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Atlanta-based Slip Robotics, a robot-as-a-service startup whose robots speed up the loading and unloading of truck trailers, raised a $28M Series B led by DCVC (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch) Atlanta-based Slip Robotics, a robot-as-a-service startup whose robots speed up the loading and unloading of truck trailers, raised a $28M Series B led by DCVC (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on December 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Garage CCTV shows moment earthquake hits Vanuatu Garage CCTV shows moment earthquake hits Vanuatu Reviewed by swadu on December 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Meta rolls out live AI, live translations, and Shazam to Ray-Ban smart glasses for members of its Early Access Program (Victoria Song/The Verge) Meta rolls out live AI, live translations, and Shazam to Ray-Ban smart glasses for members of its Early Access Program (Victoria Song/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on December 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Fear of a reckoning simmers in Assad's Alawite heartland Fear of a reckoning simmers in Assad's Alawite heartland Reviewed by swadu on December 16, 2024 Rating: 5
TikTok critics like Marco Rubio and Brendan Carr are set to occupy senior roles in the Trump administration, highlighting Trump's murky stance about the app (Anna Edgerton/Bloomberg) TikTok critics like Marco Rubio and Brendan Carr are set to occupy senior roles in the Trump administration, highlighting Trump's murky stance about the app (Anna Edgerton/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 15, 2024 Rating: 5
'We just need peace': BBC speaks to Syrians watching Israel's incursion 'We just need peace': BBC speaks to Syrians watching Israel's incursion Reviewed by swadu on December 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Several hundred feared dead after Mayotte cyclone Several hundred feared dead after Mayotte cyclone Reviewed by swadu on December 15, 2024 Rating: 5
How tech is stoking cycles of violence in US schools, with students using phones and social media to arrange, provoke, record and spread videos of school brawls (Natasha Singer/New York Times) How tech is stoking cycles of violence in US schools, with students using phones and social media to arrange, provoke, record and spread videos of school brawls (Natasha Singer/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on December 15, 2024 Rating: 5
AI companies, running out of the conventional training data sets, may be forced to shift away from big, all-purpose LLMs to smaller, more specialized models (Nicola Jones/Nature) AI companies, running out of the conventional training data sets, may be forced to shift away from big, all-purpose LLMs to smaller, more specialized models (Nicola Jones/Nature) Reviewed by swadu on December 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Fears of heavy death toll after cyclone hits island Mayotte Fears of heavy death toll after cyclone hits island Mayotte Reviewed by swadu on December 14, 2024 Rating: 5
An inside look at TSMC's $20B Arizona fab, which the company says is "dang near back" on schedule and will produce 4nm chips at a rate of 20K wafers per month (Katie Tarasov/CNBC) An inside look at TSMC's $20B Arizona fab, which the company says is "dang near back" on schedule and will produce 4nm chips at a rate of 20K wafers per month (Katie Tarasov/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on December 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Ukraine demands Fifa apology over Crimea map Ukraine demands Fifa apology over Crimea map Reviewed by swadu on December 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Nancy Pelosi in hospital after injury on overseas trip Nancy Pelosi in hospital after injury on overseas trip Reviewed by swadu on December 13, 2024 Rating: 5
McKinsey to pay $650m to settle opioid charges McKinsey to pay $650m to settle opioid charges Reviewed by swadu on December 13, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple plans to roll out its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip as part of Apple TV and HomePod mini updates in 2025, and in iPhones later in the year (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple plans to roll out its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip as part of Apple TV and HomePod mini updates in 2025, and in iPhones later in the year (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 12, 2024 Rating: 5
Uganda leader backs military trials as rival in jail for Christmas Uganda leader backs military trials as rival in jail for Christmas Reviewed by swadu on December 12, 2024 Rating: 5
Apple's macOS Sequoia 15.2 update references a "MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)" and a "MacBook Air (15-inch, M4, 2025)" (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Apple's macOS Sequoia 15.2 update references a "MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)" and a "MacBook Air (15-inch, M4, 2025)" (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Reviewed by swadu on December 11, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Google Pixel 9a will cost $499 for the 128GB model with Tensor G4, 8GB of RAM, a 6.3" screen with 2,700 peak nits, 5,100mAh battery, 23W wired charging (Alexander Maxham/Android Headlines) Sources: Google Pixel 9a will cost $499 for the 128GB model with Tensor G4, 8GB of RAM, a 6.3" screen with 2,700 peak nits, 5,100mAh battery, 23W wired charging (Alexander Maxham/Android Headlines) Reviewed by swadu on December 11, 2024 Rating: 5
Israel seizing on Syria chaos to strike military assets Israel seizing on Syria chaos to strike military assets Reviewed by swadu on December 11, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: 2025's Apple Watch Ultra is slated to get satellite connectivity for off-the-grid text messages, and it may also get a blood pressure sensing feature (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: 2025's Apple Watch Ultra is slated to get satellite connectivity for off-the-grid text messages, and it may also get a blood pressure sensing feature (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 10, 2024 Rating: 5
Jamie Foxx reveals he had a stroke in 2023 Jamie Foxx reveals he had a stroke in 2023 Reviewed by swadu on December 10, 2024 Rating: 5
Stainless, a startup offering an AI-powered API-to-SDK generator to customers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, raised a $25M Series A led by a16z (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Stainless, a startup offering an AI-powered API-to-SDK generator to customers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, raised a $25M Series A led by a16z (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on December 10, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI launches Sora, available as part of ChatGPT Plus, letting users generate up to 50 videos at 480p or fewer videos at 720p each month, in select countries (OpenAI) OpenAI launches Sora, available as part of ChatGPT Plus, letting users generate up to 50 videos at 480p or fewer videos at 720p each month, in select countries (OpenAI) Reviewed by swadu on December 09, 2024 Rating: 5
Comeback victory confirmed for Ghana's John Mahama Comeback victory confirmed for Ghana's John Mahama Reviewed by swadu on December 09, 2024 Rating: 5
Bloomberg Intelligence: the Magnificent Seven's combined profit growth is projected to slow from 34% in 2024 to 18% in 2025, or just 3% if Nvidia is excluded (Jeran Wittenstein/Bloomberg) Bloomberg Intelligence: the Magnificent Seven's combined profit growth is projected to slow from 34% in 2024 to 18% in 2025, or just 3% if Nvidia is excluded (Jeran Wittenstein/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 08, 2024 Rating: 5
Footage shows people emerging from Assad's notorious prisons Footage shows people emerging from Assad's notorious prisons Reviewed by swadu on December 08, 2024 Rating: 5
Study: gTLDs like .shop and .xyz, which had 11% market share for new domains, accounted for ~37% of cybercrime domains reported between Sep. 2023 and Aug. 2024 (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security) Study: gTLDs like .shop and .xyz, which had 11% market share for new domains, accounted for ~37% of cybercrime domains reported between Sep. 2023 and Aug. 2024 (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security) Reviewed by swadu on December 08, 2024 Rating: 5
A look at the opportunities India provides for smartphone companies, including its growing market for premium phones and as a manufacturing hub outside of China (Andrew Williams/Wired) A look at the opportunities India provides for smartphone companies, including its growing market for premium phones and as a manufacturing hub outside of China (Andrew Williams/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on December 08, 2024 Rating: 5
Linda Yaccarino says X worked with the authors of the Kids Online Safety Act to make changes to protect freedom of speech and urges the House to pass the bill (Alicia Diaz/Bloomberg) Linda Yaccarino says X worked with the authors of the Kids Online Safety Act to make changes to protect freedom of speech and urges the House to pass the bill (Alicia Diaz/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 07, 2024 Rating: 5
Vote counting begins in Ghana as new president awaits Vote counting begins in Ghana as new president awaits Reviewed by swadu on December 07, 2024 Rating: 5
X adds Aurora, an AI image generator that appears to excel at photorealistic images and has few restrictions; it isn't clear if xAI trained Aurora itself (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) X adds Aurora, an AI image generator that appears to excel at photorealistic images and has few restrictions; it isn't clear if xAI trained Aurora itself (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on December 07, 2024 Rating: 5
Iran's uranium enrichment 'worrisome' - nuclear watchdog Iran's uranium enrichment 'worrisome' - nuclear watchdog Reviewed by swadu on December 06, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI expands its Reinforcement Fine-Tuning Research Program to let developers create expert models in specific domains with very little training data (OpenAI) OpenAI expands its Reinforcement Fine-Tuning Research Program to let developers create expert models in specific domains with very little training data (OpenAI) Reviewed by swadu on December 06, 2024 Rating: 5
Syria in maps: Where have anti-Assad rebels taken control? Syria in maps: Where have anti-Assad rebels taken control? Reviewed by swadu on December 06, 2024 Rating: 5
Emmanuel Macron to name new French PM within days Emmanuel Macron to name new French PM within days Reviewed by swadu on December 05, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI launches o1 out of preview for ChatGPT Plus and Team users, with support for image uploads and a 34% reduction in major errors on difficult problems (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) OpenAI launches o1 out of preview for ChatGPT Plus and Team users, with support for image uploads and a 34% reduction in major errors on difficult problems (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on December 05, 2024 Rating: 5
Anduril and OpenAI partner to deploy advanced AI systems for national security missions, focusing on "improving the nation's counter-unmanned aircraft systems" (Hayden Field/CNBC) Anduril and OpenAI partner to deploy advanced AI systems for national security missions, focusing on "improving the nation's counter-unmanned aircraft systems" (Hayden Field/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on December 04, 2024 Rating: 5
Threads users can now follow fediverse accounts that have interacted with a Threads post, but the accounts aren't searchable and their posts won't show in feeds (Wes Davis/The Verge) Threads users can now follow fediverse accounts that have interacted with a Threads post, but the accounts aren't searchable and their posts won't show in feeds (Wes Davis/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on December 04, 2024 Rating: 5
Trump selects Gail Slater, an adviser to JD Vance and tech policy adviser during Trump's first term, as head of the DOJ's antitrust unit (Josh Sisco/Bloomberg) Trump selects Gail Slater, an adviser to JD Vance and tech policy adviser during Trump's first term, as head of the DOJ's antitrust unit (Josh Sisco/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 04, 2024 Rating: 5
Georgian opposition leader dragged from party offices by police Georgian opposition leader dragged from party offices by police Reviewed by swadu on December 04, 2024 Rating: 5
Police officer uses child's bike to chase suspect on scooter Police officer uses child's bike to chase suspect on scooter Reviewed by swadu on December 03, 2024 Rating: 5
Cameo launches CameoX, allowing creators to self-enroll and expanding beyond A-list celebrities, after piloting the app since May 2023 and adding 31K creators (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Cameo launches CameoX, allowing creators to self-enroll and expanding beyond A-list celebrities, after piloting the app since May 2023 and adding 31K creators (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on December 03, 2024 Rating: 5
How generative AI may bridge current computing paradigms to future innovations, especially in wearables, which will benefit from context-aware user interfaces (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) How generative AI may bridge current computing paradigms to future innovations, especially in wearables, which will benefit from context-aware user interfaces (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) Reviewed by swadu on December 02, 2024 Rating: 5
Ukraine’s exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump Ukraine’s exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump Reviewed by swadu on December 02, 2024 Rating: 5
France faces months of political instability as government nears collapse France faces months of political instability as government nears collapse Reviewed by swadu on December 02, 2024 Rating: 5
Trump threatens 100% tariff on Brics nations if they try to replace dollar Trump threatens 100% tariff on Brics nations if they try to replace dollar Reviewed by swadu on December 01, 2024 Rating: 5
Meta will require advertisers to be verified before they can run ads targeting Australian users with financial services, starting in early February 2025 (Josh Taylor/The Guardian) Meta will require advertisers to be verified before they can run ads targeting Australian users with financial services, starting in early February 2025 (Josh Taylor/The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on December 01, 2024 Rating: 5
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