I am heartbroken by the antisemitic terrorist attack on Jews celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach. My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all of our Australian Ohana. Thank you to Ahmed al-Ahmed for his incredible bravery—turning tragedy int

@Benioff / x - I am heartbroken by the antisemitic terrorist attack on Jews celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach. My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all of our Australian Ohana. Thank you to Ahmed al-Ahmed for his incredible bravery—turning tragedy int…

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'Free Software Awards' Winners Announced: Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, Govdirectory

EditorDavid / slashdot - This week the Free Software Foundation honored Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, and Govdirectory with this year's annual Free Software Awards (given to community members and groups making"significant" contributions to software freedom):Andy Wingo is one of the co-main…

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The Steam Machine Is Going To Cost More Than You Think, And It's Pretty Clear Why

bgr - The impending arrival of Valve's Steam Machine is set to rock the gaming world. However, uncertainty about the console's potential price has many concerned.

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Humanoid robot fires BB gun at YouTuber, raising AI safety fears | InsideAI had a ChatGPT-powered robot refuse a gunshot, but it fired after a role-play prompt tricked its safety rules.

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Apple fixes two zero-day flaws exploited in an “extremely sophisticated attack” targeting specific individuals.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

Ryan Mac / nytimes - A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.

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Wealthfront IPO: Stock price closely watched today as financial platform starts trading on the Nasdaq

Sam Becker / fastcompany - Wealthfront Corporation is looking to rake in the wealth after going public on Friday.The Palo Alto-based automated digital wealth platform raised $486 million after selling 43.6 million shares, putting the company’s valuation at roughly $2 billion. Wealt…

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US lawmakers question basis for allowing sale of Nvidia H200 chips to China

ft - Committee chair warns the decision risks undermining Washington’s strategic advantage over Beijing in cutting-edge AI

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Leaked iOS 26 Code Reveals Features Planned for iOS 26.4, iOS 27, and iOS 28

iclarified - Apple's software roadmap has surfaced in a leaked internal build of iOS 26, offering a clearer look at features planned as far out as 2028. The discovery follows a week of hardware-related findings from the same software build, which previously pointed to…

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Rivian expands hands-free driving system, builds proprietary AI chip

techspot - Later this month, Rivian will expand its hands-free driving system to cover 3.5 million miles of roads across North America – more than 20 times its current coverage. The system, available on second-generation R1 trucks and SUVs, will no longer be limited…

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Oracle reportedly delays several new OpenAI data centers because of shortages — tight material and labor supply frustrate expansion plans, possibly by a year or more

tomshardware - Oracle reportedly delays some of the data centers for OpenAI from 2027 to 2028, citing labor and materials shortages.

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Prime Video’s AI recap feature messed up so badly that Amazon removed it

digitaltrends - Prime Video’s experiment with AI generated episode recaps backfired when the system produced wildly incorrect summaries for Fallout. After the backlash, Amazon removed the feature entirely, raising questions whether AI is ready for handling story driven c…

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Broadcom tumbles 11% despite blockbuster earnings as 'AI angst' weighs on Oracle, Nvidia

cnbc - Even with better-than-expected earnings and revenue, Broadcom slid on Friday as investors continued to grow concerned about the AI trade.

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Switzerland opens antitrust probe over iPhone NFC access

appleinsider - Swiss regulators are examining what conditions Apple puts on third-party firms before it allows them to use the same NFC technology that enables Apple Pay.NFC payments are to be investigated by Switzerland's competition regulatorIn June 2024, the European…

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Elvy raises €500M to power its next-generation energy solution

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Swedish energy company Elvyhas secured a €500 million financing package from Scayl and a banking partnerto fund home energy packages offered through a monthly subscription model. Thepackages include s...

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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor

Kyle Orland / arstechnica - Original KOTOR director Casey Hudson returns to Star Wars with new studio Arcanaut.

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Broadcom Reports $18 Billion in Revenue as AI Chip Sales Climb

Robbie Whelan / wsj - The chip designer posted nearly twice as much net profit in the fourth quarter as it did a year earlier.

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Apple Updates AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Pro 2 Firmware to 8B30 and 8B28

iclarified - Apple released firmware updates today for the AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Pro 2. The new firmware version is 8B30 for the AirPods Pro 3, up from the 8B25 build released last month. The AirPods Pro 2 have been updated to version 8B28, up from 8B21.Continue R…

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New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars

Mia Sato / theverge - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul's announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the first of its kind in the US, describing it as a "common sens…

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