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Google has added Chrome web-browsing capabilities to its AI assistant Spark, allowing it to use logged-in accounts and saved passwords to carry out web-based tasks. Google said Spark can research flight options and begin the booking process, and can also be used to schedule apartment viewings. The company said the Chrome integration is designed to […]

OpenAI bought back $7 billion of shares from employees in a tender offer that valued the private company at $852 billion. Bloomberg reported the deal, which matched the valuation from OpenAI’s March fundraising round and followed that financing’s $122 billion capital raise. OpenAI filed confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in June to […]

Anthropic will make auto mode the default setting for Claude Code Pro, Max, and Team accounts starting August 14. This decision follows the introduction of a test version in March, which aimed to enhance speed while maintaining control. In auto mode, Claude Code will operate without requiring human approval unless an action is deemed “irreversible, […]

According to Semafor, Spotify has begun testing a podcast skip feature for some paid subscribers that lets them jump past ads, promotions and filler, except ads sold directly by Spotify. The company said the rollout is limited and the button appears only when the Spotify app is open in the foreground. Spotify added that the […]

Samsung has raised the production yield of its HBM4 memory chips to 80%, reaching what the industry considers a profitable and stable threshold, Seoul Economic Daily reported. The report said Samsung began mass production and shipments of the sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory chips in February, when yield was below 60%. Yield measures the share of chips […]

Google has begun emailing discount codes for Pixel 11 pre-orders, with reported values ranging from $100 to $250 ahead of the phone’s unveiling later on August 12. 9to5Google said it received a $150 code in the United States, while users in a Reddit thread reported receiving codes worth $100, $200 and $250. The codes can […]