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Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws

Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it’s up to individual server owners to decide.

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Henrik Fisker quietly wound down his nonprofit after his EV startup went bankrupt

Henrik Fisker, the founder of failed EV startup Fisker Inc., and his wife Geeta quietly wound down a private charitable foundation established in late 2021 that was supposed to “incubate innovation in healthcare, education, sustainability, mobility, and all causes that … Continue reading

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Billionaire Ambani taps Google, Meta to build India’s AI backbone

Reliance is launching a new subsidiary to drive India’s AI ambitions, including a pending partnership with OpenAI.

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Vocal Image is using AI to help people communicate better

With an interactive library that includes tongue twisters, breathing exercises, and advice on gestures, Vocal Image is also leaning more and more into AI to give automated feedback and personalized tips.

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Trump administration’s deal is structured to prevent Intel from selling foundry unit

The deal allows the U.S. to take more equity in Intel if the company doesn’t retain at least 51% ownership in its foundry business.

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Nvidia, Google, and Bill Gates help Commonwealth Fusion Systems raise $863M

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised nearly $3 billion to commercialize its fusion power plant. It hopes to send electricity to the grid in the early 2030s.

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Anthropic users face a new choice – opt out or share your data for AI training

Anthropic is making some major changes to how it handles user data. Users have until September 28 to take action.

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Mississippi’s age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test

Bluesky says it would block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with the new age verification law.

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US manufacturing investment stumbles as clean tech cancellations pile up

Companies canceled $5 billion worth of clean tech manufacturing projects in the U.S. in Q2, mirroring a pullback in the broader manufacturing sector.

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Threads tests a way to share long-form text on the platform

With this new feature, users can attach a block of text to a post instead of creating a thread of several different posts when looking to share more in-depth thoughts and ideas.

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