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Wikipedia co-founder joins editing conflict over the Gaza genocide page

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has jumped into a conflict over the online encyclopedia’s page on “Gaza…

‘Eyes-off driving’ is coming, and we’re so not ready

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Alleged U Penn hacker claims they’re in it for money, not ‘primarily “anti-DEI”’

A person claiming to be one of the University of Pennsylvania hackers says that about “1.2…

Google pulls AI model after senator says it fabricated assault allegation

Google says it has pulled AI model Gemma from its AI Studio platform after a Republican…

The great tariff shakedown | The Verge

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