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Waymo will begin testing self-driving robotaxis in NYC
Waymo robotaxi receives its first permit to begin testing its autonomous vehicles in New York City, boosting the company's ambitions to bring its self-driving ride service to additional cities nationwide.
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Trump signs executive order to ‘Make America’s websites beautiful again’
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to give US government websites a digital makeover – aiming to make them aesthetically pleasing and improve usability. Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia is now rumored to lead the initiative.
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From TikTok to the trenches – the US army is selling Gen Z stability through influencers
The US Army is turning to social media influencers to reach Gen Z – marketing military life as adventure, discipline, and certainty in an unstable world.
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Russian phones to pre-install government messaging app
A Russian state-backed messenger application cast as a rival to WhatsApp which critics have said could be used for surveillance purposes must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets from next month, the Russian government said on Thursday.
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Mind-reading brain chip could reveal your inner thoughts
Ever wanted to know what’s going on inside someone’s head? Well, new brain-computer interface (BCI) technology can supposedly decode our private inner thoughts.
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China developing “pregnancy robots”
China is developing “pregnancy robots” with artificial wombs that could soon carry and deliver human babies. The breakthrough promises hope for infertile couples – but raises major questions about ethics, safety, and the future of reproduction.
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Want to save water? Start by deleting your old emails and pictures, the UK government suggests
The National Drought Group has several suggestions on how to save water during droughts. One tip is to remove old emails and photos stored on the cloud.
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Trump signs executive order to speed up commercial rocket launches
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to streamline federal regulation governing commercial rocket launches, a move that could benefit Elon Musk's SpaceX and other private space ventures.
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Check Point’s latest AI tool aims to stop abuse on GitHub for good
Check Point has just announced its latest tool, the GitHub Abuse Engine, which leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms to stop users from being abused on the platform.
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US secretly embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to curb China diversions
US. authorities have secretly placed location tracking devices in targeted shipments of advanced chips they see as being at high risk of illegal diversion to China, according to two people with direct knowledge of the previously unreported law enforcement tactic.
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Amazon expands same-day grocery delivery to fresh foods in battle with Walmart, Instacart
Subscribers to Amazon.com's Prime service can now receive strawberries, milk, meats and frozen dinners on the same day they order them as the company expands its fast-delivery option to perishable food items, Amazon announced on Wednesday.
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DPA fines McDonald’s Poland €4M due to data breach
The Polish data protection authority UODO has imposed a fine of almost €4 million on McDonald’s Poland because of a data breach.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan gets praised by President Trump after White House meeting
US president Donald Trump suddenly had a change of heart over Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan. President Trump now calls him a “success.”
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Reddit blocks Internet Archive to stop unauthorized AI data scraping
The Internet Archive (IA) is currently in talks with Reddit after the latter restricted the archive’s ability to save content posted on the platform.
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Streaming service Streamz will be restricting account sharing
Belgian streaming service Streamz is going to restrict account sharing. The company wants to achieve this by asking customers to set their home location.
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AOL to end dial-up internet access after three decades
AOL’s shutdown of its dial-up internet marks the end of a nostalgic chapter in online history.
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Starbucks battles “cagongjok” culture: no desktops, printers, or partitions allowed
South Korean remote workers have been told by Starbucks to stop turning the coffee chain into an office space after people began bringing bulky tech items into the stores.
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Roblox rolls out AI tool to combat predators amidst numerous child abuse lawsuits
Roblox is releasing a new open-source tool powered by artificial intelligence to help detect predatory language in game chats.
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Tesla shuts down Dojo supercomputer team and shifts focus to AI chips
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has ordered to shut down its Dojo supercomputer team, with team leader Peter Bannon departing the company, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Instagram Map rivals Snapchat, but the same privacy concerns linger eight years later
Instagram is rolling out a new feature similar to its rival social media platform, Snapchat, allowing users to share their locations in real time.
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