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As AI-generated content takes over the internet, will human beings still be able to connect online with other humans in a meaningful way?
Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Wednesday, Nov. 11, #1971
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Scientists Expected Egypt’s Sacred Cats to Have Lived Pampered Lives. Their Skulls Say Otherwise
The cats turned up with missing teeth, signs of gum disease, and various injuries.
Anthropic’s Giant IPO Will Tie It Closer to Nvidia
Nvidia planned to invest $10 billion in Anthropic alongside its initial public offering, the largest of the new financial commitments from several gia…
OpenAI, Anthropic face new oversight as New York’s AI safety law takes effect
New York is preparing to enforce its sweeping AI safety law, requiring major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to register, disclose safety practic…
The new Apple Watch Ultra 4 is $99 off ahead of Black Friday — its biggest discount yet
The new Apple Watch Ultra 4 is on sale for the record-low price of $699.99 at Amazon and Costco. That's a $99 savings. SAVE $99.01: The new Apple Watc…
A vibe-coded GTA VI PC port is coming, whether Rockstar likes it or not
Former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij thinks a PC port of GTA VI could arrive sooner than expected, because Rockstar and Take-Two may …
Spotify’s AI DJ adds nine voices and a setting to reduce interruptions
Spotify today expanded customization options for its AI DJ, allowing users to choose between different voices and personalities, as well as control ho…
Proximal Ventures raises debut fund to back startups bringing AI to drug development
Former SignalFire investor Sahir Raoof raises $27.5M for new fund targeting AI in pharma
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MIT student leaders: Q&A with men’s football co-captain Dominic Hess
An Academic All-American defensive back and co-captain for the Engineers, Dominic Hess says football keeps him grounded — and inspired. A senior studying mechanical engineering and finance, Dominic Hess is an Academic All-American with a packed study schedule. But he and his teammates still make room for about 20 hours a week of football during the regular season. (“It’s a little less in the spring,” he notes.) All this time practicing, working o…
X-energy gets green light to build its first small modular nuclear reactors
X-energy received a construction permit from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build four reactors in Texas.
Amazon and Google Will See Big Paydays from Anthropic IPO
Amazon and Google are the largest investors in the A.I. start-up, and their shares could gain hundreds of billions of dollars in value.
Need more AI in Creator Studio? Apple may charge you for it
With its new $50 AI usage packes, Apple is the latest company to introduce paid model for AI access.
Blender 5.3 adds native Gaussian Splatting and Nvidia DLSS 4.5
Blender is bringing new upgrades to the open-source 3D creation suite, including native Gaussian Splatting for importing and rendering realistic scene…
To thwart reverse engineering by agents, dev proposes blinding them
A poke in the AI with a sharp stick Now that LLMs can help analyze commercial software binaries and recreate their functionality, one software develop…
Trump Coins Hit All-Time Lows as Elizabeth Warren Targets Trump Family’s Crypto Empire
Elizabeth Warren and her “anti-crypto army” are coming for Trump.
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GTA 6 will technically be playable on Xbox One at launch
Rockstar confirmed that GTA 6 will be available via Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch, meaning you can actually play it on an Xbox One. On Tuesday, Rockstar…
Death Stranding 2, Atomfall and More Land on PlayStation Plus Soon
PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra subscribers can play these games and more starting in November 2026.
Russia finds a devastatingly simple way to make killer drones evade Ukrainian EW — doubles antennas to 32 and orders 100,000 units
Russia is expanding production of advanced Kometa navigation modules, equipping drones with larger antennas as Ukraine explores alternative electronic…
Samsung is getting its Galaxy Wearable app ready for its smart glasses debut
"Intelligent Eyewear" public demos are getting started as Samsung preps Galaxy Wearable app. Credit: Andy Boxall / Android Authority TL;DR The latest …
AI firms sign Macron’s Paris Call, but safety group says it lacks teeth
OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Mistral are among ten AI companies that have signed a new declaration on the safety of advanced AI models. The Paris …
Apple Releases New AirPods Firmware
Apple today released new firmware for the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, AirPods 5, and AirPods Max 2. The firmware has a build number of 9B…
Nvidia board hires ex-prosecutor Joon Kim to investigate Jensen Huang
Nvidia’s independent directors have hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to investigate chief executive Jensen Huang. The board retained …