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Gemini may soon drop Nano Banana's visible watermark

Gemini may soon drop Nano Banana's visible watermark

Google appears to be building a way for users to strip the visible watermark from images generated with Gemini's Nano Banana tool, according to a...

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Facebook tests full-screen video feed to rival TikTok

Facebook tests full-screen video feed to rival TikTok

Facebook is preparing its boldest attempt yet to keep users from drifting to TikTok by making itself look a lot more like TikTok. Tom Alison, head of...

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Scientists slam Trump's claim Canada 'poisoned' US air

Scientists slam Trump's claim Canada 'poisoned' US air

Donald Trump's claim that Canada is "poisoning" American air with wildfire smoke has drawn sharp pushback from climate scientists, who...

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Huang says AI warnings are 'scaring' the public

Huang says AI warnings are 'scaring' the public

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the warnings about artificial intelligence's dangers have done their job, and it's time for a different...

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Elon Musk says OpenAI was meant to challenge Google, not dominate AI

Elon Musk says OpenAI was meant to challenge Google, not dominate AI

Elon Musk says one of his earliest efforts to prevent a single company from dominating artificial intelligence may have done the opposite. Speaking...

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US, China agree on open-source AI security at APEC

US, China agree on open-source AI security at APEC

Governments across the Asia-Pacific are tightening their grip on artificial intelligence even as they publicly champion open-source development....

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Meta Rejects AI Skepticism: 'We're Betting on People'

Meta Rejects AI Skepticism: 'We're Betting on People'

Instagram Head Adam Mosseri released a video statement defending artificial intelligence as a tool for human connection, rejecting what he called...

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Musk says 'enjoy the ride' on AI, hours before control crisis

Musk says 'enjoy the ride' on AI, hours before control crisis

The SpaceX CEO's defiant stance on AI risks arrived with unfortunate timing: his interview was recorded the day before OpenAI revealed that some...

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Space datacenters could catastrophically pollute Earth, groups warn

Space datacenters could catastrophically pollute Earth, groups warn

Environmental groups have filed a petition demanding the Federal Communications Commission pause approvals for space data centre projects, warning...

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Google now lets you sign in with a selfie video: Here's how

Google now lets you sign in with a selfie video: Here's how

Google has launched a facial recognition authentication method that lets users sign into their accounts using selfie videos. The new feature, now...

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Samsung beats Google's Pixels to Gemini Intelligence launch

Samsung beats Google's Pixels to Gemini Intelligence launch

Samsung has become the unlikely launchpad for Google's flagship Gemini Intelligence feature set. Gemini Intelligence and Gemini Nano 4 have now...

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Alphabet shares fall as AI spending forecast climbs to $205bn

Alphabet shares fall as AI spending forecast climbs to $205bn

Alphabet posted its first negative free cash flow in at least a decade, burning $5.9 billion more than it retained in the second quarter. This loss is...

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White House accuses Moonshot AI of stealing Anthropic's capabilities

White House accuses Moonshot AI of stealing Anthropic's capabilities

The White House has accused China's Moonshot AI of conducting a "large-scale" campaign to steal capabilities from Anthropic's top...

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Facebook and Instagram down again: Thousands users report issues

Facebook and Instagram down again: Thousands users report issues

Meta's most imprtant platforms, Facebook and Instagram are down again for the second time in 72 hours Wednesday morning, leaving thousands of...

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AMD, Anthropic sign $5bn AI infrastructure deal

AMD, Anthropic sign $5bn AI infrastructure deal

AMD and Anthropic have announced a major strategic agreement that signals confidence in the AI startup's ability to compete with OpenAI and other...

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Can you prove AI fired you? Meta's lawsuit shows how hard it is

Can you prove AI fired you? Meta's lawsuit shows how hard it is

Meta employees alleging they were fired by discriminatory AI hit a legal brick wall this week: proving it. In a ruling that illuminates why the...

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AI is reshaping software engineering, here's what developers say

AI is reshaping software engineering, here's what developers say

In eight weeks, artificial intelligence upended a profession. Business Insider's "Great Coding Reset" investigation tracked how AI...

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Beyond viral videos: Are Chinese robots actually useful?

Beyond viral videos: Are Chinese robots actually useful?

Dancing robots flood Chinese social media. Flipping robots go viral. Yet at Haidilao, Beijing's showcase hotpot restaurant that once promised an...

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Andy Burnham's first speech as UK prime minister: 'Britain needs a circuit breaker'

Andy Burnham's first speech as UK prime minister: 'Britain needs a circuit breaker'

Andy Burnham used his first words as prime minister on Monday to promise Britain a "circuit breaker", pledging cost-of-living relief from...

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Meta's Instagram faces Tennessee addiction trial: Check details here

Meta's Instagram faces Tennessee addiction trial: Check details here

Meta heads to trial in Nashville on Monday to face claims that Instagram wasn't just popular with teenagers; it was built to be impossible for...

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Andy burnham hints at raising UK's tax-free threshold

Andy burnham hints at raising UK's tax-free threshold

Andy Burnham's first act as prime minister may not be a policy rollout; it's expected to be a signal. Hours before formally taking over from...

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Where is GTA 6 Trailer 3? Rockstar's silence fuels fan frustration

Where is GTA 6 Trailer 3? Rockstar's silence fuels fan frustration

It is the middle of summer already, yet the marketing for the upcoming release of GTA 6 hasn't really begun yet either. With just four months...

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals how black holes feed themselves

James Webb Space Telescope reveals how black holes feed themselves

A gas filament stretching 800 light-years across, moving at roughly 1.3 million miles per hour, may finally explain one of astronomy's most...

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Andy Burnham all set to become UK's next prime minister: Here's what to know

Andy Burnham all set to become UK's next prime minister: Here's what to know

Britain is getting its seventh prime minister in a decade, and, once again, nobody had to vote for it. Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater...

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FIFA referee chief Collina reveals how AI is changing football officiating

FIFA referee chief Collina reveals how AI is changing football officiating

Pierluigi Collina retired as a referee more than 20 years ago, yet he's still the only match official most fans could pick out of a line-up. On...

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Got fake X login alert? Here's how to spot the scam

Got fake X login alert? Here's how to spot the scam

You've had an X account for years, since it was still called Twitter. Then an email lands: a login from Arizona on Firefox Desktop on Mac, except...

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Is Facebook down? Users report login, feed issues

Is Facebook down? Users report login, feed issues

Social media users worldwide are facing frustration they face accessing their social media accounts as Facebook is down for thousands across the...

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Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 Sparks $30B Valuation Race

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 Sparks $30B Valuation Race

A year ago, most investors outside China hadn't heard of Moonshot AI. This week, the Beijing startup wiped billions off chipmakers' market...

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Scientists find hidden structure inside Orion Nebula

Scientists find hidden structure inside Orion Nebula

Astronomers thought they had the Orion Nebula figured out. A new study says one of its most basic measurements was wrong by nearly a factor of ten,...

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NYC Mayor Mamdani in talks over Netanyahu arrest during NYC visit

NYC Mayor Mamdani in talks over Netanyahu arrest during NYC visit

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the question of whether to order Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's arrest, should he visit the...

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China launches first of 1,000 space-computing satellites

China launches first of 1,000 space-computing satellites

China's push to move AI computing into orbit gained a new entrant this weekend. Shanghai Xingshu Tiansuan Space Technology said Saturday it had...

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Meta to double AI compute to 14 gigawatts by 2027

Meta to double AI compute to 14 gigawatts by 2027

Meta Platforms is preparing to manufacture its own AI chip for the first time, and the timeline is more aggressive than most of its hyperscale rivals....

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We're now an AI company, not a design one, says Canva cofounder

We're now an AI company, not a design one, says Canva cofounder

Canva cofounder and chief product officer Cameron Adams has a new way of describing his company: an AI company that happens to do design, not the...

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4 in 10 employees say changing jobs is easier than promotions: Study

4 in 10 employees say changing jobs is easier than promotions: Study

Four in 10 employees say it's easier to land a new job elsewhere than to move into a new role at their current company. That finding, from...

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Can you really fall in love with an AI? Study says yes

Can you really fall in love with an AI? Study says yes

Symbolic weddings, jealousy over shared chatbot personas, plans to have children, a new academic study finds that romantic relationships with AI...

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Apple sends legal letters to dozens of ex-staff at OpenAI

Apple sends legal letters to dozens of ex-staff at OpenAI

Apple isn't stopping at the two former employees it named in its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI. The company has reportedly sent legal...

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Solar storm risks may be worse than previously thought, study finds

Solar storm risks may be worse than previously thought, study finds

For decades, researchers believed Earth's atmosphere had a ceiling on how hard it could react to the sun's most violent outbursts. A new...

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Do tech workers need to study AI after hours too?

Do tech workers need to study AI after hours too?

For Rohan Kulkarni, a software engineer at Meta, the workday ending doesn't mean he's done thinking about AI. He spends four to six hours a...

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No single AI model wins at vulnerability detection: Study

No single AI model wins at vulnerability detection: Study

Software teams hoping one AI model can catch every security flaw may be disappointed. A new comparative study of 11 leading large language models...

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Actor James Franco claims mysterious video shows alien outside his home

Actor James Franco claims mysterious video shows alien outside his home

It took James Franco weeks of preparation for a single day, when he finally posted on July 13: low-quality, black-and-white security camera footage...

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Meta to alert parents if teens discuss self-harm with AI

Meta to alert parents if teens discuss self-harm with AI

Meta announced that parents using its family supervision tools can now receive alerts when their teen's conversations with Meta AI on Instagram,...

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Iran warns Strait of Hormuz is ‘Red Line’ amid US strikes

Iran warns Strait of Hormuz is ‘Red Line’ amid US strikes

Iran declared on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz is an inviolable "red line", warning it would strike infrastructure across the entire...

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Apple is chasing for AI chip startups: Report

Apple is chasing for AI chip startups: Report

Apple is exploring acquisitions of chip companies to strengthen its AI server processors, The Information reported Wednesday, marking a rare shift for...

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98% of fake TikTok news anchors are AI, study finds

98% of fake TikTok news anchors are AI, study finds

A network of 30 TikTok accounts posted more than 550 videos between October 2025 and June 2026, nearly all featuring polished female presenters...

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AI chatbots of deceased loved ones may help people cope with grief, study finds

AI chatbots of deceased loved ones may help people cope with grief, study finds

Sixteen people who'd lost someone close to them sat down for Zoom sessions and talked to AI chatbots built from details about their deceased...

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FCC proposes ID checks to buy prepaid phones in US

FCC proposes ID checks to buy prepaid phones in US

Buying a prepaid phone without handing over your identity may soon be off the table in the US. The Federal Communications Commission is weighing a...

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Google Play Store opens to rivals starting July 22

Google Play Store opens to rivals starting July 22

Epic Games and Google have jointly pulled the plug on the settlement they spent months negotiating, a reversal that forces Google back under the...

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Intel deploys ASML's high NA tool for Panther Lake chips

Intel deploys ASML's high NA tool for Panther Lake chips

Intel has started using a next-generation lithography machine from ASML to manufacture part of its flagship Panther Lake laptop chips, ASML confirmed...

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New Android malware can drain bank accounts silently

New Android malware can drain bank accounts silently

A newly upgraded strain of Android malware is exploiting a developer feature most users never touch to quietly take full control of infected phones...

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Tiny 2-inch space debris discovered in key satellite orbit, scientists warn

Tiny 2-inch space debris discovered in key satellite orbit, scientists warn

Fragments as small as 2 inches across are drifting undetected through one of the most valuable regions of space, according to new research from the...

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