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Featured Podcasts The Upstarts Podcast: The Parking Startup That Swallowed A 100-Year-Old Giant | Metropolis CEO Alex Israel Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more. Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
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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. 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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* 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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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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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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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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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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Featured Podcasts The Upstarts Podcast: The Parking Startup That Swallowed A 100-Year-Old Giant | Metropolis CEO Alex Israel Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more. Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
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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’
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A new AI model can connect DNA to human language, enabling scientists to interact with genetic code in new ways. Hugging Face announced the Carbon-X model on Thursday as the latest and most powerful in the company’s Carbon family, a group of AI models built to analyze DNA. “Carbon-X
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. GenAI Doh: During his career, Masahiro Sakurai created a few extremely successful game franchises, including Kirby and Super Smash Bros. Now, the Japanese designer is weighing in on the generative AI debate, arguing that
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Featured Podcasts The Upstarts Podcast: The Parking Startup That Swallowed A 100-Year-Old Giant | Metropolis CEO Alex Israel Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more. Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
