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Reed’s view For weeks, there have been murmurs in DC about a coming White House move to address the inevitability of powerful, open-source Chinese AI models being used by people and businesses across the globe. Such government intervention could take a number of forms, but none a

On July 14, 1789, the people of Paris stormed the Bastille, signaling a violent end to the absolute authority of the ancien régime. Today, on that very same date, (albeit 237 years later) the stock market staged its own financial revolution against the ancien régime of technology

The Odyssey is a 'colossal piece of cinema', critics say in rave reviews - Published The Odyssey, the latest film from Oscar-winning director Sir Christopher Nolan, has received rapturous reviews from critics. The film, adapted from Homer's epic ancient Greek poem, is Nolan's fir

DeepSeek could reportedly file for an IPO as soon as this year, joining its rivals in capitalizing on investor enthusiasm for low-cost Chinese AI. The startup is also considering raising new funds from private investors weeks after completing its first financing round that valued

- Hierarchical Interest Representation is a research area for Meta Ads. We’re exploring an upstream representation layer over the universe of Ads entities – users, advertisers, products, services – learning unified embeddings that connect users’ inferred interests with the breadt

The AI music generator Suno was hacked, according to a report from 404 Media. The hacker told the publication that they used a supply chain attack in November to access an employee’s credentials, allowing them to then access source code showing how Suno allegedly scraped decades

Warren Buffett said he — not Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO, Greg Abel — was the driving force behind the conglomerate's recent big investment in Alphabet. "I initiated it," Buffett said in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick, offering his first public explanation of how the congl

Livestream shopping app Whatnot announced Wednesday that it has acquired Shaped, a machine learning company that specializes in real-time recommendation and search systems. The deal is meant to strengthen Whatnot’s discovery and personalization capabilities as the platform contin

Big changes are coming to Android apps, but they’re not the changes Google wanted. The settlement between Google and Epic that aimed to put to rest the companies’ long-running antitrust battle is being withdrawn, and that means third-party app stores are coming to the Play Store.

It’s a critical time for the AI industry in the US, which is confronting lawmakers and a general public looking for careful policy planning and an answer to rising populist anger. Unfortunately, a lot of the industry’s leaders are carrying baggage that’s getting in the way of sen

The U.S. Treasury Department is putting top official Frank Bisignano in charge of implementing the expansion of its popular Trump Accounts, the department told CNBC on Wednesday. The move is an expansion of authority for Bisignano, who will retain his roles as chief executive of

CXMT's DDR5 RAM isn't as performant or as consistent as SK hynix dies, early testing shows — reveals resistance to voltage scaling and inferior manual overclocking capabilities You can't tighten the timings either, apparently. Homegrown DDR5 memory from China, manufactured by Cha

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Dating apps, which have been losing users in droves, are now attempting to inject community into their platforms as younger generations increasingly swear off technology. Hinge on Wednesday announced that friends and family of its users will be able to add commentary to profiles,

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Microsoft released a record number of security patches for Windows, Office, and other tech product lines this week, citing the use of AI to aid the discovery of code vulnerabilities. The technology and cloud giant issued patches for 570 security flaws on Tuesday as part of its mo

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As rumors continue to swirl about OpenAI’s work on a personalized smart speaker and other hardware, the company is today rolling out its first branded device. The $230 Codex Micro is a specialized, RGB-lit mini-keyboard designed to let users monitor and quickly interact with mult

OpenAI is finally releasing some hardware. No, it isn’t the mysterious AI-powered device the company is developing with former Apple designer Jony Ive, a project already tangled up in a messy lawsuit. Instead, it’s a product designed to be used with its coding platform, Codex. Op

How to solve PostgreSQL multilingual full-text search limitations with AlloyDB AI Charlie Wang Cloud Solutions Architect Paul Ramsey Product Manager, AlloyDB AI AlloyDB powers enterprise-grade search for some of the largest organizations, providing robust hybrid search capabiliti

How to Analyze and Govern Gemini Enterprise App Usage at Scale with BigQuery Aishwarya Prabhat Solutions Acceleration Architect, Google Forge, Google Cloud Sudipto Guha Data Analytics & AI Tech Lead, Google Cloud Deploying the Gemini Enterprise app across an organization marks a

IDC: Why the right networking approach is foundational to agentic AI Taranvir Singh Senior Research Manager, IDC Editor’s note: Today we hear from IDC on the results of its 2026 AI in Networking Special Report Survey exploring the enterprises' concerns about networking infrastruc

Dive Brief: - Consumer prices rose last month at a lower-than-forecast annual rate of 3.5% from a 4.2% pace in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday, moments before Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh pledged to slow inflation to the central bank’s 2% goal. - A 5.7% decl

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Bath & Body Works is ready to introduce a new audience to its brand — this time, in Brazil. The company opened its first store in the country in São Paulo on Thursday with a curated assortment of products across body care and home. It also debuted an online presence. “Brazil is o

Intel becomes the first company to ship high-volume logic chips made with ASML's High NA EUV — select Panther Lake layers on 18A are now dual-qualified for 0.55 NA scanners Milestone marks the technology's transition from R&D to full commercial deployment Intel has entered high-v

Dive Brief: - Elevating several longtime company employees, Best Buy on Tuesday announced five new appointments to its executive team amid its broader CEO transition. All five report to incoming CEO Jason Bonfig. - Effective immediately, Frank Bedo takes on the role of chief stra

Episode details Available for over a year Today, Keir Starmer delivered his final performance at Prime Ministers’ Questions before his time as PM officially draws to a close on Monday. Adam, Alex and Chris unpack what his last exchanges with MPs tells us about the end of his prem

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly submitted a joint bid to acquire PayPal in a deal valued at approximately $53.4 billion. Reuters reports that the offer was submitted earlier this month and is backed by roughly $50 billion in committed bank fina

Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker’s generative AI offering, is coming to China. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that China’s regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, approved Apple’s AI services in the country, on the back of a deal to integrate Alibaba’s Qwen AI mode

Dive Brief: - Former Kering beauty executive Alexandre Choueiri will be chief executive officer of Bluemercury as of Aug. 3, Macy’s Inc. announced Tuesday. - He will lead the beauty retailer’s “overall business and growth strategy, building on the brand’s position as a leading lu

The News Payment processor Stripe and private-equity firm Advent International have made a $53 billion joint bid to buy PayPal, according to people familiar with the matter. PayPal, whose shares have lingered close to 10-year lows, isn’t interested in a deal with the bidding grou