Uber Eats to test drone food deliveries in the US later this year
The companies said that Uber wants to expand its multimodal delivery network to include autonomous aerial deliveries. Tel Aviv, Israel-based Flytrex, which also carries out drone deliveries for DoorDash, is one of only four drone delivery providers authorized by the FAA for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, meaning...
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In rare disclosure, DeepSeek claims R1 model training cost just $294K
The disclosure appeared in a peer-reviewed Nature paper this week, co-authored by founder Liang Wenfeng. The publication marks a rare move for DeepSeek, which has revealed little since its surprise debut on the international stage earlier this year. In January, the company's launch of lower-cost AI systems rattled markets, sending...
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Google turns Chrome into an AI browser with Gemini integration
Google has started rolling out agentic AI features in Chrome for macOS and Windows users in the US. The new generative AI tool can analyze web pages, interact with Google apps, and perform tasks autonomously.
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Microsoft is repurposing Foxconn's failed Wisconsin venture into the world's most powerful AI data center
On Thursday, Microsoft announced the development of "Fairwater," a new AI data center in Wisconsin. The facility is under construction on the site where Foxconn previously failed to establish a US-based manufacturing operation and will become the company's most powerful AI data center yet. Fairwater will employ enough GPUs to...
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Windows 10 end-of-support could spark PC gaming hardware boom
Analysts at Jon Peddie Research (JPR) predict that shipments of PC gaming hardware will jump by 35% this year. The firm highlights Windows 11 upgrade requirements as the primary factor, but its effect on overall shipments has been muted.
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OpenAI and DeepMind AI outperform top students in global coding contest
Artificial intelligence from Google DeepMind and OpenAI has reached a new benchmark in competitive programming, with both groups reporting that their latest models would have placed at the top of this year's International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals. While neither company officially entered the event, held in early September, internal...
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FTC sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation for alleged collusion with resellers, deceptive ticket prices
The FTC writes that Ticketmaster claimed to impose strict limitations on the number of tickets that consumers could buy for an event, yet brokers routinely bought millions of these tickets. These were then sold at a much higher cost to consumers.
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Intel says Arc GPUs will continue as $5 billion Nvidia deal targets AMD
The collaboration pairs Nvidia's AI and graphics technology with Intel's entrenched x86 CPUs – two platforms historically seen as bedrock and challenger across PC, gaming, and data center markets. According to both companies, the motivation is neither a reaction to recent political interference nor a shift in manufacturing allegiances. Huang...
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Secret Service investigating Steam account linked to suspected Charlie Kirk shooter
According to Bloomberg's sources, it was Robinson's temporary use of Trump's name that led to the Secret Service looking into his Steam account.
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Borderlands 4 Optimization: Improving a Big Mess
Borderlands 4 demands far more from your hardware than its visuals justify. Our guide breaks down settings to help you boost FPS and smooth out performance issues.