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How your solar rooftop became a national security issue

Texas solar company EG4 became the poster child for home energy cybersecurity risks this week after federal officials published an advisory detailing how hackers could hijack its inverters.

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TikTok’s new guidelines add subtle changes for LIVE creators, AI content, and more

TikTok is preparing an update to its Community Guidelines, which dictate the rules for participating on the social video platform as well as what standards the company uses to determine the videos that make it onto its For You feed.

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Decoding Palantir, the Most Mysterious Company in Silicon Valley

This week on Uncanny Valley, we talk about one of the most notorious American corporations. So what does Palantir actually do?

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Sen. Hawley to probe Meta AI bot policies for children following damning report

Sen. Josh Hawley called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to preserve relevant materials, including emails.

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Kyte, which billed itself as the ‘best competitor to Hertz,’ shuts down

The startup entered into receivership after selling its customer list to Turo.

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Trump wants to clean up the space industry’s red tape: Here’s who wins

A new Executive Order takes aim at the bureaucracy that the White House says is holding back American competitiveness in space.

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Developers Say GPT-5 Is a Mixed Bag

Software engineers are finding OpenAI’s new GPT-5 model is helping them think through coding problems—but isn’t much better at actual coding.

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Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity

The OpenAI CEO addressed GPT-5 backlash, the AI bubble—and why he’s willing to spend trillions of dollars to win.

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Opendoor stock pops 10% as CEO resigns following investor pressure campaign

Opendoor CEO Carrie Wheeler said on Friday that she’s resigning following “weeks of intense outside interest” in the online real estate company.

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Applied Materials sinks 13% on weak guidance due to China demand

Applied Materials cited weakness from leading edge customers and said China clients are easing spending after a period of rapid manufacturing.

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