Productivity gains from AI are appearing in many of the same fields where entry-level employment is starting to decline
The annual report reveals a field hitting breakthrough capabilities while raising urgent questions about environmental costs, transparency, and who benefits from the technology.
Roku and TCL are being sued for allegedly bricking smart TVs with bad updates
Roku and TCL are facing a lawsuit after updates allegedly bricked some TVs, leaving users with devices that stopped working way too soon.
Microsoft Defender wrongly flags DigiCert certs as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha
Microsoft Defender is detecting legitimate DigiCert root certificates as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha, resulting in widespread false-positive alerts, and in some cases, removing certificates from Windows.
A hacker built a tool to track police officers. Then he tried to warn them
A security flaw means the location of devices used by police, potentially including undercover officers and those travelling home, is visible to anyone with a phone or laptop.
SpaceX sued for alleged home damage in South Texas— The lawsuit filed by 80 plaintiffs Thursday accuse Elon Musk's company of gross neglige…
The lawsuit filed by 80 plaintiffs Thursday accuse Elon Musk's company of gross negligence and trespassing for loud blasts from 11 rocket tests.
Big Tech cut 80,000 jobs and blamed AI — Experts say a real problem is that companies are 25% to 75% overstaffed
Why are CEOs blaming AI for layoffs? Perhaps they don’t want to admit to their own mistakes.
Confessions of a Millennial in Tech - by Elena Verna
A lot of mixed feelings and unanswered questions.
GameStop Is Offering to Buy eBay for $55.5 Billion in cash and stocks. If eBay isn't receptive to the offer, GameStop's taking its offer di…
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) today submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) at $125.00 per share in cash and stock. The offer represents a 46% premium to eBay’s unaffected closing price…
Half of teenage girls in Japan consult AI about their problems; less than 30% of men in any age group do
生成AIは勉強や仕事の手助けだけでなく、悩み相談の相手として若い女性に浸透している―。内閣府の消費者委員会が実施した生成AIに関するアンケートで、10代女性の52.4％が使用目的に悩み相談を挙げた。 ...
Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them
They built it. They're scared of it. They're selling it anyway.
Sam Altman says the quiet part out loud, confirming some companies are ‘AI washing’ by blaming unrelated layoffs on the technology
Some economists are warning there’s no sign of AI-related job displacement appearing in the labor data. Altman claimed it’s just a matter of time until it does.
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Derek Sivers official site. Thoughts on philosophy, culture, self-improvement. Author of Useful Not True, How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Anything You Want.
Security Through Obscurity Is NOT Bad - Mo Beigi
Why security through obscurity still matters: not as your only defence, but as a practical layer that raises attacker cost.
Stepping Away from Streaming with the Innioasis Y1 Digital Audio Player
I've spent the last year or so slowly replacing the everything-machine in my pocket with devices that do one thing and do it well. A BOOX e-reader for books. Retro handheld consoles for games. An automatic watch that te…
A suspected YouTube interface bug spikes RAM usage above 7 gigabytes, users report severe lag and frozen tabs — bug might be trapping brow…
YouTube bug reportedly maxing out CPUs.
ICANN is Accepting Suggestions for new TLDs (for $227k) - what would you pick?
: $227k gets you a hearing for your dot.vanity project, or strings in one of 27 scripts
MOREH Demonstrates Production-Ready LLM Inference on Tenstorrent Galaxy, Achieving DGX A100-Class Performance with Improved Cost Efficiency
Moreh, an AI infrastructure software company, led by CEO Gangwon Jo, announced that it has successfully validated LLM inference performance on the Tenstorrent Galaxy Wormhole system using its proprietary 'MoAI Inference…
Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names
People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to investigate verdicts
German members of parliament (MPs) advised to drop Signal in favor of Wire over security concerns
Germany is moving to standardize on the Wire messaging platform following a wave of phishing attacks targeting politicians on Signal.
VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage
There was no ill intent by evil corporation, but rather a desire to support functionality that some customers expect of VS Code w.r.t. AI-generated code. As folks mentioned here - many similar tools do this as well.
'Water Womb World Review' - MandaloreGaming
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Amazon’s Middle East data centers damaged by Iran drone and missile attacks will be down for several months during repairs
Even if the war stops now, Amazon will have to wait months before it can return its Middle East servers back to full operational status.
Spotify adds 'Verified' badge to distinguish human acts from AI
The music streaming platform will review criteria such as artists' live dates and social media presence.
I stopped playing music on my Android phone and went back to my iPod
In 2026, my favorite music player has no Wi-Fi, no notifications, and no subscription. Here's why I'm using an iPod instead of an Android.
Jensen Huang says Nvidia now has 'zero percent' market share in China — says US export policy 'has already largely backfired'
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Change logs for security intelligence update version 1.449.425.0
This page lists newly added and updated threat detections included in security intelligence updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware. If you don’t find the latest security intelligence up…
Valve CEO Gabe Newell was an enthusiastic supporter of OpenAI in 2018, donating $20 million and even acting as the sole member of an "infor…
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Connecticut lawmakers approve bill for cell phone ban in schools — but critics argue that having different rules for adults and students is…
Connecticut has taken a big step closer to outright banning phones during the school day, but reactions to the news are mixed.
AI finds signs of pancreatic cancer before tumors develop
An artificial intelligence model from the Mayo Clinic detected abnormalities on scans up to three years before patients were diagnosed. It's being evaluated in a clinical trial.
People are getting very nervous about AI; India saw the sharpest rise in AI nervousness of any country
Drawing on global survey data, this chapter captures public sentiment toward AI, from trust levels, transparency, and regulation to employment and personal relationships.
My $5K smart bed needs to shut the hell up
It wants to destroy my marriage with a sleep leaderboard and nightly drinking.
The Compose key is magic
Fast emoji and special character input on your Linux desktop? For free? In THIS economy?
Everything is a File
In this first half of a build-your-own-synthetic-file-system adventure, we take a look at what even is a file, and some inspiration behind building a synthetic file system.
Stealth Satellite TV Defeats Iran's Internet Blackout
Files hidden in satellite TV broadcasts keep information flowing
A giant pit in Switzerland will soon house the world's most powerful redox flow battery
In northern Switzerland, a construction team is hard at work excavating a hole in the ground that will end up being over 88 ft (27 m) deep, and spanning the length of two soccer pitches. This pit will be home to Switzer…
Scientists Develop New Antibody For Virus That Infects 95% of People
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the world's most common viruses, thought to be lurking in 95 percent of adults.
Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the U…
The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage
China’s $1 Billion Robot Army Is Replacing Human Maintenance Crews with 8,500 AI Robots
China deploys $1 billion robot army across power grids with 8,500 AI units by 2026, promising more reliable electricity and lower energy costs.
NASA fired up a prototype of its electromagnetic thruster inside a vacuum chamber, reaching power levels of up to 120 kilowatts—the highest…
The next-generation thruster could one day propel humans to Mars.
China requires approval for U.S. investment in AI startups
The move follows Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, which triggered a Beijing probe into foreign investment and tech exports
Ukrainian company unveils new mid-range drone designed to exhaust Russian air defenses
General Cherry’s Khmarynka enters a growing class of low-cost, mid-range strike drones modeled on Russia’s Molniya and designed for mass production.
A cross-national survey of 31,000 adults in 30 countries finds that digital health literacy is highest in low- and middle-income countries …
New York, NY | April 28, 2026: A cross-national survey of 31,000 adults in 30 countries finds that digital health literacy is highest in low- and middle-income countries and lowest in high-income countries, challenging …
Waymos, robotaxis can now be ticketed by California police. But how exactly?
Driverless cars haven't always obeyed the rules of the road but, unlike vehicles with humans behind the wheel, they've gotten away with it. That's about to change in California.
Dutch group seeks court block on U.S. takeover of DigiD provider
A group of Dutch technology experts, journalists, and scientists is asking a court to recognize them as stakeholders so they can force the government to block the planned takeover of the Dutch IT service provider Solvin…
FCC votes to ban all Chinese labs from certifying electronics sold in the US due to national security concerns — ruling would affect 75 per…
China currently handles the majority of device testing for the U.S. market.
Developer re-enables 3D printer features that Bambu Lab disabled, firm promptly threatens legal action — OrcaSlicer-BambuLab project now sh…
OrcaSlicer-BambuLab project would have restored cloud access to Orca fans.
San Jose passenger claims a Waymo drove off with his luggage at the airport | A man says the Waymo he rode to San Jose Mineta Airport drove…
A South Bay man claims a Waymo driverless taxi drove off with his luggage in the trunk after dropping him off at the San Jose Mineta Airport.
Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million
The state previously won a $375 million jury award against Meta.
Apple Was Caught Off Guard by MacBook Neo's "Off the Charts" Demand
Apple's most affordable MacBook ever appears to be a resounding hit with customers, based on comments shared by CEO Tim Cook this week. On an earnings call on Thursday, Cook said that customer response to the MacBook Ne…
The Oscars Ban AI From Winning Acting and Writing Awards
Hollywood gets a little firmer in its stance on generative AI by keeping it away from two of the biggest Oscars categories.