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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The takeaway: Chrome is beginning to use hardware-backed cryptographic keys to make stolen browser cookies harder to use. The feature, called device-bound session credentials, links an authenticated web session to the device where the
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AI security startup Mindgard today announced raising $30 million in a Series A funding round that brings the total raised by the company close to $42 million. The investment round was led by Album VC, with additional support from Karma Ventures and previous investors .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital,
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Nothing like kicking back in your car to stream Daemons of the Shadow Realm, right? But instead of watching on your phone, the in-car entertainment system lets you catch the latest episodes on your BMW’s dash. Crunchyroll and automotive app store Appning are partnering to bring the streamer’s
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Geoffrey Morrison/CNET 9.0 Pros & Cons * Excellent image quality * Tons of modes and features * New compact size * Learning curve getting better, but still there * Highest resolutions, fastest frame rates out of reach for many phones * Only slightly better than the X5 I’ve reviewed nearly every consumer 360
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The researcher who led Alibaba’s Qwen models has started his own company. Junyang Lin announced Pragmatik Labs on X on Tuesday evening, five months after walking out of Alibaba. The lab is based in Shanghai and works on what Lin calls next-generation agents across digital and physical worlds. Gaorong
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Manus is leaving Meta. The Chinese agent startup told users this week that it will “soon return to operating as an independent company”. That is not a change of heart. Beijing refused to let the acquisition stand, and Meta chose not to fight it. The unwinding has a cost, and
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Uber Freight is investigating a data-security incident involving unauthorised access to part of its systems, the company said on Tuesday, five days after a hacking group claimed to have posted around a million of its files online. In a statement attributed to spokesperson Sam Hallock, the company said there had
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Tesla is recalling 20,349 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles whose low beams exceed the federal photometric limit, after NHTSA rejected its argument that the defect was inconsequential. Tesla says a remedy is still under development, and owners are due to be notified by September 15. Tesla is recalling
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South Korea has set out seven strategic technology programmes it intends to pursue after artificial intelligence, including an uncrewed Moon landing by 2030, President Lee Jae-myung announced on Wednesday at a meeting of scientists, executives and investors at the presidential office. The programmes, branded the “Seven Major SEED”, cover small
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SpaceX posted a 30-minute all-hands to X on Tuesday. Elon Musk used it to make two claims, and they only make sense together. The first is a number. AI revenue will pass everything else the company sells by next month. The second is a method. SpaceX will train Grok on
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Upwork shares fell sharply after the freelance marketplace cut its full-year guidance, overshadowing a second-quarter earnings beat and reviving concerns that AI is eroding the work it brokers. The stock dropped as much as 21% in after-hours trading on Monday and closed on Tuesday down about 15% at $8.39.
