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Link: A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Otter.ai of "deceptively and surreptitiously" recording private conversations to train its AI without user consent (Bobby Allyn/NPR)

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Aug

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Link: Hands-on with Tiramisu, Meta's "hyperrealistic" VR research prototype with beyond-retinal resolution, high brightness and contrast, and a narrow field of view (David Heaney/UploadVR)

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Aug

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Link: The World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off in Beijing on August 15, with robots across 280 teams from 16 countries competing in track and field and other sports (Reuters)

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Aug

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Link: A profile of UCB CS professor Ion Stoica, a billionaire who has helped launch four startups out of his privately-funded research lab, including Databricks (Martina Di Licosa/Forbes)

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Aug

16

Link: A look at AI-powered stuffed animals like Grem, Grok, and Gabbo, which are being promoted as an alternative to screen time for children as young as 3 (Amanda Hess/New York Times)

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