Researchers Put Google Gemini in Charge of an Entire Coffee Shop, and It's Inexorably Driving It Out of Business
A Google Gemini-powered AI agent was given free rein to run a coffee shop in Sweden, and is quickly burning through its budget.
Double Fine Is Unionizing
The Psychonauts developer is the latest Microsoft studio to unionize
Happy 45th birthday, Xerox Star, the computer that brought us a full GUI well before Apple and Microsoft
Building on Xerox PARC's ground-breaking work on SmallTalk, this computer's OS had a full working GUI with icons, scrollbars, and menus in 1981.
20% Balfour Beatty Interns Become PMs Career Development
Discover how Balfour Beattyâs internship program turns 20% of interns into project managers, with dataâdriven steps and mentorship that accelerate career growth.
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 âŚ
Iran mulls taking full control of all 7 undersea internet cables passing through Strait of Hormuz
The undersea cables carry a large share of global data traffic between Europe, the Gulf, and Asia. Tehran proposes to impose a toll for submarine cables that provide internet communications. Iran also wants all managemeâŚ
Appearing Productive in The Workplace â No One's Happy
AI can produce work that looks expert without being expert. The failure arrives in two shapes, and both are reshaping the workplace.
GameStop stock sinks after surprise $56B eBay takeover bid, CEO Ryan Cohen's combative CNBC interview
GameStop made a takeover bid for eBay, offering $125 per share in a cash-and-stock deal that values the e-commerce platform at roughly $55.5 billion.
Frame-Gen to 30fps? Lego Batman's "Bizarre" PC Specs Sheet Is a Case Study in How Not To Market a Game
"It's a bad decision and kind of funny."
China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation, houses 2,000 servers â 24 megawatt subsâŚ
The subsea facility reportedly achieves a PUE below 1.15, far below the 1.5 industry average
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.
The Walls Donât Have Ears, But Fiber Optic Does
You normally think of fiber optic as something used in network cables. However, scientists employ dedicated fibers to detect earthquakes. In simple terms, they fire a laser down the fiber and watchâŚ
Mark Zuckerberg Just Told 8,000 Employees Their Layoffs Are a Line Item in His $145 Billion AI Bill
On Metaâs Q1 2026 earnings call, CFO Susan Li said the quiet part out loud. âWe recently shared internally that we plan to reduce the size of our employee base in May. We believe a leaner operating model will allow us tâŚ
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People Would Rather Have Nuclear Power Plants In Their Area Than AI Data Centers
A majority of Americans say they're against the local construction of data centers to power artificial intelligence.
Nuclear Power Plants Far More Popular Than AI Data Centers For Local Areas
Seven in 10 Americans oppose the construction of an AI data center in their local area, including 48% strongly opposed.
How I Moved My Digital Stack to Europe â Monokai
On digital sovereignty, and why European cloud is better than you think
Any app on recent Android versions can leak certain traffic
A recently discovered bug in Android 16 allows any app to leak traffic outside the VPN tunnel.
Microsoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the code
Want a blast from the past? Microsoft just open-sourced its very first operating system, offering a rare insight into the PC's earliest days.
UK Google DeepMind employees vote to unionize over its AI defense deals
Staff at DeepMind's UK offices have voted to unionize days after the Pentagon confirmed it would work with Google on classified operations.
Avengers Team Tryouts
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A.I. Learns To Play HAPPY WHEELS [19:â] | Code Bullet
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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."
AI godfather warns humanity risks extinction by hyperintelligent machines with their own âpreservation goalsâ within 10 years
AI researcher Yoshua Bengio claims AI could persuade or manipulate humans to achieve its own goals.
Big data centers in Florida must pay full power and infrastructure costs under new law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a new law aimed at reining in large-scale data centers, saying everyday Floridians shouldnât have to pay.
Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole'
The very tools regulators want to restrict are surging in popularity.
TIL a white South African named Rodney Wilkinson worked with the ANC to bomb a nuclear plant being built by the Apartheid regime
The long read: In December 1982, South African Rodney Wilkinson walked four bombs into Koeberg power station â the crown jewel of the apartheid state â pulled the pins and then left on his bicycle. How did he do it?
Using mesh radio networks to use mainstream apps without siloed servers legally stealing our information
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ntsc-rs - an accurate VHS video effect
ntsc-rs is a free, open-source VHS and analog TV video effect. Use it online in your browser, as a standalone application, or as a plugin for DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, and more.
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 losseâŚ
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Videogame pirates tell other pirates to shut up about it after Subnautica 2 developers are taunted with illicit copies
A breach of pirate etiquette has even pirates siding with a Subnautica 2 designer.
The first true MacBook Neo rivals are here, packing double the RAM and storage of Apple's budget laptop
Honor, ASUS, and HP have new Wildcat Lake laptops listed at Chinese retailers that match the MacBook Neoâs price while doubling its RAM and storage.
Industry Secrets Career Change Vs Stay the Course?
Discover how to decide between a career change and staying the course, with insider tips, upskilling strategies, and a psychological blueprint for midâcareer
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.
Dusk - Official Release (Twilight Princess PC Port)
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'HAZE hits different in 2025' - oboeshoesgames
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Sam Altman forced to confront claims at OpenAI trial that he's a prolific liar | âVery painfulâ: Altman relives his reaction to losing contâŚ
Very painful": Altman relives his Muskian reaction to losing control over OpenAI.
Sony PS5 sales drop 46%, even before recent price increase
Game consoles usually become cheaper in the years following their launch. Not so the PlayStation 5, which was launched in November 2020 for $399, but five and a half years later costs $599. This obviously has a drastic âŚ
TIL: The Median Age for FOX, CNN & MSNBC Viewers is Around 70 Years Old
Whoâs Watching the News? Mostly Boomers
May 18 brings One UI 8.5 update for several Galaxy smartphones
Today, Samsung released the stable version of One UI 8.5 to phones across multiple segments and carried out a wider rollout for some devices.
TikTokâs algorithm systematically skewed to the right during the 2024 US elections, study finds
âBotâ accounts were directed mostly towards content aligned with the Republican Party.
First Apple M5 memory exploit discovered using Anthropic AI, gives root access on MacOS
AI-assisted security research is producing exploits at a frightening rate.
"This could cost people their jobs": VS Code added Copilot as co-author without permission or notice
VS Code credited Copilot for human work after a default change that bypassed user settings.
People overestimate how confident AI systems are in their responses, experiments reveal
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly conversational agents such as ChatGPT or Gemini, are now used daily by a growing number of people worldwide. While many users trust the answers of AI agents to their quâŚ
Heavy Community Backlash Blocks Fedora's AI Developer Desktop Initiative
Two council members have retracted their approval votes after people raised concerns.
Sonyâs Concord Is Playable Again Thanks To Fan-Made Custom Servers
Concord is not completely dead. Community developers have brought Sony's shut-down hero shooter back online with fan-made custom servers, rebuilding its backend API and getting full matches running again.
Thoughts on Cape phone service?
Cape is premium wireless coverage with an added layer of personal security. Talk, text, and live with the confidence that youâre protected.
What makes a good smartphone camera? - cadence's weblog (personal blog)
There are lots of things that affect the quality of photographs. The biggest one is the skill of the photographer behind the camera.
Capcom Lists Dead Rising as One of Its 'Leading Brands' That It's 'Nurturing' â but Does That Mean Dead Rising 5?
Capcom is planning for Dead Rising's future. In its latest earnings report, the Japanese games company said it plans to nuture a handful of franchises for growth, with one of them being Dead Rising.