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Google just announced a spate of safety features coming to Messages. There’s enhanced scam detection centered around texts that could lead to fraud. The company says the update provides “improved analysis of scammy texts.” For now, this tool will prioritize scams involving package deliveries and job offers.

When Google Messages suspects a scam, it’ll move the message to the spam folder or issue a



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The top of an F-35 fighter jet is seen as it flies on its side against a clear blue sky.
An official said the program must continue to invest and address all aspects of F-35 readiness.
  • F-35 stealth fighter jets have been failing to meet mission-capable rates, a watchdog reports.
  • This has been the case for six years despite over $12 billion on operations and maintenance, the GAO found.
  • A defense official said the program and DoD must continue



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Stable Diffusion, an open-source alternative to AI image generators like Midjourney and DALL-E, has been updated to version 3.5. The new model tries to right some of the wrongs (which may be an understatement) of the widely panned Stable Diffusion 3 Medium. Stability AI says the 3.5 model adheres to prompts better than other image generators and competes with much larger models in output quality



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Gary Stevenson, the author of "The Trading Game," spent his early 20s trading trillions of dollars for Citibank in London and Tokyo.

He says he won the job playing a card game. While some of his colleagues lived a life fueled by partying and cocaine, Gary earned millions betting against the global economy. He talks to Business Insider about office culture in Canary Wharf, London; the bosses; and



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Anthropic's latest development gives its Claude AI assistant the ability to control a PC, reportedly just like a person would. The feature, dubbed 'computer use,' entered public beta today. With computer use, Claude can be directed to execute tasks such as "looking at a screen, moving a cursor, clicking buttons, and typing text," according to the company's announcement