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Sources: SoftBank has reopened talks for a $10B loan backed by its OpenAI stake and is offering to guarantee repayment if OpenAI collateral proves insufficient

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Goose, a New Gay Dating App, Appears to Be a Psyop

The Instagram Close Friends Story for @miles.sumrall shows an affable-looking guy with curly dark hair and an expertly groomed mustache beaming as he floats on the water. “You’re receiving this because you’re exactly the type of person we’re building this for,” the caption reads, accompanied by

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Rehiring Spree Makes Ford Just the Latest Company to Rethink AI Automation

This week, the talk of the town has been Ford Motor Company's decision to begin hiring senior, or "graybeard," engineers after having laid off many in favor of AI automation. The details are indeed delicious, with the company's vice president of vehicle hardware engineering

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Elon Musk denies a report about SpaceX’s AI phone prototype

The Wall Street Journal reports that SpaceX showed investors a ‘handset-like prototype’ that was slimmer than an iPhone. by Emma Roth Jul 1, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Grzegorz Wajda, Getty Images Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming

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An artificial cell with a full lifecycle has been created for the first time

SpudCell can feed, divide, and even outcompete its siblings. It's not truly alive, its creator tells us, but it could still transform the bioengineering world A group of scientists in a Minnesota laboratory have made history, creating the first artificial cell with a complete life cycle. SpudCell, as

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Somebody told DeepSeek to build in-browser ransomware and it gleefully complied

You can't ask most models to help you make "ransomware" directly, but many will be more than willing if you give them the right prompt. DeepSeek and other LLMs with fewer safety and security controls make theoretical cyberthreats - like browser-only ransomware - much more likely

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Qualcomm High Bandwidth Compute aims to compete with High Bandwidth Flash and Memory by stacking LPDDR just above the…

* Qualcomm introduces High Bandwidth Compute (HBC) memory architecture * It leverages a hybrid design stacking LPDDR memory in a 3D space, leveraging multiple layers to essentially replace what the current generation of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM4) does * The move, which makes use of Qualcomm's extensive experience with LPDDR, is

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SpaceX Is Reportedly Testing A Handheld AI Device

The new gadget could offer a way to access xAI's models without having to use a smartphone. Walter Cicchetti/Shutterstock SpaceX, the newly-public satellite internet company that also dabbles in rockets and CSAM-generating chatbots, might be building its own AI hardware. The Wall Street Journal reports that ahead

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'Legally Blonde' Prequel 'Elle,' 'Ride or Die,' and More New Prime Video Releases We're Watching in July

Why You Can Trust CNET Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Catch these titles -- plus a new season of Batman: Caped Crusader and much

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Superworms could replace beetles for cleaning skeletal remains

Preparing skeletal specimens for display in museums or for forensic studies requires the bones to be thoroughly cleaned to remove any remaining flesh or soft tissue. However, the need for thorough cleaning must be balanced against the risk of damaging the actual bones. According to a new paper published in

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US home battery installations hit record high on rising electricity costs

US homeowners have embraced home batteries in record-breaking numbers in early 2026, spurred on by state incentives while seeking to offset rising residential electricity costs. The trend could even unlock a more flexible energy supply for power grid operators and even AI data centers. New home battery installations reached a

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NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure

“They’re making great progress,” Isaacman said of Blue Origin. “So plan A is very much still to launch the Mk. 1 on New Glenn. They are very committed to getting back in the business of launching New Glenn before the end of the year. And Plan A is looking