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AI Summary

  • Apple is set to unveil practical AI features in iOS 27, moving beyond Siri's current capabilities, while Signal's Meredith Whittaker cautions against treating AI chatbots as trustworthy companions.
  • The tech industry mourns the passing of Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot in a plane crash, and the robotics sector sees advancements with a new robotaxi scorecard highlighting China's progress and updates on NASA's Mars rover capabilities.
  • Concerns arise regarding Polymarket's reported payments to creators for deceptive videos about fake bets, and the broader implications of AI development are debated, including its use in training data and government regulations.
  • The debate around AI intensifies with discussions on the benefits and drawbacks of open-source models versus proprietary ones, alongside scrutiny of companies like Anthropic and their interactions with governmental bodies.
  • Emerging technologies like electric air taxis face legal challenges, while companies explore new frontiers in AI-driven services, smart home integration, and even the potential for AI in personal finance and content creation.

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  • Bose thinks it can be a media company for some reason 7 hours ago by Terrence O’Brien
    Business, Entertainment, Music, News, Report

    The history books are littered with the corpses of corporate record labels started by companies that had no business being in the music industry. Bose thinks it can be the exception to the rule. It thinks it can be Red Bull. And, while Bose has more of a right to dip its toes into the media world than Build-a-Bear , there's little reason to believe it can succeed where so many others have failed. In an interview with Business Insider , Bose CMO Jim Mollica said the company had created Bose Studios as part of a move away from traditional

  • Cold Court’s debut EP is an infectious, glitchy genre mashup 9 hours ago by Terrence O’Brien
    Column, Entertainment, Music, Music Review

    Cold Court is a brother-sister duo from Philly that seems to love nothing more than shoving all of their influences together in a messy soup that at least superficially resembles the hyperpop you've come to expect from acts like 100 Gecs. But, where songs like "Dumbest Girl Alive" goofily wink at pop punk and emo, Cold Court are a bit more self-serious, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. The opening track on the band's debut EP \ (^_^) / (aka Hands Up ), "Nina", starts off sounding not unlike the dance punk bands that stormed the scene in the

  • Polymarket reportedly paid people to post fake videos of themselves placing bets 12 hours ago by Terrence O’Brien
    News, Tech

    According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, Polymarket has been paying people to film themselves placing fake bets and celebrating fake wins on social media. WSJ identified over 1,100 deceptive clips and talked to creators who, despite not stating as such in their videos, confirmed the company paid them to create the clips . The videos posted on social media look legit at first, but there are subtle clues that betray them as fraudulent. For instance, when examined closely, one clip shows someone visiting "poiymarket.com" rather than polymarket.com. According to the Journal's investigation, none of the bets placed in the

  • How Roomba started a robot revolution 14 hours ago by David Pierce
    Gadgets, Podcasts, Smart Home, Tech, Version History

    If you had a Roomba, especially in the early days of the robot vacuum, it was in many ways a fairly unsophisticated machine. It would just bump around your house, looking for something to suck up, until its battery died or its (way too small) tank filled up. Not that it mattered, though. You probably loved your Roomba. You probably gave it a name. On this episode of Version History , we tell the story of the Roomba, and how it made vacuums lovable. The Verge 's David Pierce and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy are joined by iRobot's co-founder and former

  • Electric air taxis are stuck in the courtroom 14 hours ago by Andrew Hawkins
    Column, Law, Policy, Tech, The Stepback, Transportation

    Joby flight at JFK airport. | Image: The Verge This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on aviation, air taxis, and Wi-Fi speeds at 30,000 feet, follow Andrew J. Hawkins . The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here . How it started Last year, two of the leading air taxi companies in the US, Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation, sued each other , with Joby accusing Archer of corporate espionage and Archer claiming that Joby was concealing


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