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Eric Schmidt says he "misspoke" when he said Google was losing the AI race because it decided that "working from home was more important than winning" (Joseph De Avila/Wall Street Journal)

Eric Schmidt says he "misspoke" when he said Googl...

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President Biden hosts the first White House Creator Economy Conference, with about 100 startup founders, industry stakeholders, and creators in attendance (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

President Biden hosts the first White House Creato...

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The US FTC announces a final rule banning the sale of fake reviews and testimonials, including AI-generated ones, with fines as high as $50K per violation (Danny Gallagher/Engadget)

The US FTC announces a final rule banning the sale...

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Sources: Sonos is considering relaunching its previous mobile app as it works to improve the redesigned version, which launched in May to widespread criticism (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Sources: Sonos is considering relaunching its prev...

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Cisco reports Q4 revenue down 10% YoY to $13.64B, vs. $13.54B est., and says it's cutting 7% of its global workforce; CSCO jumps 5%+ after hours (Ari Levy/CNBC)

Cisco reports Q4 revenue down 10% YoY to $13.64B, ...

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Images generated by Grok, like Barack Obama doing cocaine and Donald Trump and Kamala Harris with guns, go viral on X, raising questions about Grok's guardrails (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Images generated by Grok, like Barack Obama doing ...

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During a talk, Eric Schmidt said Google is losing the AI race because it decided that work-life balance and working from home were "more important than winning" (Orianna Rosa Royle/Fortune)

During a talk, Eric Schmidt said Google is losing ...

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Sources: Apple is prioritizing developing a tabletop home device with an iPad-like display and a robotic limb, aiming for a release in 2026 or 2027 for ~$1,000 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple is prioritizing developing a tablet...

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A look at some of the victims of the now-ubiquitous deepfake video scams; an analysis of 2,000+ deepfakes found Elon Musk was featured in ~25% of such scams (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)

A look at some of the victims of the now-ubiquitou...

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Apple says app developers can offer NFC contactless transactions using the iPhone's Secure Element, separate from Apple Pay and Wallet, starting with iOS 18.1 (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Apple says app developers can offer NFC contactles...

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The main takeaway from the Google Pixel event is Android's primacy, and Google's integration with Android is worth preserving if the goal is spurring innovation (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

The main takeaway from the Google Pixel event is A...

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A look at the National Public Data breach, first noted in April 2024 and posted publicly last week, and efforts to establish if "nearly 3B people" were exposed (Troy Hunt)

A look at the National Public Data breach, first n...

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SAG-AFTRA strikes a deal with Narrativ for voice replicas in digital ads, letting union members add themselves to the AI startup's database and negotiate fees (Cynthia Littleton/Variety)

SAG-AFTRA strikes a deal with Narrativ for voice r...

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Tencent says it is exploring with Apple ways to offer in-app transactions via iOS' payment system, the first acknowledgment of talks with Apple (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)

Tencent says it is exploring with Apple ways to of...

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Interviews with 48+ people detail Snowflake and Databricks' intense rivalry, jockeying to be the dominant platform to organize AI data, and fear of Microsoft (Bloomberg)

Interviews with 48+ people detail Snowflake and Da...

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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X review: the Zen 5 flagship chips are fine for highly threaded productivity workloads, but gaming issues need to be fixed (Gavin Bonshor/AnandTech)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X review: the Ze...

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EliseAI, which offers AI property management tools for landlords, raised a $75M Series D led by Sapphire at a $1B valuation, taking its total funding to $140M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

EliseAI, which offers AI property management tools...

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MIT releases a database of 700+ unique AI risks, based on 43 existing taxonomies, including peer-reviewed articles, preprints, conference papers, and reports (Ben Dickson/VentureBeat)

MIT releases a database of 700+ unique AI risks, b...

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