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Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis

The Alphabet-owned driverless car service is getting aggressive against alleged vandals after a series of violent incidents in San Francisco.

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An Open AI-Backed Nonprofit Gave $1,000 a Month to Poor People. Here’s What They Did With It

OpenResearch released the first results of the most comprehensive study on giving unrestricted cash grants to impoverished Americans. Researchers say it will flame both sides of the debate over welfare.

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The Global CrowdStrike Outage Triggered a Surprise Return to Cash

The event caused chaos at airports, grocery stores, and Starbucks outlets.

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Donald Trump and Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Elegy

Venture capitalists Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen claim the tech industry, California, and the country are doomed if we don’t embrace the former president.

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We Asked AI to Take Us On a Tour of Our Cities. It Was Chaos

We had a specialty chatbot to curate perfect days out in London and New York for under $100 each. We’re still recovering from our journeys.

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Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World

A software update from cybersecurity company Crowdstrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted IT systems globally.

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The AI-Powered Future of Coding Is Near

Tech companies—including OpenAI—are developing a new generation of AI assistants that can not only write code but debug, organize, and critique it, too.

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OpenAI Slashes the Cost of Using Its AI With a “Mini” Model

With competing models—including many free ones—flooding the market, OpenAI is announcing a cheaper way to use its AI.

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Spotify, Stop Trying to Become a Social Media App

The music streaming service has added a comment function under podcasts. Who is it for, anyway?

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OpenAI Touts New AI Safety Research. Critics Say It’s a Good Step, but Not Enough

The company announced a new technique to make the workings of its systems more transparent, but people familiar with OpenAI say more oversight is needed.

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