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Meta expands its parental controls for its AI assistant.

Meta has rolled out a new safeguard for teens' AI interactions.

AI-and-X subsidiary now claims to offer ‘complete user privacy’ days after Elon Musk confirmed the data would be deleted

Storm sends winds whipping beyond cloud giant, knocking out services including Hugging Face and the UK's National Lottery

Don't need Gemini in Gmail? There's a way to disable it. Here's a step-by-step guide.

From Kylie Jenner Meta glasses to smart beauty mirrors, AI companies are using fashion, influencers, and celebrity culture to reach women.

The group is trying to extend its influence beyond Meta.

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Roborock’s RockMow X120H robot lawn mower is now available with a $700 launch discount. It uses LiDAR, AI obstacle avoidance, and 4WD for smarter mowing.

Thinking Machines' first open weights model is a 975 billion parameter alternative to Chinese LLMs

One-two punch offers a glimpse of how low-precision AI can complement high-precision simulations

OpenAI's first hardware product is a $230 mechanical keyboard, not the AI companion device many expected.

Haskell adherents revisit the language's tongue-in-cheek 'avoid success at all costs' mantra

A Salamanca school district is integrating AI and lifelike robots to its STEM classes, with help from company Realbotix.

Employers are looking for AI skills - here's how to let them demonstrate you know what you're doing.

Hinge founder Justin McLeod announced that Overtone raised $18M. It will launch in select locations this fall.

Investment bank cites messy customer data and a product that 'just isn't there'; Salesforce counters by saying it the fastest-growing product in its history

As of July 15, get 25% off the Ecovacs Goat A2000 Robotic Lawn Mower at Amazon.

Linux supremo says contributors opposed to AI use can 'just walk away'

How does ChatGPT Work compare with Claude Cowork for desktop automation? My testing reveals similar results, similar strengths, and one major reason Claude currently feels considerably safer right now.

Apple will reportedly partner with Chinese firms Baidu and Alibaba to roll out its AI service in the country.

With the iOS 27 public beta available to download, is it worth testing the waters?

This Gemini prompt can find flights, stays, and things to do for you. It'll even build an itinerary doc.

Truce over maintenance fees is a bargaining chip for ECC holdouts – just don't expect a stampede to third-party support

The Acer Swift Edge AI 14 boasts a stunning 2.8K OLED display and impressive battery life. It's one of the best OLED laptops we've tested.

Researchers have found a new tool to stop AI hacking agents.

Experts say Google AI Search is 'unacceptably risky.'

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'We don't serve their kind here' protects today's publishers, but won't help rebels destroy the monetization Death Stars built by Google and Meta

OpenAI is reportedly making a portable, screenless smart speaker intended to act as a household AI companion.

Gartner thinks we’re headed to a hybrid AI model where you offload stuff to the desktop whenever possible

Tender calls for providers to power free service with local LLMs, government to supply some GPUs

PM frames sweeping new regulations as the equivalent of labour movement touchstones like winning a minimum wage

Developers worry encrypted MultiAgentV2 messages will make debugging and auditing harder

A group of 26 recently laid off Meta workers accuse the giant of using AI software to target specific categories of employees.

Meta cut its workforce by 10 percent in May.

A company executive said Tesla is developing an AV that can transport people in wheelchairs.

It's the latest in a barrage of efforts to win compensation from AI companies over training materials.

Siri AI is the star of iOS 27, and now most iPhone users can try it with the first public beta of the OS.

Surgeons remotely control two human-like robots in an operating theatre.