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The 17 best robot vacuum deals you can still get before Prime Day ends
Amazon's Prime Day final day is offering discounts on tested robot vacuums from Roborock, Dreame, Shark, and others, with verified low prices ranging from $169.99 to $1,344.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and
Rockstar Prices GTA VI at $80, Sets November 19 Release
Rockstar confirmed Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, with the standard edition at $79.99 and an Ultimate Edition at $99.99 that locks exclusive missions behind the higher price. Preorders open
Google TV Streamer 4K Hits $74.99 for Prime Day
Google's TV Streamer 4K has dropped to $74.99 for Amazon Prime members during Prime Day, matching its best price ever while doubling as a Matter-compatible smart home hub with Gemini voice control.
GTA VI Priced at $80, Ultimate $100, Launches Nov 19
Rockstar confirmed Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, 2026 at $79.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition, with preorders opening at midnight on June 25 and physical cop
Qualcomm Buys Buzzy Chip Startup Modular for Nearly $4 Billion
Qualcomm will acquire AI chip-software startup Modular for nearly $4 billion, absorbing its 150-person team and proprietary cross-chip coding platform as the chipmaker pushes beyond mobile into data c
Web data infrastructure emerges as AI's next bottleneck
A new web data infrastructure layer is emerging as critical for AI performance, with Bright Data CEO Or Lenchner arguing that real-time data retrieval — not just model architecture — now determines wh
Most AI Chatbots Give Left-Leaning Political Answers
A Washington Post analysis of leading AI chatbots — including GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Grok 4.3, and Gab's Arya — found that most frequently provide left-leaning responses to political prompts, with t
Meta Building Standalone 'Arena' Prediction Markets App
Meta is developing a standalone prediction markets app called 'Arena' that would use points rather than real-money wagers, positioning the company to compete with established platforms Polymarket and
Nvidia AI Chip Prices Double on China Black Market
Nvidia's AI chip prices on China's black market have more than doubled as US export controls make illicit procurement riskier and costlier, with the flagship DGX B300 server now commanding $1.1M.
Meta Launches $299 Smart Glasses, Beats Apple to Market
Meta unveiled its first own-brand smart glasses — Meta Adventurer and Fury at $299 each, plus a $399 Kylie Jenner collaboration called Starfire — produced with EssilorLuxottica, positioning the compan
MoEngage Acquires Aampe to Challenge Salesforce, Adobe
Indian customer engagement firm MoEngage has acquired San Francisco-based AI startup Aampe in a tens-of-millions all-cash deal, betting that per-customer AI agents will define the next era of marketin
Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero
Superhuman has acquired GPTZero, a three-year-old AI detection startup built by Princeton grad Edward Tian as a senior thesis project, bringing 19 million registered users and $30 million in ARR into
Meta's 'Arena' Prediction App Spooks DraftKings
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has directed staff to build a prediction markets app called "Arena" that will initially use a points system rather than real money, sending DraftKings and Flutter shares lower
After betting the firm on Anthropic, Menlo Ventures raises victorious $3B fund
Menlo Ventures raised $3 billion — its largest fund in 50 years — fueled by a $14 billion Anthropic stake built from a bold 2024 bet-the-firm investment structured largely through a special-purpose ve
Meta Halts Worker Tracking AI Program After Staff
Meta paused its two-month-old internal program that tracked employee computer activity to gather AI training data, after nearly 2,000 workers petitioned to cancel it and the company acknowledged some
OpenAI Cyber Model Outscores Mythos, WH Silent
OpenAI released GPT-5.5-Cyber, which outscored Anthropic's Mythos 5 on the same cybersecurity benchmark, yet drew no political response from the White House — a stark contrast to the export controls i
Five Eyes Warn AI Cyber Threats Months Away, Name China
China's race toward frontier AI models has emerged as a top unknown in AI security, with Five Eyes intelligence leaders warning that AI-powered cyber threats are months away and that preparations are
Meta launches cheaper range of AI smart glasses starting at $299 - Reuters
Meta launched a cheaper line of AI smart glasses starting at $299, with Mark Zuckerberg saying the devices must serve the face before the technology.
Valve Steam Machine Priced at $1,049 Amid RAM Cost
Valve's Steam Machine launches at £879 in the UK and $1,049 in the US—well above its original target—as the company blames soaring RAM and storage costs driven in part by AI data center demand.
Samsung Unveils Industry’s Fastest UFS 5.0 Solution for Next-Gen On-Device AI Applications - Samsung
Samsung announced a UFS 5.0 storage solution billed as the industry's fastest, targeting next-generation on-device AI applications in upcoming flagship smartphones.
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