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- AI agents' growing capabilities are driving productivity FOMO among some startup founders, who feel compelled to work long hours managing and guiding the agents (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- London-based Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni and with $50M in seed funding, says its new Faraday agent beats GPT-5.5 at reproducing research paper findings (Anna Heim/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Sources: some of Nvidia's top customers have been told that prices will jump 15%+ on systems, including Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell, starting in early 2027 (Bloomberg) [2d]
- Apparel retailers like Zalando, Zara, and ASOS are betting on AI virtual fitting rooms to create a better online shopping experience and cut costly returns (Sonja Wind/Bloomberg) [2d]
- A look at the narrowing US-China AI gap, as a spate of compelling, low-cost releases makes Chinese AI models increasingly attractive to businesses (Bloomberg) [2d]
- Carrier Pidge hit 75K users and Roost 650K downloads, as slow messaging apps delivering texts at pigeon speeds attract users tired of constant notifications (Emmett Lindner/New York Times) [2d]
- Ox Alpha, a "stealth model" from an unknown AI lab with a 1M-token multimodal context and capacity for 100T tokens/day, goes viral after launching on OpenRouter (Rohail Saleem/Wccftech) [2d]
- Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have made Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, a data center hub, with ~100 data centers built or under construction (Zeyi Yang/Wired) [2d]
- Inside the World Robot Conference in Beijing, drawing over 300 exhibitors; Unitree founder Wang Xingxing said the industry's "ChatGPT moment" has yet to come (Financial Times) [2d]
- With each successive era of AI, from early scaling, to reasoning, to agentic, open models have taken half as long to catch up to the first closed model (SemiAnalysis) [2d]
- Rundoo, a provider of AI-powered business operations software for independent supply stores, raised a $30M Series B led by Battery Ventures (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE) [2d]
- OpenAI President Greg Brockman's role has expanded significantly, giving him control over its product and scaling teams following a wave of executive departures (Hayden Field/The Verge) [2d]
- Following abandoned IPO attempts in NYC and London, Shein is struggling to grow as it nears a Hong Kong listing at a fraction of its peak valuation of $100B (Sui-Lee Wee/New York Times) [2d]
- How politicians who once championed data centers, including Greg Abbott and Josh Shapiro, are now slowing their development as the issue becomes a liability (Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Sources: Anthropic's bankers said the company could raise $100B+ in its IPO, which could value it at $2T, in recent discussions with potential investors (New York Times) [2d]
- Amazon raises prices for its Echo smart speakers, Fire TV line, Kindle devices, and eero mesh networking systems to offset increases in memory and storage costs (Sebastian Herrera/Fortune) [2d]
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- The US Air Force wants its next generation of target drones to mimic stealth jets [1d]
- Quote of the day by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel: 'Anyone that has a monopoly will pretend that they're in incredible competition' — exposing how tech titans bend the market in their favour [2d]
- The best Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold cases — high-quality covers to protect your new foldable handset [2d]
- How to watch Sri Lanka vs India 2nd Test: Free Streams & TV Channels [2d]
- Floating 10 MW nuclear reactor proposed for California: barge-mounted SMR aims to power 15,000 homes [2d]
- I asked ChatGPT if I should get Botox — its answer made me understand why ChatGPT for teens needs to exist [2d]
- Best Buy's 60th Anniversary sale has some seriously tempting TCL TV deals — our favorite models are up to $2,000 off [2d]
- South Korean city bets on the ocean to solve its AI data center crisis — but this is only the beginning [2d]
- GTA 6's Netflix timed exclusive, and gamers' defense of it sums up why the gaming industry is as bad as it is today [2d]
- How Trinnov's Altitude CI AV processor showed me the importance of flagship 3D room correction in elite home cinema setups [2d]
- Before you go back to school, set up these 5 ChatGPT tools — your future self will thank you [2d]
- The best Kindle alternatives — excellent ereaders for anyone who's had enough of Amazon's antics [2d]
- Claude wins out in major user satisfaction survey, beating Gemini and ChatGPT — but it's bad news for Grok and Siri [2d]
- I’ve spent a month with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, and this video-friendly phone has turned me into a foldable believer [2d]
- LG OLED vs Samsung RGB: I tested the two brands' latest flagship TVs side-by-side using reference 4K Blu-ray scenes — here's which one came out on top [2d]
- I wore these obnoxious, travel-focused smart glasses for a week on vacation and learned more than I’d bargained for about the stony steps of Santorini [2d]
- Google's $10 million bid to buy old business data from Spirit Airlines so it can use it to train AI has hit turbulence [2d]
- Heading back to school or college? Here's how to get free and discounted apps to level-up your studies [2d]
- 'This is going to get AirPods banned': we've got more leaked details of the camera-equipped AirPods that are on the way [2d]
- 'A generational Call of Duty game' — After almost ten hours hands-on, I think Modern Warfare 4 could revolutionize the long-running series [2d]
- EcoFlow’s Stream home batteries arrive to power the UK’s plug-in solar boom — but installation still isn’t DIY [2d]
- Rebelle 8 review: This impressive painting software let me turn my MacBook into a full-blown canvas [2d]
- Experts warn 2,000 hacked WordPress sites were secretly running a global crime ring [2d]
- How to watch South Africa vs New Zealand 1st Test for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry [2d]
- I just did a full solar install instead of waiting for plug-in solar in the UK — here's why [2d]
- ‘Location is the obvious way to connect data’: I spoke to Ordnance Survey CEO Nick Bolton on the challenges of turning a 225-year-old institution into an AI powerhouse [2d]
- Everton vs Crystal Palace Live Streams: How to watch Premier League 2026/27 from anywhere in the world [2d]
- I'm a pro photographer, and the best photo I took this month was shot on my Google Pixel 8 Pro, using a feature iPhone owners would give their right arm for [2d]
- Nottm Forest vs Leeds Live Streams: How to watch Premier League 2026/27 from anywhere in the world [2d]
- ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from the major GTA 6 leaks to Meta's $1.4 trillion lawsuit [2d]
- The Terra Kaffe Demi is the best espresso machine I've ever used — compact, effortless to use, and capable of brewing exceptional coffee [2d]
- How to watch Vuelta a Espana 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, schedule [2d]
- I asked Furious star Scoot McNairy what TV show fans should stream after binging 'intense' new Hulu and Disney+ crime drama — and his answer was so profound that I can't stop thinking about it [2d]
- How to watch Hull City vs Man Utd: Free Streams + TV Channels for Premier League 2026/27 [2d]
- I went into testing this portable, AI-powered personal trainer with a skeptical mindset — but came out seriously impressed at its movement mapping technology [2d]
- How to watch Match of the Day online from anywhere — free Premier League highlights for 2026/27 [2d]
- Creality Falcon A1C review: I was instantly impressed with this compact, affordable, beginner-friendly laser engraver [2d]
- Google and the UK government are looking to remove aircraft contrails using AI [2d]
- Get up to 51% off fleeces from Patagonia, The North Face, Passenger, Adidas, and more — cosy and cool jackets for autumn [2d]
- How to watch stream football free on CazeTV — Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A [2d]
- 350-Ton Longking ZL230E electric mining rig packs colossal 1,400 kWh battery, claims 10-90% charge in just 25 minutes [2d]
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