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IBM announces $150 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, research
IBM on Monday announced that it will invest $150 billion in U.S. manufacturing to "fuel the economy."The investment will include more than $30 billion that will go toward research and development to allow the computing...
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Spotify Paid $100 Million to Podcasters as Creator Wars Heat Up
Spotify has paid more than $100 million to podcast publishers and creators since January, the company told The New York Times’s DealBook.The payout is the result of a program introduced in 2025 that opened up new revenue streams to...
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Ban AI apps creating naked images of children, says children’s commissioner
The children's commissioner for England is calling on the government to ban apps which use artificial intelligence (AI) to create sexually explicit images of children.Dame Rachel de Souza said a total ban was needed on apps which allow "nudification"...
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AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate – Slashdot
"A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease is actually a cause of it," announced the University of California, San Diego, "due to its previously unknown secondary function.""Researchers at the University...
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The Best Mesh Wi-Fi Routers
Mesh routers promise dependable Wi-Fi throughout your home, and most follow through, but finding the best mesh router for the job can be tricky. Instead of a single router to wash your home in Wi-Fi connectivity, a mesh system...
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How to Avoid Ethical Red Flags in Your AI Projects
As a computer scientist who has been immersed in AI ethics for about a decade, I’ve witnessed firsthand how the field has evolved. Today, a growing number of engineers find themselves developing AI solutions while navigating complex ethical considerations....
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NYT Asks: Should We Start Taking the Welfare of AI Seriously? – Slashdot
A New York Times technology columnist has a question."Is there any threshold at which an A.I. would start to deserve, if not human-level rights, at least the same moral consideration we give to animals?"hen I heard that researchers...
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M&S stops online orders and issues refunds after cyber attack
Tom Gerken & Graham FraserTechnology reportersAlamyMarks & Spencer (M&S) says it has stopped taking online orders as the company struggles to recover from a cyber attack.Customers began reporting problems last weekend, and on Tuesday the retailer confirmed it was...
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The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary | TechCrunch
The cybersecurity world is full of jargon and lingo. At TechCrunch, we have been writing about cybersecurity for years, and we frequently use technical terms and expressions to describe the nature of what is happening in the world. That’s...
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How Will Robotics Transform Our World? Discover the Latest Breakthroughs in This Week’s Video Friday!
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for...
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US defence officials confirm acceptance of Qatari plane for Air Force One
The US has accepted a plane from Qatar, a gift that sparked criticism including from some of President Trump's...