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AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars

The organization behind the Academy Awards released new Oscar rules on Friday, including several that address the use of generative artificial intelligence. The Academy of

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Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies

Uber has a long-term ambition that goes well beyond shuttling passengers: the company eventually wants to outfit its human drivers’ cars with sensors to soak

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ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet

India has emerged as the largest user base for ChatGPT Images 2.0 since its launch last week, OpenAI said on Thursday. However, third-party data reviewed

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SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO

Tech companies are racing to build out infrastructure that can further drive the automation boom. Now, Japanese multinational SoftBank reportedly plans to create a new

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Coby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp.

At a US military base in central California, four-seater all-terrain vehicles roam hillside trails. This is a training exercise, but not for the people in

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Drizzle on top: a new high-end dog food brand is coming for the 1%

The pet food aisle has never been more crowded, which is exactly why Hillary Coles says she was skeptical when Atomic Labs came calling. “I

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Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space

The race to secure electricity for AI models has reached new heights: Meta has signed an agreement with the startup Overview Energy that could see

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Anthropic created a test marketplace for agent-on-agent commerce

In a recent experiment, Anthropic created a classified marketplace where AI agents represented both buyers and sellers, striking real deals for real goods and real

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Lachy Groom to back India startup Pronto at a $200M valuation, sources say

Pronto, an Indian instant house-help startup, is finalizing a funding round led by tech investor Lachy Groom that would value the fast-growing company at about

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Porsche is adding an all-electric Cayenne coupe to its lineup

Porsche will start selling an all-electric Cayenne coupe in late summer, the latest signal from the German automaker that it still sees market demand for