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Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”
Uber’s chief product officer, Sachin Kansal, has outlined the company’s push into new areas beyond ride-hailing and delivery, including hotel bookings, “shop for me” concierge tools, boat rentals, driver debit cards, and a new autonomous-vehicle data unit called AV Labs. The interview reveals how Uber is positioning itself amid competition from robotaxi rivals such as…
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Ivy League professor rips university for lackluster response to alleged mass AI cheating
A Brown University economics professor, Roberto Serrano, has publicly criticised the Ivy League institution for what he describes as a slow and inadequate response to an alleged mass cheating scandal involving artificial intelligence. The complaint highlights growing tensions at universities across the United States over how to police AI-assisted cheating, as institutions struggle to balance…
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ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus Talks AI Training at United Nations Summit: Artists ‘Deserve a Place at the Table’
Ulvaeus, the opening keynote speaker at the UN’s AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, started his speech with a simple question: “Good for whom?”
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Siri AI Is Becoming Apple’s Everything Tool
Apple’s revamped Siri is more than a voice assistant; it’s now the backbone of the iPhone user experience. You can try it now through the iOS 27 public beta.
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Hallmark Debuts New PlayStation Console Ornament That Plays the Original Startup Sound
Hallmark is rolling out a new collection of gaming ornaments for 2026, including a particularly impressive replica of the original PlayStation.
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Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI
In a surprising blog post on Monday, Microsoft CEO is warning enterprises of the dangers of using proprietary models like Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s.
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Siri AI makes the Apple Watch finally feel like a wrist computer
Siri has been on the Apple Watch since day one, though I’m usually hard-pressed to find people who actually make good use of it. It’s kind of just… been there – mostly as a way to set timers when my hands are full. But after playing around with the watchOS 27 developer beta, I get…
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Siri AI is already changing how I use my iPhone
iOS 27 escaped the developer world today with the launch of the first public beta. I’ve been testing the new operating system since early June, looking for quirks and seeing if it can live up to the hype Apple promised in the keynote. This year’s iOS upgrades are what one might call a Snow Leopard…
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Slay The Spire 2 Is Choosing “Shit” Art Over Generative AI
Throughout the past decade, we’ve seen the gaming industry grow increasingly concerned with optimization and the fruitless endeavor of chasing perfection. Including Larian, Pearl Abyss, and Sandfall Interactive, studios big and small seem to be relying more often on generative AI to create placeholder art for their titles–even if “getting caught” often leads to negative…
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Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare’ bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAI
Apple would not comment on the “security breach,” which allegedly allowed a former employee to download sensitive files from Apple’s network long after he departed the company for rival OpenAI.