Can Meta Hire Its Way To Superintelligence?

Welcome back to The Prompt. Cloudflare, the tech platform that powers millions of websites representing about 20% of the internet, announced yesterday that it will by default block crawlers from AI companies from scraping content without permission. It’s a significant move as AI juggernauts like OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta have scrounged the corners of the…

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Air India flight to London crashes in Ahmedabad

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An Air India flight to London Gatwick has crashed in Ahmedabad in western India shortly after take-off, according to local police. Police in Gujarat state told the Financial Times that the plane crashed “within 10…

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Carrera and Ducati renew partnership through 2029

Safilo Group brand Carrera Eyewear has announced the renewal of its partnership with Ducati, extending their collaboration through 2029. Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez for the Carrera|Ducati collection. – Carrera x Ducati As part of the renewed agreement, the Carrera X Ducati collection, a comprehensive range of sunglasses and optical frames, will continue to be…

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Why Does Jenna From ‘The Waterfront’ Look So Familiar?

Humberly González in “The Waterfront.” NETFLIX/DANA HAWLEY The cast of Netflix’s hit crime drama The Waterfront includes Humberly González as Jenna Tate, the ex-high-school girlfriend of Jake Weary’s Cane Buckley. What else has González starred in? Released on June 19, The Waterfront immediately became the No. 1 most-streamed show in the U.S. on the platform…

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This battery self-destructs: Biodegradable power inspired by “Mission: Impossible”

In the Mission: Impossible films, superspy Ethan Hunt — played by Tom Cruise — gets orders from his superiors on various devices that self-destruct in five seconds. Could electronics disintegrate into nothing in real life? Binghamton University Professor Seokheun “Sean” Choi has researched disposable “papertronics” over the past 20 years, but the hardest part about…

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