Tech
AI Summary
- Major tech companies are focusing on AI integration, evident in GM's IT layoffs for AI talent and Google's AI-assisted zero-day exploit discovery.
- Messaging security is evolving, with Android and iPhone users gaining end-to-end encrypted RCS, and Apple implementing encrypted RCS chats in beta.
- The startup landscape is dynamic, featuring defense tech fundraising (Helsing), AI news aggregation (Digg), and innovative hardware for data centers (Cowboy Space).
- Entertainment is adapting to new tech, seen in Wordle becoming a TV show and Bravo's microdramas for Peacock, while TikTok introduces an ad-free subscription.
- The intersection of tech and everyday life continues to expand, with Venmo redesigning its app for discreet payments and Discord offering integrated Xbox Game Pass perks.
Sources
TechCrunch
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GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills
43 minutes ago
by Kirsten Korosec
Transportation, AI, GM, LayoffsSome of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows.
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Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted
2 hours ago
by Amanda Silberling
Social, Android, Apple, e2ee, Google, iOS, RCSGoogle had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.
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Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation
6 hours ago
by Julie Bort
Fundraising, defense tech, drones, helsing, In BriefFive-year old European military drone startup Helsing is close to raising another monster round.
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Bravo is creating unscripted microdramas for the Peacock app
7 hours ago
by Amanda Silberling
Media & Entertainment, bravo, microdramaAs microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions, Peacock announced on Monday that it is launching two unscripted Bravo microdramas, which will stream in the Peacock app.
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Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator
7 hours ago
by Sarah Perez
AI, Media & Entertainment, aggregation, Digg, News, StartupsIn an email to beta testers, the company said the site's goal is to "track the most influential voices in a space" and to surface the news that's actually worth "paying attention to."
Hacker News
- TanStack NPM Packages Compromised 3 hours ago
- UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to repair brain damage (2025) 6 hours ago
- Library for fast mapping of Java records to native memory 4 hours ago
- Google says criminal hackers used AI to find a major software flaw 10 hours ago
- GitLab Announces Workforce Reduction and End of Their CREDIT Values 3 hours ago
Engadget
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Astronomers use the Webb telescope to improve our map of the cosmic web
an hour ago
by Anna Washenko
SpaceAdding significantly more detail means better future investigations into the universe's past.
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Texas AG sues Netflix, claiming the streaming service collects user data without consent
4 hours ago
by Anna Washenko
Big TechThe case particularly focuses on children's accounts.
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iOS end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling today in beta
5 hours ago
by Igor Bonifacic
AppleLook for the new lock icon in your Android chats.
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Google announces its first-ever discovery of a zero-day exploit made with AI
6 hours ago
by Jackson Chen
AI, GoogleThe Google Threat Intelligence Group said its proactive measures stopped a "mass exploitation event."
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OpenADR and Matter are collaborating to let your smart home talk to the grid
6 hours ago
by Lawrence Bonk
TomorrowThis should make it easier to connect appliances to demand response programs.
The Verge
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OpenAI just released its answer to Claude Mythos
42 minutes ago
by Stevie Bonifield
AI, Anthropic, News, OpenAI, Security, TechOpenAI is launching Daybreak , an AI initiative focused on detecting and patching vulnerabilities before attackers find them. Daybreak uses the Codex Security AI agent that launched in March to create a threat model based on an organization's code and focus on possible attack paths, validate likely vulnerabilities, and then automate the detection of the higher risk ones. Its launch comes just over a month after rival Anthropic announced Claude Mythos , a security-focused AI model it claimed was too dangerous to publicly release and only shared privately as a part of its own initiative, dubbed Project Glasswing. Still, that
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Yarbo says it will remove the intentional backdoor from its robot lawn mower
an hour ago
by Sean Hollister
News, TechThe company behind the robot lawn mower that ran me over has changed its tune. Yarbo now plans to completely remove the remote backdoor access that could have let bad actors reprogram the robot over the internet. Yarbo customers will be able to decide whether that feature even gets installed in the first place, co-founder Kenneth Kohlmann pledges to The Verge . Yarbo had already promised on Friday that it would tackle many security issues head-on, closing the holes that let security researcher Andreas Makris easily hijack any of the bladed robots from the other side of the globe, while
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Here’s what Mira Murati’s AI company is up to
an hour ago
by Jay Peters
AI, NewsThinking Machines, the AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, announced Monday that it's working on something called "interaction models." The idea behind interaction models, according to Thinking Machines , is that they will let people "collaborate with AI the way we naturally collaborate with each other - they continuously take in audio, video, and text, and think, respond, and act in real time." As explained by Thinking Machines: Today's models experience reality in a single thread. Until the user finishes typing or speaking, the model waits with no perception of what the user is doing or how
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Govee’s new portable smart lamp is on sale for the first time
4 hours ago
by Sheena Vasani
Deals, Gadgets, Tech, Verge ShoppingIf you’ve always liked the idea of the Philips Hue Go portable lamp but couldn’t justify the $100+ price tag , Govee recently released a much cheaper alternative, the Govee Table Lamp Classic , and it’s already receiving its first discount. Right now, you can pick the rechargeable smart lamp up at Amazon for $63.99 ($16 off), which makes it less than half the price of Philips’ portable smart lamp. Govee Table Lamp Classic Where to Buy: $79.99 at Amazon The cordless lamp features a built-in 4,800mAh battery, which can last up to 30 hours with colored lighting enabled, though
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Palantir’s true believers are wearing this jacket
5 hours ago
by Mia Sato
Business, Creators, Culture, Entertainment, Internet Culture, Report, TechIn late April, Palantir - the software company that, in recent years, has perhaps become best known for its defense industry contracts and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement - announced that it would be adding new products to its merch store. The latest offering was a cotton chore coat. At $239 and in bright blue and black options, the jacket looks like a standard offering that has, by way of photographer Bill Cunningham , trickled down into mainstream menswear for years. This jacket is a pastiche of 19th century French workwear that was worn by people actually doing physical
Wired
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Testing for ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
5 hours ago
by Anna McKie
Science, Science / Health, Beyond, LDLThere’s a more accurate way of measuring who’s at risk for cholesterol-related health issues. So why don’t more doctors use it?
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The FCC Received Hundreds of Complaints About Bad Bunny’s ‘Vulgar’ Super Bowl Performance
6 hours ago
by Angela Watercutter, Maddy Varner
Culture, Culture / Music, Complaints, Dept.The complaints, obtained by WIRED, described Bad Bunny’s performance as being overly sexual and protested that the show was in Spanish.
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There’s an Unhinged New Video Game About Trump and the Iran War
6 hours ago
by Makena Kelly
Politics, End, GameThe game, developed by the group of anonymous artists known as Secret Handshake, is available online and in person in Washington, DC.
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A New Hantavirus Vaccine Is in the Works
7 hours ago
by Javier Carbajal
Science, Science / Biotech, Public, HealthSince 2023, Moderna and Korea University have been developing a new mRNA vaccine for hantavirus. The work has been promising so far, but a finished product isn't likely coming any time soon.
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Update Your iPhone Now for Better Encrypted Messaging With Android
7 hours ago
by Reece Rogers
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / Products / Phones, Green, BubblesAs part of the iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s Messages app can now encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android smartphones.