Hayden Field / The Verge : Anthropic announces Skills for Claude, a tool with folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude...
The White House withdraws Brian Quintenz's nomination to lead the CFTC; the Winklevoss twins pressured Trump in July to reconsider his nomination — The White House withdrew Brian Quintenz's nomination to be a board member and chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission late Tuesday …
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OpenAI says Sora has guardrails intended to block depictions of public figures and to ensure that a user's likeness is used only with their consent, via cameos — OpenAI's new Sora AI video app is iPhone-only, for now. … OpenAI has a new version of the Sora AI video generator that it launched …
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US chipmaker Wolfspeed's shares close up 29.41% after the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and achieved its goal of reducing overall debt by ~70% — Wolfspeed (WOLF.N) shares surged 33% on Tuesday, after the chipmaker successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a substantially reduced debt load.
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The FTC sues Zillow and Redfin, alleging they violated antitrust laws when Zillow paid Redfin $100M to stop competing against it in online rental listings — - FTC lawsuit claims Zillow-Redfin deal reduces competition in rental listings market — Zillow claims partnership benefits renters and property managers
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Anthropic's System Card: Claude Sonnet 4.5 was able to recognize many alignment evaluation environments as tests and would modify its behavior accordingly — Anthropic's new model appears to use “eval awareness” to be on its best behavior — Anthropic's newly-released Claude Sonnet 4.5 is …
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President Trump signs an executive order directing his administration to invest $50M in AI-driven pediatric cancer research — President Trump signed an order Tuesday directing his administration to invest $50 million in AI-driven pediatric cancer research.
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Sora 2 is available for free with usage limits for all users, while ChatGPT Pro subscribers have access to the higher-quality Sora 2 Pro model — OpenAI today announced the release of Sora 2, its latest video generation model, which now includes AI generated audio matching the generated video, as well.
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Disney sent a cease-and-desist to Character.AI for misusing its characters in harmful ways, including sexual exploitation; the startup removed Disney characters — - Disney said the report underscores its concern with the way its characters have been utilized on the platform.
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How Jared Kushner helped Silver Lake co-CEO Egon Durban, who had wanted to buy EA for years, finally secure the $55B acquisition with PIF's help — Private-equity firm's co-CEO, Egon Durban, had been eyeing Electronic Arts for years — Silver Lake's Egon Durban had his eye …
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Stripe launches Open Issuance, a stablecoin issuance platform built on Stripe's Bridge, which lets companies create their own stablecoins with minimal coding — Payments giant Stripe unveiled a stablecoin issuance platform and AI commerce tools at its New York showcase on Tuesday …
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Google's Ad Transparency tool no longer shows any political ads, past or present, from any EU countries ahead of new EU ad transparency regulations — Ahead of the European Union's Regulation on Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising, Google's Ad Transparency Center …
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OpenAI launches Sora 2, which it says may be the “GPT‑3.5 moment for video” with the ability to follow intricate instructions spanning multiple shots — Our latest video generation model is more physically accurate, realistic, and controllable than prior systems.
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OpenAI releases an invitation-only Sora app on iOS, powered by Sora 2, to let people create and share AI-generated videos of themselves and their friends — An Android version will follow eventually, OpenAI told Axios. — The social app is powered by Sora 2, a new version of OpenAI's video model, which also launched Tuesday.
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Interviews with Panos Panay and other Amazon execs about Alexa+, recruiting old Microsoft colleagues, merging hardware and software teams like Apple, more — Under Microsoft veteran Panos Panay, the company looks to add polish to its gadgets at every price level.
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In an email to customers, Venmo says Venmo users and PayPal users will be able to send each other money natively in the app in the US and worldwide in November — Venmo and PayPal — two of the most popular apps for digitally sending money to friends, family, or businesses — have never been natively compatible.
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In the US v. Google ad tech trial, Google says it's willing to provide publishers with the data for how its ad server decides what online display ads to show — Google is willing to share more data with publishers to remedy a court's finding that the Alphabet Inc. unit illegally monopolized …
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Imgur blocks UK access after the ICO notified it of a possible fine over its handling of kids' data; the ICO calls Imgur's move a “commercial decision” — Imgur, one of the web's most popular image sharing and hosting platforms, has shut off access to its site to users in the United Kingdom …
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Source: Meta is acquiring AI chip startup Rivos, as it seeks to reduce reliance on Nvidia; Rivos was reportedly seeking new funding at a $2B valuation in August — Meta Platforms Inc. is acquiring chips startup Rivos Inc., according to a person familiar with the deal, part of an effort …
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A Russian YouTuber posts an unboxing of the alleged M5 iPad Pro, which looks identical to the M4 model; the same YouTuber leaked the M4 MacBook Pro in 2024 — Remember last year when an unboxing video of the M4 MacBook Pro leaked before it was even announced? Well, it's happened again.
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Amazon updates the Kindle Scribe, including a $630 Kindle Scribe Colorsoft with a larger 11-inch E Ink display, lower weight at 400g, and a 5.4mm thin body — The Kindle Scribe is getting a big redesign this year. … Amazon announced new versions of the Kindle Scribe today including …
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Vercel, which offers cloud tools to make web and AI apps, raised $300M led by Accel and Singapore's GIC at a $9.3B valuation and considers a ~$300M tender offer — Artificial intelligence startup Vercel raised $300 million in a new funding round led by Accel and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte …
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Amazon launches new Fire TVs and a $40 Fire TV Stick 4K Select with a new OS called Vega and built in Alexa+ — A new Fire TV Stick also one-ups the competition — When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. … The new Mini-LED set will come in five sizes …
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Amazon unveils the $220 Echo Studio, its high-end speaker for audiophiles, 8" and 11" Echo Show for $180 and $220, and the $100 Echo Dot Max, all with Alexa+ — New speakers include revamped look, upgraded silicon and integration with Alexa+ subscription service.
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Google launches a new AI ransomware detection feature for Drive on desktop, trained on millions of real victim files encrypted by various ransomware strains — Google has launched a new AI-based protection in Drive for desktop that can shut down an attack before it spreads—but its benefits have their limits.
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Amazon's Ring unveils the $200 Outdoor Cam Pro, $250 Spotlight Cam Pro, $280 Floodlight Cam Pro with Retinal Vision, a Search Party tool to find pets, and more — Ring cameras are getting a new Search Party feature to help triangulate lost pets. — Amazon.com Inc. rolled out a slew …
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