By Varun Mirchandani Researchers have proposed a new framework explaining how AI chatbots can reinforce delusional thinking, highlighting three behaviors that may create an “amplification spiral.”

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By Varun Mirchandani A new scam is targeting cryptocurrency owners by disguising malware as wallet recovery software for forgotten seed phrases.

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By Ana-Maria Stanciuc Baidu’s AI chip unit Kunlunxin is planning to go public in Hong Kong at a target valuation of $50 billion, The Information reported on Sunday. In an unusual twist, the company asked prospective IPO investors to also commit to purchasing its semiconductors, according to the report. Reuters could not independently verify the report. The $50 […] This story continues at The Next Web

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By Ana-Maria Stanciuc Firmus Technologies, an Australian AI infrastructure company valued at $5.5 billion, will build its first data centre in Indonesia through an eight-year partnership with Nvidia. The 360-megawatt Nvidia DSX AI Factory campus in Batam, an island just off the coast of Singapore, is being developed with Singapore-based DayOne and is set to go live in […] This story continues at The Next Web

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By Sudhanshu Kumar Mangalam Researchers have built an AI assistant that uses data from smartwatches, smartphones, and earbuds to detect changes in emotional state and offer more personal mental-health support.

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By Varun Mirchandani Joanna Stern says AI-generated knockoff versions of her book keep appearing on Apple Books, highlighting a growing problem with digital bookstores.

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By Varun Mirchandani Apple’s Vision Pro engineering chief is leaving for OpenAI, hinting that the company’s AI hardware ambitions may extend well beyond ChatGPT.

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By Varun Mirchandani Penn State researchers have developed a way to turn discarded plastic bottles into battery-grade graphite for use in electric vehicles and smartphones.

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By Alina Maria Stan Cloudflare’s engineering headcount surged 45 percent in the weeks after the company cut 1,100 jobs in May, according to BNP Paribas data drawn from LinkedIn profiles. The finding, first reported by Business Insider, shows Cloudflare’s engineering staff grew from 1,308 to 1,894 even as its total workforce shrank by a fifth. CEO Matthew Prince confirmed […] This story continues at The Next Web

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By Ana Maria Constantin The AI industry that donated heavily to elect Donald Trump on the promise he would leave the technology alone is now asking for formal regulation, Politico reported on Friday. Executives at frontier AI companies told the outlet they view the administration’s ad hoc approach to model oversight as more damaging than anything the Biden administration […] This story continues at The Next Web

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Microsoft is continuing its push to bring generative AI (genAI) into Excel, with new Microsoft 365 Copilot skills designed to automate common processes and a “plan” mode to provide more control over Copilot’s outputs when handling financial data.

Microsoft made Microsoft 365 Copilot generally available in Excel in late 2024 and since then has added several capabilities, including agentic tools, a Copilot function within Excel, and Python support for advanced data analysis.  

On Thursday, Microsoft unveiled a skills feature that lets users define processes Copilot can perform in Excel — such as building a discounted cash flow, Microsoft suggested, preparing a variance analysis, or refreshing a monthly reporting model.  

“Instead of starting from scratch each time, a skill guides Copilot through the steps, applying the right structure and formatting, and helping produce an output that is easier to review, reuse, and trust,” Brian Jones, vice president for Excel at Microsoft, said in a blog post.

Users can access a library of pre-built finance skills or create their own custom skills and save them as a SKILL.md in OneDrive, where the Copilot assistant can access them. Microsoft’s partners are also building their own skills, including finance software vendors such as LSEG, Ramp and Velixo — these are “coming soon,” Microsoft said. Custom skills are available today via the Insider channel and generally available next month.

A new “plan” feature is aimed at giving users greater oversight of the AI assistant’s proposed actions before it starts interacting with spreadsheet data. The Copilot assistant can now draft a list of planned interactions — such as changing a formula — and, before it gets to work, ask the user to “approve, edit, or answer clarifying questions,” said Jones.

After it has completed the list of actions, the Copilot assistant will post a link to any changes in the chat window. Edits made by the AI assistant will then appear alongside other those from human users in the Show Changes pane.

Copilot can connect to third-party platforms now, pulling in data from sources such as Moody’s, CB Insights, Morningstar, and PitchBook.

The features will roll out “progressively” for customers, Microsoft said, and are available to paid Microsoft 365 Copilot users. Microsoft offers two payment options: $30 per user each month for larger customers, or the Microsoft 365 Copilot Business plan, which costs $21 per user a month for organizations with fewer than 300 employees.

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By Varun Mirchandani DuckDuckGo’s AI search assistant was tricked into repeating a fabricated story, highlighting how coordinated misinformation can fool modern AI systems.

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By Alina Maria Stan Ford has admitted that it had to rehire experienced engineers after its AI systems failed to deliver the quality the company expected. Charles Poon, Ford’s VP of vehicle hardware engineering, told reporters that the automaker mistakenly believed it could swap in AI and still produce a high-quality product. The admission, first reported by The Verge, […] This story continues at The Next Web

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By Varun Mirchandani Stanford researchers have developed BurgerAI, an AI system that creates healthier and more sustainable burger recipes without compromising on taste.

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By Ana Maria Constantin Russian hackers were behind last year’s devastating cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, according to a New York Times investigation published Thursday. The breach, which began on 31 August 2025, shut down production across JLR’s factories for nearly six weeks and cost the British economy an estimated two and a half billion dollars, making it the […] This story continues at The Next Web

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By Shikhar Mehrotra Prime Day ends tonight, and these are the deals I’d spend my own money on before the prices go back up and the memory crisis makes them go even higher.

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US authorities are getting decidedly twitchy about frontier AI models. Just a couple of weeks after ordering Anthropic to prevent foreign companies from getting hold of its latest release, Mythos/Fable 5, it’s been putting the squeeze on another AI company..

Now, the Trump administration is asking OpenAI to hold back on the general release of GPT-5.6, according to a report from Bloomberg.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly told employees that the government is asking that the model be released only to a short list of trusted partners, initially 20, before being more widely disseminated.

Altman reportedly told staffers that the administration was getting nervous about the capabilities of the latest AI tools. It didn’t go as far as forbidding access to foreign users but it’s clear that the White House is looking to act as the power of the new models becomes more apparent.

The administration’s actions will undoubtedly cause some anxiety among AI companies, particularly in light of OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s upcoming IPOs. There will be concerns that new software developments could be postponed or even halted. However, it should also be noted that the administration was already displeased with Anthropic over its moral stance on defense issues, so the action against Mythos should be placed in context.

Indeed, the government is trying to play down such fears. Bloomberg quoted a White House official as saying that the Trump administration continues to collaborate with frontier AI labs to develop shared approaches for addressing the challenges of scaling the technology.

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Chinese tech giant Tencent is set to launch an AI assistant inside WeCom, its Slack-like collaboration tool for enterprises. The new tool, Dayuan, is built on the latest large language models from Chinese AI developer DeepSeek.

Tencent announced the news in a post on Chinese messaging platform Weibo by Tencent’s public relations manager Zhang Jun. Dayuan will automatically understand user requests and will respond according to the demands of the user, he wrote, according to a translation by Bloomberg. “At any time within WeCom, simply swipe left to summon Dayuan. It can intelligently recognize the interface you’re on, understand what you’re asking, and help you resolve issues more effectively,” he wrote, according to the report.

In addressing the Chinese enterprise market, Tencent has an advantage over other companies in the AI space because it has a vast reservoir of customers who use WeCom. Earlier this month, it announced a range of AI productivity agents to address the demand for more AI tools across enterprises.

Tencent has been intensifying its efforts in the AI space in an attempt to beat US competition. In April, it launched an updated version of its Hunyuan model to catch up with more established AI companies such as ByteDance, Alibaba and DeepSeek.

The launch of Dayuan with its vast supply of user data will provide a step-up for Tencent and will reinforce Chinese efforts to establish serious AI competition to US products.

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By Deepti Pathak Repair costs are often unknown until you visit a service center. ASUS aims to address that…
The post You Can Now Check ASUS Laptop Spare Part Prices Online Before Booking a Repair appeared first on Fossbytes.

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Mi siedo sul divano con una tisana, apro il browser e lascio che lo schermo diventi un primo piano della serata. Non è una corsa contro il tempo né un piano da seguire: è una passeggiata, una curiosità che mi porta a esplorare stanze diverse di un teatro virtuale. Il tempo scorre, le luci cambiano, e ogni click è più una scelta di atmosfera che una mossa decisa.

L’ingresso: dal browser al salone virtuale

La homepage si apre come un foyer: colori, banner che respirano, anteprime animate che invitano senza premere. Si avverte subito la cura del design, la promessa di varietà. Per chi ama approfondire il panorama dell’intrattenimento digitale, ho trovato un articolo interessante che racconta trend e formati su https://seedmeout.com/, un riferimento utile per chi vuole leggere di idee e innovazioni senza perdere il gusto della scoperta.

Non è necessario un piano: si lascia scorrere lo sguardo tra le sezioni, si nota un’area live, poi slot che sembrano cortometraggi, e infine una lobby più discreta per chi cerca relax. L’esperienza è pensata per essere fluida, con caricamenti rapidi e transizioni che valorizzano il momento più che il risultato immediato.

La varietà: palcoscenico di mondi e temi

Ogni gioco è una scenografia. Ci sono temi che richiamano film d’avventura, altri che sussurrano neon anni Ottanta, e alcune proposte che puntano tutto su minimalismo ed eleganza. Passeggiando tra le offerte si ha la sensazione di entrare in stanze diverse: alcune urlano energia, altre invitano a un ascolto più attento della musica di sottofondo.

• Atmosfere cinematografiche che raccontano una mini-storia.
• Interfacce minimal per chi preferisce calma e pulizia visiva.
• Esperienze immersive con colonna sonora e animazioni curate.

La ricchezza non sta solo nella grafica: sono piccoli dettagli, come effetti sonori sincronizzati a momenti chiave o micro-animazioni, che costruiscono un’esperienza sensoriale coerente. Si passa così da un’aria festosa a un angolo più raccolto senza strappi, come quando in una serata ci si sposta da una stanza all’altra per trovare la compagnia giusta.

Il ritmo: suoni, grafica e quei momenti di sorpresa

Quello che colpisce è il ritmo: non solo nella gestione del tempo di attesa, ma nella capacità di sorprendere con piccole pause e ritorni. Un’animazione che si allunga, una illuminazione che pulsa, un jingle ben piazzato possono trasformare un semplice scroll in un attimo memorabile. Il flusso è pensato per essere morbido, con picchi emozionali mai eccessivi ma costanti.

La musica gioca un ruolo da protagonista, a volte discreta, altre volte più presente, quasi a scandire il passo della serata. Lo stesso vale per la grafica: dettagli che emergono senza urlare, palette che evolvono lungo la navigazione, e transizioni che mantengono lo sguardo concentrato ma rilassato.

Socialità e sessioni condivise

Più che una macchina da soli, molte piattaforme cercano di ricreare l’esperienza sociale del locale: chat che tintinnano, avatar che salutano, stanze condivise dove le conversazioni fanno metà del piacere. C’è chi ama il confronto leggero, chi preferisce osservare, chi trova divertente fare commenti in tempo reale con perfetti sconosciuti diventati compagni di una serata.

Il live streaming con conduttori in carne ed ossa aggiunge un elemento di presenza: non è solo intrattenimento freddo dietro uno schermo, ma una forma di spettacolo che include battute, commenti e piccoli momenti di interazione. Questa componente sociale trasforma la sessione in un micro-evento, qualcosa da ricordare e raccontare anche dopo aver spento il dispositivo.

Chiusura: il ritorno al mondo reale

Verso la fine della serata il flusso si affievolisce come una luce che piano piano si spegne. Non c’è un epilogo imposto, solo la naturale conclusione di un giro fatto di stimoli piacevoli e di ricordi immediati: una grafica che ti è rimasta impressa, una risata condivisa in chat, un piccolo colpo di ritmo nella colonna sonora. Si chiude il browser e il salotto ritorna a essere solo il salotto.

Questa è l’essenza: un intrattenimento pensato per essere gustato come una serata ben riuscita, senza fretta, con attenzione al dettaglio e alla compagnia. Prima di alzarsi dal divano resta il piacere di aver esplorato un mondo ricco di atmosfere, pronto per essere visitato di nuovo quando si desidera riprendere il filo della propria storia digitale.