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OpenAI acquires TBPN to expand media and strategy reach
OpenAI buys TBPN, adding Silicon Valley's influential daily tech talk show to its Strategy team while pledging editorial independence.

A Look Back at Software Development Stocks’ Q4 Earnings: JFrog (NASDAQ:FROG) Vs The Rest Of The Pack

OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding
OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.

Intel releases neural texture compression SDK for game devs
Intel launches neural texture compression SDK to help game developers cut texture storage and memory use, with up to 17x savings.

Anthropic finds emotion patterns shape Claude's behaviour
Anthropic finds emotion-linked internal patterns in Claude Sonnet 4.5 can nudge blackmail and cheating, offering new clues for AI safety.

Niobium launches encrypted cloud platform for private AI
Niobium expands beyond hardware with encrypted cloud platform for private AI, aiming to let organisations process sensitive data without exposing it.

Windows 11’s latest beta adds haptic feedback for mice and touchpads
Over the weekend, Microsoft rolled out new beta versions of Windows 11 to members in the Windows Insider Program. The biggest new feature in Build 26220.8148 (Beta Channel) and Build 26300.8155 (Dev Channel) is built-in support for haptic feedback for “compatible input devices,” meaning you’ll feel subtle vibration cues when performing...

Razer’s newest 1440p 60FPS webcam is 30% off for the first time
NOW 30% OFF Razer Kiyo V2 X Webcam View Deal Your laptop webcam may be great, but is it anything to write home about? If you want a webcam that can fully capture you and your best qualities, both in video and audio, then you ought to consider the Razer Kiyo V2 X....

Sahel coups push Africa to top of global democratic declines, report finds

Ever Wonder What An EV Motorcycle Water Crossing Would Be Like? Here You Go

German diesel hits new records over Easter weekend

German Easter peace marches draw tens of thousands

Somalia set for 'historic' first offshore oil drilling

Pesticide Giant Syngenta Readies New Weapon Against Superweeds

Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI

Where Will Rocket Lab Stock Be in 5 Years?

OpenAI releases policy proposals aimed at addressing fallout from AI-driven job losses

Anaxi, Carnegie Mellon study AI data value, revenue models
Anaxi Labs and Carnegie Mellon probe how AI agents and datasets should be priced as generative tools reshape search, advertising and subscriptions.

Sony’s best noise-cancelling headphones are $152 off right now
NOW 38% OFF Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones View Deal One of the things I love most in the world is listening to music. I do it while working, walking, working out, reading, cooking… When you want to drown out the world, you do it with something like the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones, and they’re currently...

Windows 11’s ‘Feature Flags’ let Insiders skip the update lottery
If you want to test new updates for Windows 11, you can join the Windows Insider Program, but until now Microsoft has used a lottery system (aka a staggered rollout called Controlled Feature Rollout) to determine which new features each member gets access to. However, Microsoft will soon make it possible...

Microsoft says poisoned AI acts normal until a trigger word makes it ‘blow up’
Asking questions of chatbots like Claude and ChatGPT can feel innocent. But not all AI is harmless. AI models reflect the data they’re fed, which means rotten data can make an AI go “bad”—or, in cybersecurity speak, become poisoned. (And it doesn’t take much.) The resulting issues can range from...

LG’s UltraFine 4K monitor with 90W USB-C is down to $260
NOW 32% OFF 27-inch LG UltraFine 4K Monitor View Deal If you’re going to upgrade your monitor setup, then you might as well get a 4K model, right? And while we know 4K monitors can get pricey, the 27-inch LG UltraFine 4K display is currently 32% off at Amazon, bringing its price down...