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Poll Finds Rising Concern Over AI’s Environmental Cost
A national AP-NORC poll found 53% of U.S. adults are highly concerned about AI’s environmental impact, up from 41% last year.
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Cisco Patches Critical Zero-Day in Secure Email Gateway
The CVSS 9.8 flaw allows unauthenticated root-level command execution, and Cisco says there is no workaround for affected appliances.
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Grab’s Atome Deal Moves the Super App Deeper Into Lending
Grab’s largest acquisition would give its super app a controlling stake in Atome Financial, extending the company deeper into consumer lending across five Southeast Asian markets.
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Profound Raises $180M as AI Search Marketing Grows
The two-year-old marketing platform reached a $1.8 billion valuation as investors backed AI visibility and agent-led marketing workflows.
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Superhuman Buys Fathom to Give AI Agents Meeting Memory
The deal connects Fathom’s meeting intelligence with Superhuman’s email, calendar, documents, databases and cross-app AI agents.
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Estée Lauder Takes AI Visibility Across Its Portfolio
The global Profound deployment turns generative-engine visibility from a brand-by-brand experiment into a centralized marketing capability.
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Gates Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Widen AI Access
The two-year commitment targets the data, infrastructure and local expertise required to make AI useful beyond wealthy markets.
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Tesla Sets Oct. 1 Roadster Reveal After Years of Delay
The October event gives Tesla another chance to convert a 2017 prototype and years of shifting timelines into a credible production plan.
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Pony.ai Unveils Gen-4 Robotruck, Eyes European Tests
The Level 4 electric heavy truck is scheduled for 2026 production, while European approvals and customer commitments remain open questions.
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Bob Mackie, Designer Who Defined Stage Glamour, Dies at 87
The celebrated costume designer turned stage glamour into a recognizable visual system that crossed television, live performance and retail.