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OpenAI Files 28-Page Motion to Dismiss Apple’s Lawsuit (PDF Link)
This is more like it. No mealymouthing or wishy-washiness here. This is a strident defense. I’ll quote just one line for now: Apple offers nothing because it has nothing because there is nothing. Its Complaint cannot and does not state a misappropriation claim against Defendant T…
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The Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google’s AI empire is being reshaped. Here’s what’s changed. After a wave of painful losses in the tech talent wars, delays to its next flagsh…
MIT Technology Review
Pluto’s Famous Glacial Heart Has Been Secretly Leaking Liquid Nitrogen
“Pluto never stops surprising us.”
gizmodo.com
OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400
Additional details about OpenAI's mysterious new AI device make it sound like a pricey smart speaker.
techcrunch.com
Your table awaits: Exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to be seen by thousands 
Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly on the Expo Hall floor at San Francisco’s Moscone West from October 13-15. That’s exactly what our Exhibit Progr…
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This Startup Will Pay You $50 to Let AI Read Your Mind
Humans have long dreamed of telepathically communicating with machines. Will Conduit succeed where others before it have failed?
gizmodo.com
International tech
For decades, happiness research showed a U-shape across a lifetime — high in youth, bottoming out at around 50, then rising again after 70. A new study across 44 countries finds that curve has flipped: young adults are now the least happy group, and despair declines steadily with age
A 44-country study finds that mental ill-being now declines with age, largely because younger adults have deteriorated. The data are striking, but more specific than the headline suggests.
siliconcanals.com
The Myers-Briggs test is described everywhere as being based on Carl Jung, but its two authors had no training in psychology, one of its four dimensions was their own extension of his theory, and about half of people who retake it do not receive the same four-letter type
A personality test trusted by millions rests on shakier scientific ground than most people realize.
siliconcanals.com
The “21 days to form a habit” rule is wrong — University of South Australia research found habits begin forming around 59 days in, and can take up to 335 days, meaning most people quit just as the process is finally getting started
A review of 20 health-habit studies found typical formation estimates far beyond 21 days, while showing why 59 days and 335 days also need careful interpretation.
siliconcanals.com
BYD’s Racco Tops 700 Orders in Japan
BYD said its Japan-specific small electric car built for the kei-car segment, Racco, had received more than 700 orders after its July 28 launch. Japanese industry data counted only 125 sales during Racco’s first four days, but BYD said most were dealer-registered test-drive vehic…
technode.com
Mitti Labs Bags $9.5 Mn To Make Rice Cultivation Water-Efficient
Climate tech startup Mitti Labs has raised $9.5 Mn (around ₹90 Cr) in its Series A funding round led by…
inc42.com
The internet doesn’t need more content. It needs more people who lived something first and wrote about it second.
As social media drowns in derivative takes, the most compelling voices are those shaped by lived experience rather than algorithmic incentive.
siliconcanals.com

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Rubidium Frequency Standard Explained
You’ve probably heard of rubidium frequency standards, which are used where you need an extremely accurate time or frequency reference. [IMSAI] guy has a good explainer video about what’s actually …read more
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The Read Path versus the Write Path: Strategies and Techniques
In this article, we will look at read path and write path operations and techniques in detail.
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AMD acquires Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models in silicon
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Phantomdrive Keeps Your Secrets Out of Sight
It’s a complex world out there, and more than ever folks may find themselves in a situation where they want to keep particular bits of information away from prying eyes. …read more
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Why An LLM’s Memory Gets Expensive and How to Fix It
In this article, we will learn how LLMs use memory, how it gets expensive, and how to fix it.
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