OnePlus and Oppo to Raise Smartphone Prices as Memory Costs Climb
Oppo says rising costs for key phone components will trigger price adjustments on some devices starting March 16.
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In a vote of confidence for Meta’s Threads, Kalshi adds sharing feature
Kalshi now offers a share option that will automatically embed the relevant prediction market chart into a Threads post.
Social Security watchdog investigating claims that DOGE engineer copied its databases
The inspector general’s office of the Social Security Administration is investigating allegations of a security breach by a member of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency operation spearheaded by Elon Musk. A whistleblower has claimed
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Harvard Business Review Study Finds ‘AI Brain Fry’ Is Leaving Workers Mentally Fatigued
Study participants reported increased mental fatigue while using AI tools, but less burnout overall.
Look Out Below! A 1,300-Pound NASA Satellite Is on Its Way Back to Earth
After 14 years in orbit, NASA’s Van Allen Probe A satellite is expected to begin re-entering Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday.
150 Years After the First Phone Call, We’re Still Looking for 1-on-1 Connections
I spoke to an AT&T archivist about Alexander Graham Bell’s famous transmission. Even though calls have changed, the reasons behind them are still the same.
Google and Tesla think we’re managing the electrical grid all wrong
The duo have teamed up with other companies to launch Utilize, which seeks to change how the grid is used and regulated.
Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app
Health AI can answer questions, explain health records, manage prescription renewals, book appointments, and more.
DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says
A whistleblower is accusing a former DOGE member of stealing a large number of Americans’ personal data while he was working at the Social Security Administration, with the plan of using it at his new
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Metadata company Gracenote is the latest to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
AI companies have been spending a lot of time in court arguing copyright cases over the past year and the latest plaintiff is Gracenote, the metadata company owned by Nielsen. Axios reports that Gracenote is
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