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Larry’s risky business
If you want to know whether the AI bubble is bursting, there's only one publicly traded company that will tell you: Oracle. That's right, the database company....
Taylor Swift deepfakes are pushing scams on TikTok
Scammers are using AI-generated videos of celebrities including Taylor Swift and Rihanna to promote shady services on TikTok, according to authentication compan...
Saros reminded me how great the DualSense can be
The DualSense controller was one of Sony's main selling points for the PS5. Beyond things like a striking new design and adaptive triggers, the controller's hap...
Electric air taxis are finally taking flight — just not with passengers
It was the perfect day for an electric air taxi demonstration - albeit one without passengers. On Monday, an electric aircraft from Joby Aviation took off from...
Your PS5 can now transform into a Linux PC
A developer has created a method to get Linux running on some versions of Sony's PlayStation 5 console. Andy Nguyen previously showed off a ported version of Ub...
Meta isn’t doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram, rules EU
Meta is breaching Europe's Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent children under 13 from using Facebook and Instagram, according to a preliminar...
China freezes new robotaxi licenses after Baidu chaos
China has suspended new licenses for autonomous vehicles, Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. The move comes after dozens of robo...
Spirit Airlines tried to be the Dollar General of the skies. Then the big airlines beat it at its own game
Spirit Airlines helped pioneer ultra-cheap flying and soared. Then legacy airlines copied them, outmaneuvered them with loyalty programs, and the economy turned...
GitHub rushed to fix a critical vulnerability in less than six hours
GitHub employees fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in less than six hours last month. Wiz Research used AI models to uncover a vulnerability...
General Motors is adding Gemini to four million cars
General Motors is planning to bring Google's Gemini AI assistant to around four million vehicles across the US. Model year 2022 and newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, B...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Kevin Warsh and the future of the Federal Reserve
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts about the future of the Federal Reserve as a Senate committee prepares to vote on the...
Why Sen. Warren voted no for Kevin Warsh as Fed chairman
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren discusses the future of the Federal Reserve and tells NPR's Steve Inskeep why she plans to vote no on Kevin Warsh's nomination...