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France becomes the first European country to pass a law banning social media access for users under 15, potentially going into effect as soon as September 1

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Grab the 2-in-1 Microsoft Surface Pro for $300 Off, and Get the Best of Both Worlds

Save $300: If you’re looking for a powerful Windows laptop that can double as a tablet, Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro is worth considering. Right now, you can save $300 on the Microsoft Surface Pro. This deal brings the two-in-one machine down to $1,899 at B&H.

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We’re Asking All the Wrong Questions About AI Companionship

In all my conversations about generative AI, there’s nothing as controversial as the idea of AI chatbots acting as companions for friendship, romance or even sex. But author Bridget Todd is convinced — and has convinced me, with good reason — that we’re asking the wrong questions about these virtual

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Gritt raises $32M for AI robots that bolt onto existing construction equipment to build solar farms faster

TL;DR Gritt raised $32M for AI robots that attach to existing construction equipment and place solar panels up to four times faster than manual crews. San Francisco-based Gritt has exited stealth with just over $32 million in combined pre-seed and Series A funding to deploy AI-powered robotic systems on

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Google's Gemini Flash 5.6 model cuts AI agent token costs by up to 65% on long horizon engineering tasks —and 3.5 Pro is on the way

Google DeepMind today released three new proprietary AI models it says are among its most token-efficient yet: Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber. The models aim to make AI agents faster, smarter, and cheaper at scale. Google is pricing Gemini 3.6

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OpenAI says the Hugging Face breach was driven by a combination of its models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and “an even more capable pre-release model”

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NIST AI safety center lead departs

ByAlexandra Kelley, Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW July 21, 2026 03:33 PM ET Chris Fall was appointed to helm the Center for AI Standards and Innovation in April and has been at the Commerce Department since December 2025. * NIST * Commerce * Leadership * Artificial Intelligence The Department of Commerce’s artificial intelligence

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Game On With a Massive $1,500 Off This HP Omen Max Gaming Laptop

Save: $1,500: If you’ve been waiting for the right time to splurge on a premium gaming laptop, this deal is worth a look. HP has knocked $1,500 off the HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop, bringing the price down to $2,300 for a limited time. Between

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The Human in the Noose: On the Special Hell of Marking an AI’s Homework

Here’s a (seeming) paradox: If you hang out with programmers, you probably know some senior, experienced, talented coders who are delighted with AI and can’t stop talking about how they’re producing the best code of their lives. At the same time, you probably also know some coders

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Ai cheats, UK govt agency finds

AI and ML AI's cheatin' heart will make you weep Trust but verify doesn't work when verification is difficult AI models will do just about anything to complete the task you ask, including cheating to get there, according to new cybersecurity evaluations from the UK

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Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents

Twitter and Block co-founder Jack Dorsey announced a new app on Tuesday called Buzz. Positioned as a challenger to Slack and GitHub, Buzz is a group chat platform for the workplace that puts humans and their AI agents in the same conversations. Dorsey wrote on X that Buzz is “model-agnostic,

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US Marines' latest anti-drone toy is an AI turret that uses regular machine guns

Don't worry - it can autonomously attack ground targets, too The US military is adding autonomous gun-based counter-drone systems intended to reduce its reliance on expensive interceptor missiles. They also have the potential to kill humans. Defense robotics firm Allen Control Systems (ACS) announced a deal with the