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TL;DR Coefficient Giving CEO Alexander Berger told Semafor that AI wealth is about to add roughly $40bn a year to American philanthropy, contingent on Anthropic and OpenAI listing. His foundation funds Redwood Research, one of the outfits OpenAI brought in to investigate its own agents breaching Hugging Face. The
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IFA is, as you'll probably know, a huge annual tech expo held in Berlin. It's also where some of audio-slash-hi-fi's biggest hitters unveil their latest wearable innovations — and this year is one of the best (and most varied) product lineups we've seen
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* GoPro CEO Nick Woodman has released a statement following concern around the company's "merger" with Starman * He provides assurances that the company is committed to making consumer cameras * But there are no concrete commitments – and a disclaimer list that's longer than the statement itself
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Artificial intelligence is now radically reshaping the landscape of physics, generating experimental layouts that outperform traditional human engineering while sparking questions about the nature of scientific inquiry. A publication in the Nature journal highlights just how machine learning algorithms have evolved from computational assistants into creative experimental architects. Researchers in
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Seeed Studio has announced a new development kit for computer vision projects, which pairs a Rockchip RK3576 computer-on-module with a feature-packed carrier board — plus an optional RK1820 neural coprocessor delivering a claimed 20 tera-operations per second (TOPS) of compute at minimum precision. "The reComputer RK3576 Module Dev Kit combines
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As long as you have enough memory, it is possible to run even a frontier large language model (LLM) on just about any hardware. Big, fancy GPUs aren’t needed. A somewhat modern CPU will do the job. To be clear, it wouldn’t do the job well (it would
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The temptation to use an AI chatbot to do your actual work is real and understandable, and academic institutions are spending considerable energy trying to prevent it. But the energy focused on AI as a cheating tool has somewhat obscured the case for AI as a legitimate study tool, one
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But you'll need a powerful system with 64GB of RAM to use it. dennizn/Shutterstock Continuing the trend of trying to make Windows 11 suck less, Microsoft today announced Project Zenith, a new "ready-to-code distraction free Windows experience" for powerful developer hardware with 64GB of RAM
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Apple’s Sept. 9 event is expected to center on the iPhone 18 Pro and the company’s first foldable iPhone. Image: Apple Apple’s Sept. 9 event could bring the iPhone 18 Pro, its first foldable iPhone, and a split release schedule extending into 2027. Sep 4, 2026 We
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All 20 G20 nations sign onto Washington's light-touch vision for AI. Image: U.S. Department of Commerce G20 members backed a U.S.-led approach favoring existing regulators over new AI watchdogs, but major differences over oversight and safety remain. Sep 4, 2026 We may earn from vendors
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Xiaomi Smart Band 11 refines the Smart Band 10 formula with a brighter display, slimmer body, and upgraded health tracking. Image generated by ChatGPT. Xiaomi Smart Band 11 keeps the Band 10’s display size and 21-day battery claim but adds more brightness, a thinner design, and new health features.
