This Week in AI: AI isn’t world-ending — but it’s still plenty harmful

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August 14, 2024 · 9 min · 1722 words · Brian Evans

Trump campaign hack-and-leak appears like a rerun of 2016. This time, media outlets are responding differently

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August 14, 2024 · 6 min · 1190 words · Christina Myers

Video of Eric Schmidt blaming remote work for Google’s woes mysteriously vanishes

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August 14, 2024 · 2 min · 361 words · Jordan Vargas

Virtuix’s VR treadmill is finally launching in September

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August 14, 2024 · 3 min · 465 words · Cheyenne Evans

Zepto raises $340M at a $5B valuation as India’s quick-commerce market heats up

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August 14, 2024 · 5 min · 951 words · Brianna Jones

Antler doubles down on Southeast Asia with $72M second startup fund

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August 13, 2024 · 6 min · 1100 words · Mark Byrd

ArborXR secures $12M to boost its management platform for AR and VR devices

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August 13, 2024 · 5 min · 933 words · Gregory Taylor

Chinese robotaxi startup WeRide gets approval to carry passengers in California

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August 13, 2024 · 3 min · 513 words · Sherry Ferguson

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s X Spaces event crashes

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August 13, 2024 · 3 min · 509 words · Ann Schwartz

Encord lands new cash to grow its data dev tools for AI

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August 13, 2024 · 5 min · 855 words · Gabriel Garcia

EU warns X over illegal content risks — Musk replies with Tropic Thunder insult meme

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August 13, 2024 · 7 min · 1392 words · Jeremy Gill

Flipboard users can now follow anyone in the fediverse, including those on Threads

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August 13, 2024 · 3 min · 514 words · Mary Barnes

Gemini Live, Google’s answer to ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, launches

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August 13, 2024 · 5 min · 935 words · Cynthia Stevenson