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Paramount is laying off 15 percent of its US workforce, according to reporting by Deadline. This follows a lean second quarter earnings report in which total revenue fell short from an expected $7.21 billion to $6.81 billion. The layoffs will impact around 3,000 people.

“The industry continues to evolve, and Paramount is at an inflection point where changes must be made to strengthen our business



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Dawn Aerospace is a small startup with big ambitions: to build the first vehicle to fly over 100 km above the Earth — twice in one day.     A couple of weeks back, the budding company — headquartered in the Netherlands and New Zealand — took a major step toward that goal. Its reusable, rocket-powered Mk-II Aurora aircraft reached speeds of Mach 0.92 (967 km/h) at altitudes over 15km. While far



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Much has been said today about the interview that took place on Monday between Elon Musk and Donald Trump on X. Delayed by technical reasons, which Musk blamed on DD0S attacks, the two-hour conversation has been labelled, among other things, “surprisingly dull,” “rambling,” and “friendly.”   The exercise in mutual admiration of the two “planet-sized egos” had Trump blaming Russia’s invasion of



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Introduction to Circle (or highlight or scribble) to Search is seen on Google's blog. Circle to Search is a new way to search on android phones with a simple gesture

Google's Circle to Search feature might reportedly be able to identify songs just like Shazam.

Android Authority dug around in the code through an APK teardown of the latest Google beta app and discovered an "Audio search" function. While exploring the feature, the outlet found that Circle to Search can be used to identify a song that's playing, or even humming and ambient noise.

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Several months after a hacking group claimed to be selling nearly 3 billion records stolen from a prominent data broker, much of the information appears to have been leaked on a forum. According to Bleeping Computer, the data dump includes 2.7 billion records of personal info for people in the US, such as names, Social Security Numbers, potential aliases and all physical addresses they are known



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UPDATE: Aug. 13, 2024, 9:55 a.m. EDT The Dyson OnTrac headphones are now available to purchase from Dyson direct and third-party retailers including Amazon and Best Buy.

When Dyson tells you it's debuting a top-secret new product, you pay attention. So, when Mashable was invited to preview and test a mysterious new Dyson product a few weeks ago, I was genuinely excited. And as of July 18, the



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It's almost time once again for the tech world to stop everything else it's doing and pay attention as a major company shows off its latest hardware. Next up is Google's turn at bat. Thanks to a string of leaks and Google’s own teases, we already have a pretty clear idea of what the company has planned for its Made by Google hardware event. The show will take place today: Tuesday, August 13 at 1PM



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A Ukrainian armored vehicle near the Ukrainian border with Russia's Kursk region in August, 2024, after Ukraine launched a surprise attack.
  • Ukraine took Russia by surprise with an invasion of the Kursk region last week.
  • It's not the first time that Ukraine has used surprise and innovation to turn the tables in the war.
  • An expert says Ukraine learned bitter lessons from