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Meta beefs up disappointing AI division with $15 billion Scale AI investment

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-12 06:02:07

Meta has invested $15 billion into data-labeling startup Scale AI and hired its co-founder, Alexandr Wang, as part of its bid to attract talent from rivals in a fiercely competitive market. The deal values Scale at $29 billion, double its valuation last year. Scale said it would “substantially expand” its commercial relationship with Meta “to accelerate deployment of Scale’s data solutions,” without giving further details. Scale helps companies improve their artificial intelligence models by pr

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33 Best Gifts for Teens (2025), Approved by Our Kids

wired.com Louryn Strampe 2025-11-12 05:39:00

Teenagers are intimidating. They speak their own language, blurt out confusing jokes, and somehow have always already seen the TikToks you send them. It can be hard to keep up with the absolute coolest kids around, and that's especially true when it comes to holiday gift-giving. For the past few years, we've informally polled some of the terrifying supercool teens in our lives to find out what presents they really want. Everything in this list is teen-approved. These gift ideas are not one-size-

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5 Best Totes for Travel in 2025, Tested and Reviewed by WIRED

wired.com Boutayna Chokrane 2025-11-12 06:02:00

For business travelers and solo flyers who pack light, the Away Everywhere Tote is the one-bag solution for back-to-back meetings, red-eye flights, and weekend getaways. Made from water-resistant nylon and accented with leather trim, it was clearly designed by someone who knows the realities of travel: fumbling through security lines, sprinting to trains, dodging coffee spills. It's fashionable enough for client dinners and durable enough to store in the overhead bin or under your seat. The dim

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9 Best 2-in-1 Laptops (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-11-12 06:30:00

A 2-in-1 is a laptop that can go from a standard clamshell laptop configuration to a tablet setup. Over the years, there are really two types of designs that fall into this category: the convertible 2-in-1 laptop and the detachable tablet. Laptops with rotating displays—also called convertibles—use a 360-degree hinge that can position the screen flat, in “tent” mode, or flush against the underside of the laptop. Think of this as a touchscreen clamshell laptop with a fancy hinge. The flexibility

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USDOT wants more self-driving cars without pedals or steering wheels

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-11-12 06:44:56

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. The US Department of Transportation wants to make it easier for automakers and tech companies to deploy self-driving cars without traditional controls like steering wheels and pedals. In a letter sent to stakeholders, the department said it would streamline reviews of requests for exemptions from safety rules requiring vehi

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Pixar is heading back to Italy for its next big film

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-11-12 06:47:35

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Though Disney and Pixar are about to start getting everyone hyped for Toy Story 5, the studios are already working hard on another feature. While Disney and Pixar opened their Annecy presentation with more details about their next movie, Elio, and gave updates about Toy Story 5, the studio surprised festival goers by announcing that

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Google’s Gemini AI will summarize PDFs for you when you open them

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-11-12 06:48:19

Google is rolling out new Gemini AI features for Workspace users that make it easier to find information in PDFs and form responses. The Gemini-powered file summarization capabilities in Google Drive have now expanded to PDFs and Google Forms, allowing key details and insights to be condensed into a more convenient format that saves users from manually digging through the files. Gemini will proactively create summary cards when users open a PDF in their drive and present clickable actions based

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HP Dimension offers sci-fi-style 3D video calls, built on Google Beam

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-11-12 08:17:00

Recap: The dream of a truly sci-fi-style communication device is finally here. Two years after Google revealed its Project Starline video booth, the company announced its rebranding as Google Beam last month. Now, HP has announced the technology will form the basis of the HP Dimension. Before anyone gets excited about the prospect of taking these 3D video calls at home, note that the HP Dimension is an enterprise product with a price to match: $24,999. The device, which HP says is designed to

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Sony teases PlayStation 6, says consoles aren't going anywhere despite cloud gaming rise

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-11-12 10:02:00

Why it matters: Sony has given some scraps of information about the PlayStation 6, droping its first hints that the console is in early stages of development. The company said the future of the platform is "top of mind," and it is exploring a "new and enhanced way for players" to engage with games. The news comes from Sony Interactive Entertainment's new president and CEO, Hideaki Nishino, who took part in an investor-focused interview published on Sony's corporate website. Nishino was asked a

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Mobile web traffic hits record 64%, with Android leading the way

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-11-12 11:08:00

In brief: Smartphones have increasingly become the most popular way of accessing the web over the last 15 years. Now, the percentage of web traffic that comes from mobile devices has reached an all-time high of 64%, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of growth in this area. Since 2015, the amount of web traffic to come from smartphones has more than doubled from 31.16% to 64%. There have been quarters during the decade when the figure fell, but there's been a constant upward trajectory sinc

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Pirelli's new sensor-equipped tires to monitor road conditions in real time

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-11-12 11:42:00

What just happened? The Italian region of Apulia is preparing to begin a pilot program with Pirelli that will use advanced sensor technology to monitor the condition of its roads. Slated to start in July, this initiative will deploy an integrated system that combines real-time data from sensor-equipped tires with visual analytics from onboard cameras, marking a significant shift in how local governments approach road maintenance and public safety. At the heart of the project is Pirelli's Cyber

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Gamefam brings FIFA Club World Cup 2025 to Roblox

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-11-12 11:00:00

Roblox game studio Gamefam announced today it is collaborating with FIFA to bring the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 to its game Super League Soccer. The two are holding a major event within the game leading up to the Club World Cup to raise the tournament’s profile with Roblox’s Gen Z and Alpha-aged audience. All 13 of the participating football clubs are playable in Roblox for the first time, with the event set to kick off on June 14 and running through July 13 alongside the real Club World Cup. Ac

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Red team AI now to build safer, smarter models tomorrow

venturebeat.com Louis Columbus 2025-11-12 11:00:00

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Editor’s note: Louis will lead an editorial roundtable on this topic at VB Transform this month. Register today. AI models are under siege. With 77% of enterprises already hit by adversarial model attacks and 41% of those attacks exploiting prompt injections and data poisoning, attackers’ tradecraft is outpacing existing cyber defenses.

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The latest state of the game jobs market | Amir Satvat

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-11-12 11:30:00

Amir Satvat provides a lot of job resources for games. He has built a big community of game people, and they are providing him with a lot of data. And here’s the latest data from Amir Satvat’s Games Community and what it says about games hiring today, across functions, experience levels, and regions. First, Satvat, who was honored for his work at The Game Awards, said in a LinkedIn post that hiring remains concentrated in the middle. This means that most roles, and role growth, is aimed at prof

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Early 2010s Android phones were the golden era, you can’t change my mind

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-12 08:30:00

Robert Triggs / Android Authority After recently reminiscing about my favorite camera phones, it occurred to me that my fondest time writing about and playing around with smartphones all happened in a rather short period of time — the early 2010s. Of course, there were great phones before then and plenty of technically superior ones after that sliver of time. However, I still think 2010-2015 represents the most exciting time to be a smartphone aficionado, and not just because of the hardware.

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5 apps I install on every new phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-12 11:00:23

Saeed Wazir / Android Authority I’ve tested countless smartphones, and the excitement of opening the box and taking the stickers off a new device never gets old. I love holding the phone for the first time to see how it fits in my hand, and can’t wait to get past the pesky initial setup to test its capabilities. It usually takes a few minutes, and then I’m ready to load my apps. These days, I have certain go-to apps that I install first on any new Android phone I get. To me, they are the most

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Meta invests $14.8 billion in Scale AI and recruits its CEO

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-12 11:00:29

Meta has finalized its $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI, which now values the startup that provides other companies with data labeling and model evaluation services for AI training at $29 billion. As part of the deal, Scale AI's founder and CEO Alexandr Wang will be joining Meta. According to The New York Times, Wang will lead Meta's fledgling "Superintelligence lab." A few days ago, several reports came out that Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg has been personally overseeing the recruitment for a

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Tesla's new Model S and X vehicles are now available in the US

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-12 11:30:20

Tesla has officially launched new versions of the Model S and the Model X in the US. As Electrek notes, however, the upgrades may not be quite as big or compelling as one could hope when the vehicles now cost $5,000 more. The automaker has posted a list of updates for the vehicles on X, including a new Frost Blue paint color option and a range of up to 410 miles for the Model S Long Range version, which is Tesla's longest range yet. Getting the Frost Blue paint will cost buyers $2,500 more, howe

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Microsoft: KB5060533 update triggers boot errors on Surface Hub v1 devices

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-12 11:17:29

Microsoft is investigating a known issue that triggers Secure Boot errors and prevents Surface Hub v1 devices from starting up. These boot problems only impact Surface Hub v1 systems running Windows 10, version 22H2, after installing the KB5060533 June 2025 Windows security update. Microsoft says that "Surface Hub v1 devices might fail to start with the following error: 'Secure Boot Violation. Invalid signature detected. Check Secure Boot Policy in Setup." It's also important to note that thi

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Garmin's latest smartwatch is a true Apple Watch Ultra rival - and does some things better

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-11-12 11:19:00

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Amazon Prime Day 2025 returns in July: What to know (plus early deals to shop)

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-11-12 11:38:00

In April, Amazon confirmed that its annual Prime Day event would return this July. Despite an uncertain economic outlook, Amazon is full steam ahead on its first Prime Day event of 2025, though dates have still yet to be confirmed. Also: Google's new AI shopping tool just changed the way we shop online - here's why Amazon hosted its second annual Big Spring Sale in March, which was extended from five days in 2024 to seven days this year. In a similar fashion, some early leaks suggest that Prim

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5 ways to lead with positivity - because no one wants a negative manager

zdnet.com Mark Samuels 2025-11-12 11:51:20

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Becoming a successful manager is far from straightforward. Leading people requires a series of crucial characteristics, and research suggests one of the most important is positivity. A Harvard Business Review survey found that team members felt more highly respected when leaders expressed positivity during the early stages of a project. Also: 5 ways to make assertive decisions in uncertain times, according to business leaders So how can leaders develop the right

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Meta Invests $14.3B in Scale AI to Kick-Start Superintelligence Lab

news.ycombinator.com Mike Isaac 2025-11-12 11:09:56

Meta said on Thursday that it planned to invest $14.3 billion in Scale AI, a start-up that works with data to train artificial intelligence systems, in a deal that Meta hopes will add needed muscle to its disappointing A.I. division. As a condition of the deal, Alexandr Wang, Scale AI’s 28-year-old chief executive, plans to join Meta in a top leadership role in the new division, which Meta is calling its Superintelligence lab. Mr. Wang, whom people inside Meta have taken to calling a visionary

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Razer Knows You Sickos Always Wanted an iPad Mobile Controller

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-11-12 10:00:37

Everybody who’s ever held a phone controller secretly, in their heart of hearts, wanted to know what it would be like if one could stretch so large you could attach it to your favorite tablet instead of your phone. The previous Razer Kishi Ultra was already big enough that it could fit the 8.3-inch screen of an iPad mini. For the next rendition, Razer said, “screw it” and created a mobile controller that can extend so large it could fit your 13-inch iPad Air, becoming the most excessive way you

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Marvel’s ‘Midnight Suns’ Movie Might Have Found a New Leader

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-11-12 11:00:02

Meet the expansive supporting cast of The Life of Chuck. Netflix teases the style of its Ghostbusters animated series. Plus, what’s coming on Murderbot and Wednesday. To me, my spoilers! Midnight Suns A new report from scooper Daniel Richtman (via Comic Book) suggests that Marvel is pivoting its Midnight Suns project to be built around Ghost Rider. Incidents Around the House Deadline reports Dichen Lachman has joined the cast of Rob Savage’s upcoming film adaptation of Josh Malerman’s supern

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HP G5 11-in-1 Dock Just Hit Almost 55% Off, Listed as an Amazon Best Seller at Its Lowest Price Ever

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-11-12 11:10:29

There are lots of things that we’d like to improve about our laptops and computers. Memory is a big one for a lot of us, and so is general performance. However, one that’s a little easier to overlook and forget about is the number of USB ports you’ve got. You don’t have to suffer through that though, you can just buy more if you know how. See at Amazon There are a few devices that’ll do that for you, but a really good one is this HP USB-C Dock, which can turn one USB-C port into 11 different p

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The SanDisk Ultra-Fast 2TB SSD Is Flying Off Shelves, Amazon Dropped Its Price (Again) to a New Low

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-11-12 11:25:33

If you’ve ever had to wait for the ancient speed of an old hard disk drive (HDD) to transfer large files, you know firsthand how infuriating it is. Now that files are becoming larger and workflows need faster transfers, a solid state drive (SSD) is no longer a luxury: it’s a must-have. The SanDisk 2TB SSD is one of them and Amazon just dropped the price to $144 from its list price of $210 (32% off) which is an all-time low for a drive that’s an absolute bestseller. See at Amazon Why Should Yo

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LEGO Isn’t Only Treating Star Wars Fans, Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle Set Drops to New Record Low Price

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-11-12 11:40:23

If you’re looking for a gift to get someone who loves Harry Potter, then you’re probably staring at a long list of options, all of them feeling a little bit overwhelming. There are plenty of things to choose from, sure, but how many of them will be really special? Well, the answer to this conundrum, and plenty of other ones, is Lego. See at Amazon That’s because you can currently grab the Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds set with 15% off. This thing is an absolute beauty once it’s

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What Is Cellular Internet And Is It A Reliable Broadband Connection?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-12 10:00:00

The latest report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index highlights that for the first time ever, a non-fiber internet provider, T-Mobile 5G Home Internet, matched in score with AT&T Fiber. In other words, customers are just as happy with a cellular internet service over a wired one through fiber. Cellular internet doesn't deliver fast speeds in comparison to fiber. However, it could still be a lifeline for disconnected communities in rural areas. According to the latest Pew Research Cent

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Apple's Workout Buddy Is Friendly, but What if It Could Adopt Other Personalities?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-12 10:00:06

We all have different ways of motivating ourselves to exercise, so when Apple announced Workout Buddy for the Apple Watch at WWDC 2025, it made us think about what sorts of verbal encouragement would spur us to complete our workouts. We couldn't help but imagine the different types of future Workout Buddies -- and how they might help, cajole or even bargain with us to hit our fitness goals. Workout Buddy in WatchOS 26 will be available at the outset in eight workouts (such as running and cyclin

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