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Empowering Modern Legal Practice: Discover ilovelawyer
In the fast-paced world of modern law, legal professionals face a constant balancing act between exhaustive research, meticulous documentati…
techcrunch.com
As blockchain investing falls out of vogue, a16z Crypto rebrands as a16z Frontier
The digital asset unit, helmed by Chris Dixon, broadens its scope.
wired.com
What to Know About Shamonda Virus Following the First Reported Human Infection
Although the case is considered exceptional, investigators are working to determine how the infection occurred and whether the pathogen play…
bbc.co.uk
Meta shields Mark Zuckerberg from possible 'billionaires tax' hit
The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.
nytimes.com
A.I. and Its Dangers Are Embedded In the Midterm Elections
The midterms are the first elections in which artificial intelligence is integrated into every major social media platform. Efforts to blunt…
theverge.com
Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
A rush of new data centers could bring air pollution roaring back to levels not seen since the 2000s in Texas, which has become ground zero …
techcrunch.com
Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model it says was largely built by AI
Startup Recursive has released Flint, a free, laptop-sized coding model built largely by its own AI research system, as an early test of AI …
nytimes.com
Elon Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla Are Exploring a Merger
A deal would consolidate Elon Musk’s holdings in rockets, cars and artificial intelligence into a company worth well over $3 trillion.
techcrunch.com
Mamdani says feds have abdicated on AI, urges New Yorkers to push back
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday night that New Yorkers must resist the narrative that an AI takeover is inevitable and demand regulations t…
nytimes.com
Elon Musk Says He Will Give a SpaceX Share to ‘Every Kid in America’
Anthropic, an A.I. rival to SpaceX, earlier said it would form a “public benefit fund” and other tech moguls have contributed to savings acc…
nytimes.com
Saudis Aided Family of Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI, Prosecutors Say
A Saudi military official paid for the OpenAI engineer’s wife and infant son to fly out of the United States a day after his arrest, accordi…
bbc.co.uk
No further action against government adviser's wife over Palestine Action post, police say
Sarah Helm, who is married to Jonathan Powell, was responding to a discussion about the author Sally Rooney.
theverge.com
Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
After backlash, Meta is updating its terms again to remove language that suggested it could scrape content from sites, including news sites,…
theverge.com
iPhone Duo orders are already delayed into 2027
Delivery estimates for the iPhone Duo slipped into next year in less than an hour after Apple opened preorders for it at 8AM ET on Friday. A…
theverge.com
Nobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes
In hindsight, the post on Instagram should have raised more red flags. The image purported to show actress Mia Goth, just days after filing …
techcrunch.com
Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis
The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, a…
smh.com.au
Australian kids’ AI chats for sale as chatbot app goes bankrupt
Disney is paying $US20 million for Character.AI’s technology but not its users’ chats, which remain for sale to other bidders until next mon…
theage.com.au
Australian kids’ AI chats for sale as chatbot app goes bankrupt
Disney is paying $US20 million for Character.AI’s technology but not its users’ chats, which remain for sale to other bidders until next mon…
nytimes.com
Rogue A.I. Agents from China Chatted with American Researchers
Researchers discovered that the agents were trying to bypass security controls on websites and made contact with them. A Times reporter was …
bbc.co.uk
Is it OK for jobseekers or employers to use AI?
Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no …
techcrunch.com
The founder’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup…
techcrunch.com
The investor’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
Year after year, investors who've explored the Expo Halls, met founders, and learned from peers have proven why you need to be on the ground…
theverge.com
Horror is big business
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how pervasive horror has become…
nytimes.com
Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage
Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool…
theage.com.au
New drone digital archaeology uncovers ancient sites in Australia
LiDAR technology used by drone archaeologist Dr Jacob Bongers from the University of Sydney has successfully identified three unrecorded anc…
smh.com.au
New drone digital archaeology uncovers ancient sites in Australia
LiDAR technology used by drone archaeologist Dr Jacob Bongers from the University of Sydney has successfully identified three unrecorded anc…
techcrunch.com
US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers
The other firms being suspended from the program include Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro.
theage.com.au
Oliver Curtis’ transformation from jailbird to corporate kingpin has gone awry
The man once best known as Roxy Jacenko’s husband is running a start-up that had seemed destined to be the biggest Australian stockmarket li…
engadget.com
We now have images of the smart home products that Apple and LG are reportedly cooking up
These include a lock, a thermostat and a temperature sensor.
techcrunch.com
Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation
A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from stealth.
nytimes.com
Energy Firms Try to Squeeze More Power Out of Old Nuclear Plants
It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U.S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already e…
theverge.com
Nvidia’s Shield TV Pro just got a $100 price hike
Nvidia's Shield TV streaming boxes are the latest victims of the memory shortage that has seen prices increase dramatically for everything f…
theverge.com
The MacBook Air M5 is $200 off for the first time in months
Pictured: The 15-inch Apple MacBook Air. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Amazon’s October Prime Day has effectively chopped off…
theverge.com
The iPad Mini is slightly cheaper again during Prime Day
Apple’s iPad Mini is temporarily on sale for its old price. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Apple bumped up prices on several of its devic…
techcrunch.com
Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
The CEO of Amazon Web Services tried to push back against widespread suspicion of data centers.
techcrunch.com
DoorDash’s drone strategy started on the ground
DoorDash unveiled the six-propeller aircraft that will be used in its new drone delivery business at its annual Dash Forward 2026 event.
techcrunch.com
AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B
The $300 million employee tender was co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price.
techcrunch.com
Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission
Meta says its Muse AI agent cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent rea…
theverge.com
Here’s how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trump’s deal
Anyone else getting “The Last Supper” vibes from this photo taken at the White House tech gathering? | Photographer: Tierney L. Cross/The Wa…
nytimes.com
At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves
President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “supe…
techcrunch.com
The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch
Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain name "dot.com," which now redirec…
techcrunch.com
Still running iOS 26? Update your iPhones, iPads and Macs for this urgent security fix
Apple says the bug was used to attack "specific targeted individuals" running iOS 26, which the majority of Apple customers are still using.
bbc.co.uk
OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns
The AI giant's safety chief said the model 'didn't quite meet the bar' of the firm's security standards.
techcrunch.com
SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time
Though not without some drama along the way.
theverge.com
OpenAI agents tried to ‘bruteforce’ a UN website
The United Nations logo on a gate outside the UN headquarters in New York. | AFP via Getty Images Security researcher Rowan Howard-Jones say…
techcrunch.com
Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal
nthropic has committed $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a bet on CPUs that could grow to about $20 billion, …
theverge.com
Sadly, this $1,549 RTX 5070-equipped gaming PC is a very good deal
CyberPowerPC’s RTX 5070-equipped prebuilt. While PC component prices remain high, you can save a good bit of money on a system by purchasing…
nytimes.com
Elizabeth Holmes to Transfer to Halfway House in August 2027
The founder of the blood-testing start-up Theranos was sentenced to 11 years in prison for fraud and had been serving time at a minimum-secu…
Technology
How Should a Small Law Firm Choose AI Software? Five Platforms Compared
Most law firms already run some kind of practice management system. The real question with legal AI is whether to add one all-in-one platfor…
theage.com.au
Five things to understand about how the OpenAI hack unfolded
The incident has rocked faith in AI companies as the government scrambles to understand what has occurred and consider if OpenAI broke the l…
nytimes.com
Meta Unveils 3 Smart Glasses With Built-In A.I.
Artificial intelligence again dominated the company’s annual developer conference, as Mark Zuckerberg doubled down on how the technology can…
nytimes.com
America’s A.I. Leaders Warn U.N. of Possible Peril Absent a Global Response
Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic told the Security Council that international cooperation was needed to ensure that A.I. r…
theverge.com
One of the best Metroid games for the Switch is 30 percent off
Nintendo’s “Customer Appreciation” sale continues through September 26th. It includes discounts on Switch games and accessories, and I thoug…
theverge.com
This $199 GPS sports watch is repairable, modular, and open-source
The Una Watch costs less than most Garmin watches now that its price has been lowered from the Kickstarter offer of $350 to $199, but its mo…
bbc.co.uk
OpenAI gives cyber defence tools to Ukraine
Ukraine will get access to OpenAI's advanced GPT 5.6 Sol model under the deal - a rival to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable
questdb.com
QuestDB (YC S20) Is Hiring a Sales Engineer
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The data storage crisis has a biological fix. It starts by making less DNA, not more.
The math behind the data storage problem is brutal. The world creates more information every year than it can afford to keep. Most of it is …
thenextweb.com
Legora’s CEO says Europe should not build a frontier AI lab
I think a lot of it is marketing, to overemphasize the proposed capabilities. Max Junestrand said that in Amsterdam on Tuesday. He was asked…
theverge.com
Xbox is merging its Forza developers into a single studio
Microsoft is uniting its two Forza developers into a single studio today, as part of a massive restructuring of Xbox. Playground Games, whic…
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Microsoft is laying off 268 Xbox staffers and Ninja Theory may close
Microsoft is laying off around 260 Xbox employees today, as part of an ongoing "reset" of its gaming business. 1,600 Xbox employees were imp…