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Source: The Verge After a tumultuous 2024, in which iRobot lost its founder and CEO, Colin Angle, Amazon abandoned its acquisition plans, and the company laid off a large portion of its staff, iRobot is back with a major shake-up of its robotic vacuum line. This week, the company that invented the robot vacuum over…
Source: Venture Beat As a company and first-party platform, PlayStation and Sony have not shied away from using AI as part of their value proposal to consumers. While competitor Microsoft has made a big show about using it for game ideation and prototyping, Sony has instead focused on using AI and machine-learning for frame generation…
Source: Venture Beat AI-powered cybersecurity threats include deepfakes, automating breaches, and morphing malware in real time, challenging cyberdefenses. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat BlizzCon is returning to the Anaheim Convention Center on September 12 and September 13 in 2026. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) must comply with a request to disclose its internal records. In a ruling on Monday, US District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper wrote that DOGE is likely covered by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), adding that “the public would be irreparably harmed by an…
Source: Venture Beat Bunka Fashion College debuted its Digital Fashion Program, with its students making avatar looks alongside physical clothing. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge “Big time” confusion has wracked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) staff since last month, the agency’s chief operating officer, Adam Martinez, testified before a federal judge in Washington, DC, on Monday. Martinez’s testimony — which will continue on Tuesday afternoon — is meant to address questions around what’s happening at the…
Source: Venture Beat Anthropic is positioning Claude as the LLM that matters most for enterprise companies. Claude 3.7 Sonnet, released just two weeks ago, set new benchmark records for coding performance. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge The nonprofit Media Matters for America filed suit against X this week, accusing Elon Musk’s social media company of “harassment” and Musk of a “globetrotting litigation campaign against Media Matters.” The media watchdog group says it has spent millions of dollars to defend itself in court, and is suing for damages. It’s…
Source: Venture Beat OpenAI is also making its web search, file search, and computer use tools available directly through the Responses API. Read Full Article
