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Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents
Google today announced a new open standard, called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at…
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Nuclear startups are back in vogue with small reactors, and big challenges
The nuclear industry is in the mist of a renaissance. Old plants are being refurbished, and investors are…
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Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes
Officials from Indonesia and Malaysia have said they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. These are…
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OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs
OpenAI reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs OpenAI and training data company Handshake AI…
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SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites
The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that it has given SpaceX approval to launch another 7,500 of its…
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Indonesia blocks Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes
Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. This is one of…
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I met a lot of weird robots at CES — here are the most memorable
CES has always been a robot extravaganza, and this year’s event saw the announcement of a number of…
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Google moonshot spinout SandboxAQ claims an ex-exec is attempting ‘extortion’
A former SandboxAQ executive filed a wrongful termination suit last month filled with such scandalous allegations against the…
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CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities
CES 2026 is winding down in Las Vegas, as the consumer tech industry and everyone swarming around it begin their return flights…
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Inside CES 2026’s “physical AI” takeover
After years of chatbots and image generators, AI is finally leaving the screen. At CES 2026, that shift…