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OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects

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Following this week’s midterms where voters resoundingly voiced their opposition to data center expansion, OpenAI today announced new commitments to communities where it is working on data center projects, including that it won’t use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with public officials. Many data center projects have come under scrutiny for relying on NDAs to hide discussions … Read more

Airbnb is working on an AI travel agent

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Airbnb plans to roll out an AI agent in the first half of 2027 that will help users plan and book travel, the company said in its Q3 2026 earnings shareholder letter released today. “Today’s AI agents are good at simple, routine tasks, like making a restaurant reservation or scheduling an appointment,” Airbnb said. “But … Read more

The New York Times is in talks to buy Letterboxd for around $330 million

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Letterboxd’s homepage. The New York Times Company is in talks”exclusive negotations” to acquire Letterboxd, the social network for film lovers, for around $330 million, The New York Times reports. The Times Company, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and A24 were all recently rumored to be among those interested in buying Letterboxd. The negotiations with the Times Company … Read more

Perplexity launches its own take on AI agents for work

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Perplexity is taking on OpenAI and Anthropic with its own work-focused AI agents. The startup’s new always-on “Teammates” can take on multiple roles within a workspace, while pulling existing projects, skills, and memory from the Perplexity tools you already use. Teammates integrate with Perplexity Computer, an AI system that can deploy agents on your device … Read more

Salon is shutting down after 31 years

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Salon launched 31 years ago as one of the first online-only news magazine outlets, and it announced today in an unsigned post that it’s ceasing publication. The company said that the “business realities of independent digital journalism have changed profoundly over the years,” and it decided that its publishing model is “no longer sustainable.” It … Read more

Small Tweaks, Great Output: What Merchants Can Do to Maximize Pay By Bank Conversion

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Open banking payments are a genuinely good deal for merchants. Lower transaction fees than cards, near-instant access to settled funds, no card chargeback headaches. But in many markets, it’s still a relatively new checkout option, and even where the infrastructure is mature (think the UK, the Netherlands or Germany), plenty of shoppers still default to … Read more

Getting started with Web Answer on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

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Today, we are announcing the general availability of Web Answer on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. With Web Answer, agent builders get a synthesized, source-cited answer to a natural-language question with a single tool call. They no longer build a search, retrieve, synthesize, and citation pipeline themselves. If you have built agents that need to answer questions … Read more

96 Blog Posts To Learn About Pc Gaming

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Let’s learn about Pc Gaming via these 96 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. PC gaming involves playing video games on a personal computer, often utilizing high-performance hardware and a diverse range of genres. … Read more

Gate Pioneers Proof of Security, Achieving 104.58% Cold Storage Coverage to Solidify Asset Security

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Gate has officially introduced Proof of Security (PoSEC), a new asset security verification framework, becoming the first digital asset trading platform in the industry to launch a PoSEC security verification system. Since its founding in 2013, Gate has consistently placed user asset security at the forefront of its priorities. With the introduction of PoSEC, Gate … Read more