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If you’re already in Google’s ecosystem, the Pixel Watch feels right at home. The latest Pixel Watch 5 builds on the momentum, making it Google’s best wearable yet. It has a brighter display, longer battery life and more advanced health tracking features. It comes in 41mm and
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Save up to 32%: TCL is offering its Nxtpaper tablets for up to 32% off at Amazon right now. Note that most of these deals are exclusively for Prime members, but there are enough deals live that even non-members can benefit. Amazon hasn’t listed an exact deadline for these
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The US Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule on Monday. It would charge employers $103,265 for a new H-1B visa. Daniel Wiessner reported the filing for Reuters. A federal judge blocked a similar fee in June, calling it unlawful. H-1B visas let US employers hire foreign workers trained
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The New York Times has started showing readers text written by a machine. A new search page answers queries with excerpts, links to Times stories and AI-generated summaries of Times reporting. Max Tani, Semafor’s media editor, reported the test on Sunday. The paper rolled it out quietly to a
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Australian data centres will take 13% of the country’s main electricity market by 2035-36, up from 3% today. That is almost a sevenfold rise in a decade, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator. Keira Wright reported the forecast for Bloomberg. The figure lands in AEMO’s annual Electricity
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TL;DR Technology advisor Monty McCoy argues that the most important question about AI is not whether machines will take jobs but what people will do with the time that opens up. He warns that removing the “whirlwind” of routine work without helping people develop new sources of meaning could
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OpenAI has asked California to toughen the AI safety law it once fought. The company published the request on Friday, and Chase DiFeliciantonio reported it for Politico. It is the first major AI lab to call for changes to the transparency law. That law was the first of its kind
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SpaceX is hiring a natural gas trader. The company wants someone to build and lead a trading team for its own fuel and power needs, according to Bloomberg. Julian Hast, who covers US gas markets from Houston, spotted the job on Friday. The role “focuses on physical and financial natural
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A cyber attack shut down a small British power plant for four days in July. Hackers affiliated with the Iranian regime were responsible, according to the Telegraph. Tony Diver, Rozina Sabur and Matt Oliver broke the story on Saturday. It is thought to be the first time hackers linked to
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If you’re already in Google’s ecosystem, the Pixel Watch feels right at home. The latest Pixel Watch 5 builds on the momentum, making it Google’s best wearable yet. It has a brighter display, longer battery life and more advanced health tracking features. It comes in 41mm and
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New iPhones are likely coming next month, and so are higher prices. Shoppers should expect hikes of at least $100 on the iPhone 18 Pro and other products launching at Apple’s annual September event, says Mark Gurman of Bloomberg. The iPhone 18 Pro Max and Apple’s first foldable
