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Ilya Sutskever will lead Safe Superintelligence following his CEO’s exit

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever says he is stepping into the CEO role at Safe Superintelligence, the AI startup he launched in 2024. In a post on X, Sutskever confirmed Thursday that Daniel Gross, the startup’s co-founder and CEO, departed the company as of June 29. Safe Superintelligence co-founder Daniel Levy is becoming president of the startup, according

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Sony WH-1000XM6 vs Sony WH-1000XM5: Is it worth the upgrade?

After three years, Sony finally dropped a new pair of flagship headphones — the WH-1000XM6 headphones. I use the XM5s as my daily headphones (as much as I can as someone who tests headphones for a living), so I was especially curious to test out the performance difference between the two headphones that, at first

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How to Pick the Best Roku Device (2025): A Guide to Each Model

We typically don’t love smart TV interfaces, which is why we recommend streaming devices at all. But, Roku’s TV uses the interface we know and love, which makes it an easy, one-stop shop. We’ve long been fans of the TCL TVs with Roku built in, but now the streaming brand is making its own TVs

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Not everyone is thrilled with Threads’ DMs

Earlier this week, Instagram Threads launched what the company said was its most-requested feature to date: direct messages (DMs). However, the company is now facing a bit of a user backlash over the addition, as users, primarily women, are arguing that there should be a way to opt out of DMs entirely, citing harassment concerns.

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NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for July 5: Tips to solve Connections #285

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier

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A Game Called ‘Date Everything’ Literally Lets You Date Everything—Except People

“From a traditional dating sim standpoint, you usually choose one route, one lover, and you go with that,” says Chase, who was the lead narrative designer on top of doing voice work in the game. The team thought about following a similar path before eventually rejecting it for feeling too limiting. “This is a game

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Final GOP bill kneecaps renewables and hydrogen but lifts nuclear and geothermal

Republican legislators Thursday passed a reconciliation act that, among other things, unwinds much of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The bill, which passed 218-214 with two Republicans voting no, now awaits President Donald Trump’s signature. Trump is expected to sign it. Solar, wind, and clean hydrogen will all lose incentives under the new bill, while

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Japan vs. Wales 2025 livestream: Watch International Rugby Union for free

TL;DR: Watch Japan vs. Wales for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. We know most of the attention from the world of rugby is pointed directly at the Lions right now, but there are a number of really interesting international games taking place this weekend.

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The EU Proposes New Rules to Govern the European Space Race

There are around 11,000 satellites orbiting Earth, and it is estimated that at least 50,000 more will be launched in the next decade. There are also exploration instruments, resupply vessels, and complexes like the International Space Station. But who regulates all this activity in space? In the absence of clear regulations, the European Union has

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Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming

Earlier this week, San Diego startup Gallant announced $18 million in funding to bring the first FDA-approved ready-to-use stem cell therapy to veterinary medicine. If it passes regulatory muster, it could create a whole new way to treat our fur babies. It’s still an experimental field, even though people have been researching stem cells for

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