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In Brief 2:07 PM PDT · September 30, 2026 Flow Engineering, a startup that offers AI tools for hardware design, has raised a $50 million Series B round at a $750 million valuation from some big-name investors, the company announced on Wednesday. The round was co-led by Antonio Gracias of
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Save $53: Arlo’s second-generation video doorbell is seeing a massive 66% off discount ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Day event. This deal brings the Arlo Video Doorbell 2K to an all-time low price of $27, but we’re not sure how long it’ll stick around. Out of
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President Donald Trump has told aides that he thinks Republicans could still outperform expectations in the midterm elections this November, seemingly unwilling to confront the worsening political climate for the GOP. But aides acknowledge privately that the national polling for Trump is shockingly bad, and the White House, in recent
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Executives from more than 300 news publishers are in Washington this week to lobby Congress for a bill that would ban AI “stealth bots”. The News/Media Alliance, a trade body for news and magazine publishers, organised the trip, Digiday reported on Tuesday. Those making the trip include Condé Nast
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Google is paying about 100 digital publishers when their content feeds its AI answers. For several small and mid-sized sites in the pilot, the payments come to less than a tenth of 1% of their advertising revenue, The Information reported on Tuesday. Alix Coutures and Catherine Perloff reported, citing people
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A Tokyo court ruled on Wednesday that Japanese law protects the human voice. Anime voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda had sued TikTok over videos he says used an AI clone of his voice. He won in part, as the court turned down his request to remove the videos, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Google has unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, the first new generation of its flagship AI model since Gemini 3 last November. A small group of cybersecurity defenders gets it first. Paid API customers and Google AI Ultra subscribers are next, Google said on Wednesday. Koray Kavukcuoglu, who now runs Google DeepMind
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Dive Brief Enrollment in AI security training programs surged 665% globally as businesses rush to protect systems from vulnerabilities. Published Sept. 30, 2026 Dive Brief: * Interest in AI security training rose dramatically this year as businesses grapple with the complex task of securing systems and data against vulnerabilities, according to
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Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google today revealed its next AI frontier model, which it’s calling Gemini 4 Argon. The new model delivers “frontier performance in complex workflows across real-world software
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The takeaway: Microsoft has officially released Windows 11 26H2 to the stable channel, rolling it out to all eligible users. The update is described as an "enablement package" that simply switches on
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* GMKtec EVO-X5 Pro starts at $6,399, but other Gorgon Halo systems exceed $7,000 * Runs 320B-parameter models offline under suitable conditions * Memory bandwidth reaches 273GB/s, and up to 160GB can serve graphics GMKtec has launched the EVO-X5 Pro starting at $6,399, making it one of the earliest
