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Robot Rescue in Times Square Subway and Burning Buildings. Sep 25, 2023

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An NYPD security robot will be patrolling the Times Square subway station, and Scientists are developing a $90,000 fireproof tankbot to scout burning buildings for people to save.

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A New AI Football Stats, Love on Tinder’s Elite Tier, and Tracking Moods on Your Apple Watch Sep 25, 2023

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The NFL and Amazon are using AI to invent new football stats, You can find love on Tinder for $500 a month, if you qualify for its elite tier, and tracking your moods in watchOS 10.

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Putting Dyson Zone’s Air Filters to the Test Sep 22, 2023

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The device purifies the air surrounding your face but, as with everything, there's a catch.

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A Copilot for Windows, Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests, and Striking Distance Studios has New CEO after Callisto Protocol Flop Sep 22, 2023

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Microsoft will add Copilot AI to Windows 11 on September 26, US brings back free at-home COVID-19 tests as cases continue to spike, and Callisto Protocol creator leaves studio after it flopped.

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Open Enrollment for Neuralink and The Chan Zuckerberg Cure All Sep 21, 2023

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Neuralink opens enrollment for its first human BCI implants, and The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is building a massive GPU cluster to ‘cure, prevent or manage all diseases’.

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1Password Passkey Support, Meta Paid Verification Expansion, and Criterion Games Focus Sep 21, 2023

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Passkey support is finally available in 1Password, Meta's paid verification for businesses will cost almost double what it does for individuals, and Need for Speed developer Criterion Games will mostly focus on Battlefield going forward'.

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The Revised Protect Musicians Act and Google’s AI-powered Cancer Microscope Sep 20, 2023

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The Revised Protect Musicians Act could empower artists against streaming platforms, and Google is developing an AI-powered microscope to help doctors spot cancer.

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Microsoft's Surprise Leak, Cloud-Ready Xbox, and Phil Spencer Reflects on Nintendo Merger Sep 20, 2023

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Microsoft AI researchers mistakenly leaked 38TB of company data, including documents detailing 'cloud hybrid' next-gen Xbox for 2028, and Xbox chief Phil Spencer believed a Nintendo merger would have been his 'career moment'.

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Glass Substrates and Panos Panay Heads to Amazon Sep 19, 2023

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Intel seems pretty excited about glass substrates, and Panos Panay is reportedly heading to Amazon after leaving Microsoft.

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Apple Depressingly Ahead of Peers in Environment Issues Sep 18, 2023

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Apple isn’t perfect on environmental issues, but it’s depressingly ahead of its peers. The distance between where the mobile industry is and where it needs to be is stark.

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