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A man of many words
Brian Sietsema has a favorite word. It’s somewhat surprising that he can choose just one. He’s the person spellers rely on to confirm pronunciations and answer questions about the roots of the words they’re given at the Scripps National Spelling Bee—arguably the world’s most pres…
MIT Technology Review
Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero
Superhuman, which also has an AI detection tool as part of Grammarly, has snapped up GPTZero.
techcrunch.com
Someone Is Suing the U.S. For Making Them Go Without Anthropic’s Fable 5 Model
Legion, a startup, says being denied access to Fable is damaging its business.
gizmodo.com
Super Mario is mathier than you think
Here’s a problem you probably didn’t solve in school: You’re an ambitious young plumber from Brooklyn in a world inhabited by violent human-size mushrooms called Goombas. The love of your life has been kidnapped, so you embark on a quest to rescue her, venturing through stretches…
MIT Technology Review
After betting the firm on Anthropic, Menlo Ventures raises victorious $3B fund
Menlo has created a solid rep for itself as an AI investor, all based on one gutsy $750 million move in 2024.
techcrunch.com
AI Is Learning to Read the Room
Imagine sitting down at your desk and logging in for a performance review, with an AI system analyzing the conversation. You’ve been working long hours, balancing deadlines, and your manager asks how you’re doing. You say you’re fine, and maybe even smile, but there’s a hint of h…
spectrum.ieee.org
International tech
DeepSeek’s Harness team races to recruit talent in booming AI agent market
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek is rapidly expanding its new Harness team as it pushes itself into the booming AI agent market, joining the high-stakes global race to transform foundational language models into fully autonomous products. Cui Tianyi, the former J…
scmp.com
Meta launches new $299 smart glasses with 26 styles and real-time AI features
Meta has unveiled a new range of AI-powered smart glasses starting at… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
thetechportal.com
Alibaba reportedly seeks sale of gaming unit Lingxi Games, valuation starts at $1.03 billion
Alibaba Group is planning to sell its gaming unit Lingxi Games, according to people familiar with the matter. Alibaba has approached at least five potential buyers, including Chinese game developers 37 Interactive Entertainment, China Ruyi, Century Huatong and Giant Network, as w…
technode.com
Meta is developing a prediction markets app under the project name ‘Arena’: Report
Meta is reportedly preparing to enter the fast-growing prediction markets industry with… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
thetechportal.com
China and the West are taking opposite paths on EV battery recycling
China has 85% of the world’s recycling capacity and a mandate to shred old packs. The U.S. has another plan: use them to save the power grid first.
restofworld.org
How This Bengaluru Startup Is Tackling Enterprise Finance’s Costly Blindspot
Despite rapid advances in enterprise AI, one of corporate finance’s most critical functions remains surprisingly manual. Financial reconciliation, the process…
inc42.com

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Reviving MSN Messenger’s i-Buddy USB Accessory
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EVs Always Beat Combustion Emissions Performance
A pervasive story is that electric vehicles (EVs or BEVs) are actually dirtier than combustion vehicles if charged by a fossil fuel-based electricity grid. A new study reaffirms others that …read more
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One Commodore, Five Displays
If you had one monitor back in the 8-bit era, instead of having to wait to use the family TV, you were already amongst the blessed. If you had five, …read more
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A Commodore Boombox: The 1350 as You’ve Never Heard it Before
No, this isn’t another product from [PeriFractic]’s revived company, though we hope he’s taking notes. This is, in fact, a hack on the beloved 1530 Datasette, using the tape mechanism …read more
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Vulnerability reports are not special anymore
Article URL: https://words.filippo.io/vuln-reports/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48653216 Points: 291 # Comments: 157
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AI-Native Leaders: The Organizational Playbook for Engineering Transformation at Scale
Individual gains do not become organizational gains on their own. This is the playbook for making that leap. Let’s dive in.
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California AB 2047 makes 3D printers off-limits to students, educators, business
Article URL: https://www.the3dprintingnerd.com/ab2047 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48652184 Points: 263 # Comments: 183
the3dprintingnerd.com
Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat warning
Article URL: https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/events/extreme-heat-improving-governance-and-strengthening-action-around-the-world/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48653060 Points: 357 # Comments: 386
lse.ac.uk
A T9 Keyboard For Your Smartphone
These days, most of us are fortunate enough to use smartphones with decent touchscreen keyboard capabilities. However, once upon a time, if you wanted to type something on a phone, …read more
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