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* Google is spending $50 million training 300,000 skilled-trades workers across more than 20 US states * Funding comes from Google's AI Opportunity Fund and is being positioned as a public-private partnership model to fulfil upcoming infrastructure-related jobs tied to datacenter and grid buildouts * This is a small fraction
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TL;DR Seattle Fire has used Corti AI on all 911 medical calls since December 2023 with no public disclosure or surveillance ordinance review. The Seattle Fire Department has been using artificial intelligence to listen to every 911 medical call in the city since December 2023, according to a GeekWire
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TL;DR Project Valhalla’s value classes are heading to JDK 28, a 197,000-line change that rewrites how Java handles object identity. Oracle software engineer Lois Foltan has confirmed that Java Enhancement Proposal 401, which introduces value classes and objects to the language, will be integrated into the OpenJDK
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TL;DR Varonis found three chained bugs in Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise Search that let an attacker steal data with one click on a microsoft.com link. Security researchers at Varonis Threat Labs have disclosed a vulnerability chain in Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise Search that could have let an attacker
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TL;DR YouTube’s crackdown on AI slop is hurting legitimate faceless creators whose content is entirely human-made but penalised by the algorithm. YouTube has a growing AI slop problem, and its efforts to fix it are catching legitimate creators in the crossfire. In January 2026, the platform terminated 16
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Amazon’s Alexa-compatible thermostat can learn your routines and help you monitor energy use. by Sheena Vasani Jun 15, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC Sheena Vasani writes about tech news, reviews gadgets, and helps readers save money by highlighting deals and product recommendations for The Verge. If your electricity bill
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Evolving Rodents: An upcoming crowdfunding campaign aims to introduce a novel approach to mouse interaction. The Rotary Mouse replaces the traditional scroll wheel with a rotating mechanism, which, according to its developers, is designed
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As a software vendor, it's dangerous to be beholden to a single hardware vendor. That's why this latest move from Valve is pretty savvy; the company seems to have added some support for Intel's Arc GPUs to its customized Arch Linux distribution known as
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* Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay Kick-Off time: 11pm BST / 6pm ET / 8am AEST (Tue) * Watch free on ITV (UK) / SBS (AUS) / CazéTV's YouTube (Brazil) * Unlock your free streams with Norton VPN (60-day money back guarantee) It’s Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay in what’s being touted as one of
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* Gartner study suggests AI data center power requirements will grow by 26% in 2026 * This is a 13% increase over an earlier forecast which capped growth at 500TWh. * AI data centers currently account for 31% of total data center power consumption, but are projected to exceed conventional server power needs
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As someone who has used everything from standard pedestal fans to large desert coolers, I've always felt that most coolers come with a compromise. They either take up too much space, consume a lot of water, or simply look out of place in a modern room. Shaurya Sharma
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AMD GIVETH; AMD TAKETH AWAY AMD’s stripping of TSME from consumer CPUs appears to be a deliberate, covert move. AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D. Credit: Andrew Cunningham A decade ago, AMD added a protection to its high-end CPUs to protect them against cold boot attacks and other types
