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Jesse Van Rootselaar's descriptions of gun violence were flagged by tools that monitor ChatGPT for misuse.

As generative AI evolves, a Google VP warns that LLM wrappers and AI aggregators face mounting pressure, with shrinking margins and limited differentiation threatening their long-term viability.

Is Microsoft's gaming division doubling down on AI?

"It also takes a lot of energy to train a human."

A list of some of the alternative app stores iPhone users in the EU can try today. 

I thought: other than hotels that use SUVs like the Escalade IQL to ferry guests around, what kind of monster chooses a car like this?

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China’s brain-computer interface industry is rapidly scaling from research to commercialization, driven by strong policy support, expanding clinical trials, and growing investor interest.

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Netflix board member Susan Rice had predicted that corporations that “take a knee” to Trump will be “held accountable” when Democrats return to power.

Quantonation Ventures, a venture firm investing in quantum and physics-based startups, has closed its oversubscribed second fund at €220 million, or approximately $260 million. That’s more than twice the size of its inaugural fund, and comes in addition to…

Apple has invited the tech press to a “special Apple experience” on March 4, but it might unfold a bit differently than the company's standard press event.

The app can support translation in over 100 languages and can work across other apps. Wispr Flow said it has done an infrastructure rewrite that makes dictation 30% faster than before.

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Chinese hackers allegedly broke into the network of an Ivanti subsidiary in 2021. The hackers exploited a backdoor in its VPN product, which allowed the hackers to gain access to 119 other unnamed organizations.

Chinese hackers allegedly broke into the network of an Ivanti subsidiary in 2021. The hackers exploited a backdoor in its VPN product, which allowed the hackers to gain access to 119 other unnamed organizations.

Finnish unicorn IQM plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) valuing the company at approximately $1.8 billion — joining the growing cohort of quantum computing companies listed on U.S. stock markets. 

Spotify continues to test its AI-powered “Prompted Playlist” feature, now rolling out the tool to Premium subscribers in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and Sweden.

AI news app Particle can now pull in key moments from podcasts, letting readers instantly play short, relevant clips alongside related stories.

While some cities are moving to end their contracts with Flock over its links to ICE, others are taking matters into their own hands.