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In Brief 2:02 PM PDT · September 26, 2026 Hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence tools as they submit insurance claims led to an additional $942 million in healthcare spending over a two-year period, according to an analysis by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The BCBSA analysis found “a sharp
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TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form video platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children. The case was scheduled to go to trial on Monday. According to the Alabama attorney general’s office, TikTok could end
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Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? CNET publishes daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. And here’s a page that Wordle players should be sure to bookmark. We’ve made a list, with help from the Oxford
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Researchers have uncovered a widespread campaign that manipulates ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overview into citing fraudulent contact information for 374 major brands — and neither Google nor OpenAI consider it a reportable vulnerability. Security firm Vigilance has documented an active, large-scale disinformation campaign that exploits how generative AI models source
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By Sanjit Kumar Ghosh, Associate Professor of Practice, International School of Management Excellence (ISME), Bengaluru Artificial intelligence is increasingly being applied to decisions that carry financial, operational and social consequences. In such settings, accuracy alone cannot be the sole criterion for evaluating an AI system. When an algorithm influences a
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Ahead of the official October 8 launch of the Great Indian Festival 2026, Amazon has rolled out its early deal offers across smartphones, laptops, audio equipment, and home entertainment. The early preview allows buyers to secure discounted prices before the main festive shopping event begins. Major smartphone highlights include the
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Ant Esports, one of India’s leading gaming and PC hardware brands, has expanded its gaming cabinet portfolio with a new seasonal line-up designed to address the evolving needs of PC enthusiasts, gamers, creators and custom PC builders. The latest portfolio introduces the SX310 Pro V2, Crystal ARC Pro White,
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Microsoft has officially unveiled its latest Surface lineup, introducing the 2-in-1 Surface Pro 12-inch alongside the sleek Surface Laptop 13-inch. Both devices are powered by Qualcomm’s 6-core Snapdragon X2 Plus processor, which features an Adreno GPU and a Qualcomm Hexagon NPU capable of delivering up to 80 TOPS of
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At the start of the two sales waves for the new iPhone 18 models, the buzz has extended far beyond customers and Apple enthusiasts, scammers are also attempting to capitalize on the hype. Kaspersky experts have identified fake websites promoting nonexistent offers designed to deceive users for the new devices.
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Looking for the most recent NYT Connections puzzle answers? CNET publishes daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. In Connections, you look at a grid of 16 words and pick four words that have a connection to each other.
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Looking for the most recent NYT Strands puzzle answers? CNET publishes daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Strands is like a word find game, but without the list of words to find. Sometimes I see the theme and
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The WiCi One is available for preorders starting at $1,999. WiCI WiCi is introducing a wireless solution to those who want to keep the slim profile of their laptops but also need to run graphically-intensive games or demanding AI tasks. Called the WiCi One, this external GPU ditches the
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I don’t think I’m going to hurt anyone’s feelings by pointing out that Decap doesn’t have the name recognition of Kendrick Lamar, Olivia Rodrigo, or Charli XCX. But his fingerprints are all over tracks from them, as well as many other artists, including Freddie Gibbs, Bad
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* Panasonic Let's Note SC7 weighs just 919 grams but passed drop tests from both 76 and 30 cm * The chassis meets the US military's MIL-STD-810H toughness standard * Battery testing returned nearly 23 hours of continuous everyday use Japanese manufacturers have long built a reputation for producing
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If you ever need to replace the cord, you can use (some) old PlayStation cables or get a certified replacement. Skrypnykov Dmytro/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've ever unplugged your PS5 to move furniture around or properly clean your entertainment
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The Sift will first be released with Minecraft Dungeons 2 before arriving in the base game later. Minecraft Minecraft is ending its more-than-decade-long drought of new dimensions by introducing The Sift to its Java and Bedrock Editions in 2027. As announced during the Minecraft Live event, the new dimension will
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Manifold Security found placeholder domains cited in 359,000 GitHub files and 349 AI agent skills serving cloaked scam redirects observed on macOS. SecurityProducts & Services Security researchers at AI agent security company Manifold Security have found that unreserved placeholder domains used in software documentation can expose users to scams
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There are many audacious and commendable feats in gaming. Taking down Consort Radahn, platforming through the Path of Pain, filling your entire Pokedex, to name but a few. However, despite personally doing all these things, one task chewed me up and spat me out repeatedly. One that, on paper, isn&
