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Roblox shares plummet by 70% after the company reports persistent decline in player numbers, and of course the solution involves AI
Roblox’s share price collapsed by around 70% after the company revealed that its daily active user numbers have been steadily declining, raising fresh doubts about the platform’s long-term growth prospects. The drop wiped a substantial amount off the company’s market value and has intensified scrutiny of how Roblox plans to reverse the trend, with executives…
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Gulf tensions, Ukraine wildfire arrests and Tube attacker probe dominate today’s briefing
Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid fresh attack claims, Israel seizes West Bank land near Sebastia for a park, and France arrests hundreds over its worst wildfires since WWII; also: a Tube attacker missed link, AI-designed antibiotic viruses, Banksy’s costly legacy and Newcastle’s pre-season win.
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Meetily Lets You Transcribe and Summarize Meetings Without a Subscription—Here’s How
Meetily is a free, open-source meeting assistant that transcribes and summarises meetings without requiring a paid subscription. It addresses two common drawbacks of commercial meeting-assistant tools, which typically cost $10 to $20 a month and require uploading recordings to the cloud, raising privacy concerns for sensitive discussions. The application runs on Windows and macOS (with…
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TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper Review (2026): A Hybrid Tablet for Taking Notes and Watching Video
Wired has reviewed the TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper, a hybrid tablet that aims to combine digital note-taking with full Android tablet functionality, including video playback. Unlike dedicated E Ink devices such as the reMarkable or Kindle Scribe, it uses a proprietary matte LCD panel to approximate a paper-like writing feel while retaining colour display and…
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Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager
A Zscaler ThreatLabz analysis of a month-long ransomware campaign found that attackers are increasingly bypassing chief executives and instead targeting mid-level managers, particularly those around 46 years old, who hold enough operational authority to influence a company’s decision on whether to pay a ransom. Rather than sending indiscriminate extortion emails, criminal groups now combine data…
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These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes
David Silver, a former Google DeepMind researcher who led the development of AlphaGo, has pledged to donate all proceeds from any future sale of his AI startup, Ineffable Intelligence, to charity. He is among a growing number of AI entrepreneurs, including Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman and Lovable founder Anton Osika, committing their equity gains…
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The 108-Minute Sci-Fi Thriller That Predicted AI Is Officially Surging on Streaming
Alex Garland’s 2015 science-fiction thriller Ex Machina is seeing a resurgence in streaming popularity, as viewers revisit the film’s early exploration of artificial intelligence at a time when AI dominates public discourse. The film, which marked Garland’s directorial debut, is being credited with anticipating many of the ethical and existential questions now surrounding AI development,…
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AI push is putting banks at mercy of tech firms, warns Moody’s
Moody’s has warned that the financial sector’s rush to adopt AI is leaving major banks increasingly dependent on a small number of Silicon Valley technology firms, exposing them to the risk of outages and price increases. While the rating agency said AI would ultimately cut costs and boost revenues for banks and insurers, it cautioned…
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Tyga admits he used AI on new album ‘$tarface’: “I don’t care”
Rapper Tyga has confirmed he used artificial intelligence as a “tool” while making his new album ‘$tarface’, released on 31 July, saying he does not care if listeners object. Speaking to Vibe, he compared AI’s role to the introduction of Auto-Tune, arguing that “real artists” adapt new technology rather than resist it, and that the…
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Record-breaking cannabis-mule arrests, fugitive grooming-gang suspect wins Pakistan election
A record thousand alleged cannabis mules have been arrested amid warnings gangs lure young Britons online, while a grooming-gang rape suspect who fled to Pakistan on bail has been elected an MP there and won’t say when he’ll return. Also: a late-night Senate session, an ICE row with the AP, id Software’s Chris Hays …