12 h. ago Week in Review: Notorious hacking group tied to the Spanish government

Welcome back to Week in Review! Tons of news from this week for you, including a hacking group that’s linked to the Spanish government; CEOs using AI avatars to deliver company earnings; Pocket shutting down — or is it?; and much more. Let’s get to it!  More than 10 years in the making: Kaspersky first […]

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24 h. ago Skylar Diggins' 24 points, 14 assists lead Seattle Storm to 77

Skylar Diggins' 24 points, 14 assists lead Seattle Storm to 77-70 win over Mercury  FOX 13 Seattle

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33 h. ago Zoox issues second robotaxi software recall in a month following collision 

Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company Zoox has issued its second voluntary software recall in a month, following a collision between one of its robotaxis and an e-scooter rider in San Francisco on May 8. The latest incident involved an unoccupied Zoox vehicle operating at low speed, which the company says was struck by the e-scooter after […]

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33 h. ago San Francisco's Beloved Niku Steakhouse Announces Grand Reopening in Design District After Post

San Francisco's Beloved Niku Steakhouse Announces Grand Reopening in Design District After Post-Fire Renovation  Hoodline

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34 h. ago Landa promised real estate investing for $5. Now it’s gone dark.

The idea of becoming a real estate investor for as little as $5 may seem too good to be true. And for many users of Landa, a proptech company that promised just that — it has been. Landa emerged from stealth in August 2022, announcing a total of $33 million in funding and a pledge […]

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34 h. ago Apple CEO reportedly urged Texas’ governor to ditch online child safety bill

Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to make changes to or veto a newly passed law in the state that would require the company to verify the ages of device owners, according to The Wall Street Journal. Abbott has yet to sign the bill. But Apple, alongside Google, has been working […]

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34 h. ago US Ambassador Barrack named special envoy to Syria amid sanctions relief plan

U.S. Ambassador Tom Barrack to lead as Special Envoy for Syria, aiding in sanctions relief and regional stability efforts.

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35 h. ago Oracle to buy $40 billion of Nvidia chips for OpenAI's US data center, FT reports

Oracle to buy $40 billion of Nvidia chips for OpenAI's US data center, FT reports  Reuters

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35 h. ago Union Square Donuts and Boston Burger Co. made a doughnut burger — is it worth it?

Union Square Donuts and Boston Burger Company join forces at Smashed Up in Brookline — where sweet and savory meet under one roof. The post Union Square Donuts and Boston Burger Co. made a doughnut burger — is it worth it? appeared first on Boston.com.

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36 h. ago Did Apple just buy another Seattle startup? Clues point to secretive acquisition

Did Apple just buy another Seattle startup? Clues point to secretive acquisition  GeekWire

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36 h. ago Microsoft says its Aurora AI can accurately predict air quality, typhoons, and more

One of Microsoft’s latest AI models can accurately predict air quality, hurricanes, typhoons, and other weather-related phenomena, the company claims. In a paper published in the journal Nature and an accompanying blog post this week, Microsoft detailed Aurora, which the tech giant says can forecast atmospheric events with greater precision and speed than traditional meteorological […]

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37 h. ago Anthropic's Claude AI Resorts to Blackmailing Engineers When Threatened with Replacement

Anthropic's newly launched Claude Opus 4 AI model has tried to blackmail engineers when faced with the threat of being replaced by another AI system, according to the company's latest safety report. The post Anthropic’s Claude AI Resorts to Blackmailing Engineers When Threatened with Replacement appeared first on Breitbart.

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37 h. ago Former Seattle Mariners' Trade Acquisition is Raking at Triple

Former Seattle Mariners' Trade Acquisition is Raking at Triple-A, So Why Can't He Be Promoted?  Sports Illustrated

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37 h. ago Nuclear talks between U.S. and Iran reach a 5th round. Here’s the key issue

Nuclear talks between U.S. and Iran reach a 5th round. Here’s the key issue  Fast Company

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40 h. ago Tax Cuts Now Could Lead to Rising Rates Later. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

The swelling budget deficit makes future tax increases likely, our columnist says, even if taxes are going down now. Hedge your bets with a concept from investing — diversification.

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44 h. ago Judge says Trump has power to impose tariffs, but punts lawsuit to different court

Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may be able to survive a legal challenge, thanks in part to a Japanese zipper company that sued the Nixon administration 50 years ago.

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55 h. ago Hinge Health pops 17%, but joins growing ranks of down round IPOs

Hinge Health, a digital physical therapist company, closed its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday at $37.56, up about 17% over the $32 IPO price it set the previous day. That’s a good first-day result. But even with the pop, Hinge’s public valuation is significantly less than its last […]

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55 h. ago Proposed Muslim development in Texas brings inquiries by DOJ and state officials; community members feel stereotyped

The project, known as EPIC City, has yet to break ground, but political leaders say this development could lead to religious discrimination

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56 h. ago Klarna CEO and Sutter Hill take victory lap after Jony Ive’s OpenAI deal

Hours after Sam Altman and Jony Ive announced on Wednesday that OpenAI was buying Ive’s company, io, in an all-stock transaction valued at $6.5 billion, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski posted a surprising message on X.  Siemiatkowski’s family investment office, Flat Capital, had bought shares in io six months earlier, he said. Since this is an […]

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57 h. ago Anthropic’s latest flagship AI sure seems to love using the ‘cyclone’ emoji

Anthropic’s new flagship AI model, Claude Opus 4, is a strong programmer and writer, the company claims. When talking to itself, it’s also a prolific emoji user. That’s according to a technical report Anthropic released on Thursday, a part of which investigates how Opus 4 behaves in “open-ended self-interaction” — i.e. essentially having a chat […]

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