Why Google held back a huge new AI model at its big conference

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks on stage at the company's I/O conference in Silicon Valley
Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks onstage on Tuesday at the company's I/O conference in Silicon Valley.

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A city at the center of an AI data center frenzy just voted to ban them

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The Millville Board of Commissioners moved to ban data center developments in the city.

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Civil engineering researchers are teaching AI how to sort your recycling

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Researchers from the Waste Data & Analysis Center wear GoPro cameras as they sort and characterize municipal solid waste.
Researchers from the Waste Data and Analysis Center wear GoPro cameras as they sort and characterize municipal solid waste.

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A top Google executive says Silicon Valley is overstating the AI jobs apocalypse

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James Manyika, an SVP at Google-Alphabet and an AI researcher, said Silicon Valley executives have worried Americans by talking about 'wiping out 50% of jobs.'

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Sam Altman has a proposition for startup founders: AI tokens for equity

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is pictured.
Sam Altman said that OpenAI will offer Y Combinator's current batch an equity-for-tokens deal.

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Here's what Mark Zuckerberg said about future layoffs at Meta

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is seen in the U.S. Capitol after a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

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OpenAI is racing to go public

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Sam Altman looks to someone while at the White House
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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What we know so far about Meta layoffs, from severance to affected teams

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Read the email Meta is sending to thousands of laid-off employees

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Jeff Bezos says software engineers shouldn't be afraid of AI: 'Be so happy!'

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OGR, TURIN, ITALY - 2025/10/03: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, speaks on stage during the Italian Tech Week 2025. The Italian Tech Week is one of the most important technology events in Europe and it brings together over 15000 participants and more than 150 international speakers to discuss the latest developments in AI, space, climate, mobility, and health.
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