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‘TikTok America,’ Amazon, and other rumors about who might buy TikTok
TikTok delete After President Donald Trump pushed back a deadline for banning TikTok in January, the 75-day delay will run out on April 5th, but there’s still no word on a deal that could satisfy the law by shifting control of TikTok away from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The Information reports that later today,…
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The tool integration problem that’s holding back enterprise AI (and how CoTools solves it)
CoTools uses hidden states and in-context learning to enable LLMs to use more than 1,000 tools very efficiently.Read More
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The Nintendo Switch smartphone app is getting some excellent new features
While sharing screenshots and videos from the original Nintendo Switch has always been an excessively complicated process, itâs going to be much easier for the Switch 2. During todayâs Direct presentation, Nintendo spent a lot of time talking about the Switch 2âs new built-in GameChat functionality that will give players a way to share their…
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WordPress.com owner Automattic is laying off 16 percent of workers
Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, is laying off about 16 percent of its workers. In a memo posted to the company’s website, CEO Matt Mullenweg says he’s making the change to “protect Automattic’s long-term future.” Before the layoffs, Automattic’s website listed the company as having 1,777 employees. The company has since decreased its employee…
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FTC chair says he’d ‘obey lawful orders’ if Trump asked to drop an antitrust case like Meta’s
Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has refused to commit to resisting President Donald Trump if he ordered the agency to drop its antitrust suit against Meta, saying he would “obey lawful orders” and calling the scenario “a hypothetical.” His comments, made at a tech policy event in Washington, DC, followed a session where Ferguson…
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Verge staffers react to the Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo has finally aired its big Switch 2 Direct, and now we know a whole lot about its next console. The Verge staff has a lot of feelings about the device, which will launch on June 5th, and we’ve collected our first impressions below. A soulless design Look, I love black. My entire wardrobe is…
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Sonos permanently drops the price of its Era 100 speaker and Ray soundbar
The Era 100 was originally $249. Sonos is lowering the price of two products in an effort to boost hardware sales amid a continued slump. The company’s Era 100 smart speaker and entry-level Ray soundbar now both cost $199. That’s a $50 drop for the Era 100, which launched at $249. And it’s an even…
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Google’s NotebookLM leader is taking over as head of the Gemini app
Sissie Hsaio, the Google exec who oversaw the launch of the company’s AI chatbot, is stepping down as head of the Gemini app, according to a report from Semafor. A memo seen by the outlet reveals that Google Labs vice president Josh Woodward will take her place. In the memo, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis…
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Cybersecurity Professor Faced China-Funding Inquiry Before Disappearing, Sources Say
A lawyer for Xiaofeng Wang and his wife says they are “safe” after FBI searches of their homes and Wang’s sudden dismissal from Indiana University, where he taught for over 20 years.
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How Amex uses AI to increase efficiency: 40% fewer IT escalations, 85% travel assistance boost
Amex has more than 70 AI use cases in production, including an IT chatbot that solves issues on its own and a travel counselor assistant.Read More