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Bose’s highly rated QuietComfort Ultra Headphones were first introduced in 2023, and now, two years after their launch, the brand has released a second-generation model. But rather than a dramatic leap forward, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) are more of a careful refinement of what already worked the first time around. Instead of reinventing the wheel with major design tweaks and lots of new features, these revised headphones focus on a few subtle yet welcome improvements.This will be disappointing to enthusiasts looking for a reason to upgrade from their first-generation pair, but it’s clear these refreshed cans are…

For years, Amazon Web Services was among the first, and often the largest, line item on a startup’s budget. The AI boom is upending that spending pattern.Internal documents obtained by Business Insider reveal that AWS has flagged a “fundamental” shift in how startups are allocating their cloud budgets. Increasingly, they’re delaying AWS cloud adoption and diverting spending toward AI models, inference, and AI developer tools.Instead of pouring money into traditional cloud services like compute and storage, these companies are spreading costs across newer AI technologies that are easier to switch between, according to the documents.”Founders tell us they seek to…

New York City schools sued federal education officials Thursday over a decision to discontinue $47 million in promised grants because of the schools’ guidelines supporting transgender students.City officials said the federal agency led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon cut funding without the required notice or hearing after deciding that policies letting transgender students play sports and use bathrooms matching their gender identity violate Title IX, which forbids discrimination based on sex in education. The Education Department, in a September letter, set a deadline for New York City Public Schools to change the policies or lose current and future funding for…

Ke Yang, the Apple executive leading the iPhone maker’s efforts to build AI-driven web search, is heading to Meta, according to a Bloomberg report.   Yang’s departure marks the latest in a string of exits from Apple’s AI unit, putting the company into jeopardy in the lead-up to a much-anticipated Siri revamp scheduled for March. Ruoming Pang, Apple’s former head of AI models, left for Meta earlier this year. Roughly a dozen team members on Apple’s AIML (AI and machine learning) team also left the company. Several members joined Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs.  A few weeks ago, Yang began overseeing the…

Following backlash over an increase in “AI slop” taking over users’ feeds, Pinterest on Thursday added new tools that let users limit how much AI-generated content they see on the platform. Users can now personalize their feeds to restrict generative AI imagery in select categories, and the company said it will make its existing GenAI content labels more noticeable in the days to come. The site, widely used to browse and bookmark inspirational content and potential purchases, has come under fire from users who have complained about the massive uptick in GenAI content. The media has also been documenting the…

Jasmine Tookes is bringing her pregnancy into the spotlight.The model, who is currently expecting her second child, opened the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday, showing off her pregnancy in a gold netted dress with white jewels and an oversized, structured shell ornamentation.Mike Coppola/Getty Images – PHOTO: Jasmine Tookes walks the runway for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2025 on October 15, 2025 in New York City.Tookes strutted the runway with hands on her hips, pausing and posing on the catwalk while cradling her belly before continuing her walk.Victoria’s Secret reacted to the walk on Instagram, sharing a video and writing in the…

By Sybille de La HamaidePARIS (Reuters) -France is struggling to contain a surge in cases of lumpy skin disease in cattle with a new outbreak found near the Spanish border, as the highly contagious virus sweeps across Western Europe for the first time.Lumpy skin disease is a highly contagious virus spread by insects that affects cattle and buffalo, causing blisters and reducing milk production. It does not pose a risk to humans but often leads to trade restrictions and severe economic losses.Historically present in Africa and the Middle East, the disease expanded into South-eastern Europe in 2015 and Asia in…

LONDON (Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson is facing the first lawsuits in Britain over allegations that its talc products cause cancer, as it fights tens of thousands of similar claims in the United States.The lawsuit was filed at the English High Court on Tuesday against J&J and Kenvue UK Limited, a subsidiary of Kenvue, J&J’s former consumer health unit which was spun off in 2023.KP Law said it filed the case on behalf of more than 3,000 people who allege their ovarian cancer, mesothelioma or other diseases were caused by use of J&J’s baby powder between 1965 and 2023.The firm says…

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes place October 27-29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West, and exhibit space is nearly full. With less than two days left to secure your table, now is the time to step in before a competitor takes your place. Showcase your brand to 10,000 founders, investors, media, and tech leaders on the hunt for the next breakthrough. Build a year’s worth of connections in just 3 days. Generate hot leads. Capture investor attention. If your work is making waves, your vision excites, or your team is ready to grow, this is your moment to shine at one of…

Medal, a platform for uploading and sharing video game clips, has spun out a new frontier AI research lab that’s using its trove of gaming videos to train and build foundation models and AI agents that can understand how objects and entities move through space and time – a concept known as spatial-temporal reasoning. Called General Intuition, the startup is betting that Medal’s dataset – which consists of 2 billion videos per year from 10 million monthly active users across tens of thousands of games – surpasses alternatives like Twitch or YouTube for training agents.  “When you play video games,…