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US Treasury proposes rules tightening restrictions on US investments in areas including AI and supercomputing in China, Russia, and other “countries of concern”

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Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing

AI agents left to explore a virtual island without a specific task began inventing challenges of their own. MIT researchers say the behavior bears the hallmarks of play. The researchers put 13 AI agents called Eko, each running on Claude Opus 4.7, alone on a simulated desert island for

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An interview with Ondřej Surý, a volunteer who maintains PHP and automates its patches, about his role in fixing two critical PHP security vulnerabilities

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German energy company PreussenElektra says it is working with Nvidia to assess whether the country's idle nuclear plants could be turned into data centers

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Etsy is cracking down on AI slop listings

Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Etsy is announcing stricter rules about how AI can be used in listings to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform. In a post, the

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Norwegian firm pitches new undersea cable which will bypass the US entirely — 2,800-mile link aims to connect…

* Canada is exploring alternative data routes amid worsening relations with Washington * Norwegian firm Bulk proposes a 2,800-mile cable bypassing American territory entirely * The proposed transatlantic connection could cost more than $620 million Worsening relations between Washington and Ottawa have prompted Canada to explore alternatives to relying on the United

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A New Bird-Recognizing Feeder Under $100 Launches for Beginner Bird-Watchers - CNET

Birdbuddy released its latest line of smart bird feeders equipped with cameras that can detect birds by species on Thursday, and it’s never been a better time to start birdwatching at your home. The reason is a new model called the Birdbuddy Nook, which starts at $99 and offers

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Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta

During Meta’s earnings call on Wednesday, the company revealed its board had approved a new class of non-voting stock, called Class C common stock. The shares give the holder an ownership stake but no vote on company decisions. This class takes effect in January. Meta says it will use

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Will Meta's $25 Billion Court Loss Change Its Ways? (Spoiler: Probably Not) - CNET

Meta was hit with a $25 billion penalty on Wednesday when a judge in New Mexico found the company had misled users about data privacy practices. The decision marks one of the steepest corporate payouts ever levied against a technology company. Under the ruling, Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and

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Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear

Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm and Andruil’s Palmer Luckey had an idea to genetically engineer war dogs for the U.S. military, law enforcement, and other emergency response teams. That idea, on Thursday, announced its emergence from stealth as Warhound, armed with $200 million in funding from investors including In-Q-Tel,

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a16z rebrands a16z Crypto as a16z Frontier and expands the fund's scope to back startups developing AI, robotics, and other emerging technologies

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Spotify says yes, it is busting people for using Family Plan sharing too widely

Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI. Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström confirmed on this week’s earnings call that the company is trying to catch Spotify Family plan users who don’