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It is said that during the gold rush, people were so focused on gold that they forgot the “goldmine” that was shovels. In the AI and clean energy boom, where infrastructure and applications are the focus, one company is betting on the most fundamental of shovels: raw materials. Introducing Earth
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Chaos erupted at schools and colleges throughout the US on Thursday as a cyberattack disrupted online learning platform Canvas just as students were due to take final exams. Canvas parent company Instructure said that as of Friday morning, the platform was back online. Instructure said it temporarily took Canvas offline
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Words have meaning, court rules Trump’s vow to impose tariffs a “different way” already has the tech industry on edge. The day after the Supreme Court struck down a set of Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, the president quickly imposed another, using a never-before-invoked provision of a decades-old trade
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While most of the newly announced AI features will roll out soon, Google is still seeking partners to support one of them. Google is seeking publishers that are interested in testing a new form of subscription integration. The company says your favorite websites should appear more prominently in AI search,
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* The Netherlands has begun real-world testing of its national AI model GPT-NL * GPT-NL is designed as a European alternative to Big Tech systems * The project focuses on practical public sector uses, including government communication and municipal assistants The Netherlands is trying to build a national artificial intelligence model that is
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My spring/summer running routine has not kicked into gear in the way I'd hoped, and I'm putting the blame on my shoes. I'm pounding the pavements in the same Nike running shoes I've had for the past 8-plus years, and while
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Bloomberg has a deep dive this week into how Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is trying to rescue one of Silicon Valley’s most storied, and stumbling, chipmakers. It’s worth a read, but it actually undersells the most jaw-dropping part of the story: Intel’s stock has risen a stunning
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* Cardboard drones reduce production costs compared to traditional military platforms * Flat-packed design enables rapid transport and large-scale deployment * Assembly requires minimal training and only a few minutes per unit Japan has begun deploying expendable cardboard drones developed by a domestic manufacturer, AirKamuy, marking a major shift toward low-cost autonomous warfare.
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Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. 11 Benefits of a POS system for retail businesses — Imagine it's a busy
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Avride, Uber’s autonomous vehicle partner, after identifying 16 crashes and one minor injury in the four months since the company launched its robotaxi service in Dallas. The regulator’s language is unusually blunt: the vehicles displayed “excessive assertiveness
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TL;DR Hackers breached five Polish water treatment plants using default passwords and internet-exposed control systems. Poland is spending a billion euros on cybersecurity; 70 per cent of American water utilities fail the same basic standards. Hackers breached five Polish water treatment plants in 2025, gaining access to the industrial
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Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. 11 Benefits of a POS system for retail businesses — Imagine it's a busy
