Meta’s Instagram is adding parental AI chatbot controls next year

Meta’s Instagram is adding parental AI chatbot controls next year
The new controls will let parents stop their children from speaking with AI chatbots entirely or block access to specific ...
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ByteDance’s Other AI Chatbot Is Quietly Gaining Traction Around the World

ByteDance’s Other AI Chatbot Is Quietly Gaining Traction Around the World
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has built what is currently the most popular AI chatbot in China: Doubao. Launched ...
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The Latest Climate News Is So Bad That You Should Probably Not Click This and Just Bury Your Head in the Sand

The Latest Climate News Is So Bad That You Should Probably Not Click This and Just Bury Your Head in the Sand
The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its latest report on global greenhouse gas emissions, and — how ...
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The Bourbon Industry Is in Turmoil. Could Tech Provide the Shot It Needs?

The Bourbon Industry Is in Turmoil. Could Tech Provide the Shot It Needs?
If you’ve never toured a whiskey distillery, the experience can be uncommonly old-fashioned. While newer distilleries thrive on automation, many ...
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I compared the Sony Bravia 8 II to competing OLED TVs, and it settled my buying decision

I compared the Sony Bravia 8 II to competing OLED TVs, and it settled my buying decision
ZDNET’s key takeaways Sony’s flagship TV delivers fantastic picture and audio quality. There’s plenty of flexibility with fine-tuning image and ...
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Google’s Gemma AI model helps discover new potential cancer therapy pathway

Google’s Gemma AI model helps discover new potential cancer therapy pathway
We gave our new C2S-Scale 27B model a task: Find a drug that acts as a conditional amplifier, one that ...
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These Are Some Leading Spaces For AI Investment At Seed And Early Stage

These Are Some Leading Spaces For AI Investment At Seed And Early Stage
Given that a majority of U.S. startup investment goes to artificial intelligence companies these days, there’s clearly a wide variety ...
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The Thrill Of The Fight 2 Gets Solo Mode With Full Release Next Month

The Thrill Of The Fight 2 Gets Solo Mode With Full Release Next Month
The Thrill of the Fight 2 leaves early access next month on Quest, adding a new offline solo mode for ...
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[2509.08814] Merge-of-Thought Distillation

[2509.08814] Merge-of-Thought Distillation
[Submitted on 10 Sep 2025 (v1), last revised 16 Oct 2025 (this version, v3)] View a PDF of the paper ...
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Ripple targets corporate treasury with $1bn GTreasury acquisition

Ripple targets corporate treasury with bn GTreasury acquisition
Digital asset giant Ripple is making a move into corporate treasury through the $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury. Editorial This ...
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