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Wayve’s AI Self-Driving System Is Here to Drive Like a Human and Take On Waymo and Tesla

Unlike Waymo’s hybrid system of AI training with hand-coded instructions, Wayve’s AI handles the entire self-driving process, learning unsupervised to cope with the unpredictable and drive more like we do.

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What Billionaire Frank McCourt Would Actually Do With TikTok

Frank McCourt says his bid for TikTok is part of a broader mission to move millions of people to healthier online platforms. “I compare this to large-scale, human physical migration.”

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Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft

The project’s leader says that allowing everyone to access the collection of public-domain books will help “level the playing field” in the AI industry.

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Is This the Year Everyone Quits Social Media?

This week on Uncanny Valley, we debate which social media apps are still worth the scroll.

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The Billion-Dollar Adult Streaming Industry Is Fueled by Horrific Labor Abuses

Bedbugs and cockroaches. Filthy shared equipment. Constant surveillance, and zero control over their accounts. These are just some of the deplorable conditions adult cammers say they face on the job.

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OnlyFans Models Are Using AI Impersonators to Keep Up With Their DMs

AI is replacing the humans who pretend to be OnlyFans stars in online amorous messages.

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Google Reveals Gemini 2, AI Agents, and a Prototype Personal Assistant

A new version of Google’s flagship AI model shows how the company sees AI transforming personal computing, web search, and perhaps the way people interact with the physical world.

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US Meat, Milk Prices Should Spike if Donald Trump Carries Out Mass Deportation Schemes

The US meat and dairy industries rely heavily on unauthorized workers, which means prices will likely rise sharply if the Trump administration actually enacts its plans.

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Blockchain Innovation Will Put an AI-Powered Internet Back Into Users’ Hands

In 2025, blockchain alternatives will offer more choice, open source innovation, and community-controlled options. They will carry the torch of the open internet.

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Inside a Fusion Startup’s Insane, Top-Secret Opening Ceremony

Robots! Huge capacitors! A pianist-programmer of impossible skill! One of Silicon Valley’s formative figures takes the stage at a wild event.

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