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Google’s Gemini AI family updated with stable 2.5 Pro, super-efficient 2.5 Flash-Lite

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-25 12:58:55

Google has announced a big expansion of its Gemini AI model family today. After months of tweaking and tuning, the high-power Gemini 2.5 Pro is leaving preview and is ready for developers to build on. Meanwhile, Google is offering a peek at its upcoming high-efficiency model, known as Gemini 2.5 Pro Flash-Lite. Try as it might, Google can't get away from confusing model names. Google's AI aspirations have been looking up in 2025 with the debut of Gemini 2.5. These models showed a marked improve

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Applied Intuition raises $600 million as it pushes further into defense

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-25 12:58:48

Buzzy autonomous vehicle software company Applied Intuition has closed a $600 million Series F funding round, pushing its valuation up to $15 billion. The round was co-led by BlackRock-managed funds and Kleiner Perkins, and included new investments from the Qatar Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Investment Council, Greycroft, and more. Existing investors General Catalyst, Lux, Elad Gil, and Mary Meeker’s growth fund Bond also participated. Applied Intuition’s raise comes just one year after it

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Tesla stock slips after report EV maker is halting Cybertruck and Model Y production

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2025-09-25 16:34:06

A Tesla Cybertruck sits on a lot at a Tesla dealership on April 15, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Tesla shares slid more than 2% Tuesday after a report that the electric vehicle maker was halting production of Cybertruck and Model Y models for a week in Austin, Texas. The production stoppage begins June 30, Business Insider reported, citing a staff meeting where the announcement was made. The pause, which is for maintenance on production lines, would be the third such shutdown at the Austin facility

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Apple TV+ has a twisty new crime thriller coming: first reviews here

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-25 16:33:28

Next week, Apple TV+ will premiere a new crime drama—Smoke—that reunites the team behind one of its best reviewed shows ever: Black Bird. Reviews for Smoke have arrived, here’s the verdict. Smoke premieres next Friday, June 27 on Apple TV+ Among Apple’s growing slate of crime thrillers, one of the streamer’s strongest has long been Black Bird. Now, creator Dennis Lehane has re-teamed with stars Taron Egerton and Greg Kinnear for another Apple TV+ crime thriller—this time inspired by the true

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We're expanding our Gemini 2.5 family of models

news.ycombinator.com Tulsee Doshi 2025-09-25 16:06:05

We designed Gemini 2.5 to be a family of hybrid reasoning models that provide amazing performance, while also being at the Pareto Frontier of cost and speed. Today, we’re taking the next step with our 2.5 Pro and Flash models by releasing them as stable and generally available. And we’re bringing you 2.5 Flash-Lite in preview — our most cost-efficient and fastest 2.5 model yet. Making 2.5 Flash and 2.5 Pro generally available Thanks to all of your feedback, today we’re releasing stable version

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California is trying to regulate its AI giants — again

theverge.com Hayden Field 2025-09-25 16:07:48

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. Last September, all eyes were on Senate Bill 1047 as it made its way to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk — and died there as he vetoed the buzzy piece of legislation. SB 1047 would have required makers of all large AI models, particularly those that cost $100 million or more to train, to test them for specific dangers. A

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Waymo is gradually expanding its borders in California

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-25 16:30:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Waymo is continuing its slow and steady approach to the robotaxi business by gradually expanding its service area in the key cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company said that starting June 17th, it would begin accepting passengers further south along the San Francisco Peninsula in cities like Brisbane, South S

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Waymo robotaxis are pushing into even more California cities

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-09-25 16:30:00

Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service area by another 80 square miles in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Silicon Valley, the company announced Tuesday. Waymo’s commercial service area now covers more than 250 square miles across California, pushing the driverless Jaguar I-Pace vehicles into new pockets of three populous metro areas. The expansion comes a little over a week after several Waymo robotaxis were burned and vandalized during protests in Los Angeles over the Trump admin

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If OpenAI and Microsoft Break Up, What Does It Mean for Copilot? Try These AI Alternatives

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 18:36:00

Tiffany Connors Editor Tiffany Wendeln Connors is a senior editor for CNET Money with a focus on credit cards. Previously, she covered personal finance topics as a writer and editor at The Penny Hoarder. She is passionate about helping people make the best money decisions for themselves and their families. She graduated from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and has been a writer and editor for publications including the New York Post, Women's Running magazin

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Mortgage Rates and the Fed: Everything to Know Before Tomorrow's Decision

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 20:16:33

The Fed's interest rate decisions impact mortgages, but the relationship isn't straightforward. Tharon Green/CNET On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to extend a pause on interest rate cuts for a fourth consecutive time this year. Though mortgage rates could see some volatility, many economists expect them to stay somewhat flat until the economic picture drastically changes. Rates will stay in the 6.75% to 7.25% range unless the Fed signals multiple cuts soon and backs it up with dat

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Elon Musk’s xAI is reportedly seeking a $4.3B equity raise

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-09-25 20:26:47

In Brief Elon Musk’s startup xAI is trying to raise a $4.3 billion equity investment, according to a report from Bloomberg. This equity funding would be in addition to the $5 billion that Musk is allegedly trying to raise in debt funding for the combined entity of X and xAI. The company appears to be raising money again after landing a $6 billion cash infusion in December, because it has already spent much of its money. xAI makes Grok, the AI chatbot that’s embedded inside the social network

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End of Abyss is when Metroidvania meets space horror

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-26 00:00:49

You’d assume that the latest game from the studio that made Little Nightmares 2 is going to be a bit spooky and dark, and Section 9’s End of Abyss is that. However, it's also a little easier to describe and explain: an atmospheric sci-fi shooter with Metroidvania-style exploration. While there's no shortage of Metroidvanias to draw inspiration from, when I played a demo at SGF 2025, all I could think of was Alien. It might be the scanner, which the protagonist can use to glean information, spot

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Firefox quietly starts testing Perplexity AI as a built-in search engine

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-26 04:59:41

Mozilla is making its first official move toward AI-powered search in Firefox. As part of a new experiment, Perplexity AI is now being offered as an optional search engine directly in the browser’s address bar. Here’s how to try it. A test running on select countries, but with a global workaround As noted by Windows Report, the integration is still in the early stages. Perplexity won’t appear as your default search engine just yet, but Firefox users in select countries can now select it from t

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Adobe's Firefly generative AI app is now available on mobile

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-26 04:00:55

When its redesigned Firefly app arrived earlier this year, Adobe launched the platform without Android and iOS app support, saying those would come at a later date. Today, the company is making good on that promise, with both versions available to download from their respective storefronts. If you're new to Firefly, it's the place where Adobe brings together all of its AI image, video, audio and vector generation tools. The company relaunched the app in April at its Max conference in London. Si

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Adobe Firefly app is finally launching to users. Here's how to access (and the perks)

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-09-26 04:00:19

Adobe Adobe has an extensive suite of generative AI tools for image and video editing, including the viral software Generative Fill, packaged in Firefly, its application for AI-assisted content creation. Now, all of these tools are readily available on your phone via a new Firefly app. The app Adobe has announced that its Firefly app is available for free download on iOS and Android. The app has been designed to offer the same Firefly experiences users know and love on the web, but in a conve

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This smart thermostat mistake may be costing you money - here's the best place to install it

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-26 04:00:20

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Have you ever found yourself in a thermostat tug-of-war? One room feels like a sauna, another like an icebox, all while your trusty thermostat claims your home is at a perfectly average and comfortable 72 degrees? The truth is, you're probably not imagining things, and the culprit could be hanging right there on your wall. As it turns out, where your thermostat is located can make a world of difference to both your comfort and your energy bills. Also: How to disable ACR on yo

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Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 64GB Kit (2x32GB) Hits Lowest Price Ever, Each Stick Is Practically Free

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-09-26 04:40:08

If you’re out there building yourself your first gaming PC, let me just say it’s not as hard as it looks. Once you find all the parts you need for the budget you want to spend, it is just a matter of putting them all together. And there and plenty of YouTube videos that will show you exactly what to do if you are nervous on that front. No, the hard part is actually that first part — finding the parts your need for the budget you want to spend. There are a lot of options out there with hard-to-de

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Adobe's New AI Mobile App Lets You Use 6 New AI Models, Including Google's Veo 3

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-26 04:00:05

Adobe just dropped a ton of AI news, so let's dive into what that means for you. First up, the company is dropping brand-new Firefly AI mobile apps for iPhones and Androids. You can download these apps now for free and use Firefly to create AI images and videos on the go. Plus, the app comes with a few free generative credits for you to experiment with Adobe's AI. Next, Adobe is expanding its roster of third-party AI partners to include six new models from Ideogram, Pika, Luma and Runway. Googl

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CDs Are Still Paying Big Interest on Your Savings This Summer -- Before Fed Cuts Rates

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-26 04:00:06

CDs are quietly winning with guaranteed returns. Kristina Kokhanova/Getty Images The other day, I found myself staring at my static savings account balance, kind of like when you open the fridge for the fifth time, hoping something new will appear. My money was just sitting there in the bank, earning next to nothing. That's when I realized I wasn't taking advantage of the moment. All the financial headlines talk about interest rates being at 20-year highs. We're living in a rare period with ce

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Adobe’s Firefly comes to iOS and Android

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-26 04:00:00

Adobe has been on a quest to attract users to its platform for their AI needs. The company in April launched a redesigned Firefly web app that lets users use Adobe’s own Firefly image- and video-generation models as well as third-party models. Now, it is releasing a Firefly app on both iOS and Android that lets people use all of its models as well as models from OpenAI (GPT image generation), Google (Imagen 3 and Veo 2), and Flux (Flux 1.1 Pro). Like the web app, the new smartphone apps let yo

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Android Automotive now lets apps show your food order status and more on your car’s home screen

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-26 08:15:46

Polestar TL;DR Android Automotive OS is getting a new feature called AppCard, which allows apps to display their most relevant data and functions on the home screen. AppCards can display information like the status of a food order, but the visual styling of these cards is controlled by carmakers, not app developers. It’s unclear whether the feature will require the latest version of Android Automotive, though. When you’re driving, your focus should be on the road, but sometimes you need to g

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The default TV setting you should turn off immediately - and why experts recommend it

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-26 08:38:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET For many people, motion smoothing on TVs is only appropriate for gaming and watching live sports; enthusiasts typically prefer turning off the feature to watch anything else because it can detract from the filmmaker's original intent, making on-screen images seem artificial or hyper-realistic. This is what's called the "soap opera effect." Also: How to disable ACR on your TV (and why doing so makes such a big difference) It's a perfectly descriptive metaphor that probably requ

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When AIs bargain, a less advanced agent could cost you

technologyreview.com Caiwei Chen 2025-09-26 14:00:00

This study is part of a growing body of research warning about the risks of deploying AI agents in real-world financial decision-making. Earlier this month, a group of researchers from multiple universities argued that LLM agents should be evaluated primarily on the basis of their risk profiles, not just their peak performance. Current benchmarks, they say, emphasize accuracy and return-based metrics, which measure how well an agent can perform at its best but overlook how safely it can fail. Th

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Motorola confirms Android 16 is coming to these phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-26 14:41:11

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Motorola has revealed which phones will get Android 16. The list includes the Motorola Edge 40 Pro and higher, recent Moto G phones, and recent Razr foldables. Unfortunately, many Moto G phones and the original ThinkPhone are missing from the list. Google has just released Android 16, and we’re now waiting for Android phone makers to announce their own rollout plans. Motorola hasn’t announced a timeline for availability just yet, but it has revealed whic

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Breaking down multi-display support on the Mac

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-09-26 16:00:00

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The Morning After: Trump Mobile is a thing

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-26 17:16:32

Oh, Gold. It’s not April 1, it’s just a weird surprise. Donald Trump is launching a phone called Trump Mobile, which comes with wireless plans (starting at $47.25) and even a phone called the T1 Phone. During the announcement event at Trump Tower in New York City, Donald Trump Jr. said they were building something for “people who have been underserved,” and to “make sure that real Americans could get true value from their mobile carriers.” (Trump Mobile’s only plan is roughly double that of eq

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This $300 Motorola has no business being this good for the price (and it has a large battery)

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-09-26 14:00:14

ZDNET's key takeaways Motorola's Moto G Power is currently on sale for $300. This device boasts multi-day battery life, a 6.8-inch Full HD+ screen, and decent performance for a mid-range phone. However, its similarities to the base Moto G may not be enough to convince people to pay an extra $100. View now at Amazon View now at Motorola more buying choices Motorola's Moto G Power is the sibling to the 2025 Moto G, a solid mid-tier smartphone that I reviewed not too long ago. The variant is not

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AMD's Pre-Zen Interconnect: Testing Trinity's Northbridge

news.ycombinator.com Chester Lam 2025-09-23 22:07:23

Today, AMD’s Infinity Fabric interconnect is ubiquitous across the company’s lineup. Infinity Fabric provides well-defined interfaces to a transport layer, and lets different functional blocks treat the interconnect as a black box. The system worked well enough to let AMD create integrated GPU products all the way from the Steam Deck’s tiny van Gogh APU, to giant systems packing four MI300A chips. Across all those offerings, Infinity Fabric enables coherent memory access as CPU and GPU requests

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5% Mortgage Rates Are Real. How Homebuyers Are Making It Happen

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-26 15:15:04

Tharon Green/CNET Over the last several years, record-high home prices and high mortgage rates have made homeownership unaffordable. As 30-year fixed mortgage rates remain flat near 7%, homebuyers have been finding creative ways to score rates below what lenders advertise. Last year, nearly half of buyers purchased a home at a rate below 5%, according to Zillow. "With borrowing costs elevated, buyers can take steps to reduce their housing expenses by securing a lower mortgage rate," said Hann

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DOCSIS 3.0 vs. 3.1 vs. 4.0: What Are the Differences?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-26 17:30:00

If you have cable internet, then you're using DOCSIS technology. DOCSIS, which stands for Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications, is a standard that defines how your modem relays cable internet signals going to and from your home. If you have cable internet, whether from Cox, Spectrum, Xfinity or one of many regional cable internet providers like Armstrong, you're using a DOCSIS-compliant modem. The DOCSIS 4.0 cable modem is ideal since it produces faster upload speeds. But while spec

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Google’s Gemini AI family updated with stable 2.5 Pro, super-efficient 2.5 Flash-Lite

Applied Intuition raises $600 million as it pushes further into defense

Tesla stock slips after report EV maker is halting Cybertruck and Model Y production

Apple TV+ has a twisty new crime thriller coming: first reviews here

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California is trying to regulate its AI giants — again

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Firefox quietly starts testing Perplexity AI as a built-in search engine

Adobe's Firefly generative AI app is now available on mobile

Adobe Firefly app is finally launching to users. Here's how to access (and the perks)

This smart thermostat mistake may be costing you money - here's the best place to install it

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5% Mortgage Rates Are Real. How Homebuyers Are Making It Happen

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