Aviron’s $2,499 gamified treadmill will keep you on your toes

Aviron’s home fitness equipment operates on a simple principle: People hate working out. But many of those same people love playing video games. Perhaps the only thing standing between them and a more active lifestyle is some health competition and well-timed distraction. It’s the same gamification concept that made Nintendo’s Wii and VR games like […]
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Xiaomi to sell EVs globally ‘within the next few years’ after launching $73,000 premium car

This week, Xiaomi launched its first premium EV in China called the SU7 Ultra, which starts at 529,000 Chinese yuan ($72,627).

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Xiaomi launches $1,600 Samsung phone challenger as it rides 300% stock rally to record high

Xiaomi is continuing its push into higher end devices where it is trying to challenge market leader Samsung.

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The TechCrunch AI glossary

Artificial intelligence is a deep and convoluted world. The scientists who work in this field often rely on jargon and lingo to explain what they’re working on. As a result, we frequently have to use those technical terms in our coverage of the artificial intelligence industry. That’s why we thought it would be helpful to […]
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Mark Cuban offers to fund government tech unit that was cut in the middle of the night

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban waded into the latest government tech shake-up on Saturday, posting an unexpected offer of support for newly laid-off federal workers on the social network Bluesky. His message, which quickly gained traction, urged the displaced engineers and designers to turn the upheaval to their advantage. “If you worked for 18F and got […]
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Reported global Microsoft outage leaves tens of thousands unable to access email and other apps

Tens of thousands of users reported outages in various Microsoft programs on Saturday, according to Downdetector.

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Researchers explore how to build shapeshifting, T-1000-style robots

Researchers have developed small robots that can work together as a collective that changes shape and even shifts between solid and “fluid-like” states — a concept that should be familiar to anyone still haunted by nightmares of the T-1000 robotic assassin from “Terminator 2.” A team led by Matthew Devlin of UC Santa Barbara described […]
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OpenAI launches GPT-4.5, its largest model to date

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re diving into OpenAI’s newest, biggest model GPT-4.5, Microsoft pulling the plug on Skype, how Anthropic used Pokémon Red to train its Claude 3.7 Sonnet model, the unexpected return of Fyre Festival, and more! Let’s get into it. OpenAI announced the launch of GPT-4.5, the much-anticipated AI […]
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Intel Delays $28B+ Chip Plants in Ohio for at Least 5 Years to “Manage Our Capital Responsibly”

Intel said this project would “help boost production to meet the surging demand for advanced semiconductors.”

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