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Spotify seizes the day after Apple is forced to allow external paymentsSpotify seizes the day after Apple is forced to allow external payments

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What if cheating was just…the future of work? That’s the pitch behind Cluely, the viral AI startup that claims its stealthy browser overlay is “undetectable” and can help users bluff their way through everything from job interviews to exams. The company has raised $5.3 million and sparked a wave of backlash from startups building tools to catch...

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Gaming news site Polygon gutted by massive layoffs amid sale to ValnetGaming news site Polygon gutted by massive layoffs amid sale to Valnet

to poach top journalists from popular gaming blogs like Kotaku, Joystiq, and The Escapist. ....

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Epic Games Store completely eliminates revenue fees for smaller developersEpic Games Store completely eliminates revenue fees for smaller developers

, asking for just 12 percent of sales on its then-new Epic Games Store. ....

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Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggestsTime saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests

have had almost no significant impact on overall wages or employment yet, despite rapid adoption in some workplaces. ....

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Meet the winners of the 2025 Dance Your PhD contestMeet the winners of the 2025 Dance Your PhD contest

Sulo Roukka is this year's overall winner of the Dance Your PhD contest, plus the winner of the chemistry category. ....

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Eric Schmidt apparently bought Relativity Space to put data centers in orbitEric Schmidt apparently bought Relativity Space to put data centers in orbit

on the social media site X after Schmidt's remarks. ....

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Why MFA is getting easer to bypass and what to do about itWhy MFA is getting easer to bypass and what to do about it

These sorts of adversary-in-the-middle attacks have grown increasingly common. ....

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Tesla denies trying to replace Elon Musk as CEOTesla denies trying to replace Elon Musk as CEO

Tensions had been mounting at the company. ....

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In a new blog post, DJI shared how DJI’s Dock drone-in-a-box system served as a “blueprint” for future citywide disaster response. Another reason how drones are doing the world good, saving lives, and keeping communities safe.

The city of Asheville, North Carolina, partnered with Ovrwatch, a provider of drones, pilots, and solutions for pretty much...
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This study likewise calls out LM Arena for what seems much higher promo of personal models like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude. ... This research study also calls out LM Arena for what appears to be much higher promotion of personal designs like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude. Developers gather data on model interactions from the Chatbot Arena API, but groups focusing on open models consistently get the brief end of the stick.The researchers explain that specific designs appear in arena faceoffs much more frequently, with Google and OpenAI together representing over 34 percent of collected model data. Companies like xAI, Meta, and Amazon are also disproportionately represented in the arena. Those firms get more vibemarking data compared to the makers of open models.The research study authors have a list of suggestions to make LM Arena more reasonable. Several of the paper's suggestions are aimed at correcting the imbalance of privately tested industrial models, for example, by restricting the variety of models a group can include and pull back before launching one. The research study likewise recommends revealing all model results, even if they aren't final.However, the website's operators disagree with some of the paper's methodology and conclusions. LM Arena points out that the pre-release screening features have not been kept secret, with a March 2024 blog post including a quick explanation of the system. They also compete that design developers don't technically select the version that is revealed. Rather, the website merely doesn't show non-public variations for simpleness's sake. When a developer releases the final version, that's what LM Arena contributes to the leaderboard. Proprietary designs get out of proportion attention in the Chatbot Arena, the study says. Credit: Shivalika Singh et al. Exclusive models get disproportionate attention in the Chatbot Arena, the study states. Credit: Shivalika Singh et al. One location the 2 sides may discover alignment is on the question of unequal matchups. The research study authors call for fair sampling, which will make sure open models appear in Chatbot Arena at a rate similar to the likes of Gemini and ChatGPT. LM Arena has actually recommended it will work to make the tasting algorithm more varied so you don't always get the big industrial designs. That would send more eval data to little gamers, providing the chance to improve and challenge the huge business models.LM Arena recently revealed it was forming a corporate entity to continue its work. With money on the table, the operators require to guarantee Chatbot Arena continues figuring into the advancement of popular designs. It's uncertain whether this is an objectively better way to examine chatbots versus academic tests. As individuals vote on vibes, there's a genuine possibility we are pressing designs to embrace sycophantic tendencies. This might have assisted nudge ChatGPT into suck-up territory in current weeks, a move that OpenAI has actually hastily gone back after widespread anger.
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Microsoft raises prices on Xbox hardware, says &some& holiday games will be $80Microsoft raises prices on Xbox hardware, says “some” holiday games will be $80

Microsoft is increasing the recommended asking price of Xbox hardware and accessories worldwide starting today and will start charging $79.99 for some new first-party games this holiday season. ....

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SEER Robotics offers digital product matrix

SEER outlines its digital architecture for manufacturing and logistics. Source: SEER Robotics

In the transformation toward smart factories, the efficient optimization of digital system software has become a key factor in the successful deployment of intelligent equipment like robotics. More and more enterprises are recognizing the core...

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—of a purple dragon wearing a suit and tie.

(PDF) that prominently featured the aubergine wyrm....

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The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, marking a major milestone in its effort to integrate autonomous systems into the future force.

This ground test phase includes rigorous evaluations of the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A production representative test vehicles — developed by General Atomics a...

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Toyota, Waymo consider joint development of self-driving passenger vehicles

Waymo robotaxis operate in Austin and other cities, and it is looking at personally owned vehicles with Toyota. Source: Waymo

Toyota Motor Corp. and Waymo LLC this week said they have agreed to explore a collaboration focusing on accelerating the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle technologies. Woven by Toyota Inc., the mobility...

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New material may help us build Predator-style thermal vision specsNew material may help us build Predator-style thermal vision specs

One way to do that is called remote epitaxy, where an intermediate layer made out of graphene or other material is introduced between the substrate and the growing crystals. ....

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GA-ASI Statement on USAF CCA Program Updates

The CCA program represents a groundbreaking new era in combat aviation, and we remain on schedule to test and fly YFQ-42 in the coming months. Over the past three decades, GA-ASI has pioneered more than two dozen different unmanned aircraft types for the U.S. and its allies, including multiple unmanned combat jets flying today, and logged nearly 9...

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Chang Robotics announces $50M fund, 2025 strategic roadmap

Chang Robotics has worked with Kodiak Technologies on what it said is the most powerful electric snow-removal vehicle developed to date. Source: Matthew Chang, via X

After accomplishments including doubling its workforce in 2024, Chang Robotics this week announced its strategic roadmap for 2025. The company launched a $50 million fund and said it...

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Sen. Susan Collins blasts Trump for cuts to scientific researchSen. Susan Collins blasts Trump for cuts to scientific research

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– Airbus U.S. Space - Defense and Shield AI announced a teaming agreement to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software on the Airbus MQ-72C Logistics Connector, an unmanned variant of the UH-72 Lakota. The collaboration will expand the platform’s mission capabilities through autonomy-enabled operations across a wide range of logistics an...

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Elmo Motion Control presents technology innovations at upcoming shows

See the Titanium Maestro motion controller at the Robotics Summit - Expo. Source: Elmo Motion Control

With conference and trade show season upon us, robotics developers will have multiple opportunities to learn about Elmo Motion Control Ltd.&s systems, starting with the 2025 Robotics Summit - Expo on April 30 and May 1.

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– KDDI Smart Drone Corporation, Prodrone Corporation, and Kunimori Corporation were selected for the Cabinet Office National Ocean Policy Promotion Secretariat’s “Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle (AUV) Utilization Demonstration Project” and conducted a demonstration experiment of ship bottom inspection in Hyogo Prefecture.

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Apple and Anthropic are teaming up to build a “vibe-coding” software platform that will use generative AI to write, edit, and test code for programmers, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

The iPhone maker is planning to roll out the software internally, according to Bloomberg, but hasn’t decided if it will launch it publicly. The system is a new version...

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Neanderthals invented their own bone weapon technology by 80,000 years agoNeanderthals invented their own bone weapon technology by 80,000 years ago

Working bone into a streamlined, aerodynamic spear point, then hafting it onto a shaft with tar that had to be extracted and refined before use takes some sophisticated knowledge and skill. ....

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NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to evaluate how to safely integrate such vehicles into airspace above cities – in all kinds of weather. Researchers will use the campaign to help improve tools to assist with collision avoidance and landing operations and ensure safe and e...

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Invite to Startups Weekly-- your weekly recap of everything you can't miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here.This week was short on M&A and IPO news, but there was still some drama to follow, if that's your thing-- and more importantly, some worthy startups getting funded.Most interesting start-up ...
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Google is quietly testing ads in AI chatbotsGoogle is quietly testing ads in AI chatbots

Google has built an enormously successful business around the idea of putting ads in search results. ....

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June 4, 1942. It’s the height of the Pacific War, and Admiral Chuichi Nagumo stands on Akagi’s bridge. Below him stretches the pride of Japan’s navy, four aircraft carriers that struck Pearl Harbor just months earlier, now slicing through open water toward Midway Atoll. The plan is simple: crush the island’s defenses, then lure out and destroy what...

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