Monthly Archives: August 2025

US Reportedly Hid Trackers in Shipments to Monitor AI Chips Diverted to China

Trackers were placed in the packaging and sometimes inside servers from Dell and Super Micro, according to Reuters.

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Google faces loss of Chrome as Perplexity bid adds drama to looming breakup decision

Perplexity AI’s offer of $34.5 billion for Google’s Chrome browser is a lot lower than where some analysts value the business.

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Co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI departs the company

Igor Babuschkin is leaving xAI less than three years after he co-founded the startup with Elon Musk, following a series of scandals at company.

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Cisco reports narrow earnings beat, issues inline forecast for the year

Cisco’s results for the fiscal fourth quarter came in mostly as analysts had expected.

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Waymo finally has a music experience worthy of its robotaxi

Waymo now lets you stream music straight from Spotify, which makes the back seat of a robotaxi feel more like your own private space.

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Google CEO adds a new calendar feature at Stripe co-founder’s request

While users often tag companies and CEOs with online feedback and complaints, you know you’ve made it when the CEO not only replies to you, but also implements the change you’ve asked for.

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GPT-5 Doesn’t Dislike You—It Might Just Need a Benchmark for Emotional Intelligence

Researchers studying the emotional impact of tools like ChatGPT propose a new kind of benchmark that measures a model’s emotional and social impact.

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India’s Rapido begins testing food delivery to take on Swiggy, Zomato

Rapido’s beta food delivery service has popped up in three key localities in Bengaluru before a broader rollout.

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Paid ChatGPT Users: GPT-4o Back as Default After Outcry – ‘Like Losing a Friend’

CEO Sam Altman announced this change along with numerous others to OpenAI’s proprietary ChatGPT chatbot.

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Instagram is developing a feature that helps users find shared interests

People select their favorite movies, books, TV shows, games, and music, or their “Picks.” Instagram then finds overlaps with friends who chose the same things.

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