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Technology Apr 15, 20:05

Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company

Doug Field, who left Apple five years ago to helm Ford's multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles and software, is stepping down next month. Replacing him will be Alan Clarke, the ex-Tesla enginee...

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Technology Apr 15, 19:50

Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fan art

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big Tech power plays in Washington and beyond. (And when I say beyond, I mean the great beyond, like Heaven, maybe.) If you've ...

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Technology Apr 15, 19:45

PlayStation Plus April catalog adds include Horizon Remastered, Squirrel with a Gun and Frank Stone

For PlayStation Plus subscribers, April is going to be a little bit spooky, a tad sporty and extra squirrelly. PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium players will get access to The Crew Motorfest, Horizon...

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AI Development Apr 15, 19:35

Frontier models are failing one in three production attempts — and getting harder to audit

AI agents are now embedded in real enterprise workflows, and they're still failing roughly one in three attempts on structured benchmarks. That gap between capability and reliability is the defin...

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AI Development Apr 15, 19:30

Meta researchers introduce 'hyperagents' to unlock self-improving AI for non-coding tasks

Creating self-improving AI systems is an important step toward deploying agents in dynamic environments, especially in enterprise production environments, where tasks are not always predictable, nor c...

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AI Development Apr 15, 19:28

OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents

OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of its agent-building toolkit, as agentic AI continues to grow in popularity....

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Technology Apr 15, 19:00

FTC pushes ad agencies into dropping brand safety rules

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group of eight states have announced a proposed settlement with big ad agencies that will prevent them from working together to avoid certain platforms like X ...

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Technology Apr 15, 18:55

Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI

The startup says it grew its ARR by $70 million in just 20 months after launching an AI agent platform for marketers....

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Technology Apr 15, 18:51

LinkedIn data shows AI isn’t to blame for hiring decline… yet

LinkedIn says hiring is down 20% since 2022, but blames higher interest rates — not AI — for the slowdown....

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Technology Apr 15, 18:50

Feds will require data centers to show their power bills

In a first, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said it will require data centers to disclose details of their energy use....

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AI Development Apr 15, 18:40

We tested Anthropic’s redesigned Claude Code desktop app and 'Routines' — here's what enterprises should know

The transition from AI as a chatbot to AI as a workforce is no longer a theoretical projection; it has become the primary design philosophy for the modern developer's toolkit. On April 14, 2026, ...

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Technology Apr 15, 18:38

AI learning app Gizmo levels up with 13M users and a $22M investment

Gizmo, an AI-powered learning platform, has attracted more than 13 million users and just secured $22 million in Series A funding....

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AI Development Apr 15, 18:25

I tried Google's new desktop app, and I'll never search the old way again

Now available to all, the app delivers a faster way to access tools like Gemini, Lens, and Search. See why it's totally worth a download....

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AI Development Apr 15, 18:22

Google rolls out a native Gemini app for Mac

You can share anything on their screen with Gemini to get help with what they're looking at in the moment, including local files....

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Technology Apr 15, 18:05

'If these centers aren’t thoughtfully planned and coordinated, they can place extraordinary demands on electric infrastructure, the surrounding environment and host communities': Maine becomes first US state to pass data centre construction ban

Maine has issued a temporary moratorium on data centers requiring more than 20MW of power until November 1, 2027....

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Technology Apr 15, 18:00

AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources

AI is making it easier to design chips and optimize software for different silicon. Some startups envision a revolution in chipmaking....

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AI Development Apr 15, 17:52

AI's next bottleneck isn't the models — it's whether agents can think together

AI agents can connect together, but they cannot think together. That’s a huge difference and a bottleneck for next-gen systems, says Outshift by Cisco’s SVP and GM Vijoy Pandey.As he describes the...

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Technology Apr 15, 17:28

Microsoft Surface PCs Are Getting Big Price Hikes, and the Cheaper Models Are Going Away

The price increases range from $200 to $300, and Microsoft doesn’t sell a sub-$1,000 Surface anymore. The rising cost of consumer tech is a common theme in 2026....

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Technology Apr 15, 17:27

'There's some inevitability to combining digital and physical worlds': Apple's Greg Joswiak drops fresh hint about its rumored Meta Ray-Bans rival

Two of Apple's biggest execs have talked about the future of spatial computing in a new interview —and it sounds like there's something in those smart glasses rumors....

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Technology Apr 15, 17:00

Recteq X-Fire Pro 825 review: A smart grill that pulls double duty

Occasionally, you really can have it both ways. For the most part, pellet grills are great for smoking and mid-temperature cooking, but you’ll typically need other grills for high-heat searing and 1...

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Technology Apr 15, 17:00

Margo's Got Money Troubles review — Apple TV's new comedy series is addictive and surprisingly heartfelt

Margo's Got Money Troubles is Apple TV's newest comedy, and it might surprise you how good it is....

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Technology Apr 15, 16:55

WordPress websites under attack — expert report says dozens of plugins hijacked to target thousands of sites

A malicious actor found a struggling WordPress plugin company, bought it, and introduced malware to each product....

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Technology Apr 15, 16:27

Most people still don’t want anything to do with robotaxis

I've been reporting on self-driving cars for over a decade, and I've seen the technology go through many ups and downs, highs and lows. But one thing has remained remarkably the same over the years: t...

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Technology Apr 15, 16:19

Why Amazon Is Buying Globalstar—and What It Means for Your iPhone

Amazon is paying more than $11 billion for a small satellite company....

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Technology Apr 15, 16:04

Traeger debuts Westwood smart pellet grills that start at $700

Traeger gave backyard pit masters something more affordable last year with the Woodridge, but now the company is back with an even more budget-friendly option. With the Westwood series, the company of...

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Technology Apr 15, 16:00

The Vivo X300 Ultra is a powerful camera phone aimed at videographers

Chinese phonemaker Vivo has been pushing the limits of smartphone photography in the last few years. However, the availability of its phones — like last year’s X200 Ultra, with its beefy add-on te...

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Technology Apr 15, 16:00

The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use

In a letter obtained by WIRED, the Energy Information Administration tells two senators that it plans to develop a mandatory assessment of data centers' energy use....

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Technology Apr 15, 15:26

Allbirds abandons clothes, pivots to "AI compute infrastructure"

Desperate stock-boosting move recalls 2017's "Long Island Blockchain" frenzy....

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Technology Apr 15, 15:00

New 3D map of Universe could solve dark energy mystery

Latest data must still be analyzed but could help determine if dark energy is constant or varies over time....

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Technology Apr 15, 13:38

Blue Origin has a new employee stock plan, but not everyone is happy

"We are being intentional about creating liquidity events."...

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AI Development Apr 15, 13:01

Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps to complete tasks

Adobe says the assistant can work across apps like Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Express, Illustrator and its other apps to do tasks for you....

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AI Development Apr 15, 07:00

The latest Google Home update brings Gemini fixes that I'm actually excited to try again

Google Home's latest update should make your Gemini experience more reliable. Look for these other improvements and bug fixes as well....

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AI Development Apr 15, 02:31

Anthropic’s rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts

One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI's recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic's current $380 billion val...

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Technology Apr 14, 19:58

Two-year-old Surface PCs get $300 price hikes as sub-$1,000 models go away

"Paying more for the same stuff" is the story of consumer technology in 2026....

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AI Development Apr 6, 01:23

AI breakthrough cuts energy use by 100x while boosting accuracy

AI is consuming staggering amounts of energy—already over 10% of U.S. electricity—and the demand is only accelerating. Now, researchers have unveiled a radically more efficient approach that could...

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AI Development Mar 31, 11:16

DNA robots could deliver drugs and hunt viruses inside your body

DNA robots are emerging as tiny programmable machines that could one day deliver drugs, hunt viruses, and build molecular-scale devices. By borrowing ideas from traditional robotics and combining them...

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AI Development Mar 16, 00:59

Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative

Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a tool that replaces human work, but new research from Swansea University suggests a far more exciting role: creative collaborator. In a large study with ...

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AI Development Mar 13, 06:08

Scientists built the hardest AI test ever and the results are surprising

As AI systems began acing traditional tests, researchers realized those benchmarks were no longer tough enough. In response, nearly 1,000 experts created Humanity’s Last Exam, a massive 2,500-questi...

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AI Development Nov 13, 16:53

Cybersecurity and LLMs

Large language models are becoming both powerful security tools and high-value targets, creating new attack surfaces where multimodal exploits, jailbreaks, prompt leakage, and AI-assisted cybercrime a...

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AI Development May 13, 16:48

OpenAI Created Her: The Birth of GPT-4o

OpenAI's GPT-4o, with its advanced multimodal capabilities, real-time responsiveness, emotional intelligence, and potential for personalized interactions, brings us significantly closer to the human-l...

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AI Development Nov 23, 06:18

Q*

The maker of ChatGPT had made progress on Q* (pronounced Q-Star), which some internally believe could be a breakthrough in the startup's search for superintelligence, also known as artificial general ...

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AI Development Jan 16, 00:01

Hang AI art on your walls

AI generated art has changed the way we look at artwork. No longer is it solely created with a paintbrush, but many works are now generated through an algorithm. AI Art is gaining increased popularity...

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