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Asus ROG Phone 9: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
This pricey gaming phone still has a headphone jack and arrives in the US this January.Tech - Wired - November 19 -
Goodbye cloud, Hello phone: Adobe’s SlimLM brings AI to mobile devices
Adobe's SlimLM, a breakthrough AI system, brings advanced document processing directly to smartphones without the need for cloud computing, offering enhanced privacy and reduced costs for businesses.Tech - VentureBeat - November 19 -
Trump, Vance phoning senators to push Gaetz as attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his choice for attorney general. Trump is calling senators to push his pick of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, even while he considers making recess ...Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
How to Add Extra Security Layers to Your Phone or Tablet
New features in Apple’s iOS 18 and Google’s Android 15 can lock up apps with sensitive information and even hide them from view.Tech - The New York Times - November 20 -
Dreams of jewellery, phones and makeup: how young Iraqi girls are lured into marriage
Almost one-third of girls marry before they are 18, but a large number of unions end in abuse and failure. Now a new law could allow marriage from the age of nine. Huda* and her family, including ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Total Wireless Black Friday Deals: Get 4 Free Phones
Switch to the Total 5G+ Unlimited plan at Total Wireless and reap the benefits—no coupon needed.Tech - Wired - 4 days ago -
Backbone PlayStation And Xbox Edition Phone Controllers On Sale For Black Friday
With cloud gaming increasing in popularity thanks to subscription services like Xbox Game Pass Ultimate , having a dedicated controller for your iPhone or Android phone comes in handy. For Black ...Tech - GameSpot - 2 days ago -
Huawei to launch phone with own software in sign of China-US splintering
Tech giant’s homegrown alternative to Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android is evidence sanctions have boosted companyBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
FirstFT: Huawei fuels China-US tech split with phone launch
Also in today’s newsletter, US retailers stretch Black Friday offers and Sahel fatalities soarWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
New AI grandma tool helps fend off phone scams
British phone company Virgin Media O2 has developed an AI-generated grandmother to talk to scammers all day and waste their time so you don't have to. CBS News Confirmed executive producer Melissa ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Best Black Friday Phone Deals (2024), Including Cases Too
Need a smartphone? These Black Friday deals are the best we've seen all year on Android phones, accessories, and even iPhones.Tech - Wired - 1 hour ago -
David Salle Asks, Can A.I. Make a Painting More Interesting?
At Gladstone Gallery, the painter’s experiments with artificial intelligence yield compelling results and big questions.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Polish Radio Station Uses A.I. to Interview Dead Nobel Laureate
A radio station in Poland fired its on-air talent and brought in A.I.-generated presenters. An outcry over a purported chat with a Nobel laureate quickly ended that experiment.Top stories - The New York Times - November 3 -
Physical Intelligence, a Specialist in Robot A.I., Raises $400 Million
The start-up raised $400 million in a funding round with investments from the likes of Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital and OpenAI.Business - The New York Times - November 4 -
Meta Permits Its A.I. Models to Be Used for U.S. Military Purposes
The shift in policy, covering government agencies and contractors working on national security, is intended to promote “responsible and ethical” innovations, the company said.Tech - The New York Times - November 5 -
What Trump 2.0 Means for Tech + A.I. Made Me Basic + HatGPT!
A shake-up is coming for Silicon Valley.Tech - The New York Times - November 8 -
A.I.-Powered Painting of Alan Turing Sells for $1.1 Million
The portrait depicts the British mathematician Alan Turing as the god of artificial intelligence. Its creator is a robot named Ai-Da that resembles a woman with a bob haircut.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
Stand-Up, Drama and Spambots: The Creative World Takes On A.I.
Artificial intelligence has become a subject for people in the art and theater worlds who are worried about being replaced by it.Tech - The New York Times - November 13 -
Are A.I. Clones the Future of Dating? I Tried Them for Myself.
A New York Times reporter tested a handful of chatbots to see if they could help improve his dating life. The results were decidedly mixed.Tech - The New York Times - November 14 -
Tales of 19th-Century A.I.: Don’t Fall in Love With a Singing Robot
Now we fret about chatbots. An earlier age worried about automatons, the uncanny humanoid contraptions whose voices could trigger love or mania.Top stories - The New York Times - November 18 -
Coca-Cola’s Holiday Ads Trade the ‘Real Thing’ for Generative A.I.
The company’s nostalgia-filled commercials are a holiday tradition, but this year’s ads are facing backlash for dipping into the uncanny valley.Lifestyle - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
OpenScholar: The open-source A.I. that’s outperforming GPT-4o in scientific research
OpenScholar, an innovative AI system by Allen Institute for AI and University of Washington, revolutionizes scientific research by processing 45 million papers instantly, offering researchers ...Tech - VentureBeat - 6 days ago
