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At the G20 Innovation Ministerial summit on Wednesday, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on stage with Anthropic co-founder and chief compute officer Tom Brown, made a controversial argument: If the world wants to grow AI, we need data centers. On the surface, this is logical. Data centers are a crucial
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The outdoor retailer’s end-of-summer sale includes gear like tents and jackets, but the best deal might be on socks. by Brad Bourque Sep 2, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC Brad Bourque is a tech journalist and commerce writer based out of Portland, Oregon. He’s contributed to sites like
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Building a convincing WALL-E replica is one thing. Building one with the ability to carry on a conversation, recognize objects, and drive itself around is another. In a new project, maker Huy Vector combines 3D printing, an ESP32-S3, and modern AI services to create an interactive desktop version of Pixar&
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The Tech Panda examines the forces shaping ecosystem behaviour and investment sentiment in India. GobbleCube Launches Incubator Programme, Making Advanced Quick-Commerce Intelligence Free for Emerging D2C Brands GobbleCube, the unified commerce operating system supporting 600+ enterprise and D2C brands, launched GobbleCube Incubator, a free-access tier for early-stage, founder-led D2C brands
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The Trump Administration just took OpenAI’s side in the artificial intelligence company’s legal battle with the New York Times. The media juggernaut sued OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023, alleging that the companies had violated copyright law by training their AI tools on its articles without permission. Now, the
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1Password faced immediate backlash from customers this week over a $300,000 pledge in support of a Linux distro created by David Heinemeier Hansson, who has regularly published overtly racist blog posts that include comments calling for deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe. The popular password manager is now a
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Recent Rockstar-supervised gameplay impressions of Grand Theft Auto VI revealed that a control quirk long tied to Rockstar's games is finally being changed in favor of a more common, standard solution. The legacy input being changed is for sprinting—if you've played older Rockstar games, you
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In a bid to tackle alleged voter fraud, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to award a contract worth up to $5 million to a company that will create a massive national database of voters. ICE first detailed what the contract would entail in a document published last week. “The
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Sony’s decision to phase out physical PlayStation game discs beginning in 2028 has been met with fierce backlash from the gaming community, leading to calls for a blackout of the platform and rumors of pushback from publishing partners. Some fans have taken things too far, however, forcing the company
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Save $300: We’ve just spotted the 256GB Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra for $1,800 at both Amazon and Best Buy right now. This saves you 14% over its usual price of $2,100 for a limited time. FYI, Samsung’s smartphones frequently end up on our list
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We’ve all done the infinite scroll on the Netflix app, spending an hour looking for something to watch before giving up. Sometimes there are just too many shows to choose from. And the last thing anyone wants is to get a few hours into a series that’s not
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The Trump administration has weighed in on a series of copyright disputes between news organizations and OpenAI, supporting the ChatGPT-maker’s position that its use of publishers’ content to train AI models constituted fair use. The statement of interest of the United States (PDF) was filed Tuesday in a series
