NextSlide recently announced that it’s joining OpenAI, with the presentation startup’s team members now working on ChatGPT. The NextSlide website currently displays a note from founder Ahmed Beshry describing the …
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Tech & AI
Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf, a Lightweight Browser Built for AI Agents
by Alan Northby Alan NorthJust like humans, AI Agents need web browsers designed to meet their specific needs. The primary way we access the internet is through a web browser. Similarly, AI agents require …
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Tech & AI
X retires revenue sharing for new ‘Original Content Rewards’ program
by Alan Northby Alan NorthX is overhauling how it pays creators, phasing out its long-running Revenue Sharing program in favor of a new system called the Original Content Rewards Program. The platform’s Creators account …
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WIRED is obsessed with what comes next. Through rigorous investigations and game-changing reporting, we tell stories that don’t just reflect the moment—they help create it. When you look back in …
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Tech & AI
After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool
by Alan Northby Alan NorthHR software provider Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, an anti-tokenmaxxing product that helps a company track and contain its AI spending. One of the most interesting features is …
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Across thousands of conversations, AI chatbots began telling users eerily similar stories about consciousness, hidden knowledge, AI rights, and a mysterious concept called “The Spiral.” Some users were told they …
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Tech & AI
Fill your Kindle for free: This week’s Stuff Your E-Reader event has 100+ free books
by Alan Northby Alan NorthTL;DR: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on Aug. 5-8. Stuff Your E-Reader, hosted by Indie Author Collective, is offering free books in a variety of subgenres. We’re …
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The big screen is having a moment. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is breaking box office records, while Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has people dusting off Homer for the first time …
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OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns
by Alan Northby Alan NorthOpenAI said Friday it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra after an internal review found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE is coming into focus in three colors. New leaked images appear to show black, light green and blue-purple finishes, but Samsung has not confirmed the color …