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Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers

Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions.

Nintendo’s Switch 2 bundle that includes a game is $50 off

Discounts on the Nintendo Switch 2 are rare, but they do happen on occasion. There’s one happening now, actually, on the company’s $499.99 console bundle that includes a digital game (Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia). Usually, the bundle saves you $20 or $30, depending on the game you choose, but for […]

Plex problems prevented users from streaming movies and shows

Plex services experienced some major issues on Tuesday, with multiple users reporting problems on Plex's forums and on Reddit. Many people use Plex as a way to stream shows and movies they host locally, but users are upset because today's problems were reportedly affecting their ability to do that. "Basically all Plex is down unless […]

US military sent explosive drone boats into combat for the first time

US military’s drone boats struck an Iranian naval port as war heats up again.

Bonsai 27B (1-bit LLM): The First 27B-Class Model to Run on a Phone

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DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI "standards body" modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their release.

Philips Hue’s budget-friendly Essential starter kit has hit a new low price

Although most of Prime Day’s unusually good Philips Hue deals have ended, a few remain, and some, including the black Philips Hue Twilight Sleep and Wake-Up Light, are even cheaper. None, however, have fallen to a new all-time low price like Philips Hue’s Essential starter kit. Right now, you can buy a bundle containing four […]

These painted e-tattoos could be the future of wearable biosensors

Conductive ink is painted directly onto the skin in colorful custom designs, drying into working electrodes.

Meta accused of using biased AI targeting for mass layoffs

A group of 26 former Meta employees is suing the company over claims that it used AI tools to unfairly target workers on leave with layoffs, as reported earlier by Reuters. In the lawsuit, the employees allege Meta determined which workers to dismiss based on performance data collected by a "constellation" of internal AI tools, […]

Boston Dynamics tries using ‘robot dogs’ for deliveries

Boston Dynamics' robotic quadruped Spot has already found work doing routine factory inspections and patrolling the ruins of Pompeii, but what about deliveries? The company is testing a new conveyor belt accessory that allows Spot to carry packages from a vehicle and autonomously unload them on a customer's doorstep in an effort to reduce a […]