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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hama Film makes photo booths that upload pictures and videos online. But their backend systems have a simple flaw that allows anyone to download customer pictures.]]></description>
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<title>Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out are starting to pop up again.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucas Ropek]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 01:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tools for Humanity, the company behind the app, is seeking to expand its "real human network."]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean O'Kane]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Mehta, Rebecca Bellan]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The factories live on; the joint venture will not. The two companies will divide the assets: Ford will take ownership and operation of the twin battery plants in Kentucky, while SK On will operate the factory at the massive BlueOval SK campus in Tennessee.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will "become a major customer of OpenAI," as it will use its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Forristal]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[On Me raises $6 million for its digital gift card platform that lets users purchase cards categorized by interests rather than being restricted to specific retailers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[TIME Magazine has named the 'Architects of AI' its Person of the Year, who include Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, and Fei-Fei Li]]></description>
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