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TechCrunch

The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead

Anthropic finds AI isn’t replacing jobs yet, but early data shows growing inequality as experienced users gain an edge, raising concerns about future displacement and workforce divides.

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TechCrunch

The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead

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Engadget

PSA: T-Mobile customers have a week to sign up for a free year of MLB.TV

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Engadget

PSA: T-Mobile customers have a week to sign up for a free year of MLB.TV

Ars Technica

BRINC's new police drone uses Starlink, carries Narcan, chases vehicles at 60mph

Company calls Guardian the "most capable 911 response drone ever.”

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Ars Technica

BRINC's new police drone uses Starlink, carries Narcan, chases vehicles at 60mph

Engadget

Jury rules against Meta and YouTube in social media addiction case

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Engadget

Jury rules against Meta and YouTube in social media addiction case

TechCrunch

Who’s driving Waymo’s self-driving cars? Sometimes, the police.

First responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them during emergency situations, including in at least two active crime scenes, TechCrunch found.

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TechCrunch

Who’s driving Waymo’s self-driving cars? Sometimes, the police.

Engadget

HBO Max's Harry Potter series premieres this Christmas

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Engadget

HBO Max's Harry Potter series premieres this Christmas

Engadget

Webb and Hubble telescopes combine forces for a new view of Saturn

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Engadget

Webb and Hubble telescopes combine forces for a new view of Saturn

Ars Technica

Here is NASA's plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars

Only one US-built nuclear reactor has ever flown in space, and that was more than 60 years ago.

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Ars Technica

Here is NASA's plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars

Ars Technica

Reddit will require "fishy" accounts to verify they are run by a human

AI-generated content is still acceptable for now.

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Ars Technica

Reddit will require "fishy" accounts to verify they are run by a human

Ars Technica

We got an audience with the "Lunar Viceroy" to talk how NASA will build a Moon base

"It has been clear that we all need to be focused on one thing, not 10 things."

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

We got an audience with the "Lunar Viceroy" to talk how NASA will build a Moon base

Ars Technica

Meta, YouTube must pay $3M to woman who got hooked on apps as a child

Meta emerges as the biggest loser as second child safety trial verdict hits.

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

Meta, YouTube must pay $3M to woman who got hooked on apps as a child

Engadget

Razer's new Blade 16 has Intel's latest chips and ultra-fast RAM

4 hours ago

Engadget

Razer's new Blade 16 has Intel's latest chips and ultra-fast RAM

Ars Technica

Nintendo is raising prices of Switch 2 game cartridges starting in May

The first physical game affected will cost $10 more than a digital copy.

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

Nintendo is raising prices of Switch 2 game cartridges starting in May

WIRED

There’s Something Very Dark About a Lot of Those Viral AI Fruit Videos

With female AI fruit being fart-shamed and even sexually assaulted, there’s a misogynistic undercurrent to the fruit slop microdramas, even as they appear to be cultivating genuine fans.

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WIRED

There’s Something Very Dark About a Lot of Those Viral AI Fruit Videos

TechCrunch

Riding the GLP-1 boom, VITL lands $7.5M to overhaul cash-pay clinic prescribing

The startup provides an e-prescribing marketplace for the booming cash-pay clinic market.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Riding the GLP-1 boom, VITL lands $7.5M to overhaul cash-pay clinic prescribing

Engadget

Nintendo to start charging different prices for first-party digital and physical games

4 hours ago

Engadget

Nintendo to start charging different prices for first-party digital and physical games

WIRED

OpenClaw Agents Can Be Guilt-Tripped Into Self-Sabotage

In a controlled experiment, OpenClaw agents proved prone to panic and vulnerable to manipulation. They even disabled their own functionality when gaslit by humans.

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WIRED

OpenClaw Agents Can Be Guilt-Tripped Into Self-Sabotage

TechCrunch

Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in landmark social media addiction trial

Evidence presented at the trial swayed the jury to the plaintiff's side, demonstrating that Meta understood how addictive its platforms could be among teens in particular and that it was actively researching the issue and using its findings to increase engagement among young users.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in landmark social media addiction trial

WIRED

The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse

“This is my home”: At a VR comedy club in Horizon Worlds, users mourn Meta's plans for the platform.

5 hours ago

WIRED

The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse

TechCrunch

Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools

Apple is adding 100+ new App Store Connect metrics, giving developers deeper, first-party insights into monetization, subscriptions, and user behavior as it doubles down on its app ecosystem in the AI era.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools

WIRED

Save $100 on Our Favorite Soundbar and Subwoofer Combo

The JBL Bar 500MK2 boasts Dolby Atmos support and easy setup and streaming.

5 hours ago

WIRED

Save $100 on Our Favorite Soundbar and Subwoofer Combo

TechCrunch

Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced companion legislation to halt construction on new data centers until Congress passes comprehensive AI regulation.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction

WIRED

OpenAI Enters Its Focus Era by Killing Sora

As the ChatGPT-maker eyes an IPO, it's ditching Sora in favor of a unified AI assistant and enterprise coding tools.

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WIRED

OpenAI Enters Its Focus Era by Killing Sora

WIRED

New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction

The US senator said on Tuesday that a moratorium would give lawmakers time to "ensure that AI is safe." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce a similar bill in the House in the weeks ahead.

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WIRED

New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction