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Unlocking complex problem-solving with multi-agent collaboration on Amazon Bedrock

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Large language model (LLM) based AI agents that have been specialized for specific tasks have demonstrated great problem-solving capabilities. By combining the reasoning power of multiple intelligent specialized agents, multi-agent collaboration has emerged as a powerful approach to tackle more intricate, multistep workflows. The concept of multi-agent systems isn’t entirely new—it has its roots in … Read more

Apple joins consortium to help develop next-gen AI data center tech

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Apple has joined a consortium creating next-gen technology to link together chips in AI data centers. The consortium, the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium, is developing a standard called UALink, which connects the AI accelerator chips found within a growing number of server farms. As of Tuesday, Apple is a member of the consortium’s board, along … Read more

Hashed’s Simon Kim Says AI Has a ‘Black Box’ Problem

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Hashed’s Simon Kim believes the future of artificial intelligence hinges on a radical shift: breaking open the black box of centralized models like OpenAI and building a decentralized, transparent ecosystem powered by blockchain. For Kim, CEO of South Korea’s leading crypto VC fund, the urgency is clear. AI’s unchecked centralization threatens to create a “god” … Read more

Wyze cameras will use AI to describe what they see

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For those moments when you don’t have time to check your camera footage. | Image: Wyze Wyze’s latest AI feature aims to reduce how often you need to manually check security footage by instead just describing what the camera has seen. The new Descriptive Alerts will send notifications that “accurately summarize motion events” with more … Read more

WhatsApp is adding a way to turn selfies into stickers

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WhatsApp is adding new features including creating new stickers from selfies, sharing sticker packs, and adding new camera effects. Stickers and camera effects are good engagement ploys to keep users interacting with their contacts. The chat app added the ability to create custom stickers from photos last year. Now, the company is adding an option … Read more

Analysis: Prediction Markets Have a Gambling Problem

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Prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi spend a lot of time and money convincing regulators they’re not gambling. Outside of the U.S. authorities are viewing prediction markets as synonymous with gambling. Taiwan, France, and now Singapore have all made moves to block users from accessing Polymarket at the ISP level, calling the prediction market platform … Read more

Luigi was everywhere at AGDQ 2025

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Image: Nintendo Though there were only a handful of Super Mario games showcased during Awesome Games Done Quick 2025, his brother Luigi was everywhere — and it’s pretty clear why. In the gaming community, Mario’s taller, greener brother is beloved in his own right, celebrated for his goofiness or memed because his genial nature apparently … Read more

OpenAI quietly revises policy doc to remove reference to ‘politically unbiased’ AI

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OpenAI has quietly removed language endorsing “politically unbiased” AI from one of its recently published policy documents. In the original draft of its “economic blueprint” for the AI industry in the U.S., OpenAI said that AI models “should aim to be politically unbiased by default.” A new draft, made available Monday, deletes that phrasing. When … Read more

US finalizes rule to effectively ban Chinese vehicles, which could include Polestar

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Image: Daniel Golson The Biden administration finalized a new rule that would effectively ban all Chinese vehicles from the US under the auspices of blocking the “sale or import” of connected vehicle software from “countries of concern.” The rule could have wide-ranging effects on big automakers, like Ford and GM, as well as smaller manufacturers … Read more

Competition and Accountability: Exploring Leaderboard Effects on Physical Activity

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:::info Authors: (1) Muhammad Zia Hydari, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and Corresponding author; (2) Idris Adjerid, Pamplin College of Business; (3) AAaron D. Striegel, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background and 2.1. Leaderboards 3. Effect of Leaderboards … Read more

Boosting Health with Fitbit Leaderboards: Daily Steps and Competitive Motivation

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:::info Authors: (1) Muhammad Zia Hydari, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and Corresponding author; (2) Idris Adjerid, Pamplin College of Business; (3) AAaron D. Striegel, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background and 2.1. Leaderboards 3. Effect of Leaderboards … Read more

Fitbit Leaderboards: Surprising Gains for the Sedentary, Setbacks for the Highly Active

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:::info Authors: (1) Muhammad Zia Hydari, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and Corresponding author; (2) Idris Adjerid, Pamplin College of Business; (3) AAaron D. Striegel, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background and 2.1. Leaderboards 3. Effect of Leaderboards … Read more

With $30 million in new funding, SEEQC thinks chips are key to building useful quantum computing

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang may have said that “very useful quantum computers” are probably still 20 years away, but his company is also hedging its bets beyond classical chips with investments and partnerships in that very space. Now one of the companies that Nvidia partners with in quantum development is announcing funding. SEEQC, a quantum … Read more

Aurora takes feds to court over safety rules as it nears self-driving truck launch 

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Aurora Innovation is taking federal safety regulators to court in a case that could have far-reaching implications for self-driving truck companies operating in a regulatory environment designed around humans. The fight centers around the rather commonplace practice of placing physical warning triangles around semi trucks stopped along highways. The court denied Aurora’s request to be … Read more