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Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts
Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle making faster, cheaper, and better composites.
Microsoft Launches AI That Works Like an Executive Assistant - Bloomberg.com
Microsoft Launches AI That Works Like an Executive Assistant Bloomberg.com

Google’s Phone app will tell you if a scammer is impersonating one of your contacts
Google is launching a new feature for its Phone app that aims to protect you from AI impersonation scams. Now, when you receive a call from a scammer that appears to be coming from the same number as one of your…

Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling
Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appear to be.

Stop Hiding Behind Zoom — the Best Ideas Are Formed From In-person Collaboration
Whether you're hybrid, remote or in-person, you can’t build a company culture over Zoom. Here’s what actually works.

How Ciara Turned a Mom’s Daily Frustration Into a Nationwide Brand
The pop star faced a common parenting conundrum — so she started a brand to help others.

Humanoid Robots Are Coming to Work. Here’s What You Need to Know Now.
Billions of dollars are betting that physical labor is about to get a lot cheaper. Every business that depends on it should be thinking about what comes next.

Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams
As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority figures, family members,…

Meet Microsoft Scout, Your AI Coworker That Never Logs Off
Microsoft’s OpenClaw-style agent appears in Teams, just like a human colleague, and automates your dull office tasks.

Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw
Much like Google, Microsoft is launching its own version of OpenClaw. Microsoft Scout is an always-on assistant that integrates into Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams, allowing businesses to…

Microsoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behavior
The specification lets developer, compliance, and security teams define their own policies for agents to follow in portable policy files.

The truth lies in the past in Silo S3 trailer
"We do not know when it will be safe to go outside. We only know that day is not this day."
They tricked Meta's chatbot to hack into Instagram accounts. It's a warning about how much we trust AI.
Tomas Stamulis, the chief security officer at the cybersecurity company Surfshark, compared Meta's AI assistant to "an inexperienced employee."

Norway supports ethics complaint against FIFA’s Infantino on World Cup eve
NFF president Lise Klaveness has called on FIFA to scrap the FIFA Peace Prize award to protect its political neutrality.

Former Texas prosecutor praises 'slam dunk' Kohberger conviction, debunks Hollywood myths about confessions
Veteran prosecutor with a perfect murder trial record says Idaho authorities quietly built a 'slam dunk' case that led to Bryan Kohberger's guilty plea.

Israel's military eliminates Hamas terrorist who helped abduct American-Israeli hostage, 3 others
The IDF announced it killed a Hamas Nukhba terrorist who participated in the abduction of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin during the Oct. 7 attack.

Iran’s supreme leader appears more active as talks continue: US’s Rubio
Tehran has agreed to discuss previously off-limits aspects of its nuclear file, US State Secretary tells lawmakers.
Ex-Hollywood, MAGA and Trump's ballroom commissioner: the U.S. crowd at Russia's 'Davos' - Reuters
Ex-Hollywood, MAGA and Trump's ballroom commissioner: the U.S. crowd at Russia's 'Davos' Reuters
Polls of California Governor’s Race Show a Clear Top 3
Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer have consistently led the field in California’s nonpartisan primary, where the top two finishers advance.

I tested a bunch of Switch 2 screen protectors, and these are the best
A glass screen protector is one of a few essential accessories that I strongly recommend to every Switch 2 owner. In fact, it should be a priority to stick one onto the console’s screen as soon as possible to avoid…

Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial recognition feature
The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent.

England v India: third and deciding women’s T20 cricket international – live
Updates from 6.30pm BST start at the County Ground Kemp makes mark to level the T20 series | Mail Tanya 3rd over: India 31-1 (Mandhana 8, Bhatia 9) Two wides and two fours from Bell’s second over as she gets some…
Flesh-eating screwworm detected 25 miles from US border in Mexico, USDA says - Reuters
Flesh-eating screwworm detected 25 miles from US border in Mexico, USDA says Reuters
How a nudge from Nvidia propelled frugal Micron into the AI boom and a $1 trillion market cap - Reuters
How a nudge from Nvidia propelled frugal Micron into the AI boom and a $1 trillion market cap Reuters
US exchanges extend selloff as perpetual futures approval unnerves investors - Reuters
US exchanges extend selloff as perpetual futures approval unnerves investors Reuters

GOP demands Trump kill controversial $2B fund before reviving ICE funding package
Sen. Kennedy says the nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund is stalling the reconciliation bill funding ICE and Border Patrol enforcement.

Faced with being outflanked by those to his right, Farage seeks to channel public anger
As ethnonationalist far right drives racist agenda, Reform UK leader felt need to weigh in on murder of Henry Nowak The full horror of Henry Nowak’s last moments was only just sinking in on the morning after the release…
Trump signs AI safety order seeking voluntary review of new models
The order asks AI companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful models for the government to test up to 30 days before releasing them to the public.

Corrupt Liverpool prison worker jailed for smuggling drugs and sending sex texts to inmates
Helen Spree, 63, headed prison watchdog and was said to have become besotted with killer Dylan Westall, 35 A corrupt prison watchdog boss who billed herself “the prisoners’ Deliveroo” has been jailed for five years…

Mysteriously missing New Jersey congressman receives Trump endorsement
Republican Congressman Tom Kean Jr has not been seen for months but is expected to win Tuesday's election.
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