OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor lays out the bull case for AI agents

We still didn’t get a straight up definition of exactly what an AI agent is during Bret Taylor’s Mobile World Congress fireside chat in Barcelona on Tuesday. The Sierra founder and OpenAI board chair preferred to side-step CNN moderator Anna Stewart’s question asking how “agentic AI” is “any different to a GenAI chatbot” by suggesting […]
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Donald Trump’s Not-So-Strategic Crypto Reserve

When US president Donald Trump picked out a handful of cryptocurrencies for potential inclusion in a national strategic reserve, he sparked a trading frenzy—and questions about who stands to benefit.

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‘Music to our ears’: Qualcomm CEO welcomes TSMC’s $100 billion investment to boost U.S. chipmaking

Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, said TSMC’s investment in U.S. chip manufacturing will be important for the economy.

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Google’s March Pixel Drop adds AI-powered scam detection and live location sharing with friends

Google on Tuesday announced new software updates for the Pixel phones as part of its “Pixel Drop” program for March. Pixel Watches and all Android devices are also receiving some new features with this release. The most notable parts of the update include using AI to detect scams in messages and calls, better categorization in […]
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Samsung to launch its Apple Vision Pro rival headset this year

Samsung showed off the headset, dubbed ‘Project Moohan’ this week, confirming that it will launch officially in 2025.

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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talks succession — ‘I don’t want to pass it to a committee’

Calls for WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg to step down from his leadership role have increased in recent months amid his controversial fight and legal battle with hosting company WP Engine. Mullenweg not only intends to stay, he’s also thinking about how he plans to manage succession planning. He doesn’t want to pass […]
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Cohere claims its new Aya Vision AI model is best-in-class

Cohere for AI, AI startup Cohere’s nonprofit research lab, this week released a multimodal “open” AI model, Aya Vision, the lab claimed is best-in-class. Aya Vision can perform tasks like writing image captions, answering questions about photos, translating text, and generating summaries in 23 major languages. Cohere, which is also making Aya Vision available for […]
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Tech stocks are down 7% since Trump’s inauguration as trade war fuels uncertainty

Tariffs may spike manufacturing costs for leading technology companies such as Apple and Nvidia that assemble and manufacture products outside the U.S.

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Hellblade 2 leads the way at Bafta Games Awards

Astro Bot, Still Wakes the Deep and Thank Goodness You’re Here! complete a varied field this year.

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Optimize Your Workspace With This Monitor Riser’s 8-Port Hub for $130

This sleek aluminum riser offers multiple ports, additional storage space beneath it, and ergonomic comfort.

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