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Toyota rethinks its bet on hydrogen
The world’s largest carmaker is pivoting to commercial vehicles after passenger cars fail to gain tractionFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Apple Says It Is Fixing AI Notification Summaries. It Missed the Most Important Part
The company is responding to complaints from the BBC but it’s not clear this solves anything.Inc. - Jan. 9 -
Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal
One of the most important AI copyright legal battles just took a major turn.Wired - Jan. 9 -
Egypt Sees Its Refugees as a Scapegoat and an Opportunity
Palestinians, Sudanese and Syrians fleeing war have found a home in the country. But Cairo says newcomers are straining resources and is seeking financial help from the West.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
Birkenstock sues ‘copycat’ rivals claiming its sandals are applied art
German maker of fashionable cork-based footwear files three lawsuits alleging copyright infringement. Once sneered at as the preserve of muesli-loving, Guardian-reading hippies, Birkenstocks have ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Batting Around: Which team most needs to sign Alex Bregman? Free-agent third baseman still available
CBS Sports ranked Bregman the No. 3 free agent this offseasonCBS Sports - Jan. 9 -
How AI, Robots, and Automation Solutions enable next generation warehousing
KNAPP, the reliable technology partner for value chain innovation, implements proven software and hardware for intelligent logistics automation in healthcare, retail, fashion, food retail, ...CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Cohere just launched ‘North,’ its biggest AI bet yet for privacy-focused enterprises
Cohere launches North, a secure enterprise AI platform outperforming Microsoft Copilot and Google Vertex AI in testing, with Royal Bank of Canada among early adopters implementing the technology ...VentureBeat - Jan. 9 -
USTR warns of risks from online pharmacies in its 'notorious markets' report
An annual U.S. government report on “notorious markets” known for counterfeiting and other violations of intellectual property says that nearly all 35,000 online pharmacies around the world are ...ABC News - Jan. 9 -
How the tell-nothing sport documentary craze failed its viewers
Wayne Rooney’s exit was a reminder of how common the fly-on-the-wall club documentary has become. The age of perpetual content is upon us, and it is viciously uninteresting. Won’t someone think of ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
The world's most powerful passport has a clear winner this year — in 2024 it was a six-way tie
Singapore has the most powerful passport, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index. The nation-state was part of a six-way tie in the 2024 ranking.CNBC - Jan. 9 -
Meta is trying to repair its relationship with Republicans. It seems to be working.
Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan is now saying he hopes Mark Zuckerberg will be an ally in the free speech fight. Last Congress, Jordan threatened to hold Zuckerberg in contempt.Politico - Jan. 8 -
Robots haven't taken over yet, but AI investments are powering more of the economy
Firms are pledging billions of dollars toward building out artificial intelligence networks. But jobs from that spending may be hard to come by.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Infinite Reality raises $3B to increase its immersive tech portfolio
Infinite Reality has raised $3 billion from a private investor, which it plans to put towards expanding its network and product offerings.VentureBeat - Jan. 8 -
Smoke, reflections and portals: Adobe’s TransPixar takes AI VFX to the next level
Adobe and HKUST researchers unveil TransPixar, a breakthrough AI system that creates transparent visual effects from text prompts.VentureBeat - Jan. 8 -
Your Next AI Wearable Will Listen to Everything All the Time
The latest crop of AI-enabled wearables like Bee AI and Omi listen to your conversations to help organize your life. They are also normalizing embedded microphones that are always on.Wired - Jan. 8 -
Baseball’s Most Coveted Free Agent Could Land in an Unexpected Destination
Will the Brewers be the pick for Roki Sasaki? At the very least, they can make a compelling sales pitch.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Why does Trump want Greenland and what do its people think?
Though the president-elect's rhetoric is unusual, for over a century a succession of US presidents have tried to gain control of Greenland.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Microsoft makes powerful Phi-4 model fully open-source on Hugging Face
Phi-4 demonstrates that smaller, well-designed models can achieve comparable or superior results compared with larger models.VentureBeat - Jan. 8 -
As Elon Musk Embraces the Far Right, Some of Its Leaders Reject Him
Mr. Musk has fallen out with prominent right-wing Americans who say they are worried that their agenda may be sidelined in favor of his own — and that he is willing to silence them on X.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Delta Just Announced Its Plan to Use AI to Solve the Worst Thing About Traveling
A new in-app concierge relies on AI to give customers a personalized experience.Inc. - Jan. 8 -
Meta's shift to "Community Notes" and its implications
Nick Thompson, CEO of "The Atlantic" and former editor-in-chief of "Wired," discusses the consequences of Meta's decision to end its fact-checking program and the rise of self-policing in a ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Vay expands its teledriving car service in Las Vegas
Vay is launching is expanding its teledriving car service, an Uber-like service where your car is driven by someone in a remote location.VentureBeat - Jan. 8 -
'To break America, rugby must learn to love its stars'
Rugby needs to rethink its culture if it is to capture a slice of the lucrative American sports market, according to an agent with a foothold in both.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Late Night Jokes Its Way From Canada to the ‘Gulf of America’
“We have been so concerned about all the scary things that Trump’s going to do, we forgot he’s also going to do some really stupid things,” Desi Lydic said on “The Daily Show.”The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
House of Huawei — inside China’s ‘most powerful company’
Eva Dou’s authoritative account of the secretive tech company that has become a flashpoint in US-China relationsFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
AI takes center stage at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show
The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show was underway in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The annual trade conference spotlights some of the newest technological innovations from companies across the globe. Jason ...CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Delta links its loyalty program to Uber, ending partnership with Lyft
Starting this spring, Delta SkyMiles members will be able to earn loyalty points for Uber rides.CNBC - Jan. 8 -
Facebook Shifts Content Moderation to Its Users. Are You Ready?
Meta is joining X and YouTube in shifting moderation to users. Are you ready?The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Meta to end fact-checking on its platforms
Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that Meta is ending its fact-checking program for its platforms, which include Instagram and Facebook. President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he believed the ...CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Freedom Caucus holds its fire on Johnson’s strategy for passing Trump agenda
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are holding their fire despite Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) bucking their preferred strategy for passing President-elect Trump’s agenda, arguing ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Washington Post Lays Off 4% of Its Work Force
The layoffs will affect employees across The Post’s business operations, not its newsroom.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
