US intelligence head ‘not told’ about UK’s secret Apple data demand

Tulsi Gabbard said she was seeking further information from the FBI and other US agencies.

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SonicWall Report: “Threat Actors are Moving at Unprecedented Speeds”

SonicWall’s 2025 Annual Threat Report noted the U.S. healthcare sector and Latin America were targeted by cybercriminals.

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Inception emerges from stealth with a new type of AI model

Inception, a new Palo Alto-based company started by Stanford computer science professor Stefano Ermon, claims to have developed a novel AI model based on “diffusion” technology. Inception calls it a diffusion-based large language model, or a “DLM” for short. The generative AI models receiving the most attention now can be broadly divided into two types: […]
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Boston Dynamics Led a Robot Revolution. Now Its Machines Are Teaching Themselves New Tricks

Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert says reinforcement learning is helping his creations gain more independence.

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Hacked crypto exchange Bybit offers $140 million bounty to trace stolen funds

Bybit has already paid more than $4 million to bounty hunters who helped trace and freeze some of the stolen funds.
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ElevenLabs is launching its own speech-to-text model

ElevenLabs, an AI startup that just raised a $180 million mega funding round, has been primarily known for its audio generation prowess. The company took a step in another technological direction by launching its first standalone speech-to-text model called Scribe. The startup, valued at $3.3 billion, has aided many other companies in providing speech-to-text services […]
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Nvidia reports fourth-quarter earnings after the bell

Nvidia’s earnings report on Wednesday will put the finishing touches on one of the most remarkable years from a large company ever.

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Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I.

Amazon is aiming to catch up in generative artificial intelligence and to reboot its virtual assistant, which has been leapfrogged by powerful chatbots.

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Tesla Stock Falls 8% as Concerns About Elon Musk’s Political Role Grow

The electric-car maker’s stock has had a bumpy ride since the victory of President Trump, who has given Tesla’s chief, Elon Musk, a role in Washington.

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iPhone Dictation Feature Transcribes the Word ‘Racist’ as ‘Trump’

The company said it was working to fix the problem after iPhone users began reporting the issue.

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