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Runway launches AI model router as generative media gets crowded

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Runway no longer wants to be just another AI model company. It wants to become the infrastructure layer for generative media. On Thursday, the startup launched Runway Media Router through Runway Dev, its developer platform, released earlier this month, that provides API access to a growing roster of third-party image, video, and audio models alongside […]

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Meta drops out of a major clean energy pact as its natural gas buildout accelerates

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Over the past year, Meta has funded the construction of at least a dozen natural gas power plants, including one project that alone will burn enough natural gas to generate as much electricity as the entire state of South Dakota uses. Now Meta is no longer part of the RE100, a corporate renewable energy initiative,

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Anthropic updates Claude voice mode with more capable models

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Weeks after OpenAI rolled out a new family of conversational models and updated ChatGPT’s voice mode, rival Anthropic is making its move to make Claude more voice-friendly with a new update. The company said Thursday that users can choose between Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku models. Claude’s voice mode, which was released last year and powered

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Tesla’s door handles may spur new US safety rules

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U.S. regulators will look into developing new requirements for automakers to ensure drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles. The new rule-making process, outlined in a regulatory filing and first reported by Bloomberg, follows a series of incidents, including fatal ones, in which people have become stuck inside cars with flush, electronically operated door

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Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua to step aside as company pushes into robotaxis, robotics

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Mobileye founder and CEO Amnon Shashua plans to step down from the top leadership post after nearly three decades, just as the company pushes into robotaxis and humanoid robots. Shashua will remain CEO until Mobileye hires a replacement, according to a regulatory filing Thursday. Mobileye got its start making computer vision chips based on Shashua’s

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How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers

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For months, AI giants have devised special vetted programs and strict guardrails to limit the use of their models by malicious hackers. But these limits are now hindering the work of legitimate network defenders, as well as that of offensive cybersecurity researchers. In June, the U.S. government slapped export control restrictions on Anthropic’s much-hyped AI

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iPhone Ultra timing remains unclear as ‘final production adjustments’ made

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The exact launch timings of the iPhone Ultra remain unclear as a new supply chain report says that Foxconn is making “final adjustments” to the manufacturing process. It follows an earlier report stating that mass production had begun. Recent reports indicate that Apple will unveil the new folding iPhone at its September event, but that

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Apple Maps is becoming Ford’s new navigation mode for select vehicles

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Today Apple announced a unique partnership with automaker Ford, which will bake Apple Maps into its upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Platform for navigation. Here are the details. Apple and Ford today announced that Apple Maps will be integrated directly into Ford’s upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Platform through Apple’s new MapKit for Automotive SDK.

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SmartGym update makes it easier to manually adjust and log exercises on the go

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With the version rolling out today, users who rely on SmartGym’s iPhone app will find it easier to adjust and log their sets during workouts. Here are the details. SmartGym’s Apple Watch app has long allowed users to quickly adjust details such as reps and weight as they log each set. With today’s update, that

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