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Pinterest finally admits mass bans were a mistake caused by an ‘internal error’

Pinterest has now publicly apologized for the wave of moderation issues that have swept across the social network over the past few weeks, leading to account bans and Pin removals that users said were unwarranted. In posts published to social … Continue reading

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A new bipartisan bill aims to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight

U.S. lawmakers introduced Wednesday the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act in a bid to revise the FAA’s 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S. soil. The bipartisan legislation – introduced by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Aviation Subcommittee Chair Troy Nehls (R-TX), … Continue reading

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Max to be renamed HBO Max. The name change nobody wanted

Two years after Warner Bros. Discovery rebranded its streaming service Max, the company is reverting back to its old name. The company announced the good news at its Upfront presentation on Wednesday.  This story is developing

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Google’s Gemini chatbot can now more easily analyze GitHub projects

Gemini, Google’s AI-powered chatbot, can now connect to GitHub — for users subscribed to the $20-per-month Gemini Advanced plan, that is. As of Wednesday, Gemini Advanced customers can directly add a public or private codebase on GitHub to Gemini to … Continue reading

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AMD announces $6 billion buyback; shares climb 6%

The authorization is in addition to $4 billion in existing approved share repurchases, the company said.

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Tensor9 helps vendors deploy their software into any environment using digital twins

Enterprises want access to new software and AI tools but can’t risk sending their sensitive data out to a third-party software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers. Tensor9 looks to help software companies land more enterprise customers by helping them deploy their software directly … Continue reading

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Databricks to buy open-source database startup Neon for $1B

Data analytics platform Databricks said on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Neon, a startup building an open source alternative to AWS Aurora Postgres, for about $1 billion. Databricks said acquiring Neon’s tech would let it combine the startup’s … Continue reading

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Perplexity partners with PayPal for in-chat shopping as AI race heats up

Perplexity is partnering with PayPal to let users make instant purchases directly within chat.

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TensorWave raises $100M to grow its AMD-powered cloud infrastructure

TensorWave, a data center provider building facilities primarily with AMD hardware, has raised $100 million as it seeks to further build out its data center infrastructure. The funding round was led by Magnetar and AMD Ventures, and brings the company’s … Continue reading

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Baidu’s robotaxi unit plans Europe expansion

Chinese tech company Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxi business plans to expand to Europe this year, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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