent off
18 hours ago
by Cameron Faulkner
Deals, Gadgets, Gaming, Nintendo, Verge ShoppingNintendo recently announced a new pricing policy, which knocks $10 off the cost of digital versions of future first-party titles exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2. Splatoon Raiders, for instance, is available for preorder ahead of its July 23rd release for $49.99 digitally or $59.99 for the physical edition. However, Amazon and Walmart are the exception in how they’re pricing preorders for the cartridge version. Right now, you can reserve the upcoming title at both retailers for $49.94, which is a few cents cheaper than the digital version. Raiders isn’t a sequel to Splatoon 3, but rather a spinoff that has similar
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Microsoft tests redesigned Windows 11 Run menu with dark mode and more
18 hours ago
by Emma Roth
Microsoft, News, Tech, WindowsMicrosoft is testing its much-needed refresh for the Windows 11 Run menu, offering a modern interface that the company says is faster and comes with support for dark mode. The redesign is rolling out now to Windows 11 Insiders in the new Experimental Channel. In a blog post explaining the changes, Microsoft says it decided to drop the Run menu's "Browse" button - a shortcut to user files - after finding "very low usage." Instead, Microsoft added support for a new "~\" command, which leads to your user directory. Microsoft says it built the new Run menu using code from Command Palette,
Wired
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Tovala Family Meals Review: Good Food, Lots of Salt
3 hours ago
by Matthew Korfhage
Gear, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Home, Gear / Products / Kitchen, Gear / Products / Online Services, Easy, BakeTovala is a meal kit that comes with a smart oven, or a smart oven that comes with a meal kit. New family meals make it much more useful. But lord, the sodium.
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What You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the US
5 hours ago
by Simon Hill
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Products / Computers, Broad, BannedThe FCC banned the sale of new consumer-grade Wi-Fi routers and mobile hot spots manufactured outside the US. Here’s what it means for you.
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8 Best Travel Adapters (2026), Tested and Reviewed
6 hours ago
by Simon Hill
Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Accessories, Buying, GuideWhen going abroad, the right plugs are essential to keep your gadgets charged. These are my favorite travel adapters and chargers.
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Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors
6 hours ago
by Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts
Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News, RoundupPlus: The NSA tests Anthropic’s Mythos Preview to find vulnerabilities, a Finnish teen is charged over the Scattered Spider hacking spree, and more.
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Apple AirPods Max 2 Review: The Best Over-Ears for iOS
6 hours ago
by Adrienne So
Gear, Gear / Products, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Audio, Product, ReviewIf you're an iPhone user, the Apple AirPods Max 2 are still the best over-ear headphones you can buy.