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In San Francisco, Some Home Sellers Now Ask for OpenAI or Anthropic Stock (Wed, 08 Jul 2026)
Even before OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they are distorting home sales in the San Francisco Bay Area, as people race to buy and sellers ask for stock instead of cash.
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Meta Unveils an A.I. Image Generator (Tue, 07 Jul 2026)
Muse Image, which can create realistic images for users on Instagram and WhatsApp, is the company’s latest attempt to catch up in the global artificial intelligence race.
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Why A.I. Distillation Has Become a Hot Topic in the Race with China (Mon, 06 Jul 2026)
U.S. companies complain that competitors in China are unfairly copying their A.I. systems using a technique that has been around for years.
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Alibaba’s A.I. Is a Hit, but Hard to Turn Into a Moneymaker (Mon, 06 Jul 2026)
The Chinese company’s models have won over developers worldwide, but they are open source — so they can be used and modified freely.
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New York Times and Other Publishers Ask Court to Penalize OpenAI (Thu, 09 Jul 2026)
The Times, The New York Daily News and other media organizations accused OpenAI of withholding evidence in a lawsuit.
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How to Turn Your Phone Into a Personal Health Dashboard (Thu, 09 Jul 2026)
Free apps from Google, Samsung and Apple can help you track your diet, exercise and well-being — and provide vital information during emergencies.
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How to Prevent Meta From Using Your Instagram Images in A.I. (Wed, 08 Jul 2026)
The company’s new A.I. image generator has a surprising twist: It allows people to use images from public Instagram accounts.
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Businesses Fear Politicization as Trump Gains More Power Over U.S. Agencies (Tue, 07 Jul 2026)
A Supreme Court ruling that presidents can fire independent regulators without cause has added volatility for industries that prefer stable enforcement.
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Microsoft Lays Off Thousands of Xbox Employees, Closes Game Studios (Mon, 06 Jul 2026)
The layoffs were part of wider cuts at Microsoft, as the company prioritizes spending on artificial intelligence.
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How Meta’s Threads Became as Popular as X (Sun, 05 Jul 2026)
The social platform that Meta once positioned as a rival to Elon Musk’s X now has 500 million monthly users. It increasingly resembles Reddit.
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Fable Ban Reversed + Dr. Dana Suskind on Parenting With A.I. + Prediction Market Drama (Fri, 03 Jul 2026)
What we learned from the government’s biggest attempt yet to control who can gain access to the most powerful new A.I. models.
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Microsoft Disclosure Provides Rare Glimpse of Tax Haven Tactics (Fri, 03 Jul 2026)
Other U.S. companies will soon need to provide similar reports as a new European directive takes effect.
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Tesla Driver Using Autopilot in Texas Crash Is Charged With Manslaughter (Thu, 02 Jul 2026)
A front-door video camera of the crash, which killed a woman inside her home, showed the Tesla plowing into a house through its driveway.
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To Reduce Electrical Grid Strain Amid Heat Wave, Data Centers Are Ordered to Use Backup Power (Tue, 07 Jul 2026)
As triple-digit temperatures engulf much of the United States, the Trump administration wants grid managers to require the use of backup power that often goes unused.
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Tesla Sales Surge 25% on Recovery in Europe (Thu, 02 Jul 2026)
Price cuts helped the electric automaker rebound in Europe in the second quarter, offsetting declines in the United States.
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Is a ‘Frictionless’ Society a Trap? (Thu, 02 Jul 2026)
Eliminating whatever stands between you and a task sounds nice, but it probably has more to offer companies than users.
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The Yoto Music Box Is a Ray of Hope Amid the ‘Techlash’ (Wed, 01 Jul 2026)
Amid widespread “techlash” over addictive screens and apps, the Yoto, an audio player for children, shows there’s still a way to make money while doing something nice.
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U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Anthropic’s Most Powerful A.I. Models (Tue, 30 Jun 2026)
The move allows Anthropic to bring its most powerful technologies back online, de-escalating a feud with the Trump administration.
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Bending Spoons, Owner of AOL and Other Old Internet Brands, Is Going Public (Tue, 30 Jun 2026)
Bending Spoons, an Italian company that buys aging internet companies, is going public this week at a potential value of $19 billion.
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BMW Will Build a New Electric S.U.V. in South Carolina (Tue, 30 Jun 2026)
The German company is doubling down on electric vehicles even as other automakers pull back after acknowledging billions of dollars in losses.
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