Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuff

Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuff
In a somewhat anticipated move, Belkin is killing most of its smart home products. On January 31, the company will ...
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“It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian

“It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian
Citing research by NASA and the Smithsonian, Durbin said that the total was closer to $305 million and that did ...
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Weird chemical used in plastics has erupted as latest fentanyl adulterant

Weird chemical used in plastics has erupted as latest fentanyl adulterant
Urgent questions And it wasn’t just found in a few samples at each location—in Los Angeles, for instance, it was ...
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ChatGPT made up a product feature out of thin air, so this company created it

ChatGPT made up a product feature out of thin air, so this company created it
On Monday, sheet music platform Soundslice says it developed a new feature after discovering that ChatGPT was incorrectly telling users ...
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Grok praises Hitler, gives credit to Musk for removing “woke filters”

Grok praises Hitler, gives credit to Musk for removing “woke filters”
X is facing backlash after Grok spewed antisemitic outputs after Elon Musk announced his “politically incorrect” chatbot had been “significantly” ...
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Nissan feels the effect of US-China trade war

Nissan feels the effect of US-China trade war
Nissan’s future product portfolio is feeling the effects of some of Trump’s other policies. Working with congressional Republicans, the president ...
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Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps

Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps
Starting today, Google is implementing a change that will enable its Gemini AI engine to interact with third-party apps, such ...
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Meta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse”

Meta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse”
Zuckerberg did allow that relationships with AI would “probably not” replace in-person connections, because there are “things that are better ...
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Figuring out why a nap might help people see things in new ways

Figuring out why a nap might help people see things in new ways
Lacaux’s team also experimented with different objects the participants should hold while napping: spoons, steel spheres, stress balls, etc. It ...
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Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI

Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI
Separately, Trump v. Casa blocked the use of a national injunction against illegal activity. So, while the government’s actions have ...
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