Philips will increase prices of its popular smart lighting products, known as the Hue series, starting July 1. The company attributes the price hike to tariffs and warns that costs could rise further after the initial change. In an email to customers earlier this month, Philips informed them that prices would increase and encouraged people … Read more
A federal judge has ruled that artificial intelligence company Anthropic did not break the law by training its chatbot, Claude, using copyrighted books without consent from authors and publishers. However, the judge ordered Anthropic to go to trial over allegations of using pirated versions of the books. The decision has sparked strong disapproval among readers … Read more
Chewy’s entry into the veterinary clinic market has sent its shares sharply higher, according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Nathan Feather named Chewy a top pick, rating it overweight with a $50 price target, implying 15% appreciation from Tuesday’s close. Feather raised his bull case outlook by $7 to $75 per share, citing “upside optionality” tied … Read more
Two former State Department officials and a senior fellow at The Washington Institute have weighed in on the recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, offering differing perspectives on the conflict’s trajectory. Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, described the DIA’s estimates as “conservative” and expressed skepticism about the … Read more
Google is rolling out a new feature that allows users to choose a more effective method of tracking their mobile devices on Android. The update, integrated with Play Services version 25.24, will enable users to configure Find Hub during the setup process. This change adds an option to track devices in all areas, not just … Read more
Google has released its latest text-to-image model, Imagen 4, for free on its AI Studio platform. The new model boasts significant improvements over its predecessor, offering enhanced quality in image generation and handling a wide range of tasks. Imagen 4 consists of two models: the standard Imagen 4 and the premium Imagen 4 Ultra. While … Read more
Intel’s “NEO” GPU compute stack has been absorbing defensive mitigations that hinder performance, according to Phoronix. Canonical is planning to enable the NEO_DISABLE_MITIGATIONS flag in future Ubuntu packages, expected to appear in version 25.10, to lift these restrictions. The mitigations, which add layers of protection to Intel’s OpenCL and Level Zero implementation, have resulted in … Read more
Increasingly aggressive immigration raids by masked federal agents are creating problems for local law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles. Police have little insight into where the federal enforcement actions take place, often dealing with the aftermath of protests and questions from residents about what happened. The lack of clarity is eroding trust between immigrant communities … Read more
News Group Newspapers has issued a warning regarding automated access to its content, stating that it does not permit the use of content for machine learning or artificial intelligence purposes. The company’s terms and conditions prohibit the collection, text, or data mining of any content without explicit permission. To inquire about commercial use, interested parties … Read more
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