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Get Nike running sneakers as low as $34 during this massive summer clearance sale
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Last week, I shared a ridiculous deal on some Nike Pegasus 40 running sneakers for just $54, down from $129. It was a great deal for sure, but now Nike has dropped the discount hammer on a ton more shoes and clothes, many of which were already on clearance. The Nike site now offers an extra 25 percent off everything on this page if you sign up for a free Nike account and use the code SUMMER25 at checkout. There are some absolutely wild deals in there. Here are a few of our favorites.
Nike Flex Experience Run 12 $34 (was $75)
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If you want a great pair of basic running shoes or even shoes specifically for the gym, you can’t beat this price. The knit upper is extremely comfortable and the flexible sole allows for a full range of motion. Only this black/white/gold colorway is really cheap right now, but the site still has the most common sizes in stock at the time of publishing.
Nike Air VaporMax 2023 Flyknit $102 (was $210)
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There are much cheaper sneakers as part of this sale, but I’ve wanted a part of these and now they’re less than half-price after the coupon. The Fly Knit upper is super flexible and soft while maintaining durability. And the full-length air cushion makes them extremely forgiving. Plus, just about every size is still in stock at the time of this writing. Grab some before they sell out.
More deep Nike discounts:
- Nike Structure 25 men’s running shoe $73 (was $140)
- Nike Air Max Pulse men’s sneaker $70 (was $150)
- Air Jordan 1 Zoom CMFT 2 men’s sneaker $64 (was $150)
- Nike Interact Run men’s road running shoes $38 (was $85)
- Nike Blazer Low ’77 Jumbo women’s sneaker $52 (was $100)
- Air Jordan Wordmark $45 (was $110)
- Women’s Firm-Support High-Waisted 7/8 Leggings with Pockets $55 (was $110)
- Nike Soccer crewneck sweatshirt $24 (was $60)
- Jordan Flight Fleece women’s pullover sweater $40 (was $90)
- Nike Full Force Low sneakers $45 (was $95)
- Nike Air Max Flyknit Racer Next Nature $70 (was $160)
- Nike Pegasus Trail 4 GORE-TEX Women’s Waterproof Trail Running Shoes $76 (was $160)
- Nike Air Max 2013 sneakers $75 (was $180)
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Adobe comes after indie game emulator Delta for copying its logo
After Apple loosened its App Store guidelines to permit game emulators, the retro game emulator Delta — an app 10 years in the making — hit the top of the App Store’s charts. But the increased attention also brought the threat of legal action, as Adobe targeted Delta for sporting a logo that looked too […]
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Motorola’s next Razr lineup might have bigger front screens for everybody
After 2023’s big year for foldable phones, what’s next? According to these leaked pics, we can expect Motorola’s foldable Razr line to stretch that front cover screen even further on both versions. As revealed by 91Mobiles and Sudhanshu Ambhore on X, the Razr 50 Ultra 5G will feature a 4.0-inch screen on the outside, which is a noticeable upgrade from the 2023 Razr 40 Ultra (called the Razr Plus in the US) and its 3.6-inch front cover screen.
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‘iPhone 17 Slim’ rumors point to a redesigned model in 2025
Since the iPhone X’s introduction of OLED and Face ID in 2017, Apple’s phones haven’t changed their look significantly, but now The Information reports a major redesign is underway for a new “Slim” iPhone. The outlet says it could arrive in 2025 as part of the iPhone 17 refresh, with a price even higher than Apple’s current most expensive model, the iPhone Pro Max.
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OpenAI dissolved its team dedicated to preventing rogue AI
OpenAI has disbanded its “superalignment team” tasked with staving off the potential existential risks from artificial intelligence less than a year after first announcing its creation. News of the dissolution was first confirmed earlier today by Wired and other outlets, alongside a lengthy thread posted to X by the company’s former superalignment team co-lead, Jan Leike. Prior to today’s explanation, Leike simply tweeted “I resigned,” on May 15 without offering any further elaboration.
“I joined because I thought OpenAI would be the best place in the world to do this research,” Leike wrote on X today. “However, I have been disagreeing with OpenAI leadership about the company’s core priorities for quite some time, until we finally reached a breaking point.”
OpenAI formed its superalignment project in July 2023. In an accompanying blog post, the company claimed superintelligent AI “will be the most impactful technology humanity has ever invented, and could help us solve many of the world’s most important problems. But the vast power of superintelligence could also be very dangerous, and could lead to the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction.”
Yesterday was my last day as head of alignment, superalignment lead, and executive @OpenAI.
— Jan Leike (@janleike) May 17, 2024
“Managing these risks will require, among other things, new institutions for governance and solving the problem of superintelligence alignment,” the company continued, while announcing Leike and OpenAI chief scientist and cofounder Ilya Sutskever as superalignment team co-leads. Sutskever has also since departed OpenAI allegedly over similar concerns, while the group’s remaining members have reportedly been absorbed into other research groups.
The company’s top executives and developers, including CEO Sam Altman, have repeatedly warned of the supposed threat of “rogue AI” that could circumvent human safeguards if designed improperly. Meanwhile, OpenAI—alongside the likes of Google and Meta—regularly touts their latest AI product advancements, some of which now can produce nearly photorealistic media and convincingly human audio. Earlier this week, OpenAI announced the release of GPT-4o, a multimodal generative AI system with lifelike, albeit occasionally still stilted, responses to human prompts. A day later, Google revealed its own, similar progress. Despite the allegedly grave risks, these companies routinely claim to be precisely the experts capable of tackling the issues while lobbying to dictate industry regulations.
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Although the exact details remain unclear behind Leike’s departure and the superalignment team’s shutdown—recent internal power struggles hint at stark differences in opinion on how to move the industry forward in a safe, equitable way. Some critics maintain that the AI industry is quickly approaching an era of diminishing returns, prompting tech leaders to temper product expectations and shift goalposts. Others, such as Leike, appear convinced AI may still soon pose a dire threat to humanity, and that companies like OpenAI are not taking this seriously enough.
But as many critics point out, generative AI remains far from self-aware, much less capable of “going rogue.” Regardless of sentient chatbots, however, the existing technology is already affecting subjects like misinformation, content ownership, and human labor rights. And as companies continue to push nascent AI systems into web searches, social media, and news publications, society is left to deal with the consequences.
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