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Robinhood will let your AI agent trade stocks and make (or lose) lots of money
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Robinhood will let your AI agent trade stocks and make (or lose) lots of money

Robinhood now lets you create separate accounts for AI agents to trade stocks autonomously. The feature automates investment decisions but comes with warnings about significant risk and potential total loss.

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This smart bird feeder captures more of my backyard drama
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This smart bird feeder captures more of my backyard drama

Smart bird feeders with motion-activated cameras are becoming essential tools for capturing backyard wildlife moments, especially in bird-rich areas where timing is everything.

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I Like Ferrari's Luce EV. But This Is Why It's Heartbreaking
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I Like Ferrari's Luce EV. But This Is Why It's Heartbreaking

Jony Ive's design team created Ferrari's new Luce EV, offering a glimpse of what Apple's canceled $10 billion car project might have delivered. It's beautiful, but it stings.

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The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard
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The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard

Custard apples are gaining attention for being hardy plants that produce delicate, creamy fruit. The challenge? Getting that fragile fruit to international markets without it turning to mush.

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Instagram betting ads featuring Kane and Haaland banned
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Instagram betting ads featuring Kane and Haaland banned

UK regulators banned Instagram betting ads featuring Premier League stars Harry Kane and Erling Haaland, ruling they appeal too strongly to minors. A reminder that AI-powered ad targeting still has to follow old-school rules about protecting kids.

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Did the Pope use AI to write about the dangers of AI?
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Did the Pope use AI to write about the dangers of AI?

Analysts think AI helped draft parts of Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on AI, with detection tools flagging up to 100% AI‑written sections and a notable rise in the word “genuinely.” The finding sparks debate over AI’s role in high‑profile writing and the reliability of detection

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Waymo Takes Its Self-Driving Cars to Virginia
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Waymo Takes Its Self-Driving Cars to Virginia

Waymo is expanding its self-driving operations to Virginia, mapping Alexandria and Arlington right across from DC. This marks a strategic move closer to the nation's capital and its regulatory decision-makers.

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Corsair Galleon 100 SD Review: Stream Deck Now Included
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Corsair Galleon 100 SD Review: Stream Deck Now Included

Corsair's new Galleon 100 SD keyboard combines Stream Deck controls with premium mechanical keyboard design. It's targeting creators and professionals who want programmable macro keys without a separate device cluttering their desk.

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Porn company fined £600,000 by Ofcom over age check failings
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Porn company fined £600,000 by Ofcom over age check failings

UK regulator Ofcom fined porn site operator Youngtek Solutions £600,000 for failing to verify user ages for three months in 2025. The company has since implemented age checks.

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Champion ethical hacker warns AI tools like Mythos will make competing harder
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Champion ethical hacker warns AI tools like Mythos will make competing harder

Top ethical hacker Chompie warns that AI tools like Claude Mythos are raising the bar for cybersecurity competition, making it harder for human hackers to keep pace with AI-augmented capabilities.

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Spencer Pratt Wants to Be Mayor. His Fans Want Him to Be Batman.

Spencer Pratt's mayoral campaign is using AI-generated videos that make him look like Batman, showing how political advertising is entering a new era where candidates can become anything on screen.

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Go Ask Alice Why Tech Start-Ups Are Spending Big on Hype Videos

AI startups are producing elaborate, surreal marketing videos featuring characters like the Mad Hatter to generate buzz. It's the latest trend in Bay Area tech hype culture.

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Erin Brockovich launches a crowdsourced AI data center map
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Erin Brockovich launches a crowdsourced AI data center map

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich launched a crowdsourced mapping project to track AI data centers and let communities voice concerns about their local impact.

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DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search
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DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search

Google's AI-first search overhaul at I/O 2026 is backfiring. DuckDuckGo app installs jumped 30% as users flee AI agents for traditional blue links.

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OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year
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OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year

OpenRouter just raised $113M at a $1.3B valuation, more than doubling in a year. The platform saw 5x usage growth in six months, proving developers want easy access to multiple AI models without vendor lock-in.

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Xreal, Google's smart glasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry
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Xreal, Google's smart glasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry

Xreal's CEO believes smart glasses have hit a turning point after years of false starts. The company partnered with Google and thinks they've cracked what made previous attempts fail.

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Why the Vatican Invited Anthropic to the Pope’s AI Encyclical Presentation
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Why the Vatican Invited Anthropic to the Pope’s AI Encyclical Presentation

The Vatican invited Anthropic to present the Pope's first major statement on AI, signaling an unusual partnership between the Catholic Church and a leading AI company to shape ethical guidelines for the technology.

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What Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical Says About the Power of AI
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What Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical Says About the Power of AI

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical warns about AI power being concentrated in too few hands. He's calling out big tech's dominance and what it means for humanity's future.

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As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words
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As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words

Pope Leo is pushing back against AI hype in Silicon Valley, raising questions about whether tech companies will listen or if the church itself will get swept up in the AI wave.

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Several Overwatch heroes are about to hit Fortnite
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Several Overwatch heroes are about to hit Fortnite

Overwatch characters are coming to Fortnite as Epic Games celebrates the hero shooter's 10th anniversary. The crossover brings popular heroes into Epic's battle royale ecosystem.

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This startup is betting India's gig economy can train the world's robots
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This startup is betting India's gig economy can train the world's robots

Human Archive is paying Indian gig workers to wear camera caps and sensors, collecting real-world movement data that AI labs need to train robots. It's outsourcing the grunt work of building embodied AI.

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Universal Music Group and TikTok renew agreement to combat unauthorized AI music
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Universal Music Group and TikTok renew agreement to combat unauthorized AI music

Universal Music Group and TikTok just renewed their licensing deal with new protections against AI-generated music that mimics signed artists. UMG has been pushing platforms hard on this issue for years.

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket rates end May 29
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket rates end May 29

Early bird tickets for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 drop by up to $410, but the discount ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on May 29. Grab a pass now to network with AI innovators in San Francisco and get first hand insights for your AI projects.

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Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web
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Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web

Google CEO Sundar Pichai discusses restructuring the company for AI competition, the evolution of search into task-based agents, and preparing for a future where traditional web traffic patterns fundamentally change.

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