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The success of a program linking zoos across the US has created social media stars and generated a wave of interest in how to protect the endangered great apes in the wild.
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ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all suffered outages at nearly the exact same time for reasons that remain murky.
Ultrahuman is targeting a $200 million annual revenue run rate by January 2027 as it builds a new Qualcomm-powered smart ring.
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HiddenLayer has raised a $100M Series B from Delta-v Capital, Ten Eleven Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft's M12, Booz Allen Hamilton, and others.
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The team embedded electrodes into live cockroaches, then outfitted them with cameras and injection devices to deliver medication via remote control.
I was initially enamored with the beta version of Apple’s revamped smartphone assistant. As the full release approaches, I’ve forgotten Siri AI even exists.
Don’t let busted pipes or an overflowing washing machine dampen your day. These smart water sensors can help you catch problems quicker.
Polls show that overwhelming majorities of Americans hate data centers. China makes a perfect scapegoat for tech leaders and their allies—the only problem is a lack of evidence.
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Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI.
The sheriff’s office said the hikers “were advised by Gemini to bring far less food and water than their group required."
OpenAI acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents took over a German wiki forum.
Clucky's new alarm app has an option where users are woken up to the sound of a rooster. They then complete a mission to turn it off.
While Oura has largely dominated the smart ring market for years, a growing number of rivals are now racing to dethrone it by trying all sorts of approaches to get an edge over it.
I’ve rounded up the best smart speakers that let you talk to Alexa, from the popular Echo Dot to the newest Echo Studio.
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