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DeepSeek’s updated R1 AI model is more censored, test finds Jun 03, 2025

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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s newest AI model, an updated version of the company’s R1 reasoning model, achieves impressive scores on benchmarks for coding, math, and general knowledge, nearly surpassing OpenAI’s flagship o3.

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Tesla pleads for Senate to spare its booming energy business Jun 02, 2025

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If the Senate were to pass it with those repeals in tact, it could have a devastating impact on Tesla’s energy division.

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Volteras wants to connect to more EVs than anyone else Jun 02, 2025

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Volteras has raised $11.1 million to expand its connected car offerings to automakers and companies that want to interact with EVs.

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LoveJack, the dating app designed for users to find love using just five words Jun 02, 2025

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As Kevin Malone from “The Office” once said, “Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?” For Julia LeStage and Lisa Le, the creators of a new dating app called LoveJack, finding love online doesn’t have to feel like filling out a mountain of paperwork

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Atomic Canyon wants to be ChatGPT for the nuclear industry May 30, 2025

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Atomic Canyon raised $7 million in a seed round to expand its document search AI for nuclear power plants.

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Why export restrictions aren’t the only thing to pay attention to in Nvidia’s earnings May 30, 2025

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After the market closes on Wednesday, Nvidia will report earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended on April 27. While many in the industry are likely eager to hear how the recent whiplash surrounding U.S. chip export controls will impact Nvidia’s international chip business and future guidance

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Gridcare thinks more than 100 MW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid May 29, 2025

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Gridcare raised $13.3 million for its data platform that finds underutilized capacity on the electrical grid.

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Tesla loses more ground in Europe, while BYD makes gains May 29, 2025

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In April, Tesla sold 7,261 vehicles in the European Union, European Free Trade Association, and U.K., a 49% year-over-year decline.

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YouTube tops Disney and Netflix in TV viewing and WhatsApp launches long-awaited iPad app May 28, 2025

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Nielsen’s latest report serves as another wake-up call that YouTube is rapidly gaining ground in the TV landscape. On Tuesday, Nielsen released its April 2025 “Media Distributor Gauge” report, which showed that YouTube has achieved a significant milestone: it has maintained the largest share of TV viewing for three consecutive months, now accounting for 12.4% ; WhatsApp is officially available on iPad, Meta announced on Tuesday. The new iPad app allows you to make video and audio calls with up to 32 people, share your screen, and use both front and back cameras.

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Why a new anti-revenge porn law has free speech experts alarmed May 28, 2025

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The newly signed Take It Down Act makes it illegal to publish nonconsensual explicit images – real or AI-generated – and gives platforms just 48 hours to comply with a victim’s takedown request or face liability. While widely praised as a long-overdue win for victims, experts warn its vague language, lax standards for verifying claims, and tight compliance window could pave the way for overreach, censorship of legitimate content, and even surveillance.

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