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Archer and United plan NYC air taxi service for airport trips
Archer says it will launch an air taxi service in New York City with United Airlines, which will include routes between Manhattan and major airports like JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark. The aviation company aims to replace hourlong taxi rides along congested roads with breezy flights lasting between 5-15 minutes. Archer and United would utilize preexisting… Read more
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The Download: the US office that tracks foreign disinformation is being eliminated, and explaining vibe coding
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is to be eliminated, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio,… Read more
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Quantization in Machine Learning: 5 Reasons Why It Matters More Than You Think
Quantization might sound like a topic reserved for hardware engineers or AI researchers in lab coats. Read more
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Bruvi BV-01 Review: Biodegradable Pods, Fast Coffee
If you want a cup of coffee in a hurry, this brewer and its earth-friendly pods are absolutely worth considering. Read more
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Discord is verifying some users’ age with ID and facial scans
Discord is preventing some users from accessing sensitive content unless they allow the platform to verify their age by scanning their face or ID. The new age verification process is described as an “experiment” by Discord, and is being trialed in the United Kingdom and Australia in response to local laws that require online platforms… Read more
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BondiBoost Blowout Brush Review: Proceed With Caution
BondiBoost’s blowout brush is well priced and delivers results on par with more expensive brushes. But will it last? Read more
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Trump’s Tariffs Haven’t Resulted in Higher Prices on Amazon—Yet
The ecommerce site penalizes sellers for abrupt price hikes, and many are hesitant to make risky changes amid a volatile trade war. Read more
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This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops
Massive Blue is helping cops deploy AI-powered social media bots to talk to people they suspect are anything from violent sex criminals all the way to vaguely defined “protesters.” Read more
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Wikipedia is giving AI developers its data to fend off bot scrapers
Wikipedia is attempting to dissuade artificial intelligence developers from scraping the platform by releasing a dataset that’s specifically optimized for training AI models. The Wikimedia Foundation announced on Wednesday that it had partnered with Kaggle — a Google-owned data science community platform that hosts machine learning data — to publish a beta dataset of “structured… Read more
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Measles Cases Are Rising. Other Preventable Diseases Could Follow
Amid an ongoing measles outbreak, the US is also facing a surge in pertussis, or whooping cough. As vaccine rates drop, other diseases could be next. Read more