3 new ways to tweak Instagram's Your Algorithm
Instagram is testing three new ways to edit Your Algorithm, adding topic controls and per-Reel buttons so some users can add or remove inferred interests.
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350 rehired engineers lift Ford quality, cut costs
Ford rehired 350 veteran engineers after AI-driven quality systems underperformed, aiming to cut defects, reduce warranty costs, improve JD Power ratings.
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Apple blocks VK apps as Kremlin urges switch to Android
Apple removed VK and Max from the iOS App Store in Russia and cut push notifications, citing legal obligations. Moscow urged users to switch to Android.
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Tesla Model 3 hit 73 mph before Katy crash, family sues
Tesla says its Model 3 hit 73 mph before ploughing into a Katy, Texas home and killing a resident. Family filed suit as NHTSA and NTSB open federal probes.
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Amazon Prime Day: $200 Prime Visa bonus, steep discounts
Amazon Prime Day runs to June 26. It includes sitewide discounts and a $200 Prime Visa credit on approval. Top deals include watches, earbuds and appliances.
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Sacramento sheriff's drone used a magnet to lift knife from motionless suspect
Sacramento deputies used a magnet-equipped drone to lift a knife from a motionless person in a June 18 standoff, a tactic the sheriff called life-saving.
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Amazon Prime Day expands to 4 days with faster delivery
Amazon stretches Prime Day to four days, June 23-26, promising unlimited One-Day Delivery and daily Epic Prime Deals to boost repeats and order values.
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What Person of Interest teaches about AI's values
A code.likeagirl.io essay argues AI debate should move from capability to AI values. Person of Interest shows how automated sorting becomes policy.
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In the Weights shows how LLMs remember your name
In the Weights is a public tool that scores how strongly LLMs recall individual names, with per-model outputs, hallucination flags and a live leaderboard.
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Nothing shelves CMF phone as RAM prices rise
Nothing cancelled its CMF Phone successor for 2026, citing rising RAM costs that would push up retail prices and erode the sub-brand's low-price appeal.
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Tesla's $25bn capex bet signals AI push
Tesla plans over $25bn in 2026 capex for AI infrastructure, Cortex and chip capacity. The spend will push free cash flow negative and hinge on execution.
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AI demand could force $270 iPhone Pro price rise
Apple warns AI-driven memory demand is lifting component costs, and TechInsights estimates an iPhone price rise of about $270 at the September refresh.
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Two ways to stop your Android keyboard tracking
Two ways to stop Android keyboard tracking: turn off Gboard's sharing toggles, or install FUTO, an open-source keyboard that runs speech models on-device.
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Fox buys Roku for $22 billion, gains homescreen control
Fox buys Roku for $22 billion, gaining homescreen access to ad inventory and viewer data. Regulators will decide how discovery and privacy change.
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Anthropic suspends two models, India expansion put on hold
Anthropic disabled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after a US order, pausing its India plans. A security review in weeks will decide whether access is restored.
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US orders Anthropic to disable Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5
US ordered Anthropic to shut down Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5 worldwide after a reported jailbreak risk; the company called the move disproportionate.
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Equal AI raises $30m as assistant answers only unknown calls
Equal AI raised $30m for an Android assistant that answers unknown numbers, recording and summarising calls. The startup plans known-number screening next.
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Opendoor cuts 250 jobs in India as AI reshapes outsourcing
Opendoor cuts 250 jobs in India, closing Chennai and Bengaluru offices and shifting work to AI US teams. Analysts say this could reshape outsourcing.
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Google cuts AI Plus to $4.99 and doubles storage to 400GB
Google cuts AI Plus to $4.99 a month and doubles cloud storage to 400GB, keeping generative features like Omni Flash and NotebookLM, rolling out in days.
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Ferrari unveils electric Luce, scales back EV ambitions
Ferrari unveiled the Luce, its first full-electric four-door, priced above €500,000 with deliveries from October 2026, and cut its full-EV target for 2030.
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SK Hynix and Samsung shares tumble 10% after Nvidia tie-up
SK Hynix and Samsung shares plunged about 10% at Seoul open despite Nvidia's memory partnership, with markets later trimming losses as investors reassessed supply and profit signals.
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Anthropic opens Claude Mythos Preview to 200 vetted partners
Anthropic expanded Project Glasswing to about 200 partners for controlled access to Claude Mythos Preview, using the model to find software-exploit paths while limiting public release.
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Anthropic $47bn revenue surge as IPO looms
Anthropic says annualised revenue reached $47bn in May and has filed confidential IPO paperwork. It is expanding Claude and courting small businesses.
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Shokz OpenDots 2 and Air, louder bass with lighter clips
Shokz OpenDots 2 and Air promise fuller bass from an open-ear clip design, with Dolby support, bone-mic, app-based EQ and up to 40 hours battery.
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Opus 4.8 wins honesty gains but flunks one legal test
Anthropic's Opus 4.8 tightens verbosity and uncertainty handling, delivers steady benchmark gains and a cheaper fast mode. Independent tests found improved honesty but one notable legal-judgment failure.
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