Union leaders have a message for Newsom: Regulate AI if you want to be president
The governor will need workers and unions in 2028. They are trying to push him to the left on AI â even as business interest push the other way.
New Epstein files reveal contact with Bitcoin dev Andresen before CIA briefing
Two days before Gavin Andresenâs controversial decision to discuss Bitcoin at the CIA, Jeffrey Epstein wanted to call him.
European Commission Trials Matrix to Replace Microsoft Teams
The Matrix protocol is being lined up as a sovereign backup to Microsoft Teams
High-Altitude Adventure With a DIY Pico Balloon - IEEE Spectrum
A $4 Raspberry Pi Pico can help you track a DIY balloon around the world.
TSMC to make advanced 3nm chips in Japan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will produce 3 nanometer chips at its second, still-under-construction plant in Kumamoto, Japan, the company announced Thursday.
Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects
The chemicals are widely used for crowd control, but their long-term health risks are poorly understood.
Sony Patents System to Generate AI Podcasts in the Voices of Your Favorite PlayStation Characters - IGN
Sony has patented a system to use AI to generate individualized podcasts featuring its biggest characters and mascots.
Waymo Fleet More Than Triples In Size Year-over-Year, According to NHTSA Recall Data
TL;DR: Between May 2025 and May 2026, Waymoâs recall-scope count of autonomous cabs rose from 1,212 vehicles to 3,791 vehicles. That is more than a 3x increase in the Waymo fleet size in roughly one year. We set out to âŠ
What we learned from the cringey courtroom drama between Elon Musk and Sam Altman
Two of the worldâs richest people faced an airing of their dirty laundry amid their messy, bitter feud over OpenAI
U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100,000 users of popular car-tinkering app in emissions crackdown
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking personal data on potentially hundreds of thousands of drivers who downloaded EZ Lynkâs Auto AgentâŠ
AI Poop Analysis App Offers to Sell Database of Its Users
"I hoarded a large database of something valuable, just not what you expect⊠150k stools images."
Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support
It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.
'Everyone is unhappy': Meta employees describe a grim environment as the company reportedly prepares to axe roughly 8,000 workers
Meta's forthcoming layoffs will reportedly eliminate about 10% of its workforce, even as Q1 profits hit $26.8 billion and AI spending rockets toward $145 billion this year alone.
Meta's $10 billion Louisiana data center is getting $3.3 billion in tax breaksâmore than seven years of the state's entire police budget
States are awarding more than $5.6 billion annually to data center developers, and thatâs a conservative estimate.
Samsung starts winding down chip production six days before planned 18-day strike â company enters "emergency management mode," daily losseâŠ
Tom's Hardware Premium equips you with world-class coverage and detailed insights into the evolving hardware landscape.
In China, artificial intelligence isnât the future. Itâs already here
ABC News' Selina Wang is traveling with the president in China and takes a closer look at how artificial intelligence is being embraced by the government -- even mandating AI education in schools.
US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip
While the summit appeared cordial, China remains a key adversary of the United States, given its advanced intelligence and espionage capabilities.
Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections
It's not entirely clear how the exploit works. Microsoft says it's investigating.
Heavy Community Backlash Blocks Fedora's AI Developer Desktop Initiative
Two council members have retracted their approval votes after people raised concerns.
Princeton scraps honor code and will supervise exams for first time in 133 years because of AI
Princetonâs honor code was implemented in 1893 after students petitioned to get rid of exam proctors
Teen builds âBionic Underwater Robotic Turtleâ to detect ecological threats
High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems.
Rebooting stem cells builds aged muscles and assists injury recovery
Muscle stem cells, which are crucial for building new muscle, donât work as well as we get older, but giving them an artificial boost could rejuvenate them
California vs Texas Tenant Screening: Is Yours Sufficient?
Learn if your tenant screening meets California and Texas rules, avoid $5,000 fines and dataâprivacy penalties, and keep your rental business compliant.
Honda indefinitely suspends $15B EV plant in Ontario
Honda has indefinitely suspended its plans for a $15-billion electric vehicle complex in Ontario, as it pivots away from EVs and toward hybrids. The move comes as the automaker posted its first full-year loss ever to thâŠ
Turns out, nobody wants a data center in their backyard
Your local anti-AI organizer is probably not a CCP plant.
A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver's licenses open for anyone to see | TechCrunch
The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman holds more than $2 billion in companies that have done business with the company, a court document showed as Altman fâŠ
OpenAI chief Sam Altman holds over $2 billion in companies that have business deals with OpenAI amid legal and regulatory scrutiny.
Mullvad exit IPs as a fingerprinting vector
Mullvad is one of the few VPN providers that offers multiple exit IPs for its servers. If two people connect to the same server, they will usually end up with different public IPs. With only 578 servers (compared to ProâŠ
Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Then forgot about the processors
Intel ME and AMD PSP: The silicon layer nobody certifies
Digg Is Back Again, but With a New Format and Focus on AI
Using the 1,000 most influential voices in AI that also happen to be on X, Digg wants to be your source of AI news.
New Nightmare Just Dropped: '3D' Animated Ads on Trucks in Traffic
A digital billboard company now has the technology to make 3D ads on moving trucks. Thanks, I hate it.
âI didnât want to be the guinea pigâ: inside techâs AI-fueled manager purge
Tech workers say AI-driven restructurings are eroding mentorship, support and paths to promotion across Silicon Valley
Consumers sue Amazon for not refunding Trump tariff costs
SEATTLE â A consumer-protection lawsuit from Seattle-based law firm Hagens Berman accuses Amazon.com of collecting funds from millions of its customers in response to since invalidated tariffs, passing the buck on risinâŠ
German intelligence offices snub US-owned Palantir software
Germany's domestic intelligence agency has reportedly chosen a data analysis system from France, instead of US-based Palantir. Civil society has welcomed the move, but says more must be done.
Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
The push to keep open-source open in the era of age-gating.
TIL that dwarf rats exist. They're said to rarely get tumors, and to have a longer lifespan than regular rats.
Details on the difference between standard and dwarf rats & how to identify them.
The era of 15GB free Gmail storage is ending (Update: Google responds)
Google is testing a 5GB free storage limit for new Gmail accounts unless users add a phone number to unlock the full 15GB.
ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop
The change comes as arXiv and others struggle to manage an influx of AI-generated materials masquerading as rigorous science.
Bugs Rust Won't Catch | corrode Rust Consulting
In April 2026, Canonical disclosed 44 CVEs in uutils, the Rust reimplementation of GNU coreutilâŠ
'Millions' of pounds saved by replacing Palantir tech in refugee system
The government said its in-house IT system was "more flexible" while meeting "high standards" of security.
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Modern internet is broken and no longer built for human beings. By 2026 the internet is filled with robots . One type of robots generates content and injects advertisements, another type ingests that content and emulateâŠ
When Vibe Scammers Met Vibe Hackers: Pwning PhaaS with Their Own Weapons
What happens when AI-powered criminals meet AI-powered hunters? A technical arms race where both sides are vibing their way through explo...
California lawmakers are working on a bill to preserve access to online games
Game preservation group Stop Killing Games advised on the bill.
Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day
Layoffs are "not a savings-driven restructure," CFO says.
51 Ways to Spell the Image Giraffe: The Hidden Politics of Token Languages in Generative AI
Generative AI models don't operate on human languages â they speak in **tokens**. Tokens are computational fragments that deconstruct lan...
TIL Romaniaâs illicit handmade CoBra computer of the 1980s. The authorities could seize the studentsâ electronics, make them pay fines, anâŠ
In their poor, Communist country, Romania's computer curious built an underground industry.
France announces a crucial step toward phasing out Windows
La direction du numĂ©rique en France va basculer de Windows Ă Linux et l'Ătat engage un grand chantier de rĂ©duction de la « dĂ©pendance numĂ©rique
PSA: If you use the Meta AI app, your friends will find out and it will be embarrassing | TechCrunch
Now that Meta released its Muse Spark model, more people are downloading the Meta AI app. And if you join the app, your friends will probably get an Instagram notification about it.
Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit
The Godot Engine team have announced that Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit have given them quite a nice funding boost.
Xbox No Longer Developing Copilot For Consoles
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced that Microsoft will no longer develop Copilot for Xbox, and it's winding down mobile development as well.