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Inrix, the Bellevue, Wash.-based traffic data company that spun out of Microsoft in 2004 and became one of the Seattle region’s longest-running independent tech companies, has agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to Arity, the mobility data subsidiary of insurance giant Allstate.

We’ve all encountered the phrase AI slop, but what’s an AI slap? A meat proxy? Chatfishing? Or agentsomnia? Following up on my glossary of AI, which demystified AI jargon, Prof. Dan Weld is joining me to shine a light on the nontechnical lingo of the AI era. We also sneak in a few phrases that…

(Oct 16): China proposed adding advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to its export-control list, potentially restricting overseas transfers of AI models and chip designs in an effort to keep closer control over homegrown advancements in a strategically important sector.

Artificial intelligence is no longer just answering questions. AI agents can now make decisions, take action, and find their own ways to accomplish tasks. And as humanoid robots become more advanced, experts are warning about what could happen when humans are no longer in control.

WhatsApp’s new guest calling feature allows you to invite anyone to a call, without needing them to make an account first. They won’t need the app, either, since Meta also added support for calls on the web version of WhatsApp earlier this year. You can invite guests just by sending them the call link, and…

Old-school physics-based weather forecasting and even new AI models typically become less reliable beyond two weeks, a problem Microsoft claims to have solved using machine learning. Researchers with the company say they’ve found a new, cost-effective way to make more accurate weather forecasts two to six weeks in advance — allowing farmers and emergency responders…

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On Thursday, Vance said the Trump administration wants both foreign and U.S. companies to “employ American workers,” adding that firms “cannot lay off American workers and then replace them with foreign indentured servants.” He spoke as the Labor Department moved to freeze Microsoft, Adobe, and several large Indian information technology companies out of the Permanent…

Three climate technology companies have secured a combined Rp15 billion in catalytic funding to pilot their solutions in Indonesia, as investors and sustainability organizations seek to accelerate the deployment of technologies addressing industrial emissions, ecosystem degradation, and waste. CRecTech, Blueyou, and MacroCycle Technologies were named winners of the Energy Transition, Food & Nature Solutions, and…

A railway robotics company developed technology through a research project initiated by Seoul Metro, giving its work a credible connection to an industrial need. Yet the potential size of its business presented a more difficult question. KyungJin Hyung, who assessed the company during his years at Korea Technology Finance Corporation, saw how a promising technology…