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· · Ars Technica

Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs to boost AI investments with debt financing

Oracle is spending billions on data center infrastructure to support AI.

#oracle#ai-investments#data-centers#technology-layoffs#debt-funding

· · The Next Web

ByteDance unveils Seedance 2.5, a 30-second native 4K AI video model that accepts 50 reference inputs

ByteDance unveiled Seedance 2.5 on Tuesday at its Volcano Engine FORCE conference in Beijing, a video generation model that produces 30-second clips at native 4K resolution from a single prompt. The company skipped four intermediate versions entirely, jumping straight from its predecessor to signal

#ai-video#videogeneration#4k-resolution#bytedance#machine-learning

· · TechCrunch

Superhuman expands capabilities with acquisition of GPTZero, an AI detection firm

Superhuman, which also has an AI detection tool as part of Grammarly, has snapped up GPTZero.

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· · The Verge

Big Screen Studios Surrender to OpenAI's Creative Dominance

Netflix, A24, Focus Features, and Warner Bros.' Clockwork have all reportedly decided to pass on picking up Artificial - director Luca Guadagnino's new biographical drama about OpenAI cofounder / CEO Sam Altman - for distribution deals. And while Neon and Mubi are still said to be interested in the

#technology

· · Ars Technica AI

Police tout using drone to disarm incapacitated person in “nationwide first”

Promo video comes as more US police departments fly drones as first responders.

#ai#police-technology#drones-in-law-enforcement#public-safety#ai-for-good

· · The Verge AI

Meta Quest 3S Sees Price Tumble, Now Matching Original Launch Value

The Meta Quest 3S VR headset with 128GB of storage is $296.79 (about $53 off) at Amazon. This is Meta’s entry-level VR headset, which launched back in 2024 for $299.99 before getting a price increase this year to $349.99. So it’s not exactly the most exciting deal, but it’s about as good as you’re l

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· · The Verge AI

Roborock Saros 20 Robotic Vacuum Sees Prime Day Price Drop of $240

The best robot vacuums are the ones you barely have to think about, and the Roborock Saros 20 fits that description well. It’s why it’s one of our favorite robovac / mop hybrids, and thanks to Prime Day, you can get it on sale at Amazon and Roborock for $1,359.99 ($240 off), a new low price. Roboroc

#ai#robot-vacuums#home-automation#prime-day-deals#smart-homes

· · MIT Technology Review

Breakthrough Breath Test Can Diagnose Pneumonia in Under 2 Minutes

With a test being developed at MIT, diagnosing pneumonia and other lung conditions could someday be as easy as breathing into a tube. The test, dubbed PlasmoSniff, is a portable, chip-scale sensor that traps and detects biomarkers, synthetic compounds indicating disease. The idea is that a person wo

#ai#health-tech#pneumonia-diagnosis#mit-research#biomedical-engineering

· · MIT Technology Review

India's Botanical Breakthrough: Rain Detection in Plants Revealed

MIT engineers have found the first direct evidence that plant seeds can sense sounds in nature: Rice submerged in shallow water germinated 30% to 40% more quickly when exposed to vibrations from water dripping on the surface. They think other types of seeds may respond similarly. When a raindrop hit

#ai#machine-learning#plant-intelligence#nature-insights#sound-detection

· · MIT Technology Review

Breakthrough in Organ Regeneration: Miniature Livers for Future Transplant Alternatives

A technology developed by Professor Sangeeta Bhatia, SM ’93, PhD ’97, and colleagues could offer new hope to the thousands of Americans with chronic liver disease who are waiting for an organ transplant or not strong enough to tolerate one. The liver is involved in regulating blood clotting, removin

#ai-for-biotech#liver-transplant-alternative#regenerative-medicine#organ-regeneration#medical-innovation

· · MIT Technology Review

India's AI Revolution Brings Zipper Innovation to a New Level

With an adaptable fastener designed at CSAIL, pitching a tent or adjusting the cast for a broken bone could be almost as easy as zipping your coat. The researchers, led by associate professor Stefanie Mueller, were inspired by an abandoned prototype for a three-sided zipper that William Freeman, PhD

#ai#innovation#robotics#artificial-intelligence#csail-research

· · MIT Technology Review

India's Robots Get a Grip: Ultrasound Fuels Mimicry Advances

Our hands are the nimblest parts of our bodies, coordinating 34 muscles, 27 joints, and over 100 tendons and ligaments to perform countless nuanced movements and gestures. So far, robots have been notoriously bad at mimicking that dexterity, in part because researchers struggle to capture what is ac

#ai#robotics#machine-learning#robotics-research#ultrasound-imaging

· · MIT Technology Review

India's AI Future Rests on Strengthening Research and Education Framework

Right now, MIT alumni and friends are voicing their support for: America’s scientific and technological leadership Merit-based admissions and affordable education Advances that increase US health, security, and prosperity Our community is standing up for MIT and its mission to serve the nation and t

#ai-for-good#mit-research#innovation#education-tech#artificial-intelligence

· · MIT Technology Review

Indian AI Startups Explore Innovative Math Applications

The national conversation about the value of education is currently dominated by speculation about the risks and positive potential of AI. Whatever your own perspective on that debate, I hope you’ll be glad to know that MIT is also working on a deeply important but comparatively old-fashioned challe

#ai#machine-learning#calculus#education-technology#artificial-intelligence

· · MIT Technology Review

Unraveling the Hidden Math behind Nintendo's Gaming Icon

Here’s a problem you probably didn’t solve in school: You’re an ambitious young plumber from Brooklyn in a world inhabited by violent human-size mushrooms called Goombas. The love of your life has been kidnapped, so you embark on a quest to rescue her, venturing through stretches of pipe-filled and

#ai#machine-learning#gaming#neural-networks#ai-research

· · XDA Developers

Opting for an AMD GPU over Nvidia? Expect more than lost ray tracing.

For gamers, professionals, and enthusiasts, Nvidia is often the better choice

#mobile

· · 9to5Mac

Apple’s 2026 OLED lineup will reportedly rely entirely on Samsung and LG

Samsung Display and LG Display have reportedly begun mass production of OLED panels for Apple’s 2026 product lineup, with the two companies expected to supply every model launching later this year. Here are the details.

#mobile

· · 9to5Google

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 Now Live for Google Pixel Users

Google is rolling out Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 less than two weeks after the release with a number of bug fixes for Pixel devices.

#mobile

· · Dev.to

Building a High-Performance Dynamic Product Filter Component in React and Tailwind CSS

Introduction In modern e-commerce applications, user experience is everything. Users expect to filter through hundreds of products instantly without irritating page reloads. A lagging or poorly designed filter UI can directly impact conversion rates. In this tutorial, we will build a production-read

#cloud-computing#react#tailwind-css#ecommerce#frontend-development

· · Dev.to

Affordable Cloud Solutions That Deliver Exceptional Value

For years, I ran my WordPress sites on OpenLiteSpeed. Fast server, LSCache is genuinely impressive, and the OLS/WordPress combo is hard to beat on raw performance. For the control panel, I started with CyberPanel — buggier than a Microsoft product, with a team that appears to be deliberately sabotag

#cloud-computing#web-hosting#wordpress#performance-optimization