Monthly Archives: February 2025

Your New Favorite Sex Toy Might Be a Drugstore ‘Egg’

Tenga, a sex toy company that originated in Japan, has gained an unusually loyal following. One of its most popular products is both futuristic and decidedly low-tech: disposable “eggs.”

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Best No ChexSystems Banks for Business Accounts

Discover the best no ChexSystems banks offering hassle-free business accounts. Compare features, fees, and perks to find your perfect fit.

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How to Remove Your Saved Passwords in Chrome

Given Chrome’s frequent security issues, you shouldn’t be saving your passwords to Google’s browser. Learn how to delete and prevent passwords from re-syncing in Chrome.

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France unveils 109-billion-euro AI investment as Europe looks to keep up with U.S.

Macron announced the mammoth investment sum ahead of France’s AI Action Summit, where world leaders and tech bosses are gathering in Paris this week.

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Macron unveils $112B AI investment package, France’s answer to US’ Stargate

Late Sunday local time the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced a total of €109 billion in private investments in the AI ecosystem — or around $112 billion at current exchange rates. Paris is hosting the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit this … Continue reading

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Saudi’s BRKZ closes $17M Series A for its construction tech platform

Construction procurement is highly fragmented, manual, and opaque, forcing contractors to juggle multiple suppliers, endure lengthy negotiations, and deal with delayed payments. In Saudi Arabia, where trillion-dollar infrastructure and real estate projects are underway, these inefficiencies are even more pronounced. … Continue reading

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China’s ex-UK ambassador clashes with ‘AI godfather’ on panel

Fu Ying also expressed regret about the impact of US-China tensions on the progress of AI safety.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits that AI’s benefits may not be widely distributed

In a new essay on his personal blog, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company is open to a “compute budget,” among other “strange-sounding” ideas, to “enable everyone on Earth to use a lot of AI” and ensure the benefits … Continue reading

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DeepSeek’s R1 reportedly ‘more vulnerable’ to jailbreaking than other AI models

The latest model from DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company that’s shaken up Silicon Valley and Wall Street, can be manipulated to produce harmful content such as plans for a bioweapon attack and a campaign to promote self-harm among teens, according … Continue reading

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Deepseek’s AI model is ‘the best work’ out of China but the hype is ‘exaggerated,’ Google Deepmind CEO says

Deepseek’s AI model “is probably the best work” out of China, Demis Hassabis said on Sunday, but added it was not a scientific advancement.

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