In recent years, AI has learned to write text, generate images, create videos and even produce working computer code. As those capabilities became mainstream, attention shifted to a deeper question within AI research: Can machines learn how the…
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What are men searching for (and running from) when they go on a retreat? | Lifestyle
What are men escaping (for a week or, at most, for 10 days) when they go on a retreat in places where no one knows them? Places where no one is aware if they are CEOs, freelancers or rich heirs; if they’re family men, uncompromising bachelors…
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Google One is offering 50% off its 2TB storage and AI Pro plans right now
What you need to know
- Google is offering a limited-time 50% discount on Google One annual plans, including storage-only and AI Pro tiers.
- The 100GB and 2TB storage plans are now cheaper, but they do not include access to Google’s full AI feature…
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Nearly half of vulnerable customers struggle with insurance applications – GlobalData
Close to half of vulnerable customers find the insurance application process challenging, with 10.9% of consumers with a disability or long-term health condition having previously been denied insurance.
This is according to…
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Hisense unveils two new 4K laser projectors ahead of CES 2026 with higher brightnesses and purer colours
CES is still a couple of weeks away, and yet the announcements continue to arrive early. This time it’s Hisense, which has made a big announcement ahead of the Las Vegas-based technology convention, and it’s great news for projector fans.
The…
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Curious about a digital ‘detox’? Here’s what you should know
In the third season of the hit TV show The White Lotus, the protagonists arrive at an exclusive resort where guests are asked to turn off and turn over their phones; that is, to engage in a digital ‘detox’. For many of us, cutting ourselves…
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Cactus v1: Cross-Platform LLM Inference on Mobile with Zero Latency and Full Privacy
Cactus, a Y Combinator-backed startup, enables local AI inference to mobile phones, wearables, and other low-power devices through cross-platform, energy-efficient kernels and a native runtime. It delivers sub-50ms time-to-first-token…
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AI’s Big Red Button Doesn’t Work, And The Reason Is Even More Troubling : ScienceAlert
It’s one of humanity’s scariest what-ifs – that the technology we develop to make our lives better develops a will of its own.
Early reactions to a September preprint describing AI behavior have already speculated that the technology is…
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Curious about a digital ‘detox’? Here’s what you should know
In the third season of the hit TV show The White Lotus, the protagonists arrive at an exclusive resort where guests are asked to turn off and turn over their phones; that is, to engage in a digital ‘detox’. For many of us, cutting ourselves…
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230 percent higher DRAM costs affect iPhone 17 production
Apple is facing sharply rising costs for memory components in its premium smartphones. According to recent rumors, the company is currently paying a premium of approximately 230 percent for each 12GB LPDDR5X RAM chip used in…
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