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Waymo has a lot of experience building virtual systems to help its autonomous vehicles better understand the real world. It built realistic 3D worlds to better anticipate natural disasters and unpredictable edge cases. It created a virtual representation of a hyperattentive driver to test against its own autonomous vehicles in a series of simulated scenarios to see which is better at



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Geoffrey Hinton has changed his view on AI's role in war.
  • Geoffrey Hinton says he has changed his stance on AI's role in warfare because of Russia's war in Ukraine.
  • Hinton told NBC News that the relationship between AI and the military is "more complicated" than he used to think.
  • Hinton has for years warned against military applications of the



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A pair of tickets to see the Yankees play the Red Sox on Saturday, June 6 — Section 217, Row 13, Seats 1-2 — would have cost you $424 on StubHub if you tried buying at 10 in the morning a couple of days before the game.

Or $435.

Or $446.

Or $450.

Or $486.

Or $490.

Those prices weren't for different seats or different listings. They didn't come from different ticket


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Meta has been ordered by the European Commission to restore free WhatsApp access for chatbots made by rival AI providers while the regulator finishes its antitrust investigation. The rare interim measure announced on Tuesday was deemed necessary "to prevent serious and irreparable damage to competition" in the general-purpose AI assistant market.

This is only the second time that the EU


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A Google DeepMind economist talked about AI's impact on jobs.
  • Alex Imas, a Google DeepMind economist, said there's little evidence of broad AI-driven job cuts.
  • But he warned AI panic could trigger a "cascade effect" of layoffs.
  • It comes as executives face pressure to show they're adapting to AI.

Alex Imas hasn't yet seen evidence that AI is driving job losses.

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The author's son (not pictured) enjoyed his summer job in another state so much that he's returning this year.
  • Our 15-year-old wanted a summer job, but they are hard to come by where we live in New York.
  • A family member in Minnesota offered to ask around and scored a Zoom interview for our son.
  • He worked at an ice cream shop for the summer while my wife worked remotely and

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The Mobi Fold feels like a full-sized mouse when opened and includes a touch panel for scrolling.
The Mobi Fold feels like a full-sized mouse when opened and includes a touch panel for scrolling.

Logitech finally announced its new ultraportable travel mouse following leaked marketing images that spoiled the surprise last month. As the name implies, the Mobi Fold is a compact mouse that can  fold in half using a hinge that can pivot about 130 degrees. At $79.99 in graphite, off-white


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Lance Bass says he tries to instill a love of reading and journaling in his kids.
  • Lance Bass says there's one part of the day he looks forward to as a dad of twins.
  • "My favorite time of day is that hour before bedtime, and we're in their room playing games or reading books," he said.
  • Besides reading, Bass has his children journal about

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Rising oil prices are boosting the Kremlin's finances under Russian President Vladimir Putin, but economic growth remains sluggish.
  • Soaring oil prices are making Russia richer, even under Western sanctions.
  • High crude prices are boosting Russia's exports, government revenue, and cash inflows.
  • However, labor shortages and weak productivity are keeping growth stuck below 1%.

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