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Developers now decline assignments without AI coding tools, yet METR's controlled study found experienced programmers took 19% longer with them. Companies like Amazon and Uber see costs soar without productivity gains. The perception-reality gap widens as maintenance burdens grow
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A Waymo robotaxi accelerated to highway speeds through a construction zone while fleeing police, terrifying passengers who feared for their lives. The May incident prompted the company to suspend freeway operations in four major cities. Similar police encounters highlight persist
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CNN sued Perplexity on May 28 for scraping over 17,000 stories and reproducing content without permission. The complaint alleges copyright and trademark violations after failed licensing talks, joining similar cases from the New York Times and Dow Jones. Perplexity maintains fact
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AI agents create bursty, unpredictable traffic that breaks infrastructure built for humans. AWS, Cloudflare and Microsoft are redesigning databases, networks and memory systems to scale instantly and charge only for active use. Non-human traffic is forecast to surpass human traff
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Intel's Linux patches enable directed package thermal interrupts, routing alerts to one core instead of broadcasting to all. Paired with 1000W liquid-cooling demos and advanced TIMs, the work tackles rising AI power demands. The refinements improve efficiency without fanfare.
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Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 just 41 days after 4.7, bringing improved judgment, greater honesty about uncertainties, and dynamic workflows that coordinate hundreds of parallel subagents. The model excels on agentic benchmarks and legal tasks while maintaining prior pricing
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Google's Device Bound Session Credentials bind Chrome sessions to device hardware via TPM, rendering stolen cookies useless on other machines. Rolled out in Chrome 146 and now reaching Workspace users, the feature forces short-lived tokens refreshed only with cryptographic proof.
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Microsoft shared unredacted names and communications from Dutch DSA regulators at ACM and AP with the U.S. House, triggering outrage in The Hague. Officials raised the Cloud Act risks with the American ambassador. The case highlights ongoing transatlantic clashes over data access
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Greg Abel's first months as Berkshire CEO show record cash, aggressive portfolio pruning and selective buying. He sold Amazon and 15 other positions while tripling Alphabet and adding Delta. Operating profit rose 18%. The transition brings operational focus without breaking Buffe
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Oura Ring 5 measures 40% smaller than its predecessor at 6.09mm wide, delivering improved accuracy, six-to-nine-day battery and new software including Health Radar for blood pressure signals and nighttime breathing. Priced from $399 with required membership, the device ships June