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Bloomberg : Ireland's media regulator launches its first formal investigation under the EU DSA, probing X for allegedly failing to remove illegal content reported by users   —  Ireland's media regulator has opened an investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X, saying that the company is failing to remove content users report as illegal. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/WdkZHfl

Todd Spangler / Variety : Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine partner with ElevenLabs to create AI versions of their voices for its Iconic Voice Marketplace; McConaughey also invests   —  McConaughey also invests in audio research and product company  —  Actors Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine have teamed … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3lOoVXE

Steve Dent / Engadget : Sony says PlayStation 5 has sold a total of 84.2M units since launch, including 3.9M units sold in Q2, up from 3.8M a year ago   —  The company boosted both console and software sales compared to Q2 2024.  —  It's been just over a year since Sony launched the updated PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro consoles … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/GdxRqMv

caption Savannah Born I lived in New York and Chicago, but I decided to move to a smaller, new-to-me city after college. I knew I could save money in Indianapolis , but had no idea how much my mood would improve, too. My new home has everything I loved about New York, and saving money has improved my quality of life. After living in two of the biggest US cities , most people thought I'd choose to spend my young adulthood in one of them. I grew up in Chicago, then moved away for college. During that time, I took a semester off to pursue an internship in New York City. Living in Manhattan and commuting to Rockefeller Center were some of the most magical experiences of my life. The city itself checked almost every box, and I thrived in its lively, urban energy. I returned to college with newfound confidence, an expanded worldview, and real-life stories that sounded like novels. Graduating with a remote job gave me the flexibility to start my next chapter anywhere. My frie...

Bloomberg : Travel and leisure booking service Klook files for a US IPO, and reports a net loss of $141.5M on $407.4M of revenue for the first nine months of 2025   —  Travel and leisure booking platform Klook Technology Ltd. has filed for an initial public offering in New York, as signs emerged … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/6ySxY2W

Therese Waetcher (not pictured) using vibe coding to improve her Shopify storefront. Maskot/Getty Images "Vibe-coding" is Collins Dictionary's "word of the year" for 2025. Collins Dictionary classifies it as a noun, not a verb. The term was originally coined by OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy in February. AI is changing everything — including the English lexicon. Andrej Karpathy, the OpenAI cofounder and former AI director at Tesla, coined the term "vibe-coding" in a post on X in February. Nine months later, it's an official word in the dictionary. "There's a new kind of coding I call "vibe coding" where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists," Karpathy wrote. "It's possible because the LLMs (e.g. Cursor Composer w Sonnet) are getting too good," he added. Since then, vibe-coding has not only become a bona fide word in tech circles, but a legitim...