Tech
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.
Sources
TechCrunch
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Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no.
4 hours ago
by Julie Bort
AI, Enterprise, TC, Exclusive, Layoffs, oracle, severenceSome found out they didn't qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote workers.
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San Francisco’s housing market has lost its mind
5 hours ago
by Connie Loizos
Real estate, TC, San FranciscoThe invisible force behind all of this is no mystery to anyone paying attention to the city's tech economy. San Francisco is home to some of the most valuable private companies in the world, and their employees have been quietly accumulating — and, increasingly, cashing out — fortunes.
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Prime Video follows Netflix and Disney by adding a TikTok-like ‘Clips’ feed in its app
6 hours ago
by Amanda Silberling
Apps, Media & Entertainment, Amazon, prime video, VideoThe Clips feed aims to enable discovery by offering users a scrollable feed with short snippets of shows and movies.
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Intel’s comeback story is even wilder than it seems
7 hours ago
by Connie Loizos
AI, Enterprise, Hardware, TC, Apple, Elon Musk, In Brief, Intel, Lip-bu TanIntel's stock has risen a stunning 490% over the past year, a bet by Wall Street that may be running well ahead of the company's actual turnaround.
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Cloudflare says AI made 1,100 jobs obsolete, even as revenue hit a record high
9 hours ago
by Julie Bort
AI, Enterprise, TC, cloudflare, LayoffsCloudflare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn't need as many support roles.
Hacker News
- Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users 8 hours ago
- OpenAI's WebRTC problem a day ago
- The React2Shell Story 11 hours ago
- AI is breaking two vulnerability cultures 9 hours ago
- People Hate AI Art 3 hours ago
Engadget
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Discord is recovering from an outage that took some users offline
7 hours ago
by Igor Bonifacic
Big TechThe company had an issue with its API systems.
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Prime Video is adding a TikTok-like feed
8 hours ago
by Will Shanklin
StreamingYour wish for a vertical recommendation carousel has been granted.
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Department of War sets up UFO website, but there isn't much to see
8 hours ago
by Ian Carlos Campbell
NewsFor fans of reading paperwork about aliens.
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InMusic will acquire Native Instruments, putting it under the same umbrella as Akai
9 hours ago
by Lawrence Bonk
NewsThe company also owns Moog and M-Audio, so this creates an industry juggernaut.
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Shoot up Xenomorphs in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, arriving this summer
10 hours ago
by Will Shanklin
GamingThe sequel expands the player count to four and adds new classes.
The Verge
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Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display
7 hours ago
by Stevie Bonifield
Gaming, News, PC Gaming, TechAsus'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
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Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video
7 hours ago
by Emma Roth
Amazon, Entertainment, News, Streaming, TechAmazon 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
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Here is Yarbo’s promise to fix the robot mower that ran me over
8 hours ago
by Sean Hollister
News, TechYesterday, 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
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All the latest updates on AI data centers
8 hours ago
AI, Energy, Environment, News, ScienceMassive 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
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DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal, judge rules
9 hours ago
by Emma Roth
Law, News, Policy, Politics, SpeechThe 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
Wired
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Top Megelin Deals for Laser and LED Therapy Devices (2026)
4 hours ago
by Boutayna Chokrane
Gear, Gear / Deals, Gear / Products / Beauty, Gear / Products / Health and Fitness, DealsThis Mother's Day, Megelin is slashing prices on its best-selling laser and LED devices.
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The Pentagon Releases New Trove of Declassified UFO Files
9 hours ago
by Becky Ferreira
Science, Science / Space, Truth, Is, Out, ThereThe Defense Department has released a new trove of declassified documents about government UFO sightings.
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Tesla’s Latest Recall? Wheels May Fall Off Cybertrucks
9 hours ago
by Jeremy White
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Cyber, CrockIn what is the 11th Cybertruck recall, certain models of Elon Musk’s embattled pickup could experience a sudden, unexpected wheel separation, thanks to the wrong grease and loose nuts.
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Nick Bostrom Has a Plan for Humanity’s ‘Big Retirement’
12 hours ago
by Steven Levy
Business, Business / Tech Culture, BackchannelThe philosopher thinks humans should pursue advanced AI and the promise of a “solved world.”
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There’s a Long-Shot Proposal to Protect California Workers From AI
12 hours ago
by Makena Kelly
Politics, JobsCalifornia gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer is proposing a new jobs guarantee for workers displaced by artificial intelligence.