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The iPhone Air is so light, I forgot it was in my pocket

Apple’s iPhone Air is refreshing to use. But its battery and single camera is not for most people.

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One startup’s paper-thin stainless steel could change how bridges are built

By coating regular rebar with a thin layer of stainless steel, Allium Engineering could reduce the amount of concrete needed to build a bridge while also prolonging its life.

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Alternative app store AltStore raises $6M, connects with the fediverse

The alternative app marketplace AltStore has raised $6 million and launches a Mastodon server.

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California bans loud commercials on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services

Starting July 1, 2026, streaming services won’t be allowed to “transmit the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany,” according to the bill’s text.

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xAI hires former Morgan Stanley banker Anthony Armstrong as CFO

Armstrong, who advised Musk during his Twitter takeover, will oversee the finances of both xAI and X, which were merged in April, the report said.

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Deloitte goes all in on AI — despite having to issue a hefty refund for use of AI

Deloitte is rolling out Claude to its nearly 500,000 employees after issuing a refund for a report that contained AI hallucinations.

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Lucid Motors sets record as Gravity sales pick up and tax credit expires

The company has seen EV deliveries increase for seven straight quarters, even though it’s still way off the ambitious goals it promoted when it went public in 2021.

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Taylor Swift fans accuse singer of using AI in her Google scavenger hunt videos

Swifties love a puzzle, but some were rubbed the wrong way by a promotional scavenger hunt which appeared to use AI-generated videos.

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Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan

The new deal covers output from four different solar projects. Microsoft has said it will spend $2.9 billion to expand its infrastructure in Japan.

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OpenAI ramps up developer push with more powerful models in its API 

The updates were part of a series of announcements geared towards wooing developers to OpenAI’s ecosystem, including the launch of an agent-building tool and the ability to build apps in ChatGPT. 

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