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Qualcomm to take on Nvidia with its own AI chips

Qualcomm on Monday announced the release of a new series of artificial intelligence chips to compete with the market leader Nvidia, as the race to cash in on the massive…

Grindr receives buyout offer to take dating app private

Grindr, the publicly-traded company behind the popular dating and social networking app for LGBTQ people, is closer to becoming private. On Friday, two of Grindr’s board members who are also…

Sora app’s hyperreal AI videos ignite online trust crisis as downloads surge

Scrolling through the Sora app can feel a bit like entering a real-life multiverse. Michael Jackson performs standup; the alien from the “Predator” movies flips burgers at McDonald’s; a home…

Rivian lays off hundreds amid a slowdown in EV demand

The electric truck and SUV company Rivian will lay off hundreds of employees in an attempt to save cash as federal support for electric vehicle adoption wanes under the Trump…

Contributor: The web is awash in AI slop. Real content is for subscribers only, and democracy suffers

Princess Diana stumbling through a parkour park. Team USA taking gold at the Bong Olympics. Tank Man breakdancing in Tiananmen Square. Kurt Cobain playing pogs. Tupac Shakur seeking poutine in…

Meta is cutting 600 jobs in its AI division

Meta is slashing roughly 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence unit as the tech giant aims to move faster to compete with its rivals. The company declined to comment on…

Wearable tech for your dog? Life360 releases a new pet tracker

Millions of people already use the Life360 app to track the location of their family members and loved ones. Now the California tech company behind the popular family safety app…

OpenAI launches its own browser to compete with Google

OpenAI launched its own web browser called Atlas, hoping to use its artificial intelligence superpowers to take away market share from Google, which has dominated the browser and search markets…

Waymo taxis under investigation after failing to stop for a school bus

Around 2,000 Waymo vehicles are under investigation following reports of one of the self-driving taxis navigating around a school bus while children disembarked. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened…

YouTube creators gather in Playa Vista to mingle with leading brands

Inside a historic aircraft hangar in Playa Vista, crowds of people gathered on Thursday to browse the latest fashions from handbags to clothing and shoes as they prepared for the…