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This New York site will be the nation’s headquarters for semiconductor research

A semiconductor research facility in upstate New York was selected as one of three national technology centers and will receive up to $825 million in funding as part of a broader

OpenAI launches web search in ChatGPT

OpenAI is launching internet search functionality within its ChatGPT AI chatbot. For paid subscribers, the chatbot will now be able to integrate up-to-date web information into its answers. 

The search function assembles a custom package of information in response to a search. For instance, the search “what’s the latest stock price and news for Company X” yields a quick summary, then a neat stock price chart, followed by a list of recent news items about Company X—each with a

ChatGPT’s new web search function puts the web ecosystem (and Google) on notice 

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OpenAI bursts into a growing AI Search race

OpenAI on Thursday launched its AI search product to ChatGPT Pro subscription use

A brief summary of language model finetuning

There are a ton of different ways to finetune a language model. Here's a (brief) summary of language model finetuning, the various approaches that exist, their purpose, and what we know about how they work. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/10/31/a-brief-summary-of-language-model-finetuning/

This Google Maps update is refreshingly not all about AI

If Google is in the middle of reinventing itself around AI, you wouldn’t know it from the latest Google Maps updates.

Yes, there are the obligatory new Gemini AI integrations in the form of review summaries and more granular search queries, and those are what dominate Google’s press release about the news. But for the most part, the update is about meat-and-potatoes improvements to the core mapping and navigation experience, most of which don’t involve generative AI.

“We’re not just d

X’s crowdsourced fact-checking can’t keep up with the deluge of election misinformation, report shows

X’s crowdsourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform, according to a report published Wednesday by a group that tracks online speech.

The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate analyzed the Community Notes feature and found that accurate notes correcting false and misleading claims about the U.S. elections were not displayed on 209 out of a sample of 283 p

Here’s what this eerily accurate presidential election simulation told me about who will win the 2024 election

If ever there was a time that Americans needed a video game simulation of the presidential election cycle, it was probably—well, never. But since 2004, The Political Machine has done just that, with a new edition every presidential election year for political junkies or game fans who love to plot strategy on a national scale. This year’s edition has  sold more than 50,000 copies si

Global SEO: How To Strategize For Multinational Businesses via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW

Going global with SEO: Discover how to create a successful multinational SEO strategy by considering cultural norms, user behavior, and market-specific factors.

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How to use Instagram to date when your coworkers are following you

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what about the rest of the rules? When can we really remind someone of our old Venmo request? What happens when someone tries to flirt with you on LinkedIn?

Fortunately, terminally online writers Delia Cai and St

How to spot and flag political misinformation

“[I]f a Lie be believ’d only for an Hour”, satirist Jonathan Swift said, “it has done its Work.” He was writing about politics in 1710, but things haven’t changed: Modern voters are bombarded with political misinformation designed to mislead and influence. So, how do you spot and flag

The 4 numbers that will define Joe Biden’s space legacy

The Biden administration’s legacy in space is one of global reach and using space as a soft power tool, as evidenced by its leadership on initiatives such as banning destructive anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons testing and promoting the responsible use of space internationally through the Artemis Accords.

37: The number of nations that have adopted the U.S. ban on ASAT testing

How AI can help you make a computer game without knowing anything about coding


Just as calculators took over the tedious number-crunching in maths a few decades ago, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming coding. Take Kyo, an eight-year-old boy in Singapore who developed a simple platform game in just two hours, attracting over 500,

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These are 3 of the hardest and 3 of the easiest programming languages to learn


Whether you’re looking to change the direction of your career or expand your skillset as a programmer, the languages you chose to learn will significantly impact your time commitment and prospects. Some languages use familiar syntax, welcome minimum code comma

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TNW Podcast: Endless possibilities of a digital stethoscope with Diana van Stijn, Lapsi Health


Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s special episod

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#451 – Rick Spence: CIA, KGB, Illuminati, Secret Societies, Cults & Conspiracies

Rick Spence is a historian specializing in the history of intelligence agencies, espionage, secret societies, conspiracies, the occult, and military history. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep451-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.

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‘It just feels a bit much’: Boo baskets are the latest Halloween TikTok trend to spark backlash among parents

You’ve picked the perfect pumpkin, nailed your costume, and decked out your porch, but have you put together your “boo basket” yet?

This viral trend—Halloween’s version of Secret Santa—has taken social media by storm over the last few years. At its core, it involves a basket or bucket filled with treats left anonymously on a neighbor’s doorstep, accompanied by a note saying, “You’ve been BOOed!” The recipient then is required to pay it forward by “booing” someone else. If you haven

Užaslí vědci se stali svědky největšího známého sežrání v oceánu

Megahejno huňáčků v Barentsonově moři se setkalo s osudem v podobě megahejna hladových a motivovaných tresek. Během pár hodin tresky spolykaly 10,5 milionů huňáčků. Byl to největší predační akt, s nímž se vědci, vyzbrojení systémem pro dálkový průzkum oceánu, doposud setkali. http://www.osel.cz/13763-uzasli-vedci-se-stali-svedky-nejvetsiho-znameho-sezrani-v-oceanu.html

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Robert Downey Jr. threatens to sue any future executives who use his AI replica

Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence. But if they did, he would lawyer up—even posthumously.

On a recent episode of the On With Kara Swisher podcast

JPMorgan Chase is suing customers over the viral check fraud scam

JPMorgan Chase has begun to file lawsuits against people that exploited the viral “infinite money glitch”—or committed check fraud—this summer. 

In August, posts began circulating on social media showing users how to exploit “the glitch” by depositing into the bank’s ATMs bogus checks for large amounts, and withdrawing some of those available funds before the check bounced. The now-closed loophole quickly went viral, with social media users cashing in on the trend and

Google’s AI-aided cloud computing gains heat up the race against Amazon, Microsoft

Google-parent Alphabet’s breakout cloud sales in the July-September quarter bode well for top cloud providers Microsoft and Amazon.com, and signal that market for AI-aided computing power is only growing.

The company’s stock rose 5.5% in premarket trading on Wednesday, a day after Alphabet posted a 35% surge in Google Cloud revenue, the fastest pace of growth in eight quarters. Analysts expected a 29% rise, according to LSEG.

The company’s mainstay ad sa

Elon Musk wants you to submit medical data to his AI chatbot

Billionaire and X owner Elon Musk put out a call on his social media platform Tuesday for people to submit their medical scans to Grok, his AI chatbot. But experts are advising people to use caution when sharing sensitive information to train tech platforms.

Musk asked users to “try submitting x-ray, PET, MRI or other medical images” to the artificial intelligence platform for analysis. “This is still early stage, but it is already quite accurate and will become

The most promising new email app I’ve seen in years

Hello! Starting this week, this newsletter is changing—only a little, I promise. Each week will bring you a few shorter items rather than the single longish one you’ve usually received in the past. The result will be more variety and, I hope, more opportunities to hear from you with feedback, takes, and tips for future newsletters.

As always, thank you for reading, and I’m eager to hear from you. Drop me a line at hmccracken@fastcompany.c

This state accidentally posted voting system passwords online

Voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website for several months before being spotted and taken down, but the lapse did not pose an immediate threat to the upcoming election, said state election officials Tuesday.

The passwords were only one of two that are n

What a post-AI bubble world would look like for the server GPU market

Sam Altman has been very good for Nvidia.

In 2022, server-class GPUs were a $10 billion business according to Aaron Rakers, an analyst at Wells Fargo. Not bad, but still a small category nonetheless. This year, revenues are expected to hit the $50 billion mark, and it’s all thanks to the generative AI craze spawned by ChatGPT.

Rakers estimates that if these

Amid backlash and fears, AI startups are quietly creeping into Hollywood

Keanu Reeves has fought machines on-screen. Now, his performances are teaching them. 

In September, Lionsgate inked a deal with Runway, permitting the AI firm to train a new generative AI model on its extensive film and TV library, including blockbuster franchises like John Wick, Saw, and The Hunger Games. Lionsgate’s vice-chair Michael Burns believes the partnership will save the studio “millions and millions of dollars” by aiding filmmakers in pre-produ

Streamlining PPC Workflows With AI: How Efficiency Meets Effectiveness via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

Discover how AI tools can streamline PPC workflows, from data analysis to budget forecasting, helping marketers optimize campaigns efficiently and effectively.

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Life in the Fastlane: SDK tools built with developers in mind


On this sponsored episode, Ben and Ryan talk to Sunny Patel, Staff Software Engineer at PayPal, and Kyle Prinsloo, a developer and a PayPal partner, about all the ways that Fastlane by PayPal makes developers’ lives easier. They explore the needs that both merchants and consumers have for creating a seamless checkout experience, the importance of reducing friction in payment processes, and how documentation can directly assist the integration experience. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/10/30/pay

The U.K.’s Royal Mail plans to save Christmas deliveries with 2.5 million IoT Pixels

We’re gearing up for the holiday season, a time when parcel shipments go crazy. Last year, in the three months leading up to December 2023, the U.K.’s Royal Mail—the country’s equivalent of the USPS—handled 387 million parcels, up 36% from a year before. Every day, the service s

The 15 best tech-themed horror films of all time

This article is republished with permission from Blood in the Machine, a newsletter about AI, Silicon Valley, labor, and power. Subscribe here.

Halloween is upon us, which means it’s a good excuse to watch some films from one of cinema’s most under appreciated genres: science fiction horror.

As I argued years a

198 Top SEO Experts You Should Be Following via @sejournal, @sejournal

Want to learn more about search engine optimization? Then you should learn from the top SEO experts. Here are 202 brilliant ones to follow.

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Počátek nebo princip, prostě arché (taková libůstka tradiční filosofie)

Někteří filosofové rádi myslí principiálně. Problém je už s tím, co má být oním kýženým principem. Ještě větší problém je s diskuzí, co je počátkem či principem kosmu. Začal s ní asi Aristotelés a připsal tenhle problém všem předsokratikům. Je „počátkem“ voda, vzduch nebo oheň? Nebo něco jiného? Nejspíš to mysleli úplně jinak. Mezi tím taky o podstatě u Aristotela. http://www.osel.cz/13761-pocatek-nebo-princip-proste-arche-takova-libustka-tradicni-filosofie.html

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Voters are writing in memes as their presidential picks—and bragging about it on TikTok

Some rage-baiting TikTok and X users are choosing not to vote for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. Instead, they’re writing in their favorite meme. 

At the bottom of the presidential ballot, some states let voters to write in their preferred candidate. Some people have used that allowance to write-in, say, their favorite Twitch streamer, or even references to memes—and post abo

The SEO Agency Guide To Efficient WordPress Hosting & Management via @sejournal, @kinsta

Managing client websites can be expensive for SEO agencies, but it doesn't have to. Learn how managed hosting can help, saving you time and money.

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Fyzici objevili slibnou cestu na bájný ostrov stability supertěžkých prvků

Supertěžké prvky, které dnes částicoví fyzici s vypětím všech sil tvoří na výkonných urychlovačích, mívají směšně krátký poločas rozpadu. Vědci nicméně věří, že o něco dál v neprobádaných vodách periodické tabulky čeká ostrov stability, tedy supertěžké prvky, jejichž atomy vydrží o něco déle. http://www.osel.cz/13760-fyzici-objevili-slibnou-cestu-na-bajny-ostrov-stability-supertezkych-prvku.html

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Why Sony killed the PS5 game ‘Concord’—and the entire studio that made it

Sony Interactive Studios is swinging the axe with a ferocity even God of War’s Kratos would have trouble matching. The video game company announced plans Tuesday to shut down two internal studios and to “permanently sunset” Concord, the online multiplayer shooter it took offline after less than two weeks in September.

It’s a brutal end to a game (and ga

Trump’s ‘Access Hollywood’ tape is making the rounds on TikTok

“Grab them by the p***y.” Thought that phrase was buried in the past? Think again. With the election on the horizon, the notorious conversation between former President Donald Trump and Billy Bush, then of Access Hollywood, has since resurfaced on TikTok and is horrifying a whole new generation of voters. 

Earlier this month, the TikTok account of the Republican Voter

This VC firm developed a fitness program for startup founders

Running a startup can be all-consuming, and founders and CEOs often prioritize work over healthy eating, exercise, and even sleep.

Over time, that takes a toll. Byron Deeter, now a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, recalls visiting the dentist after the successful sale of a company he had founded, where he learned that a steady diet of energy bars hadn’t been the best for his dental health. Despite never having issues with tooth decay in

‘Like, seriously, go vote’: Influencers are getting paid to court your vote

“I hypothetically was just offered a lot of money to endorse a political party. Like, millions,” internet personality Tana Mongeau told her podcast co-host last month. “Then I was being allegedly told an alleged list of other influencers that have already hypothetically accepted money to do those hypothetical things that were hypothetically offered to me to hypothetically do.”

High-priced Trump merch is flooding Facebook Marketplace

Donald Trump shut down a Pennsylvania McDonald’s to shovel some fries. Now, those “authenticated” fries are listed on Facebook Marketplace for $10,000. 

Alongside the fries are dozens of high-priced, questionably sourced items linked to the Republican nominee. A cursory scroll of Facebook Marketplace reveals $1,000 Trump magazine covers, $5,000 Trump signatu

How this fitness app reveals Biden’s, Trump’s and Putin’s whereabouts

An investigation by French newspaper Le Monde found that the highly confidential movements of U.S. President Joe Biden, presidential rivals Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and other world leaders can be easily tracked online through a

Fantastical, the indie darling of Apple calendar apps, embraces Windows (but not Android)

Fantastical is one of the best examples of what a native iOS or Mac app should be. Now, after 13 years of Apple exclusivity, it’s also available for Windows.

The Windows version of Fantastical, announced on Tuesday, has full feature parity with the desktop version for MacOS, including a pop-up taskbar view for upcoming events, natural language event creation, and calendar groups that can be quickly shown or hidden with a keyboard shortcut.

It’s a big change fo

Ready to Make Reddit Work for Your Brand? [Webinar] via @sejournal, @brentcsutoras

Join three of Reddit’s top executives in this exclusive AMA (Ask Me Anything) to discover how to tap into Reddit’s platform to drive brand growth.

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Codie Sanchez says you can ignore those get-rich-quick schemes

The American economy is booming, but for many, especially younger Americans, achieving financial security feels like an out-of-reach fantasy. However, Codie Sanchez, social media superstar, investor, and founder of Contrarian Thinking, offers a solution for building wealth. She outlines a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” for young people, and asks everyone to ignore the get-rich-quick schemes because, as Codie explains, wealth is often earned slowly. Sanchez’s advice mixes fun wi

Core Web Vitals Documentation Updated via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google Chrome's documentation for Core Web Vitals was updated with more information about Interaction To Next Paint (INP) scores

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How can you get your kids into coding? We asked an 8-year-old.

Ben welcomes Ricky Robinett, VP of Developer Relations and Community at Cloudflare, and his eight-year-old daughter Fay for a chat about how AI tools are helping new developers get started and how to encourage your kids to try coding. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/10/29/how-can-you-get-your-kids-into-coding-we-asked-an-8-year-old/

LinkedIn’s new AI assistant can help recruiters match with top candidates

LinkedIn is hoping to use AI to make it easier for job recruiters and qualified candidates to find one another.

A new AI Hiring Assistant will soon let recruiters supply job descriptions and notes on qualifications, then automatically generate a short list of LinkedIn users who look like a good match for the job. And as recruiters go through the list of suggested candidates, the AI will indicate which of a job’s required and preferred qualifications each person appears to have.

“It’s

Robot developers keep making it seem like housebots are imminent when they’re decades away


The walking, talking, dancing Optimus robots at the recent Tesla demonstration generated huge excitement. But this turned to disappointment as it became apparent that much of what was happening was actually being controlled remotely by humans. As much as this

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‘I know what I’ve got is of high value’: Fries allegedly made by Trump are going for $10,000 on Facebook

I’ll have a Big Mac, McFlurry, and french fries cooked by the hand of former President Donald Trump, please. 

Following Trump’s campaign stop at a (closed) McDonald’s in Pennsylvania earlier this month, one man from Modena, New York, is now selling “authenticated fries” made and served by the former President for the reasonable price of $10,000 on

‘Woman of the Hour’ is prompting women on TikTok to share advice on encountering threatening men

Women are taking the lead from Netflix’s Woman of the Hour and sharing tips they’ve used to stay safe from threatening men.

The Netflix thriller is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala who appeared on The Dating Game in the 1970s in the midst of his murder spree. The film tells the story of the women who became his victims. Woman of the Hour marks Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut. Kendrick also stars in the movie as Sheryl, a character

This AI version of a hit Christmas song marks a new era for music

Whether you want to or not, everyone knows “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Recorded in 1958 by 13-year-old Brenda Lee, the song’s use in Home Alone helped make it a holiday staple. But have you ever wanted to hear a Spanish version created with help from AI? No? Too bad! 

Universal Music Group on Friday released “Noche Buena y Navidad,” a Spanish adaptation of the song that features an AI version of Lee’s vocals. Rewritten in Spanish and produced by produc

LinkedIn Launches Free AI Certification Courses via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

LinkedIn offers free AI certification courses through December, helping professionals adapt to workplace automation with expert-led training programs.

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