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AI & Data
Artificial intelligence, data and research
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Telegram channel fills a navigation gap for West Bank drivers
Anas Hattab created a Telegram group to find a safer route home at night. The channel has since become a navigation resource for nearly 350,000 Palestinians travelling across the occupied West Bank.
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Center for Humane Technology to cut most roles in founder-led overhaul
The Center for Humane Technology, known for challenging harmful digital design, is reducing most of its workforce as it shifts to a founder-led model following years of internal strategic tension.
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Why MIT Technology Review’s 2026 climate tech watchlist deserves attention
MIT Technology Review has published its annual Climate Tech Companies to Watch list for 2026, spotlighting businesses and technical advances the publication considers worth following across climate and energy technology.
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The 2026 US midterms are shaping up as a technology policy contest
WIRED has put the US election cycle under a technology lens, identifying campaigns where data centres, AI influence and Elon Musk-linked funding form part of the political stakes.
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WIRED’s 2026 reusable bottle test focuses on everyday durability
WIRED’s latest reusable water bottle guide puts practical use at the centre of its assessment, examining how bottles withstand drops, travel in bags and repeated cleaning of complex lids.
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WIRED’s Elon Musk spending game turns extreme wealth into a digital prompt
WIRED invites readers to imagine the purchasing power of the world’s richest person through “Spend Elon Musk’s Money”, an interactive exercise that puts extreme wealth into a more tangible frame.
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Xbox creates XP division to centralize film, TV and broader entertainment
Xbox is consolidating its non-gaming entertainment work under a new unit called XP, bringing film and television adaptations, consumer products, live events and creator partnerships into one structure.
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Humanoid robot hype faces hard AI roadblocks, MIT newsletter says
A new edition of MIT Technology Review’s The Download argues that advances in artificial intelligence have not yet cleared the obstacles needed to make humanoid robots broadly useful in everyday life.
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Spotify renews Joe Rogan deal reportedly worth $250 million
Spotify has renewed its licensing agreement with Joe Rogan in a multiyear deal reportedly valued at about $250 million, preserving broad distribution for its most prominent podcast franchise.
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Amazon's Alexa tablet trio shifts to Android and Google Play
Amazon's new aluminum Alexa Tablet range includes the 12 Pro, 11 and 8 models, all running Android with full Google Play Store access. Children’s editions are also planned, while detailed specifications and pricing remain undisclosed.
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Artificial turns the Sam Altman story into a satire of power and ambition
Luca Guadagnino's Artificial uses the story around OpenAI chief Sam Altman to examine ambition, control and the increasingly consequential question of who holds power in AI.
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Retro Song Bird turns Game Boy cartridges into music libraries
Retro Song Bird is a cartridge-based media player that extracts the music and sound effects stored on Game Boy games, separating the console’s audio archives from the games themselves.
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Google tests offline meeting transcription in AI Edge Foresight for macOS
Google has introduced AI Edge Foresight, an experimental macOS note-taking app that transcribes meetings and audio files locally, offering a free early example of privacy-oriented on-device AI.
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Microsoft Introduces RTX Spark Surface Computers for AI Developers
Microsoft has introduced the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, targeting developers who need local computing power for AI work. ServeTheHome reports that both devices use NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform.
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GTA VI to add in-game podcasts and at least six radio stations
Rockstar Games says Grand Theft Auto VI will offer its broadest in-game radio catalogue yet, combining at least six stations with podcasts that players can hear while driving or moving through the world.
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Many October Prime Day tech discounts remain available after Amazon’s sale
A substantial share of the strongest October Prime Day offers is still live, including price cuts on Apple’s Mac mini, MacBook Air and AirPods Pro 3, according to a new deals roundup.
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