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This month, resolve to revive or relinquish those old music players and point-and-shoot cameras — and retrieve any files trapped on the devices. Source link

Facial recognition at security and immigration checkpoints and gates could ease airport hassles, even as the technology raises privacy concerns. Source link

The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability. Source link

The agency is aiming to reverse a setback in the government’s campaign to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies. Source link

The very capable robotic picker-upper can grasp things on both sides and roam around freely. Source link

Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion. Source link

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. Source link

Billions of dollars are trading hands on sites like Polymarket and Kalshi, where people bet on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to election outcomes. Source link

A video from Ken Paxton, a Republican primary challenger to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, depicted A.I.-generated imagery of the senator twirling with Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic Senate candidate. Source link

The company said on Friday that it would start serving ads in the free version of its chatbot over the next several weeks. Source link