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[ad_1] The popularity of 75- and 77-inch TVs has surged over the last few years. They’re now available from every major brand, and the best 75-inch TVs are a lot more affordable than they used to be. In fact, I have a 75-inch TV in my living room, and I love the sense of scope and immersion it offers for movie nights, gaming sessions, and big sports events.But you shouldn’t buy just any TV simply because it’s big. Certain models offer better features, image quality, and overall value than others. That’s why I’ve rounded up my top five picks for…

[ad_1] AI agent tools promise to siphon out some of the drudgery from daily workflows, but most organizations are hesitant to adopt them yet, harboring a pressing concern: data security. Large enterprises with trade secrets, companies in highly regulated industries, and government agencies have thought more than twice about bringing in AI tools out of concern that their — or worse, their customers’ — data could inadvertently be compromised, or used to train foundation models.  Canadian AI firm Cohere is taking aim at alleviating those concerns with its new AI agent platform dubbed North, which promises to enable private deployment…

[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in illegally shipping “tens of millions of dollars” worth of high-performance AI chips to China. The DOJ said Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang were arrested in California on August 2 and charged with violating the Export Control Reform Act, a felony that carries a statutory penalty of a maximum of 20 years in prison. Geng and Yang are accused of knowing and willfully shipping “sensitive technologies,” including GPUs, to China from the U.S. through their California-based company, ALX Solutions.…

[ad_1] Bill Gross says he’s steering clear of the latest crop of meme stocks for now, despite making millions of dollars betting against GameStop and AMC in the past.The billionaire investor told Business Insider he had “no interest” in Opendoor, Kohl’s, American Eagle, and other stocks whose prices spiked as buzz on Reddit and other social media spurred retail traders to pile in.Day traders have Microsoft and Meta “to play with for now,” Gross said. The tech titans are up 30% and 25% respectively this year because of AI excitement.Gross says GameStop isn’t acting like a meme stockGross — known…

[ad_1] TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 marks 20 years of shaping the startup world — and tonight’s your last chance to save up to $675 on your ticket. From October 27–29, Disrupt returns to Moscone West in San Francisco. Join 10,000+ tech innovators, founders, VCs, and ecosystem builders for three days of high-impact programming, networking, and startup energy. But first: your savings. You have until 11:59 p.m. PT tonight to save up to $675. Once the clock strikes midnight, prices jump. Register now. Why you won’t want to miss this 20th-anniversary Disrupt TechCrunch Disrupt has been the launchpad for breakthroughs and next-generation…

[ad_1] Microsoft is making OpenAI’s new free and open GPT model, gpt-oss-20b, available to Windows 11 users via Windows AI Foundry, the tech giant’s platform that lets users tap AI features, APIs, and popular open source models on their computers. The company said in a blog post that gpt‑oss-20b is “tool-savvy and lightweight,” adding: “Optimized for agentic tasks like code execution and tool use, it runs efficiently on a range of Windows hardware, with support for more devices coming soon. It’s perfect for building autonomous assistants or embedding AI into real-world workflows, even in bandwidth-constrained environments.” Launched on Tuesday, OpenAI’s…

[ad_1] The NFL is the most important thing on TV.That’s not news: NFL games accounted for 72 of the 100 most-watched shows last year.But a set of new deals between the NFL and Disney’s ESPN just underscores the enormous value pro football has for TV companies.The transactions, announced Tuesday night, involve rights for various NFL assets — among them, ownership of the league’s NFL Network, as well as access to its RedZone live highlight show. In return, the NFL will get a 10% stake in ESPN itself, valued at an estimated $3 billion, as well as new license fees.But the…

[ad_1] They’d been courting for a while, but the Disney+ and Hulu marriage is about to become official.Disney on Wednesday said it’s pressing ahead to fully integrate Hulu into Disney+ for all subscribers.Disney plans to launch a unified streaming app for Disney+ and Hulu next year. In international markets, Hulu will replace the Star tile on the Disney+ app.The news, announced during its quarterly earnings, came after Disney finalized a plan last month to take full ownership of Hulu, buying out Comcast’s one-third stake. Disney first became a Hulu shareholder in 2009.The plans give further credence to speculation among Disney…

[ad_1] There’s a rosy outlook ahead for Hologic , according to RBC Capital Markets. The bank upgraded shares of the medical technology provider to outperform from sector perform. Analyst Conor McNamara accompanied the move by raising his price target to $87 per share from $72. Shares of Hologic have slipped 6% this year, but McNamara’s revised price forecast implies an upside ahead of 28%. HOLX YTD mountain HOLX YTD chart “Our new price target assumes HOLX returns to historic multiples seen when the company was growing revenue MSD [mid-single digit] and beating / raising,” the analyst wrote. McNamara said he…

[ad_1] European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, which aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing. Last year, French privacy-focused search engine Qwant struck a joint venture with German non-profit search engine Ecosia, to develop a European search index. Called European Search Perspective (EUSP), the JV now aims to serve around 50% of French queries and 33% of German queries by the end of the year. Qwant said it is using the new index to power some of…