ChatGPT’s Gemini Live rival can keep talking while it thinks
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI’s new voice model — GPT-Live — can listen and speak at the same time. For questions that require more thinking or a web…
A Brown University professor suspected his class used AI to cheat after a take-home midterm averaged 96%, prompting an in-person final, which averaged 48.6% (Emma Whitford/Inside Higher Ed)
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NVIDIA Shield TV may have been discontinued as stock disappears
TL;DR NVIDIA’s $149 Shield TV has reportedly been out of stock for months at major retailers. Recent findings suggest the base model of the popular streaming box may have been…
Truecaller clashes with India’s telecom regulator over anti-spam rules
Truecaller has opened a public fight with India’s telecom regulator over rules governing caller ID apps, saying the country’s anti-spam framework is making it harder to protect consumers from unwanted…
Reno-based AI chip startup Positron is in talks to raise ~$750M in two phases, at valuations of $3.5B in the first tranche and ~$5B in the second (Bloomberg)
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Despite ‘misgivings,’ judge approves Elon Musk’s $1.5 million SEC settlement
A judge has approved a $1.5 million penalty levied against Elon Musk that will settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit despite having “significant misgivings” about it. U.S. District…
The FTC settles with John Deere over a 2025 right-to-repair lawsuit, requiring the company to provide farmers and shops with equipment and software for 10 years (Boone Ashworth/Wired)
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Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Jonathan Morrison issued a directive Wednesday to autonomous vehicle (AV) developers, stating that it is unacceptable for their vehicles to interfere with first…
T-Mobile is making two of its best deals unavailable to its own users
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile is restricting its Keep & Switch and Family Freedom deals from tomorrow. Existing voice customers will no longer be eligible for the offers…
Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic
Google’s SynthID system has been used to debunk a high-profile AI-generated hoax image, in a rare but significant win for the system. Earlier this week, a picture circulated online that…