In an interesting twist that takes advantage of the company's core product, users can chat with these shows' characters, ask them questions, and even roleplay different storylines.

Also, Roost's developer didn't expect his side project to grow to 300,000 users, but people love Roost because it's an alternative to an always-on, fast-paced online culture.

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With funding from tennis star and angel investor Venus Williams, the French app WeWard says that it increases walking time by almost 25%.

Also, ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI less costly.

Plus, Apple has signed a $30 billion+ multiyear deal with Broadcom to design and produce more than 15 billion U.S.-made custom wireless connectivity chips for Apple products.

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An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose the victim, set up the infrastructure, and supplied stolen credentials — meaning it wasn't quite the fully autonomous cybercrime debut that last week's headlines suggested.

Also, the U.S. Army has fixed two of its websites that were hacked to display messages calling President Trump a "pedophile" and a "thief."

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These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.

Also, the hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency's annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies.

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Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.

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Just for kicks, I took a look at Jersey Mike's IPO documents. Surely a sandwich shop would have no need to mention AI. But low-and-behold.

And at an internal meeting, the Meta CEO reportedly said that AI development efforts were not moving as quickly as anticipated.

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A top Democrat on the Senate's Intelligence Committee warned that the information accessed on a Homeland Security intelligence-sharing network may risk national security.

Also, Microsoft follows Amazon, OpenAI and Anthropic with its new AI deployment group.

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Realta Fusion showed it could generate electricity from a fusion reaction, no steam turbine required.

Vinton Cerf, one of the creators of the protocols underlying the internet, will step down as Google's chief internet evangelist next week.

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A new report finds "high-intensity AI adopters” saw headcount increase 10.2%. Among those companies, entry-level headcount rose by 12%, countering the rhetoric that AI kills junior jobs.

Also, the Trump administration's moves threaten $121 billion in new solar and wind power, two energy sources that are the biggest contributors to new capacity in the U.S.

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Ford execs said, "mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence ... that would produce a high-quality product.”

Also, the all-stock deal values Iridium at $8 billion, and gives Rocket Lab even more firepower to compete against Amazon and SpaceX.

Plus, eager to find more public AI-related companies that may do as well as Nvidia, Wall Street investors think they've found a winner with Micron.

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AI models have progressed to the point where their capabilities have real political consequences. Dealing with those consequences will require collective action.

Also, General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor.

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