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Flying cars crash into each other at Chinese air show

Flying cars crash into each other at Chinese air show 28 minutes ago Share Save Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Share Save Weibo Footage on social media site Weibo showed the wreckage Two flying cars crashed into each other at a rehearsal for an air show in China which was meant to be a showcase for the technology. The Xpeng AeroHT vehicles collided in mid-air, with one catching fire during landing, the company said in a statement to Reuters. The company said people at the scene were s

China reportedly bans tech companies from buying NVIDIA's AI chips

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has reportedly banned the country's local tech companies from purchasing NVIDIA's newest AI chip made for the region. According to the Financial Times, the internet regulator told Chinese tech companies, including ByteDance and Alibaba, to cancel their orders for and to stop testing NVIDIA's RTX Pro 6000D. After receiving the directive from CAC, the companies reportedly told their suppliers to stop all activities related to the GPU. As Reuters notes,

Pick up the iPad Air M3 while it's $150 off right now

Now's the time to be on the lookout for iPads deals as we get closer and closer to the holiday season. Whether you're looking for a new tablet for yourself or someone else, the next few months should present plenty of worthy discounts to consider. Case in point: this iPad Air M3 deal, which knocks $150 off the 11-inch Wi-Fi model, bringing it down to a record low of $450. We gave the iPad Air M3 an 89 in our review, thanks, in part, to its new chip. The M3 chip gives this generation's iPad Air

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XeroxNostalgia.com

Xerox is the company that brought the first plain paper copier to the world. The process for making copies on plain paper, was first called Electro-photography, but was later changed to Xerography. This website aims to preserve the rich history of Xerox, highlighting both the company and the early machines it produced. We invite you to explore this showcase, which features the legacy of Xerox's early copiers and duplicators, along with the story of Xerox and its pioneering role in xerography.

No, Nintendo and Pokémon did not patent ‘summoning characters and making them battle’

As first noted by Games Fray last week, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company were granted a US patent earlier this month involving summoning characters and making them battle. Headlines popped up with similarly vague language as concern spread on social media: That’s a thing in tons of games! Can they do that? Is that even allowed? Well, no, because that’s not exactly what they patented. And what they did patent might not stand up to any hypothetical challenges in court. The patent in question, US

Nvidia boss 'disappointed' by reported China chip ban

Nvidia boss 'disappointed' by reported China chip ban Mr Huang is one of a number of tech bosses, including Microsoft's Satya Nadella , accompanying US President Donald trump on his state visit to the UK. "There are a lot of places we can't go to, and that's fine," he told reporters on Wednesday. Jensen Huang added he would be "patient" in response to the move from China's internet regulator. The boss of Nvidia says he is "disappointed" that China has reportedly ordered its top technology co

StubHub prices IPO at $23.50, valuing company at $8.6 billion

The StubHub logo is seen at its headquarters in San Francisco. Online ticket platform StubHub priced its IPO at $23.50, in a share sale that values the company at $8.6 billion. The pricing late Tuesday landed at the mid-point of the expected range that the company gave last week, raising $800 million. StubHub said its shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday under the symbol "STUB." The San Francisco-based company was co-founded by Eric Baker in 2000, a

US Adults Worry AI Will Make Us Worse at Being Human, New Survey Says

There are widespread fears that artificial intelligence will harm our social and emotional intelligence, empathy and sense of individual agency by 2035, according to a new survey published Wednesday by Elon University's Imagining the Digital Future Center. The national survey asked 1,005 US adults to rate how they think AI will impact human capacities and behaviors, including moral judgment, self-identity and confidence. In every area, respondents believed the effect of AI tools and systems ove

4 Things You Should Never Cook in a Nonstick Skillet, According to an Expert

Nonstick cookware has its place in the kitchen, but its limitations should keep it from being your everyday pan. When used in the wrong situations, nonstick cookware can tank a recipe, leaving meat and vegetables without a proper sear. Some foods can damage the surface of your nonstick skillet, leading to a shorter lifespan or the release of nonstick materials into your food. As much as we love the easy cleanup, most foods fare better in a stainless-steel, carbon-steel, or cast-iron skillet. I

OpenAI's Teen Safety Features Will Walk a Thin Line

OpenAI announced new teen safety features for ChatGPT on Tuesday as part of an ongoing effort to respond to concerns about how minors engage with chatbots. The company is building an age-prediction system that identifies if a user is under 18 years old and routes them to an “age-appropriate” system that blocks graphic sexual content. If the system detects that the user is considering suicide or self-harm, it will contact the user’s parents. In cases of imminent danger, if a user's parents are un

Google Ventures doubles down on dev tool startup Blacksmith just 4 months after its seed round

As speed becomes the defining currency in an AI-driven software world, Blacksmith has raised another round led by Google Ventures — just four months after its seed — to accelerate how code gets shipped. The $10 million Series A closed in just 14 days, with Google Ventures doubling down after first backing Blacksmith’s $3.5 million seed in May. At the time, Alphabet’s VC arm bet on the size of the market and the founding team, which included veterans of Cockroach Labs, another GV portfolio compa

India’s Urban Company soars 58% above IPO price in year’s most subscribed offering

Urban Company, India’s largest home services platform, stormed onto the public markets on Wednesday, opening 58% above its issue price after delivering the country’s most subscribed IPO of the year. The Gurugram-based startup, which connects users to at-home services ranging from beauty treatments to appliance repair, debuted on the Mumbai-based National Stock Exchange at ₹162.25 per share (approximately $1.84), up from its IPO issue price of ₹103. The offering, which opened last week, was subs

Amazon CEO Jassy says company is reducing bureaucracy, which is ‘anathema’ to innovation

Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaks during an unveiling event in New York on Feb. 26, 2025. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Tuesday that he's working to root out bureaucracy from within the company's ranks as part of an effort to reset its culture. Speaking at Amazon's annual conference for third-party sellers in Seattle, Jassy said the changes are necessary for the company to be able to innovate faster. "I would say bureaucracy is really anathema to startups and to entrepreneurial organizations," J

StubHub to price IPO at $23.50, valuing company at $8.6 billion

The StubHub logo is seen at its headquarters in San Francisco. Online ticket platform StubHub is pricing its IPO at $23.50, CNBC's Leslie Picker confirmed on Tuesday. The pricing comes at the midpoint of the expected range that the company gave last week. At $23.50, the pricing gives StubHub a valuation of $8.6 billion. StubHub will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "STUB." The San Francisco-based company was co-founded by Eric Baker in 2000, and was acquired by eBay for $

CrowdStrike Infested With "Self-Replicating Worms"

A year after a glitch at cybersecurity company CrowdStrike triggered a global computer outage affecting millions of computers, the software vendor is being forced to contain a new threat: a swarm of self-replicating worms. As first reported by investigative cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, CrowdStrike once again became the launchpad for a potentially debilitating security hazard when some 25 code packages were compromised by a novel strand of malware. Dubbed "Shai-Hulud," the malicious so

A record supply load won’t reach the International Space Station as scheduled

A problem with the main engine on Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft will keep it from delivering 11,000 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station as scheduled on Wednesday. In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, NASA said ground teams are evaluating backup plans that might still allow the Cygnus spacecraft to reach the space station, just not on schedule. The problem arose early Tuesday when the spacecraft's main engine shut down earlier than expected durin

Fiverr is laying off 250 employees to become an 'AI-first company'

Gig economy platform Fiverr is laying off 250 employees as it pivots to being an "AI-first company," CEO Micha Kaufman shared in an essay on X. The move affects around 30 percent of the company's staff, The Register writes, and it's not uncommon among tech companies in 2025. Duolingo announced similar plans to become "AI-first" in April. Kaufman describes this process as returning to "startup mode" and writes that his ultimate goal is to turn Fiverr into "an AI-first company that's leaner, fast

PA-RISC Performance and History

PA-RISC Performance and History PA-RISC was HP’s RISC computer design, incepted in the 1980s and developed in three generations from 32-bit to 64-bit until the 2000s, followed by Itanium VLIW. PA-RISC competed with other RISC platforms in the technical Unix workstation and server market and later became the top-performing RISC architecture, next to DEC Alpha. PA-RISC CPU History Periods Period Year Processors Competition Early PA-RISC PA-RISC 1.0 1986-1990 TS-1, NS-1, NS-2, PCX SPEC89 R2000,

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Meta RayBan AR glasses shows Lumus waveguide structures in leaked video

Meta RayBan AR Glasses Shows Lumus Waveguide Structures in Leaked Video Introduction Just a short note today. I’m in the middle of my trip, which will end in Eindhoven next week (see notice at the end of this article), when I heard that Meta had leaked a video on YouTube of its Monocular AR glasses, which are expected to be disclosed at Meta Connect tomorrow, September 17th at 5 PM PST, at Mark Zuckerberg’s Keynote. Although the original leaked video on YouTube has been removed, multiple copie

Wyze's New Palm Lock Recognizes the Veins in Your Hand

Wyze's latest home security product locks your home and turns you into the key. The Palm Lock features hand-scanning biometric technology that can read the unique pattern of veins underneath your skin to unlock the door. The new smart lock mechanism works by having homeowners hover their hand in front of the reader to disengage the Palm Lock. Wyze says this technology will be quicker to use than fingerprint scanners. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET a

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Repeat creepy meat problems at Boar’s Head plants draw congressional scrutiny

"The totality of these issues demonstrate a repeated pattern of food safety negligence that jeopardized Americans’ public health, and sadly, lives were lost," the lawmakers wrote in the letter. While calling the ongoing, repeated problems "appalling," they said they were "less than confident" that the Jarratt plant could safely reopen. "It seems your company continues to show a disregard for food safety and for the public health of the American people," they wrote. The letter was addressed to

OpenAI Rolls Out Teen Safety Features Amid Growing Scrutiny

OpenAI announced new teen safety features for ChatGPT on Tuesday as part of an ongoing effort to respond to concerns about how minors engage with chatbots. The company is building an age-prediction system that identifies if a user is under 18 years old and routes them to an “age-appropriate” system that blocks graphic sexual content. If the system detects that the user is considering suicide or self-harm, it will contact the user’s parents. In cases of imminent danger, if a user's parents are un

ChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO says

On Tuesday, OpenAI announced plans to develop an automated age-prediction system that will determine whether ChatGPT users are over or under 18, automatically directing younger users to a restricted version of the AI chatbot. The company also confirmed that parental controls will launch by the end of September. In a companion blog post, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the company is explicitly "prioritizing safety ahead of privacy and freedom for teens," even though it means that adults may

Same-day delivery comes to space, as Impulse promises satellite transport in hours, not months

Amazon made same-day delivery the benchmark on Earth. Impulse Space is pitching a similar concept for satellites bound for geostationary orbit about 22,000 miles above Earth, compressing what is typically a months-long transit into a matter of hours. In the span of a week, the in-space propulsion startup announced a trio of deals aiming to unlock geostationary orbit (GEO) for commercial and defense users. That includes a demonstration mission with defense contractor Anduril planned for 2026; a

Power station deal: Ampace Andes 1500 plummets to its record-low price!

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Are you looking for a reliable power station? The Ampace Andes 1500 is one of our favorite power stations. We’ll explain why below. What matters most is that it’s at a record-low price of $499, an impressive $900 discount! This is an all-time low price we’ve only seen once before, and not for long. Buy the Ampace Andes 1500 power station for just $499 ($900 off) This offer is available from Amazon as a “limited time deal.” The discount is applied automatical

Hades returns to Game Pass on September 19

In what's most definitely (not) the biggest Hades news of the week, the acclaimed game is coming to Game Pass. Not the long-awaited sequel, mind you, but the 2020 original. At least subscribers can catch up on the first game while waiting out the sequel's Switch exclusivity window. Hades will be available for Game Pass Ultimate, PC, and Standard tiers. This isn't the roguelike's first Game Pass rodeo. It was on Microsoft's service from August 2021 to 2022. It returns this September 19, the same

Meta RayBan AR Glasses Shows Lumus Waveguide Structures in Leaked Video

Meta RayBan AR Glasses Shows Lumus Waveguide Structures in Leaked Video Introduction Just a short note today. I’m in the middle of my trip, which will end in Eindhoven next week (see notice at the end of this article), when I heard that Meta had leaked a video on YouTube of its Monocular AR glasses, which are expected to be disclosed at Meta Connect tomorrow, September 17th at 5 PM PST, at Mark Zuckerberg’s Keynote. Although the original leaked video on YouTube has been removed, multiple copie

Shai-Hulud malware attack: Tinycolor and over 40 NPM packages compromised

Executive Summary The NPM ecosystem is facing another critical supply chain attack. The popular @ctrl/tinycolor package, which receives over 2 million weekly downloads, has been compromised along with more than 40 other packages across multiple maintainers. This attack demonstrates a concerning evolution in supply chain threats - the malware includes a self-propagating mechanism that automatically infects downstream packages, creating a cascading compromise across the ecosystem. The compromised

Google’s experimental Windows app is better than Microsoft’s built-in search

Google has so many products that it can be near-impossible to keep track. And yet, the company has rarely created desktop apps to go with those services. There are a handful, like Drive and Quick Share, but the company's flagship product is only now coming to the desktop. The new Google app for Windows is available now, allowing you to search the web, Google Drive, and even your local files. The company stresses that the new app is experimental—it's limited to personal Google accounts, and you