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✦Rich Sutton on AI creativity and discovery✦German ruling declares Google liable for false answers in AI Overviews✦macOS Container Machines✦Google just fired a warning shot in the AI subscription price wars✦Google Chat icon tweaked to look less like Google Messages✦I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works✦How Justin Ernest invested nearly $500M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund✦Dieter Rams avoids computers. His ten rules still fit designing for AI.✦RIP software hackathons. Long live the hardware hackathon✦Great White Sharks Have Been in the Mediterranean Sea for Millions of Years—but Sightings Are Incredibly Rare✦Congress just gave DHS another $70 billion✦The App Store is going to add subscription bundles soon✦If Claude Fable stops helping you, you'll never know✦Starlink charges $10 monthly hardware fee in move away from one-time purchases✦Apple says it may remove apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users
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Wired
Tech

Inside Madonna’s Horny, Full-Throttle Grindr Takeover

Madonna partnered with Grindr to promote her new album, leveraging the app's LGBTQ+ user base through in-app advertising, exclusive content, and a surprise Times Square concert.

5 days ago·7 min read
Ars Technica
Tech

Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money

NASA expects to begin stacking the SLS rocket this summer for next year's Artemis III launch.

5 days ago·11 min read
The Verge
Tech

MAHA wants to make cotton the new beef tallow

The Make America Healthy Again campaign is promoting American-grown cotton as a natural alternative to synthetic fabrics, despite the complexities and challenges facing domestic cotton farmers.

5 days ago·6 min read
The Verge
Tech

What do you mean my new smart scale is ‘built for GLP-1 users’?

Withings' new smart scale is marketed as built for GLP-1 users to monitor muscle mass.

5 days ago·9 min read
The Verge
Tech

This AI startup says it can tell if a script will make a hit film

Quilty, an AI startup, claims to predict a film's box office success by analyzing scripts and generating detailed reports.

5 days ago·8 min read
Ars Technica
Tech

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

Safety officials gained valuable data on big rocket explosions from Blue Origin's recent New Glenn rocket blast.

5 days ago·7 min read
9to5Google
Tech

Google Chrome tests sending users straight to AI Mode instead of Search

Google Chrome tests sending users straight to AI Mode instead of standard Search.

5 days ago·3 min read
The Verge
Tech

Why isn’t the Trump phone made in the USA?

The Trump phone is only assembled in the US, not fully made there due to stringent FTC regulations.

6 days ago·9 min read
9to5Google
Tech

Google shuts down Pixel Studio with the latest app update

Google shuts down its AI-powered Pixel Studio app with the latest update, directing users to Gemini instead.

6 days ago·3 min read
Tech News
Hacker News
Tech

Meta enables ADB on deprecated Portal devices [video]

Meta has enabled Android Debug Bridge on its deprecated Portal devices, allowing users to sideload apps and access developer options on the discontinued hardware.

6 days ago
TechCrunch
Tech

Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites

Founders Fund, a venture capital firm, launched "MAFIA the GAME," a game show featuring tech leaders like Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey, as companies increasingly use media for marketing and influence.

6 days ago·3 min read
Hacker News
Tech

Open Code Review – An AI-powered code review CLI tool

Alibaba Group open-sourced Open Code Review, an AI-powered command-line interface tool that combines deterministic engineering with an agent to identify code defects and generate structured review comments.

6 days ago·8 min read
Hacker News
Tech

Do transformers need three projections? Systematic study of QKV variants

Researchers found that transformers with shared query-key-value projections perform comparably to or better than standard QKV transformers, significantly reducing KV cache size for on-device inference.

6 days ago·3 min read
9to5Google
Tech

Google Health 5.01 rolling out with 16 nutrition, fitness, & sleep fixes

Google Health 5.01 is rolling out with 16 bug fixes and additions across nutrition, fitness, and sleep tracking, including improved third-party food logging and corrected workout labels.

6 days ago·3 min read
The Verge
Tech

Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer

Valve announced the delayed Steam Machine PC and Steam Frame VR headset are now set to launch this summer, with new Verified programs to ensure game compatibility.

6 days ago·4 min read
TechCrunch
Tech

Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AI’s returns

Anthropic files confidentially for an IPO amid strong private demand and rapid growth.

6 days ago·3 min read
9to5Google
Tech

You can thank AI for Google Keeps’s new large FAB on Android

Google Keep on Android updates its floating action button to a larger variant ahead of a new AI voice feature.

6 days ago·2 min read
TechCrunch
Tech

Airbnb’s Brian Chesky plans to launch a new AI lab

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky plans to launch a new AI lab focusing on user interaction and design.

6 days ago·3 min read
Ars Technica
Tech

The skeptic’s guide to humanoid robots going viral on the Internet

Robot demonstrations can distort public perceptions of robotic capabilities by showcasing impressive feats that may not translate to real-world reliability.

6 days ago·4 min read
TechCrunch
Tech

Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app

Filtr blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app using iOS and macOS's new URL filters feature.

6 days ago·5 min read
Hacker News
Tech

Queen bees emerge from special wax chambers

Queen bees emerge from special wax chambers with distinct chemical and architectural properties.

6 days ago·6 min read
Wired
Tech

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

Flesh-eating screwworms have entered the US, with a confirmed case in a calf in South Texas, marking their first detected breach of the US-Mexico border.

6 days ago·4 min read
TechCrunch
Tech

Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18

The StrictlyVC Los Angeles event on June 18 will feature discussions on defense technology, physical AI, and venture capital's evolving role in identifying durable companies beyond short-term hype.

6 days ago·3 min read
Ars Technica
Tech

AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data

The US Supreme Court upheld FCC fines against AT&T and Verizon for selling user location data without consent.

6 days ago·7 min read
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