California's proposed 'billionaire tax' fails to pass: California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists TechCrunch interviewed before the vote were split on whether it would have driven out wealthy residents or just trimmed their fortunes. Read More
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Adobe brings AI agents and new creative tools to Photoshop, Premiere, and Firefly: Adobe is taking on Figma with a new prototype builder tool in Firefly. Read More
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Ring, known for its doorbell cameras, launches a home security drone and an enterprise security robot: Amazon-owned Ring is pushing into robotics with the launch of a home security drone and a rolling robot designed to patrol and protect businesses. Read More
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Our recent robotics readiness report highlighted a critical gap between organizations’ robotics ambitions and what they’re structured to deliver. This blueprint will help you close that gap and lay a foundation for a successful human-robot workforce.
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Jensen Huang's alleged honeypot scandal has inspired some top-notch memes: The internet is having a field day with Nvidia's Jensen Huang's alleged honeypot scandal. Read More
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Reddit is turning user conversations into AI-powered product reviews: Reddit's new AI-powered reviews summarize what users like and dislike about 10,000 products, helping shoppers research purchases ahead of the holidays. Read More
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N-able takes its remote access service offline after researcher publishes dozens of zero-day bugs: The remote access giant also urged its self-hosted customers to take down their own servers amid a "critical security incident," fearing the possibility of cyberattacks. Read More
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Google broadens its AI hardware portfolio with two new specialized chips: Google's new tensor processing units (TPUs) broaden its chip portfolio to more use cases: confidential model training and more memory capacity. Read More
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Meta's AI agent Muse lands on Apple Watch and Android Wear OS: Users can now interact with Meta’s AI assistant through voice calls, text messages, or dictation on their Apple Watch. Read More
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Anthropic sets IPO price range of $70 to $78 per share to reach an implied valuation of $1.404 trillion: The company could end up being worth a hefty $1.404 trillion if its shares list at the top of the price range, on a fully diluted basis. Read More
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