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OpenAI Launches an Agentic, Web-Based Coding Tool
OpenAI is launching a cloud-based software engineering agent called Codex as the hype surrounding building software using AI continues gathering pace. This tool, aimed more at professional coders rather than amateur vibe coders, will let developers automate more of...
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The Best Android Phones, Tested and Reviewed
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Photograph: Julian ChokkattuWe test a ton of Android phones. We like the ones below, but you'll be better off with one of the options above. If you haven't yet done so, check out our Best...
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Vibe-coding startup Windsurf launches in-house AI models | TechCrunch
On Thursday, Windsurf, a startup that develops popular AI tools for software engineers, announced the launch of its first family of AI software engineering models, or SWE-1 for short. The startup says it trained its new family of AI...
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The Middle East Has Entered the AI Group Chat
Donald Trump’s jaunt to the Middle East featured an entourage of billionaire tech bros, a fighter-jet escort, and business deals designed to reshape the global landscape of artificial intelligence.On the final stop of the tour in Abu Dhabi, the...
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The Hottest Topic at This Year’s Pornhub Awards? Censorship
Manisha Krishnan: I feel like I won the Pornhub Awards this year because in talking to so many stars about censorship, I found out that one of them calls his thingy a meat missile in order to avoid social...
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Celebrity AI images featuring Bella Ramsey, Walton Goggins and Lauren James. – BBC Bitesize
Bella Ramsey, Walton Goggins and Lauren James are just a few celebrities that have hit the headlines recently, and these famous faces also feature in this month’s quiz. But can you spot which of the images are real and...
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Crypto exchange Coinbase faces up to $400m hit from cyber attack
Tom GerkenTechnology reporterGetty ImagesOne of the world's biggest cryptocurrency firms, Coinbase, says a recent cyber attack will cost it up to $400m (£301m).The firm said it was contacted by hackers who claimed to have gained access to customer information,...
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Can Large Language Models Actually Discover New Algorithms?
There’s a mathematical concept called the ‘kissing number.’ Somewhat disappointingly, it’s got nothing to do with actual kissing; It enumerates how many spheres can touch (or ‘kiss’) a single sphere of equal size without crossing it. In one dimension,...
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Deploying a practical solution to space debris
At this moment, there are approximately 35,000 tracked human-generated objects in orbit around Earth. Of these, only...
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Exquisite new-to-science frog species has golden legs and odd habits
Resplendent with its blue stripes and golden legs, this newly described poison dart frog may look imposing, but it...
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US has deported Asian migrants to South Sudan, lawyers tell court
US President Donald Trump's administration has illegally deported two Asian men to South Sudan, immigration lawyers have told a...