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BYD’s Free Self-Driving Tech Might Not Be Such a Boon After All

Aside from unfavorable comparisons to rival advanced driver systems, calling it God’s Eye could be as misleading a moniker as Tesla’s Full Self-Driving.

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Substack boosts video capabilities amid potential TikTok ban

As TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains in limbo, San Francisco startup Substack is going after video creators in a move to expand its platform.

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List accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers

The weekend email comes as Elon Musk leads an effort to aggressively curtail the government workforce.

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Elon Musk Threatens FBI Agents and Air Traffic Controllers With Forced Resignation If They Don’t Respond to an Email

Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.

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Did xAI lie about Grok 3’s benchmarks?

Debates over AI benchmarks — and how they’re reported by AI labs — are spilling out into public view. This week, an OpenAI employee accused Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, of publishing misleading benchmark results for its latest AI model, … Continue reading

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US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts

The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and … Continue reading

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How I Podcast: Summer Album / Winter Album’s Jody Avirgan

The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It’s a rare medium that’s nearly as easy to make as it is to consume. And as such, no two people do it exactly the same way. There are a … Continue reading

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The pain of discontinued items, and the thrill of finding them online

We’ve all been there. A favorite item is suddenly unavailable for purchase. Couldn’t the manufacturer have given you advance warning? Whether owing to low sales, changing habits, production costs, or even because something is a little wrong with your favorite … Continue reading

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The fallout from HP’s Humane acquisition 

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re looking at the internal chaos surrounding HP’s $116 million acquisition of AI Pin maker Humane; Mira Murati’s new AI venture coming out of stealth; Duolingo killing its iconic owl mascot with … Continue reading

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Trump administration reportedly shutting down federal EV chargers nationwide

The General Services Administration, the agency that manages buildings owned by the federal government, is planning to shut down its entire network of electric vehicle chargers, according to a report in The Verge. The GSA reportedly operates a network of … Continue reading

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