Hold up — I had a great time talking to the RIAA guy
Today, I’m talking with Mitch Glazier, who is CEO and chairman of the RIAA. This conversation was a real full-circle moment for me: I was in college when Napster hit, and the RIAA…
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Trump’s 60 Minutes interview touched on AI safety, threat to arrest an AI exec
Asked about AI executives' warnings about their models' safety on 60 Minutes, Trump said, "I think that the risk is not nearly as real as it- as they talk, and I think the risk can be manag…
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'The Biggest Launch In WoW History' - Xbox's Latest First-Party Game Is Already Smashing Records
Bodes well for that eventual console release, eh? We've talked quite a bit recently about the launch of World of Warcraft: Forever on PC and how it may end up being the biggest su…
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Google unveils two new TPUs designed for secure AI workloads and massive context windows
Google has repackaged its existing 8t and 8i TPUs to solve enterprise pain points in security and long-context processing in AI workloads. Read more...
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How to shop like a pro during Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Despite Amazon and other retailers filling the summer and fall months with more sales than ever before, Black Friday and Cyber Monday remain the biggest shopping days of the year.…
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Here are the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Walmart, and others
Nothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones or an OLED TV, only to find out you could have gotten it cheaper somewhere else a few days or weeks later. That’s…
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Here are the shipping and return policies for all the big-name retailers
With the holidays quickly approaching, everyone will soon be on the hunt for gifts and the fastest way to get them. Thankfully, many retailers offer generous shipping policies, wi…
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