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Google has been trying to have its AI assistant make phone calls on your behalf for almost 10 years. Remember Duplex? It enabled the now-defunct Google Assistant to call restaurants and book tables. That service was shuttered a few years ago, but now comes round…
Dee Brock, the original director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders who helped mold the prototype for NFL sideline entertainment, died on Wednesday, the team said. She was 96. “In loving memory of Dee Brock, our founding director,” according to a team statement. “We will forever…
AUSTIN, Texas — A Democratic congressman said Wednesday that a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas and then taken to a detention center has been told by a specialist he needs surgery to remove the bullet still lodged near his spine.…
Macklemore announced he will launch the Free Palestine Tour this fall after being removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour this month over his pro-Palestinian performance. The “Thrift Shop” rapper took to Instagram on Monday and jokingly said that his “schedule freed up a bit,” announcing three…
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back on calls for AI companies to work together to slow the pace of their products’ development, following warnings from inside AI labs of the potential for human annihilation via rogue technology. In an interview with NBC News’…
The Ick Factor: No One Wants to Date Tech BrosWould you date a tech bro? Or are you one that’s looking for love? Tech bros were once seen as mostly quirky innovators and awkward computer nerds. But over the last decade—and especially since Trump 2.0—the…
I would argue that Bose helped popularize clip-on open earbuds—the kind of bud that wraps around the outside of your ear like a statement earring. The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds launched in 2024 and were a big swing on the form factor, especially for a…
Australia Says Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacked Health Service WebsiteAustralia said an OpenAI agent hacked a data portal for its public health insurance system, in what’s thought to be the first known instance of an AI agent infiltrating a government website. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese…
A powerful nor’easter developing this week will bring wicked winds, rough surf, and heavy rains to coastal communities from North Carolina to Nova Scotia. These types of storms are more synonymous with mid-winter than mid-fall. And true to form, this storm is a little different.…
When you think of SeaWorld, you most likely think of orcas, school trips to the aquarium, or eating chicken fingers while contemplating the ethics of marine mammal captivity. But this Halloween, the theme park franchise wants to make SeaWorld synonymous with something else entirely: BookTok…