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A look at six engineers with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel ties, between 19 and 24 years old, playing key DOGE roles, as Musk seizes control of US infrastructure — Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk's companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI unveils Deep Research, an AI agent for creating in-depth reports, available to subscribers of the $200 ChatGPT Pro tier and limited to 100 queries/month — OpenAI is announcing a new AI “agent” designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT, the company's AI-powered chatbot platform.
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
OpenAI's Operator is currently more an intriguing demo than a product most people need to spend $200/month on, but it points to a future of powerful AI agents — In the past week, OpenAI's Operator has done the following things for me: — Ordered me a new ice cream scoop on Amazon.| Bloomberg: |
Donald Trump's EO for levies on China says the “de minimis” exemption for items under $800 no longer applies, affecting Alibaba, JD.com, Shein, Temu, and others — - President could block tariff exemption for packages under $800 — Change could affect online retailers such as Shein and Temu
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| Heidi Mitchell / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Future You, an AI-based research tool that lets users interact with a virtual older self and is currently being used by 60K people from 190 countries — A new artificial-intelligence tool allowed me to talk to my 80-year-old self. It's going to be quite a life. — It turns out I'm going to write a book!| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Google's X spins out Heritable Agriculture, which aims to use AI to improve crop yield, as the incubator aggressively spins off companies under CEO Astro Teller — Google's X “moonshot factory” this week announced its latest graduate. Heritable Agriculture is a data- and machine learning …
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| Bloomberg: |
Some parents say they are eschewing 529 college savings plans and other traditional investments to invest in cryptocurrency to build wealth for their children — Despite the risks and volatility, some families are investing in cryptocurrency to build wealth for their children.
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| Matthew Keys / The Desk: |
The US NTSB says it will stop emailing updates about two recent plane crashes to news outlets and reporters, opting to exclusively post updates on its X account — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Saturday said it will stop e-mailing news organizations and reporters …
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| Sima Kotecha / BBC: |
The UK announces four new laws that make it illegal to possess, create, or distribute AI tools designed to produce CSAM, becoming the first country to do so — Four new laws will tackle the threat of child sexual abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), the government has announced.
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Intel received €515.55M in default interest from the EU after being reimbursed a €1.06B fine levied in 2009; the EU's top court sided with Intel in October 2024 — U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) has received 515.55 million euros ($536 million) in default interest … | Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Google says APT groups from 20+ countries are using Gemini primarily for productivity gains rather than to develop or conduct novel AI-enabled cyberattacks — Multiple state-sponsored groups are experimenting with the AI-powered Gemini assistant from Google to increase productivity …
More: NCRI, Moneycontrol, Android Authority, and Android Central
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Reliance Retail relaunches the Shein app in India, with control over operations and data while Shein acts as the technology partner, years after the app's ban — Chinese fast-fashion platform Shein has relaunched in India through a partnership with local conglomerate Reliance's retail chain …
More: Reuters, Tech in Asia, The Economic Times, India Today, Hindustan Times, YourStory.com, and Financial Express. X: @refsrc
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