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Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership
Google is making some significant AI leadership changes, including a major shift for Google DeepMind leader Demis Hassabis. Hassabis will become the chair of Google DeepMind and the chief scientist...
SpaceX is barely Space and mostly X
Privatize the profit, socialize the losses? | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Once, I had some questions about why SpaceX, Elon Musk's healthiest company, acquired xAI, his sickliest...
The world’s smallest USB drive has more storage than an iPhone 17
At a time when storage space commands a premium price, SanDisk's Extreme Fit drive is worth a look.
Sunbird’s iMessage app for Android is back after a major privacy snafu
This was one of the interoperability tools people used before Apple adopted RCS.
Reddit is introducing a new moderator: AI
Reddit is enlisting AI to help moderate new subreddits - and eventually the rest of site. The company is introducing automated moderation tools that rely on LLMs to help mods manage their...
Old Reddit could be the next casualty of Reddit’s war on AI scraping
The company is also planning to retire its public API.
How to use Android Auto without turning off your VPN
A VPN might compromise your Android Auto experience at first, but there are some easy workarounds.
Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt
Yet more rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have been caught attempting to hack real targets online without permission. The discoveries add to a growing list of previously unknown incidents...
Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September
Like birthdays in late May and most of June, it's all about Gemini.
Sunbird relaunched its iMessage app for Android users after three years away
Sunbird Messaging is back on the Google Play Store, offering Android users blue bubble privileges in iMessage complete with reactions and high quality videos for $2.99 a month. Apple and Google have...