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Blue Origin successfully launches its first crewed mission since 2022
Blue Origin has successfully completed its NS-25 mission, resuming crewed flights for the first time in nearly two years. The mission brought six tourist crew members to the edge of space, including artist and former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight. In 1961, Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to be the country's first Black astronaut candidate, but he never made to space until today.
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Expedia says two execs dismissed after ‘violation of company policy’
Expedia says Rathi Murthy and Sreenivas Rachamadugu, respectively its CTO and senior vice president of core services product & engineering, are no longer employed at the travel booking company. In a statement shared with TechCrunch and other publications, Expedia said Murthy and Rachamadugu are “no longer employed at Expedia Group” due to an unspecified “violation of company policy.” Murthy spoke to TechCrunch about the new AI-powered features announced earlier this week, and she reportedly ga
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Markets brace for Nvidia earnings: What to know this week
A crucial earnings report from AI leader Nvidia greets a stock market that hit new records last week.
7 min read - TechnologyGizmodo
Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning: What's the Difference?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days, but the fundamentals of how this influential new technology works can be confusing. Two of the most important fields in AI development are “machine learning” and its sub-field, “deep learning.” Here’s a quick explanation of what these two important disciplines are, and how they’re contributing to the evolution of automation.
6 min read - TechnologyGizmodo
This Year's Google I/O Was the Most Boring Ever
Google’s annual developers conference has come and gone, but I still have no idea what was announced. I mean, I do. I know that Gemini was a big part of the show—the week’s primary onus—and that the plan is to infuse it into every part of Google’s product portfolio, from its mobile operating system to its web apps on the desktop. But then that was it.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Congolese army says it has foiled a coup. Self-exiled opposition leader threatens president
Congo's army says it “foiled a coup” early Sunday morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. At first, local media identified the armed men as Congolese soldiers but then reported they were linked to self-exiled opposition leader Christian Malanga who later posted a video on Facebook threatening President Felix
2 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks
Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana's capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. Internet-enabled phones have transformed many lives, but they can play a unique role in sub-Saharan Africa, where infrastructure and public services are among the world's least developed, said Jenny Aker, a professor who studies the issue at Tufts University. At times, technology in Africa has leapfrogged gaps, including providing access to mobile mon
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Elon Musk launches Starlink satellite internet service in Indonesia, world's largest archipelago
Elon Musk traveled to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. Wearing a green Batik shirt, Musk was greeted with a garland of flower petals at a community health clinic in Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali, where he launched the Starlink service alongside Indonesian ministers. Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 17,000 islands sprawled across three time zones with a population of more than 270 mill
3 min read - BusinessEngadget
Apple will reportedly offer higher trade-in credit for old iPhones for the next two weeks
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will be offering a little more than usual for some trade-ins starting next week in the US and Canada. That's as long as you're getting one of the iPhone 15 models.
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OpenAI and Google lay out their competing AI visions
This week had two major events from OpenAI and Google. Hot off OpenAI’s tail, Google’s I/O conference featured a smattering of announcements and integrations for its flagship model, Gemini. This week also saw some major shake-ups at AWS and OpenAI.
3 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
VCs and the military are fueling self-driving startups that don't need roads
A new crop of early-stage startups — along with some recent VC investments — illustrates a niche emerging in the autonomous vehicle technology sector. Two recent entrants -- Seattle-based Overland AI and New Brunswick-based Potential -- are poised to get a first-mover advantage on this segment of autonomy. While these startups are applying their tech in different ways, Overland AI and Potential do share some common off-road ground.
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Deal Dive: Sagetap looks to bring enterprise software sales into the 21st century
When the founders of Sagetap, Sahil Khanna and Kevin Hughes, started working at early-stage enterprise software startups, they were surprised to find that the companies they worked at were trying to sell their innovative tech through old-school methods like repeated cold emails and calls. Khanna, a former product marketer, and Hughes, a former sales manager, knew these methods weren't effective to either sell software or help buyers get the solution they needed. "Company executives are frustra
4 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
This Week in AI: OpenAI moves away from safety
This week in AI, OpenAI once again dominated the news cycle (despite Google's best efforts) with a product launch, but also, with some palace intrigue. The company unveiled GPT-4o, its most capable generative model yet, and just days later effectively disbanded a team working on the problem of developing controls to prevent "superintelligent" AI systems from going rogue. Reporting -- including ours -- suggests that OpenAI deprioritized the team's safety research in favor of launching new produ
6 min read - BusinessEngadget
Adobe threatens to sue Nintendo emulator Delta for its look-alike logo
Delta, an emulator that can play Nintendo games, had to change its logo after Adobe threatened legal action.
1 min read - SciencePopular Mechanics
Archaeologists Found an ‘Anomaly’ Near the Pyramids That May Reveal an Ancient Portal
New findings beneath the desert floor hint at entrances to long-lost chambers.
3 min read - USGizmodo
Palmer Luckey Says It's a 'Certainty' That Future AI Will Kill Innocent People
Palmer Luckey says it’s a “certainty” that artificial intelligence systems will kill innocent bystanders in wars of the future, according to a recent interview the tech mogul did with Bloomberg News. This is why Luckey stresses it’s absolutely crucial to keep human beings in the loop when AI systems are deployed by the U.S. military.
3 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Apple’s 27% App Store Fee Trying to Comply With Law, Exec Says
(Bloomberg) -- A senior Apple Inc. executive told a US judge that the iPhone maker’s new 27% fee on purchases made outside its App Store are a good-faith attempt to comply with the law. Most Read from BloombergGantz Says He’ll Quit Unless Netanyahu Moves to New War PlanChina-Bound Oil Tanker Hit by Houthi Missile in Red Sea, US SaysA 25-Year-Old BofA Trader Dies Suddenly at Industry OutingSingapore Monitoring New Covid Wave as Infections Rise“We are trying to enable what the law requires,” Apple
3 min read - BusinessEngadget
How to watch the Microsoft Build 2024 keynote live on May 21
Microsoft is streaming its Build 2024 keynote on Tuesday. Here's how to watch -- and what to know about the lower-profile event the day before.
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Adobe comes after indie game emulator Delta for copying its logo
After Apple loosened its App Store guidelines to permit game emulators, the retro game emulator Delta -- an app 10 years in the making -- hit the top of the App Store's charts. Delta's game emulator was built by developer Riley Testut, who had begun his experiments in this space by figuring out how to load games onto graphing calculators, before turning to iOS.
4 min read - LifestylePopular Mechanics
These Editor-Recommended Bladeless Fans Are Designed to Cool You Off Quietly
These bladeless fans are an efficient way to cool your space while maintaining peace and tranquility. Check out our recommendations.
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Motorola’s 2024 Razr lineup may include a bigger cover screen for the budget model
We may have a good look at Motorola’s next foldable phones. A pair of leaks show the entry-level and high-end models in various colors from all sorts of angles.
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Apple’s iPad Pro is its most incredible product, but software holds it back
Apple's iPad Pro is an amazing piece of technology, but it needs the software to keep up.
4 min read - WorldPopular Mechanics
Archaeologists Found 10,000 Treasures That Suggest They Dug Up an Ancient Roman Pit Stop
The remnants of a bygone era reveal a strategic imperial outpost.
2 min read - BusinessBloomberg
OpenAI Dissolves High-Profile Safety Team After Chief Scientist Sutskever’s Exit
(Bloomberg) -- OpenAI has effectively dissolved a team focused on ensuring the safety of possible future ultra-capable artificial intelligence systems, following the departure of the group’s two leaders, including OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever.Most Read from BloombergGantz Says He’ll Quit Unless Netanyahu Moves to New War PlanChina-Bound Oil Tanker Hit by Houthi Missile in Red Sea, US SaysA 25-Year-Old BofA Trader Dies Suddenly at Industry OutingSingapore Monitoring New C
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Google is making smart phone upgrades. Is Apple next?
Google announced AI-based updates to its Android phones that may give a clue to what's next for Apple iPhones
5 min read - BusinessEngadget
The OpenAI team tasked with protecting humanity is no more
In the summer of 2023, OpenAI created a “Superalignment” team whose goal was to steer and control future AI systems that could be so powerful they could lead to human extinction. Less than a year later, that team is dead.
3 min read - BusinessGizmodo
The Big Problem With Hertz's Used Teslas
Hertz gambled and lost when it placed its big EV bet on Tesla a few years ago. It was a chance for the rental car company to shake up the industry, instead the company bought 30,000 Teslas, got scared away by depreciation and expensive repairs and now wants to get rid of them. While all those used Teslas looked to be great used car deals, it turns out high mileage EVs that were formerly rentals are horrible to own as New York Magazinereported.
4 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
A former OpenAI leader says safety has 'taken a backseat to shiny products' at the AI company
A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week said Friday that safety has “taken a backseat to shiny products” at the influential artificial intelligence company. Jan Leike, who ran OpenAI's “Superalignment” team alongside a company co-founder who also resigned this week, wrote in a series of posts on the social media platform X that he joined the San Francisco-based company because he thought it would be the best place to do AI research. “However, I have been disagree
3 min read - BusinessEngadget
Yuck: Slack has been scanning your messages to train its AI models
Slack trains machine-learning models on user messages, files and other content without explicit permission. The training is opt-out, meaning your private data will be leeched by default.
3 min read - LifestylePopular Mechanics
Sawdust, Begone — These Dust Collectors Are a Boon for Your Workshop
Keep your workspace clean, and reduce the chances of respiratory issues from inhaling dust and debris.
9 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Apple is said to be working on a 'significantly thinner' iPhone
The iPhone could be going the way of the iPad Pro by becoming much thinner next year. However, you'll may have to pay quite a lot for this rumored slender model, which may replace the Plus in the annual iPhone lineup.
2 min read - TechnologyUSA TODAY
Google all in on AI and Gemini: How it will affect your Google searches
Google is expanding Gemini, introducing AI Overviews for search. Here's how it will work (and if you can turn it off).
3 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Surface Pro 10 for Business review: A safe upgrade for IT workers
The Surface Pro 10 for Business is basically just a chip upgrade over the previous model, but it’s still a thin, light and well-designed Windows tablet.
5 min read - SciencePopular Mechanics
Weird Supermassive Forces Are Making Black Holes Collide
In the vastness of space, the gravitational pull of the cosmos orchestrates a stellar collision.
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A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree
A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday. Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring the feline not for his mousing or napping, but for his friendliness. “Max the Cat has been an affectionate member of the Castleton family for years,” the school said in a Facebook post.
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Two Santa Cruz students uncover security bug that could let millions do their laundry for free
A pair of university students say they found and reported earlier this year a security flaw allowing anyone to avoid paying for laundry provided by over a million internet-connected laundry machines in residences and college campuses around the world. Months later, the vulnerability remains open after CSC ServiceWorks repeatedly ignored requests to fix the flaw. UC Santa Cruz students Alexander Sherbrooke and Iakov Taranenko told TechCrunch that the vulnerability they discovered allows anyone
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Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury by split decision to become first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years
Boxing hadn't had an undisputed heavyweight king since 2000.
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Housing experts revise mortgage rate forecasts for remainder of 2024
Experts are revising their forecasts about mortgage rates and home prices for the rest of the year.
4 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk full results: Usyk stays undefeated, becomes undisputed with split decision win
Fury and Usyk finally fought for all of the heavyweight titles Saturday with the Ukrainian fighter coming out on top.
2 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
The coming Social Security fight could be 1983 all over again
To figure out how Social Security's insolvency debate may play out in the years ahead, it helps to consider what transpired in 1983.
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'Hides the pooch': This loose but 'not sloppy loose' button-down is on sale for just $23
Lightweight and flattering, Amazon's No. 1 bestselling top will get plenty of play in your summer rotation.
3 min read - ScienceEngadget
Blue Origin successfully sends tourists to the edge of space again after a long hiatus
Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company successfully flew six paying customers to the edge of space and back this morning, breaking its nearly two-year-long hiatus from crewed missions. This was Blue Origin’s seventh trip with humans on board.
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Under Armour is collapsing — And Kevin Plank has to take the blame
The Under Armour meltdown continues.
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Trading stocks all day and all night might be an 'inevitability' for investors
Around-the-clock stock trading is likely the future, executives at several trading platforms say, thanks to increased demand from international markets and a new generation of investors who expect constant online access.
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PGA Championship: Shane Lowry ties the lowest score in major history
Ireland's Lowry was simply magnificent on a day when low scores at Valhalla were there to be taken.
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Don't get stranded with a dead battery — this jump starter is over 50% off at Amazon
It's a small price to pay for peace of mind.
4 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
Who is Jasmine Crockett? Texas Democrat goes head-to-head with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during House Oversight meeting
What to know about the House committee meeting that descended into chaos after Marjorie Taylor Greene insulted fellow congresswoman Jasmine Crockett.
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Britain's Got Talent accused of cheating its own system with K-pop band
The emergence of K-pop band Blitzers on BGT proved to be a bone of contention for some viewers.
2 min read - EntertainmentYahoo TV UK
Doctor Who fans question why Ruby has only just visited an alien planet
The third episode of Doctor Who series 14 had everyone wondering why it took companion Ruby Sunday six months to visit her first alien planet.
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PSA: Free People is the best place to buy dresses this summer — here's your proof
Don't shop for a spring or summer wedding before checking out these ultra chic dresses.
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