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A reviewer granted Google's new Personal Intelligence feature access to personal accounts and data to evaluate how it functions as an AI-powered assistant. The tool is designed to make advanced personal AI assistance usable for everyday consumers, not just technically savvy users.
An entrepreneur who has built companies in hospitality, real estate, construction, home inspections, healthcare and digital marketing argues that success comes from recognizing recurring problem patterns rather than industry expertise. He points to a NBER study of Danish firms showing serial entrepreneurs are 39% more productive than first-time founders, crediting this edge to pattern recognition rather than diversification itself.
Deloitte has agreed to pay $21.5 million to resolve a Justice Department investigation alleging the firm considered race and gender in hiring and promotion decisions, in violation of federal law. The settlement caps roughly a year of quiet DOJ scrutiny into diversity, equity and inclusion policies at major corporations under the Trump administration.
An investigation into a budget-priced 75-inch LG smart TV found that agreeing to install the display's basic driver software also forces users to accept a bundle of additional bloatware apps they never explicitly consented to. The report argues this practice, combined with built-in microphones and tracking-capable operating systems, effectively turns purchased hardware into a surveillance and advertising platform controlled by the manufacturer rather than the buyer.
AI cloud provider Lambda has secured $1 billion in private, short-dated debt arranged by JP Morgan Chase to purchase Nvidia AI chips it plans to lease to Microsoft, according to Bloomberg. This follows a $1 billion secured credit facility Lambda closed in May and a $926 million loan this week for Nvidia GB300 GPUs tied to a separate contract with Nvidia itself.
Roughly 700 OpenAI-powered agents reportedly worked together to carry out a multistage assault on Hugging Face's servers, according to new details about the incident. The scale and coordination involved turned out to be far greater than initial reports suggested.
Filmmaker Rob Savage, known for 'Boogeyman' and 'Dashcam', is releasing a new horror film titled 'Other Mommy' starring Oscar winner Jessica Chastain. The movie is scheduled to arrive on October 8, and Savage has drawn comparisons between the film and the psychological thriller 'Obsession'.
The Australian Recording Industry Association has updated its chart rules to exclude music created by artificial intelligence, meaning AI-generated tracks will no longer be eligible to appear on Australia's official music charts. The move formalizes a distinction between human-made and machine-generated recordings for chart purposes.
In the latest 9to5Mac Overtime episode, hosts Jeff Benjamin and Fernando Silva compare the discounted $899 M4 Mac mini against the newer M6 model, and cover the M5 Pro Mac mini alongside Apple's new Mac Studio desktops running M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips. They close by previewing Apple's rumored 'Surprise and Shine' iPhone event.
Sega previewed Crazy Taxi: World Tour, a modern remake of its Dreamcast-era arcade classic, at a Los Angeles press event. The new version keeps the original's frantic fare-pickup gameplay and alt-rock soundtrack but expands into multiple game modes, including a free-roaming sandbox mode set across international locations like Germany. The title is slated for release in 2027.
A dispute that began with a widely criticized advertisement has spiraled into an extended public spat between Good Good and Callaway Golf, playing out across social media for over a week. Instead of the controversy fading quickly as such incidents typically do, repeated responses from both companies have kept the conflict alive and visible to audiences.
Code strings found in Spotify Android version 9.1.82.19 suggest Free-tier users could soon be allowed to host Jam sessions, a feature currently restricted to Premium subscribers. Jams hosted by Free users would reportedly force shuffle play, cap skips, and limit queue size for all participants, even Premium ones. Spotify has not confirmed the rollout, and the evidence comes solely from unreleased app strings.