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Food delivery robots have human names and blinking eyes. But they’re not our friends

Food delivery robots have human names and blinking eyes. But they’re not our friends

Its name is Courtney. Courtney doesn’t have eyes, but it’s got sensors everywhere. There are two blinking lights on the…
Egypt launches in-car internet services for the first time

Egypt launches in-car internet services for the first time

Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, confirmed that the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has signed licensing…
Meta will soon use your conversations with its AI chatbot to sell you stuff

Meta will soon use your conversations with its AI chatbot to sell you stuff

New York  —  Meta will soon use what people tell its artificial intelligence chatbot to get even better at selling…
Hollywood is fuming over a new ‘AI actress’

Hollywood is fuming over a new ‘AI actress’

New York  —  After an artificial intelligence-generated “actress” drew intense backlash from human actors, the character’s maker says it’s not…
Silicon Valley’s seniors get a crash course in AI

Silicon Valley’s seniors get a crash course in AI

Jacob Shaul is the kind of rising high school student who spends Saturdays playing chess and devours books by Malcom…
Trump signed executive order on TikTok deal. But the deal isn’t complete

Trump signed executive order on TikTok deal. But the deal isn’t complete

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday clearing the way for the completion of a deal to sell…
Microsoft terminates services for Israeli military after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians

Microsoft terminates services for Israeli military after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians

Microsoft has terminated a set of services for the Israeli military after an investigation suggested Israel was using the company’s…
A skull unearthed in China challenges the timeline of human evolution, scientists say

A skull unearthed in China challenges the timeline of human evolution, scientists say

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking…
Google says 90% of tech workers are now using AI at work

Google says 90% of tech workers are now using AI at work

New York  —  The overwhelming majority of tech industry workers use artificial intelligence on the job for tasks like writing…
China’s internet censors have a new target: pessimists

China’s internet censors have a new target: pessimists

China’s powerful internet censors have long been known for erasing political dissent, vitriol against the Communist Party leadership, and mention…
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