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AI Summary

  • AI continues to disrupt the tech landscape, with companies like Cloudflare reporting job obsolescence due to AI advancements while others, like Airbnb, leverage it to automate a significant portion of their code generation.
  • Major streaming services, including Prime Video, are adopting TikTok-style vertical video feeds to enhance user engagement, signaling a shift in content consumption patterns.
  • The semiconductor industry sees renewed collaboration as Intel reportedly engages in preliminary deals to produce chips for Apple, suggesting a potential shift in supply chain dynamics.
  • Concerns around AI's societal impact are growing, ranging from its strain on power grids to ethical debates surrounding AI-generated art and potential impacts on human cognitive function.
  • Cybersecurity remains a critical focus, with reports of sophisticated hacking attempts on infrastructure, including water treatment plants, and ongoing investigations into autonomous vehicle crashes involving Uber partners.

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  • Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display 7 hours ago by Stevie Bonifield
    Gaming, News, PC Gaming, Tech

    Asus's latest gaming monitor is a little smaller than usual. The ROG Strix XG129C, announced on Friday , is a 12.3-inch touchscreen IPS display that's intended to be a sidekick for a larger main monitor, similar to the 14.1-inch secondary display in the 2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 . It's a slightly smaller competitor to Corsair's Xeneon Edge , which has a 14.5-inch display, but the same 720p resolution. Asus says the XG129C covers 125 percent of the sRGB color gamut and 90 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut. It also comes with a one-year subscription for the hardware

  • Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video 7 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Amazon, Entertainment, News, Streaming, Tech

    Amazon Prime Video is joining Netflix and Disney Plus in adding a vertical feed of videos to its streaming app. The new "Clips" feed will offer a stream of short-form videos from shows and movies, with options to jump into the full title, rent, or buy it. Prime Video previously offered a TikTok-style feed with NBA game highlights, but now you can see snippets from titles offered on the platform by scrolling down to the Clips carousel on the app's homepage. "Every time you visit the experience, you'll see something new based on your viewing history," Prime Video says. You

  • Here is Yarbo’s promise to fix the robot mower that ran me over 8 hours ago by Sean Hollister
    News, Tech

    Yesterday, I told you how a hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower . We explained how thousands of these bladed Chinese robots, made by Yarbo, could be hijacked with ease - exposing people's GPS coordinates, Wi-Fi passwords, email addresses, and more to any casual hacker who comes along. Today, Yarbo has issued a thorough 1,200-word response that you can read in full below. The company is confirming the security researcher's findings, apologizing, and providing a detailed plan to tackle many of its self-created security issues head-on. Yarbo writes that it's already temporarily cut off remote access and

  • All the latest updates on AI data centers 8 hours ago
    AI, Energy, Environment, News, Science

    Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked up fights across the world over their impact on power grids, utility bills, nearby communities, and the environment. From audacious plans to launch data centers into space to the latest legal battles over pollution, The Verge has the biggest news and reporting surrounding data centers. 43 percent of Americans blame data centers as a major reason for rising power bills. A 40,000-acre data center project was just approved in Utah, despite

  • DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal, judge rules 9 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Law, News, Policy, Politics, Speech

    The Department of Government Efficiency's cancellation of over $100 million in grants was unconstitutional, according to a ruling on Thursday. In the 143-page decision , US District Judge Colleen McMahon cites DOGE's process for eliminating grants, which involved using ChatGPT to determine if something is related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The ruling, which stems from a 2025 lawsuit filed by humanities groups , says "it could not be more obvious that DOGE used the mere presence of particular, protected characteristics to disqualify grants from continued funding" from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Judge McMah … Read


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