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When it comes to Chinese AI labs using distillation techniques to extract knowledge from frontier model makers, Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan is hoping regulators stay out of it. In fact, he thinks U.S. AI labs should perhaps play the same game.

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The laptop will reportedly have a high-resolution, high-refresh rate display and an Intel Core Ultra 5 chip.

At its annual Roblox Developer Conference (RDC), the company behind the popular gaming platform announced several new features, including new game-creation tools, expanded NPC (non-player character) capabilities, and the ability to make games available across platforms, including the web. The company is also launching a dedicated Roblox Card and Roblox Wallet for creators.

New York City has introduced cutting-edge technology to help identify unknown victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

It’s the folks involved that make the livestock and meat industries a worthwhile career pursuit, a Texas Tech University meats judging coach told Washington youth in a recent webinar.

Meta appears to have unintentionally shown off its upcoming mixed reality headset a bit ahead of schedule. Images of the device, which has been known as “Project Phoenix”, have surfaced and they provide a fairly detailed look at the lightweight headset.

Nscale, the buzzy U.K.-based AI data center startup, has appointed former OpenAI, Meta and Instacart executive Fidji Simo to its board.

The Apple AirPods 5 will hit shelves on September 18th, but you can line up your purchase ahead of time.

No matter how you feel about the iPhone Duo and its exorbitant $1,999 price, its existence proves that Apple has finally figured out how to make a foldable. And on a broader level, it also shows that Apple isn’t too proud to follow in the footsteps of Samsung and other Android phone makers. If that’s…