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Trump gives Nvidia the OK to sell advanced AI chips to China
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will allow AI chip giant Nvidia to sell its advanced H200 chips to "approved customers" in China."We will protect National Security, create American Jobs, and keep America's lead in AI," Trump...
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Amazon’s Shopping Experience Just Got Smarter
If you’ve shopped on Amazon in the past few months, you might have noticed it has gotten easier to find what you’re looking for. Listings now have more images, detailed product names, and better descriptions. The website’s predictive search...
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For the First Time, Mutations in a Single Gene Have Been Linked to Mental Illness
A team of physicians specializing in genetics and neurology discovered that mental illnesses such as schizophrenia are closely linked to mutations in the GRIN2A gene. The scientists mantain that identifying this genetic risk factor opens up the possibility of...
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Are Health Apps Failing Older Adults on Privacy?
I was interviewing a 72-year-old retired accountant who had unplugged his smart glucose monitor. He explained that he “didn’t know who was looking” at his blood sugar data.This wasn’t a man unfamiliar with technology—he had successfully used computers for...
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Elon Musk’s X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m fine
Laura CressTechnology reporterGetty ImagesX has blocked the European Commission from making adverts on its platform - a move which comes a few days after it fined Elon Musk's site €120m (£105m) over its blue tick badges.Nikita Bier, who has...
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Can This Simple Invention Convert Waste Heat Into Electricity? – Slashdot
Nuclear engineer Lonnie Johnson worked on NASA's Galileo mission, has more than 140 patents, and invented the Super Soaker water gun.
But now he's working on "a potential key to unlock a huge power source that's rarely utilized today,"...
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College Students Flock To A New Major: AI – Slashdot
AI is the second-largest major at M.I.T. after computer science, reports the New York Times. (Alternate URL here.) Though that includes students interested in applying AI in biology and health care — it's just the beginning:This semester, more...
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X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M | TechCrunch
X’s Head of Product Nikita Bier fired back at the European Commission this weekend after the EC fined the social media company €120 million (around $140 million).In its first fine under the European Union’s Digital Services Act, the commission...
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The accelerator is on the floor for autonomous vehicles | TechCrunch
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility!Another week, another round of announcements...
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This AI Model Can Intuit How the Physical World Works
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If the board...
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CCTV shows Matisse heist suspects with stolen artworks in Brazil
Two armed men have stolen at least 13 paintings from a library in São Paulo, Brazil, including eight engravings...