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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Hands-on with Alexa+: fun to talk to and good at handling multistep requests, but it is buggy, unreliable, and worse at some basic tasks than the original Alexa — Alexa+ processes language in a more fluid way. Users can speak to it as they would to a human.Graham Dickie/The New York Times
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| Anna Tong / Reuters: |
Coding bootcamps, a Silicon Valley mainstay for over a decade, are facing decline as AI eliminates the kind of entry-level roles for which they trained people — Coding bootcamps have been a mainstay in Silicon Valley for more than a decade. Now, as AI eliminates the kind of entry-level roles …
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| New York Times: |
A look at Changpeng Zhao's efforts to get a pardon from Trump for his money-laundering charges, including via lobbying and a business deal with the Trump family — A sophisticated operation is pushing President Trump to forgive Changpeng Zhao, which would boost the chances for his company, Binance, to break into the U.S. market.
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| Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia: |
A steady stream of large conventions in China showcasing homegrown humanoid robots is stirring investor excitement, even though sales are far from taking off — BEIJING — China is holding a steady stream of large-scale conventions showcasing its homegrown humanoid robots …
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| Joanna Stern / Joanna Stern's Newsletter: |
OpenAI says ChatGPT Pro users can select old models for now but plans to deprecate them in 60 days; Sam Altman says Plus users will be able to keep using GPT-4o — Mourning the model that knew you best. … RIP, ChatGPT 4o and the rest of the crew. — I won't say I'm deeply attached to GPT-4o, OpenAI's previous main model.
More: Engadget, PCMag, TechCrunch, Livemint, Simon Willison's Weblog, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, The Decoder, HotHardware, and TechRadar
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Forums: r/technology, r/ChatGPT, r/OpenAI, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
With GPT-5's launch, OpenAI has removed its older models from the ChatGPT model selector for some users, sparking backlash from them — ‘They have completely ruined ChatGPT,’ one user complains. Some are even canceling their paid subscriptions to ChatGPT, claiming GPT-5 is inferior to the company's previous models.
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Forums: r/technews, r/technology, r/aiwars, and r/france
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Advocates for net neutrality say they won't appeal a ruling against the policy, saying they don't trust the US Supreme Court to rule fairly on the issue — Advocacy groups that tried to defend federal net neutrality rules in court won't file an appeal, saying they don't trust the Supreme Court to rule fairly on the issue.
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Forums: r/politics, r/skeptic, r/FedEmployees, r/law, r/scotus, r/technology, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Bloomberg: |
US nuclear, geothermal, and energy storage companies have found a lifeline in the AI data center boom after years of challenges such as high interest rates — Long-unloved nuclear and geothermal are experiencing a boom in interest as data center developers seek carbon-free resources capable … | Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: |
Despite stablecoins reaching $5T in transaction volumes in 2025, their promise of cheaper cross-border payments is hampered by persistent foreign exchange costs — Even as stablecoins enter a period of peak expectations, veterans in wider fintech circles see limitations to the tokens as an emerging payments tool.| Reuters: |
Experts say TCS' decision to cut 12K jobs signals the start of an AI-fueled trend that could eliminate ~500K jobs in India's $283B IT sector within three years — Indian outsourcing giant Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS.NS) decision to cut over 12,000 jobs signals the start of a broader AI-fueled trend … Sponsor Posts
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