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Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness

Fidji Simo steps down as OpenAI's AGI chief due to illness, becoming a part-time advisor.

OpenAI’s CEO of AGI Deployment, Fidji Simo, Is Stepping Down

Fidji Simo is stepping down as OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment due to health reasons.

9 Jul4 min read

Netflix reportedly considers adding always-on channels

Netflix considers adding always-on channels to boost falling engagement with new content options.

Flores Hobbits' eating habits offer clues about their evolutionary past

Homo floresiensis likely scavenged leftover meat from Komodo dragon kills rather than hunting large prey themselves.

9 Jul9 min read

OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6

OpenAI launches GPT-5.6, a new family of models with improved efficiency and cybersecurity capabilities.

An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100M fundraise

Lyzr used its AI agent to raise $100 million in a Series B funding round at a $500 million valuation.

9 Jul2 min read

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, its AI-powered browser, and integrating its features into ChatGPT's desktop app and a Google Chrome extension.

9 Jul2 min read

Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer

Dune: Part Three trailer reveals conspiracies and regrets as Paul Atreides faces consequences of his actions.

9 Jul4 min read

Ruf debuts new flat-eight engine at Goodwood

Ruf debuted its new 4.8 L flat-eight B8 engine at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which generates over 1,000 hp and 1,000 Nm.

9 Jul2 min read

Sonos Ace wireless headphones are steeply discounted

Sonos Ace wireless headphones are currently discounted to $279 across multiple retailers, offering active noise cancellation, a balanced sound profile, and 30-hour battery life.

No leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2026

The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service announced that no leap second will be added to Coordinated Universal Time at the end of December 2026.

9 Jul1 min read

The PocketMage resurrects the PDA with an e-paper screen

Talisman Design is crowdfunding the PocketMage, a clamshell personal digital assistant that combines a tactile keyboard with e-paper and OLED displays in a pocketable, distraction-free device.

Introducing Muse Spark 1.1

Muse Spark 1.1 introduces significant upgrades in multimodal reasoning, tool use, and coding performance.

9 Jul6 min read

Comcast is breaking up with NBCU. Why did it ever buy it in the first place?

Comcast is splitting into a broadband company and an NBCUniversal entertainment company after 15 years.

9 Jul51 min read

Meta says its new AI model is ready to compete on coding

Meta releases Muse Spark 1.1, an updated AI model for coding tasks, available to US developers through a public API preview.

Sony brings back the superzoom RX10 with a stacked sensor and a high price

Sony releases the RX10 V superzoom camera with a stacked sensor and 30fps burst shooting.

9 Jul5 min read

A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway.

European lawmakers voted to extend legislation allowing tech companies to scan users' private messages for child abuse material despite majority opposition.

9 Jul4 min read

ICE agents are making house calls for online critics

ICE agents are visiting critics at home, accusing them of doxing or threatening federal personnel over online posts.

9 Jul10 min read

Slate’s Gray $25,000 Truck Just Got a Crayola Makeover

Slate Auto partners with Crayola to offer five colorful vehicle wraps for its electric truck.

9 Jul5 min read

Free Waymo rides in California? You can thank a regulatory quirk.

Waymo's delayed regulatory approval in California means free rides in its new Ojai vehicles may continue until September.

Truecaller clashes with India’s telecom regulator over anti-spam rules

Truecaller is publicly challenging India's telecom regulator, arguing that anti-spam rules prevent the app from displaying community-reported spam information for designated commercial numbers, eroding consumer trust.

I Think I Have LLM Burnout

A developer describes experiencing "LLM burnout" from the repetitive style and consistent errors in AI-generated text, despite finding large language models productive for coding tasks.

Remote Attestation

Remote attestation, leveraging a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), cryptographically verifies a host's hardware, firmware, and kernel state at boot, preventing compromised machines from joining a network.

9 Jul7 min read