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New EU rules on digital accessibility to come into force

news.ycombinator.com Brian O'Donovan 2026-02-24 16:47:29

New EU rules come into force tomorrow which will require websites, apps and devices to be accessible for people with disabilities and older people. If companies fail to comply with the European Accessibility Act they could be hit with fines and even prison sentences for senior staff. Brian Dalton is blind and is a wheelchair user. He is also a senior accessibility test engineer who works with clients to ensure their websites are accessible. Mr Dalton relies on screen reader software to navig

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Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features

news.ycombinator.com Miranda Bryant 2026-02-24 14:39:02

The Danish government is to clamp down on the creation and dissemination of AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to ensure that everybody has the right to their own body, facial features and voice. The Danish government said on Thursday it would strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities with what it believes to be the first law of its kind in Europe. Having secured broad cross-party agreement, the department of culture plans to submit a proposal to ame

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Redwood Materials launches energy storage business and its first target is AI data centers

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2026-02-24 18:36:04

Tucked between two massive buildings in the hills of the Nevada desert, 805 retired EV batteries lie in neat formation, each one wrapped in nondescript white tarps — and hiding in plain sight. A passerby might not realize this unassuming array is the largest microgrid in North America, that it’s powering a 2,000 GPU modular data center for AI infrastructure company Crusoe, or that it represents the next big act of JB Straubel, the co-founder and CEO of Redwood Materials. Redwood Materials anno

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The hidden scaling cliff that’s about to break your agent rollouts

venturebeat.com Marty Swant 2026-02-24 20:33:40

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Enterprises that want to build and scale agents also need to embrace another reality: agents aren’t built like other software. Agents are “categorically different” in how they’re built, how they operate, and how they’re improved, according to Writer CEO and co-founder May Habib. This means ditching the traditional software development lif

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What enterprise leaders can learn from LinkedIn’s success with AI agents

venturebeat.com Taryn Plumb 2026-02-25 10:15:00

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more AI agents are one of the hottest topics in tech right now — but how many enterprises have actually deployed and are actively using them? LinkedIn says it has with its LinkedIn hiring assistant. Going beyond its popular recommender systems and AI-powered search, the company’s AI agent sources and recruits job candidates through a simple na

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Apple reveals complex system of App Store fees to avoid EU fine of 500 million euro

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2026-02-25 15:31:28

Apple Thursday made changes to its App Store European policies, saying it believes the new rules will help the company avoid a fine of 500 million euro ($585 million) from the EU for violating the Digital Markets Act. The new policies are a complicated system of fees and programs for app makers, with some developers now paying three separate fees for one download. Apple also is going to introduce a new set of rules for all app developers in Europe, which includes a fee called the "core technolo

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Tiny orange beads found by Apollo astronauts reveal Moon's explosive past

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 05:09:36

The Apollo astronauts didn't know what they'd find when they explored the surface of the moon, but they certainly didn't expect to see drifts of tiny, bright orange glass beads glistening among the otherwise monochrome piles of rocks and dust. The beads, each less than 1 mm across, formed some 3.3 to 3.6 billion years ago during volcanic eruptions on the surface of the then-young satellite. "They're some of the most amazing extraterrestrial samples we have," said Ryan Ogliore, an associate prof

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'Made in the USA' reference disappears from Trump phone listing

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-26 05:53:29

'Made in the USA' reference disappears from Trump phone listing "Speculation to the contrary is simply inaccurate," a spokesperson told the BBC. But the Trump Mobile organisation says the phone will still be made in America. A "Made in the USA" tagline featured in promotional material for the Trump T1 phone when it launched on 16 June, was no longer displayed on its site as of Wednesday, reporters found. Days after the Trump Organisation announced plans to launch a US-made smartphone, a refe

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Meta wins AI copyright case filed by Sarah Silverman and other authors

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-27 00:00:35

Federal Judge Vince Chhabria has ruled in favor of Meta over the 13 book authors, including Sarah Silverman, who sued the company for training its large language model on their published work without obtaining consent. His court has granted summary judgment to Meta, which means the case didn't reach full trial. Chhabria said that Meta didn't violate copyright law after the plaintiffs had failed to show sufficient evidence that the company's use of the authors' work would hurt them financially.

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Trump Organization scraps 'made in the USA' tag for its gold T1 smartphone

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2026-02-27 09:26:46

US President Donald Trump uses a cellphone aboard Marine One before it departs Leesburg Executive Airport in Leesburg, Virginia, on April 24, 2025. Trump is returning to the White House after attending a MAGA, Inc. dinner at the Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC. The Trump Organization scrapped a reference that its recently revealed smartphone will be made in the U.S., amid doubts that such a device can be manufactured on American shores at its price tag. A spokesperson for the Trump Org

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Verizon Is Enlisting Google's AI to Resolve Support Calls on the First Try

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-27 11:09:03

Verizon's cryptic Project 624 flew under the radar until this week, when the carrier announced a new customer service program built on Google Gemini AI technology that's intended to resolve issues on first contact. If it works as intended, subscribers should be able to avoid the time-sucking support slog that is often a hallmark of modern troubleshooting. Sowmyanarayan Sampath, CEO of Verizon's consumer group, laid out changes to the customer experience that went live Tuesday, which include a t

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Adopt or die? How Southeast Asian small businesses are using AI to stay competitive

cnbc.com Bernice Ooi 2026-02-27 12:54:19

ASEAN member nations' flags outside the Pullman Hotel, the venue for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' retreat meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos, in January 2024. Tang Chhin Sothytang Chhin Sothy | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. and China are usually top of mind when it comes to artificial intelligence and generative AI. But Southeast Asia's small businesses have huge potential that shouldn't be ignored, experts say. In fact, it's a matter of survival, according to Jochen Wirtz, a professor of marketing a

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15 new jobs AI is creating - including 'Synthetic reality producer'

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2026-02-27 12:00:00

Eoneren/Getty Images Imagine being at a party in the not-too-distant future, and telling people you are a "synthetic reality producer." That's something sure to elicit quite a bit of curiosity. On the other hand, it may be a common job title by the year 2030. There's been a fair bit of chatter lately about the prospect of artificial intelligence usurping or taking away job opportunities -- from developers to creators. However, AI will never operate entirely on its own in a vacuum -- there will

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Trump Phone Site Drops Its 'Built in US' Claim. Here's All We Know About the $499 Phone

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-27 23:59:00

The Trump Organization jumped into the smartphone business on June 16, announcing a $499 gold-hued phone and a mobile phone plan, proclaiming on the Trump Mobile website that device would be "designed and built in the United States." It's a claim that many experts were skeptical about. Now, just over a week later, site has dropped that phrasing. Instead, new wording on Trump Mobile cites "American hands" and "American values" but steers clear of claiming the phone, called the T1, will be made i

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For Replit’s CEO, the future of software is ‘agents all the way down’

venturebeat.com Marty Swant 2026-02-28 04:26:24

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Can enterprise teams truly vibe code their way out of expensive SaaS contracts? Replit CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad seems to think so, and the ambitious vision could mean “agents all the way down.” Speaking at VB Transform on Tuesday, Masad touted how his startup’s agents could help a non-developer design and code a live polling app in

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Boston Consulting Group: To unlock enterprise AI value, start with the data you’ve been ignoring

venturebeat.com Taryn Plumb 2026-02-28 10:23:54

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more When building enterprise AI, some companies are finding the hardest part is sometimes deciding what to build and how to address the various processes involved. At VentureBeat Transform 2025, data quality and governance were front and center as companies look beyond the experimental phase of AI and explore ways to productize and scale agen

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Tomatoes in the Galápagos are quietly de-evolving

news.ycombinator.com Jules Bernstein 2026-02-28 10:10:47

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: De-evolved tomato species from the Galápagos. Credit: Adam Jozwiak/UCR On the younger, black-rock islands of the Galápagos archipelago, wild-growing tomatoes are doing something peculiar. They're shedding millions of years of evolution, reverting to a more primitive genetic state that resurrects ancient chemical def

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The Best Types of Creatine for All Your Fitness Goals, According to Experts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-28 08:57:04

If you look in the supplement aisle at your local pharmacy, you'll likely find different forms of creatine in gummies, powders, capsules and even drink mixes. That's because creatine is a popular fitness supplement for those who want to gain strength and power while improving performance. It's also naturally made in our bodies and assists our muscles with energy production when we work out. Though creatine can be found in smaller quantities in foods like salmon, chicken, beef and pork, many peo

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Nvidia CEO says robotics is chipmaker's biggest opportunity after AI

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2026-02-28 20:43:15

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is seen on stage next to a small robot during the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 11, 2025. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that, other than artificial intelligence, robotics represents the chipmaker's biggest market for potential growth, and that self-driving cars would be the first major commercial application for the technology. "We have many growth opportunities across

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Trump’s FTC announces merger condition that prohibits advertising boycotts

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-28 20:41:39

The Federal Trade Commission is approving a merger of big advertising agencies after extracting an agreement that the combined firm won't lead or participate in any advertising boycotts based on political or ideological viewpoints. The merger condition is a new strategy in the Republican-controlled FTC's fight against alleged advertising boycotts, which could help Elon Musk's X social network and President Trump's own Truth Social platform. The FTC proposal surfaced in a news report earlier thi

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Bill Gates-backed Airloom begins building its first power plant

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2026-02-28 17:10:00

Wind power has run into some headwinds, and not the kind that spin its turbines. Recently, President Trump has decided to wage war against the technology, an unwelcome bit of friction that coincides with rising costs in recent years. Onshore wind power went for $61 per megawatt-hour last year, according to Lazard, bucking a decade-long downward trend. “We have a lot of headwinds,” acknowledges Neal Rickner, CEO of wind startup Airloom Energy. But he also argues that his company, which takes a

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Was laid off from Microsoft after 23 years, and I'm still going into the office

news.ycombinator.com As Told To 2026-02-25 04:36:55

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Freddy Kristiansen, a 59-year-old former principal product manager at Microsoft's Denmark office who was laid off in May. Business Insider has verified Kristiansen's employment. The following has been edited for length and clarity. A couple of weeks ago, after 23 years at Microsoft, I was laid off. Yet here I am, back in the office.

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Amazon's Targeting 4,000 More Towns for Faster Prime Delivery This Year

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-01 05:15:00

With Prime Day 2025 almost upon us, Amazon is touting its plans to expand its delivery network to reach small towns, especially in rural areas. The goal is to bring same-day and next-day delivery to more than 4,000 communities by the end of 2025, Amazon said Monday. It called out destinations including Lewes, Delaware; Asbury Iowa and North Padre Island, Texas. This year's Prime Day will be taking place July 8 to 11, and it's the first time the shopping event will last longer than two days. T

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Bill Gates-backed AirLoom begins building its first power plant

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2026-03-01 05:10:00

Wind power has run into some headwinds, and not the kind that spin its turbines. Recently, President Trump has decided to wage war against the technology, an unwelcome bit of friction that coincides with rising costs in recent years. Onshore wind power went for $61 per megawatt-hour last year, according to Lazard, bucking a decade-long downward trend. “We have a lot of headwinds,” acknowledges Neal Rickner, CEO of wind startup AirLoom Energy. But he also argues that his company, which takes a

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Warframe Isleweaver's Spider-Man-Like Frame Is a Masterpiece of Design

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-01 09:00:00

There's a lot to get excited about in Warframe's Isleweaver expansion -- which is free to play today on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. The update links the time-lost Warframe 1999 and the timeless islands of Duviri, pushes the Void War narrative arc forward and gives tight-knit player guilds a new large-scale operation to contribute to. The biggest allure of a new update for many players will always be the shiny new toys, and Isleweaver has tons of those too. A new whip and throwable clustered barbs

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Nascent Materials emerges from stealth to make LFP batteries better and cheaper

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2026-03-01 10:00:00

Lithium-ion batteries have dropped in cost by 75% over the past decade, a marvel of research and development that isn’t the result of a singular breakthrough but of myriad incremental improvements. Few know that better than Chaitanya Sharma, founder of the stealthy Nascent Materials. Sharma spent a little over two years working at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada and another two leading iM3NY, a lithium-ion manufacturer in New York. Since leaving iM3NY in November 2023, he’s been working on a new

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Amazon's Ring launches AI-generated security alerts

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2026-03-01 15:00:01

Ring security cameras are displayed on a shelf at a Target store on June 01, 2023 in Novato, California. Amazon 's Ring video doorbell division is rolling out AI-generated notifications alerting users to unusual or suspicious activity around their home, the company said Wednesday. The tool uses artificial intelligence to generate text summaries of motion activity captured by Ring doorbells and cameras, which are then displayed as a phone notification. The summaries describe only the main subje

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Audi, Mercedes, and other car–makers reject CarPlay Ultra despite Apple claims

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-03-01 18:22:22

Audi and Mercedes–Benz are among the car makers to reject CarPlay Ultra, despite Apple listing them as future partners, and they are not alone. Aston–Martin was the first to adopt it, and Porsche has said that it will be doing so – but others previously named by Apple have either changed their minds, or are keeping suspiciously quiet … Apple has been talking about a next–generation version of CarPlay for a long time, but it wasn’t until last month that the company officially announced it as Ca

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New space startup Lux Aeterna wants to make satellites reusable

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2026-03-01 20:00:00

Satellites can accomplish incredible tasks like provide internet, or help monitor wildfires. But many of them ultimately meet a fiery death burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere. Others use their last bit of fuel to move to so-called “graveyard” orbits, where they circle the planet in a perpetual deep freeze. A new startup called Lux Aeterna wants to change this. The Denver-based company, which is coming out of stealth today, has designed a reusable satellite called Delphi that it aims to launch

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Julie Bornstein’s Daydream is releasing an AI-powered chatbot for fashion-related shopping

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-03-01 20:00:00

Nearly a year after raising a mega seed round of $50 million, ecommerce veteran Julie Bornstein’s startup Daydream is releasing its AI-powered chatbot for shopping with a focus on fashion. After testing the product with select users, the company is today releasing the chatbot to all users in a public beta. People can sign up for the chatbot, which will ask them their name, birthdate, price range they shop in, and brand preferences, if any. You can type a query like “I want a dress to wear to t

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Latest Tech News

New EU rules on digital accessibility to come into force

Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features

Redwood Materials launches energy storage business and its first target is AI data centers

The hidden scaling cliff that’s about to break your agent rollouts

What enterprise leaders can learn from LinkedIn’s success with AI agents

Apple reveals complex system of App Store fees to avoid EU fine of 500 million euro

Tiny orange beads found by Apollo astronauts reveal Moon's explosive past

'Made in the USA' reference disappears from Trump phone listing

Meta wins AI copyright case filed by Sarah Silverman and other authors

Trump Organization scraps 'made in the USA' tag for its gold T1 smartphone

Verizon Is Enlisting Google's AI to Resolve Support Calls on the First Try

Adopt or die? How Southeast Asian small businesses are using AI to stay competitive

15 new jobs AI is creating - including 'Synthetic reality producer'

Trump Phone Site Drops Its 'Built in US' Claim. Here's All We Know About the $499 Phone

For Replit’s CEO, the future of software is ‘agents all the way down’

Boston Consulting Group: To unlock enterprise AI value, start with the data you’ve been ignoring

Tomatoes in the Galápagos are quietly de-evolving

The Best Types of Creatine for All Your Fitness Goals, According to Experts

Nvidia CEO says robotics is chipmaker's biggest opportunity after AI

Trump’s FTC announces merger condition that prohibits advertising boycotts

Bill Gates-backed Airloom begins building its first power plant

Was laid off from Microsoft after 23 years, and I'm still going into the office

Amazon's Targeting 4,000 More Towns for Faster Prime Delivery This Year

Bill Gates-backed AirLoom begins building its first power plant

Warframe Isleweaver's Spider-Man-Like Frame Is a Masterpiece of Design

Nascent Materials emerges from stealth to make LFP batteries better and cheaper

Amazon's Ring launches AI-generated security alerts

Audi, Mercedes, and other car–makers reject CarPlay Ultra despite Apple claims

New space startup Lux Aeterna wants to make satellites reusable

Julie Bornstein’s Daydream is releasing an AI-powered chatbot for fashion-related shopping

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