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News Image A Vast, Untapped Source of Lithium Exists in The US

But what's the impact of extracting it?

Environment Read on ScienceAlert
News Image Some Mad Genius Put ChatGPT on a TI-84 Graphing Calculator

Cheaters of the world, rejoice. Although you're going to need some serious hardware skills.

Politics Read on WIRED Top Stories
News Image Jony Ive confirms he’s working on a new device with OpenAI

Jony Ive has confirmed that he’s working with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on an AI hardware project. The confirmation came today as part of a profile of Ive in The New York Times, nearly a year after the possibility of a collaboration between Altman and the longtime Apple designer was first reported on. There aren’t a lot of details on the project. Ive reportedly met Altman through Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, and the venture is being funded by Ive and the Emerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs’ company. The Times reports it could raise $1 billion in funding by the end of the year, but makes no mention of Masayoshi Son, the SoftBank CEO rumored last year to have invested $1 billion in the project. The project only has 10 employees...

Business Read on The Verge
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces $120M fund for global AI education

Speaking Saturday at the UN Summit of the Future, Google CEO Sundar Pichai described AI as “the most transformative technology yet” and announced a new fund for AI education and training around the world. Pichai pointed to four broad opportunities he sees for AI and sustainable development: helping people access information in their own language, […]

Education Read on TechCrunch
News Image Gotham’s Creators and Cast Reminisce on Batman’s Most Unconventional Show

The team behind Fox's now decade-old Batman prequel give an oral history on its creation and impact during its five-season, 100-episode run.

Entertainment Read on Gizmodo
News Image Kingdom Hearts IV Will Be a New Start and the Beginning of the End

Tetsuya Nomura's prepared to wrap up the Disney crossover series and retire, but not before trying to draw new fans into Sora's world.

Entertainment Read on Gizmodo
X reverses course in Brazil

It seems that Elon Musk-owned social network X (formerly Twitter) is backing down from a confrontation with Brazil’s Supreme Court. The New York Times reported on a new court filing in which the company’s lawyers said X had complied with the court’s orders — blocking designated accounts, paying fines, and naming a new formal representative […]

Crime and Courts Read on TechCrunch
News Image The Verge’s favorite home office keepsakes

Back in the Mad Men days, the only thing that might interrupt the corporate blandness of a workspace might be a photo of your family or maybe a coffee cup with a funny saying. But nowadays, especially if we’re working at home, we can have some pretty interesting, weird, or just plain nice-looking items on our desks. We asked the folks here at The Verge what they have on their desks or in their offices that they keep just for the hell of it — because they like it, because it means something special, or just because. Here are some of the answers we got. Antonio G. Di Benedetto, commerce / deals writer

Entertainment Read on The Verge
News Image The Anime Community Has To Stop Chasing Shonen Jump’s Big Three Dream

My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen were never the medium's new, grand saviors their fans wanted them to be.

Entertainment Read on Gizmodo
Amazon says no to remote work

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is calling for a full return to office at the start of 2025. For the last 15 months, employees have been expected to work in the office three days per week. Now employees will be expected to be in the office five days a week, with work from home being OK […]

Business Read on TechCrunch
News Image X is capitulating to Brazil’s Supreme Court

Brazilian fan account owners might have a reason to rejoice, as X could be returning to Brazil. According to the New York Times, in a court filing Friday night the company agreed to abide by the Supreme Court’s request in order to have the countrywide ban lifted: Now, X’s lawyers said the company had done exactly what Mr. Musk vowed not to: take down accounts that a Brazilian justice ordered removed because the judge said they threatened Brazil’s democracy. X also complied with the justice’s other demands, including paying fines and naming a new formal representative in the country, the lawyers said. The company has spent the last three weeks fighting the ban and continuing to distribute content from members of the far right community in...

Crime and Courts Read on The Verge
Global infostealer malware operation targets crypto users, gamers

A massive infostealer malware operation encompassing thirty campaigns targeting a broad spectrum of demographics and system platforms has been uncovered, attributed to a cybercriminal group named "Marko Polo."...

Crime and Courts Read on Bleeping Computer