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Trump calls for National Guard deployment in San Francisco loom over city’s AI-driven resurgence

President Trump is threatening to call in federal troops to San Francisco as evidence mounts that the city is undergoing a post-pandemic resurgence.

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Apple will let users roll back the Liquid Glass look with new ‘tinted’ option

Apple is responding to user feedback on its new Liquid Glass design with a setting that lets users choose between Clear and Tinted appearances. Introduced in iOS 26.1 beta 4, the option gives users more control over interface opacity after … Continue reading

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Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs 

When Liam Fedus announced he was quitting OpenAI, VCs swarmed. One even wrote a love letter. Here’s how Felicis’ Peter Deng won the deal.

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OpenAI investor Reid Hoffman spars with AI czar Sacks, calls Anthropic ‘one of the good guys’

After White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks went after Anthropic last week, OpenAI investor Reid Hoffman came to the company’s defense.

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OpenAI cracks down on Sora 2 deepfakes after pressure from Bryan Cranston, SAG-AFTRA

OpenAI will also collaborate with United Talent Agency, Creative Artists Agency and Association of Talent Agents to ensure voice and likeness protections.

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Google Has a Bed Bug Infestation in Its New York Offices

Employees at the company’s Chelsea campus were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.

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U.S. and Australia sign $3B critical minerals deal

Leaders of the country’s governments announced they would work together to secure critical minerals supplies outside of Chinese control. The deal includes a new gallium refinery in Western Australia.

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Meta AI’s app downloads and daily users spiked after launch of ‘Vibes’ AI video feed

New data from Similarweb shows Meta AI’s mobile app is surging in popularity, jumping from 775,000 to 2.7 million daily active users in just four weeks. The app is now seeing roughly 300,000 new installs per day — up from … Continue reading

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Jim Cramer: Patient Apple bulls are vindicated, and the stock is just getting started

Shares jumped to a record high Monday following positive chatter from Wall Street analysts on iPhone 17 demand.

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Massive AWS Outage Affects Snapchat and Canva

The global outage disrupted popular platforms like Snapchat, Roblox, Canva, and Duolingo. The post Massive AWS Outage Affects Snapchat and Canva appeared first on TechRepublic.

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