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News influencers are overwhelmingly male. No wonder there’s a Republican bias

“News influencers” are social media translators, conveying the day’s biggest stories via TikTok commentary or Instagram graphic. They also happen to be overwhelmingly male. 

As trust in mainstream media lingers at an all-time low, many are turning to social media apps for their news. The relayers of news on these apps take on a prized role, lathering breaking political stories in the

Why the crypto community loves Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for Commerce secretary

Donald Trump’s selection on Tuesday of Howard Lutnick as Commerce secretary brought cheers from the cryptocurrency sector

Little surprise there. Lutnick has long advocated for cryptocurrency to be treated on equal footing with other financial assets. “Bitcoin is like gold and should be free trade everywhere in the wor

Nvidia’s rivals are focusing on building AI inference chips. Here’s what to know

Building the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which dominates market and made itself the poster child of the AI boom.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE agency may launch a mobile app to file your taxes

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) doesn’t have a staff yet and won’t technically exist for another two months, but the two are already reportedly looking at substantial changes to the government’s status quo. Among those, according to a report in the Washington Post

Perplexity adds AI-assisted shopping features

Artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity on Monday launched a shopping hub to attract users, in a bid to beef up its platform as it attempts to take on Alphabet-owned Google’s dominance in the search engine space.

The firm, backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and leading AI chipmaker Nvidia, will give users product cards showing relevant items in response to questions related

‘It’s rammed with tourists’: How Angus Steakhouse became part of a viral Reddit prank

The restaurant chain Angus Steakhouse, recently described by one food critic as “unpatriotic in its crapness’, is surprisingly climbing the ranks of London’s best restaurants thanks to an elaborate Reddit ruse.  

“Angus Steakhouse used to be my favourite underground spot,”

The 3 next big things in robotics and automation for 2024

Cars still can’t drive themselves everywhere a human can. Robots can’t replace every human manufacturing worker. But those stubborn facts should not distract us from the interesting and creative work being done to expand the ability of robots and drones to help humans do their jobs. 

Flock Safety
For putting drones into a public safety role
In October 2024, Flock acquired

These AI-assisted innovations are from startups that are five years old or less

The Googles and Microsofts of the world hardly have a monopoly on innovation. Indeed, a number of recent tech breakthroughs have been delivered from organizations that aren’t even five years old. Who says youth is wasted on the young?

Codeium
For using AI to make developers’ lives easier
Codeium offers an AI-driven coding toolkit designed to streamline software development by providing intelligent, context-aware code suggesti

Amazon and SpaceX are challenging the NLRB’s constitutionality in federal court

Attorneys for Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX argued in a federal appeals court Monday that the National Labor Relations Board’s structure is unconstitutional, advancing a legal fight that may last into the

The 4 best international tech innovations of 2024

Many promising ideas originate and thrive well outside of Silicon Valley and other American tech centers. In fact, international startups often focus on needs and interests that U.S. tech-investment hotspots might overlook. These companies not only drive change in their regions but also push the boundaries of what’s possible globally, introducing fresh perspectives, solutions, and technologies that address critical needs across borders.

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