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‘Absolutely bananas’: San Francisco homes sell for $1m above asking price amid AI boom
Report finds widespread overbidding as rapid AI growth generates increased wealth in city where housing is scarceSan Francisco’s AI boom has buyers spending unprecedented amounts of money on homes – much more than sellers are asking for.A new analysis from real-estate brokerage Compass, found that in the first half of 2026, more than 140 homes…
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Meta rolls out Muse, a new AI image generator
The new image-generating model has numerous use cases, including advertising, decorating and creator-based opportunities.
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The ‘greybeard’ engineers rehired by Ford who could be proof AI can’t replace humans
Ford has rehired experienced veteran engineers — nicknamed “greybeards” — after finding that artificial intelligence alone could not deliver the quality it had expected. Senior executive Charles Poon admitted the company had wrongly assumed that simply introducing AI and feeding it existing design requirements would produce a high-quality product. The reversal is notable because it…
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Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out
Meta has launched its first in-house AI image generator, Muse Image, built by its Superintelligence Labs to rival OpenAI’s GPT Images 2.0 and Google’s Nano Banana 2. The model is tightly integrated into Instagram, and crucially, public Instagram profiles have been automatically opted in to being used in other people’s AI creations. Anyone can now…
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NASA transfers ownership of Maryland woodland to the US Fish and Wildlife Service
NASA has formally handed over Area 400, a 103-acre parcel of woodland near its Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The land is now part of the Patuxent Research Refuge, a move welcomed as a rare conservation success and one that removes the risk of the site being…
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OpenAI’s Chief Futurist Is Leaving the Company
Joshua Achiam, OpenAI’s chief futurist, has told colleagues he will leave the company later this month after nearly nine years, according to a staff note obtained by WIRED. Achiam, a long-standing defender of OpenAI’s safety-focused mission, said his departure was not prompted by any specific reason but was something he had been considering for a…
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Data centers’ energy demand threatens Trump’s “Made in America” plan
Squeeze on Rust Belt electricity bills threatens Trump’s manufacturing plan.
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Jennifer Beals Joins LL Cool J & Scott Caan In ‘NCIS: New York’; Three Others Cast In CBS Spinoff Series
Jennifer Beals has been cast as the female lead in NCIS: New York, CBS’s newest spin-off in its long-running crime drama franchise, starring alongside LL Cool J and Scott Caan. The casting matters as it fleshes out the top billing for a series that is being launched at speed for a autumn debut, forming part…
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“This has got to be the most awesome toaster ever”: Saber on building upon hits like Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Saber Interactive, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, has spoken about how the game’s success has reshaped its business and reputation. In an interview with The Game Business, chief creative officer Tim Willits said the hit “literally changed everything” for the studio, altering both how the team makes games and how the wider…