Monthly Archives: May 2025

Victoria’s Secret hit by outages as it battles security incident

The fashion retailer’s outages began Monday.

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Why Anthropic’s New AI Model Sometimes Tries to ‘Snitch’

The internet freaked out after Anthropic revealed that Claude attempts to report “immoral” activity to authorities under certain conditions. But it’s not something users are likely to encounter.

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Chip software stocks sink on report Trump ordered halt to China sales

The instructions come after the U.S. Commerce Department warned companies about using artificial intelligence chips from China’s Huawei.

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GameStop bought $500 million of Bitcoin

GameStop announced on Wednesday that it bought 4,710 Bitcoin, which is worth over $500 million at the time of the purchase. The video game retail chain has struggled to stay relevant in a time when digital gaming purchases are increasingly … Continue reading

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Stellantis pivots to Google’s Android as in-car partnership with Amazon ends

Three years ago, Stellantis announced it was pairing up with Amazon to create in-car software that would bring a slew of connected products and services to vehicles by 2024 as part of the automaker’s broader plan to generate $22.5 billion … Continue reading

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JD Vance tells bitcoin conference that stablecoins don’t threaten the dollar

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a keynote at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

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Odyssey’s new AI model streams 3D interactive worlds

Odyssey, a startup founded by self-driving pioneers Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, has developed an AI model that lets users “interact” with streaming video. Available on the web in an “early demo,” the model generates and streams video frames every … Continue reading

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Spotify amps up podcast discovery with new features

Spotify will begin recommending podcasts on its Home page and provide a Following feed for staying up-to-date with the latest episodes.

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Meta wants to open more retail stores

Meta wants to grow its retail footprint, Business Insider reported on Wednesday. As Meta continues to invest in wearables, these stores would ideally help Meta boost the sales of hardware like the Ray-Ban Meta glasses and the Meta Quest VR … Continue reading

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Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings joins Anthropic’s board

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is joining Anthropic’s board of directors, the company announced on Wednesday. Hastings’ appointment adds a veteran big tech executive to one of OpenAI’s largest — and youngest — competitors in the AI race. The Netflix co-founder … Continue reading

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