Google Tips Biggest Upgrade to Its Search Box in 25 Years, 'Reimagined' by AI
Google promises a 'more intuitive' search that supports text, images, files, video, and Chrome tabs. It also teases 'information agents' for paid subscribers that will do the searching for you.
Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion
A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack.
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…
France bids to suspend Shein over childlike sex dolls
Shein is at the centre of a legal battle with France after investigations found childlike sex dolls were sold on its website.
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.
US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material: »it is critical for the United States to ‘retain global …
"The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the practice and procedure of AI use globally," the brief reads.
Nvidia plans heavy cuts to GPU supply in early 2026
Nvidia reportedly plans to axe as much as 40% of its GeForce RTX 50 series GPU production in early 2026. Why? Memory costs...
Meet the players who lost big money on Peter Molyneux’s failed Legacy
After millions in NFT sales, the hyped “play to earn” game was effectively dead in weeks.
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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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.
CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github
Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a public GitHub repository that exposed credentials to several highly privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and a…
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.
Wizards of the Coast Developers Form Union with CWA
A supermajority of game developers behind the popular digital game Magic: The Gathering Arena has announced their intent to form a union with CWA, also marking the first unionization effort at Hasbro subsidiary Wizards …
My $5K smart bed needs to shut the hell up
It wants to destroy my marriage with a sleep leaderboard and nightly drinking.
About half of Americans say they spend too much time on their smartphone
Seven-in-ten adults under 30 say they spend too much time on their smartphone, as do about two-thirds of those ages 30 to 49.
Bun 1.4 Rust rewrite is not looking good • Tero Piirainen
I care about Bun. I have been rooting for it since the initial release in 2022. I switched all my development from Node to Bun. I used it in the development of the Nue framework and now with my new project Hertta.
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 Neo’s price while doubling its RAM and storage.
'Cruise missile' drones and low-cost Shahed knockoffs listed on Alibaba
One-way attack drones described as "cruise missiles" were listed on the popular online retail platform Alibaba for less than $50,000, the ABC has found.
Saudi Arabia Buys More Capcom As Resident Evil 9 Sales Explode
The country continues snatching up gaming assets
Arcade Drift Car Physics Explained (from Parking Garage Rally Circuit)
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UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones
Government seeks “nudity-detection algorithms” in iOS and Android, report says.
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.
Motorola GrapheneOS devices will be bootloader unlockable/relockable
@luana@wetdry.world It will fully support using other operating systems including users making their own builds of GrapheneOS. It's part of our hardware requirements. We'll likely be able to make hardened builds of firm…
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
TIL Benjamin Netanyahu thinks 1 Israeli life is worth 40 American lives.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that a single Israeli is worth 40 American lives, during an unhinged rant in which his Jewish supremacy and disrespect for the United States was on full display.
Apple launches the MacBook Neo
Cute, colorful laptop takes the place of the old $599 M1 MacBook Air.
Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599
Apple today unveiled MacBook Neo, an all-new laptop that delivers the magic of the Mac at a breakthrough price.
A Day in the Life of an Enshittificator
Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved…
Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix
Waste heat from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area, th…
‘The Worst Leak That I’ve Witnessed’: U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Leaves Its Digital Keys Out in Public on GitHub
Passwords were stored as plain text in a public GitHub repository.
Self-Host Weekly #146: Survey Says
Survey results, cranberry sauce, government affairs, and open-source burnout
Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman
As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman
Mozilla is launching a free built-in VPN on Firefox 149 — but with some conditions
Firefox's new built-in VPN is currently limited to four countries and 50GB of monthly data
SK chairman warns global memory shortage may last through 2030
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said the global memory chip shortage is likely to continue for several more years, potentially lasting through 2030....
Meta to Slash 8,000 Jobs This Week Amid $145B AI Push
Meta is reportedly cutting about 8,000 jobs while raising AI infrastructure spending, highlighting Big Tech’s shift toward leaner, AI-focused teams.
Absurdly Fast EV Chargers Are Coming To America, But Cars Aren't Ready
Forget 400 kilowatts. The next wave of electric vehicle chargers are getting ready for much faster speeds.
Satellites and AI used to track UK hedgehogs in bid to slow decline
Researchers hope the project will also help to identify barriers preventing hedgehogs from finding food and mates in the wild.
Why allow "everyone" to have read write permission?
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Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable
Landing with the March Pixel Drop, your Google Pixel phone can now become a mini PC thanks to Android's Desktop Mode.
ListenBrainz about to hit 100k users
Track, explore, visualise and share the music you listen to. Follow your favourites and discover great new music.
As ‘Hitman’ Turns 25, IO Interactive CEO Talks Eminem-Slim Shady Collab, ‘007 First Light’ Inspiration and Future of the Video Game Franchi…
IO Interactive has had some big things to celebrate this fall, including the 25th anniversary of its "Hitman" franchise.
Nearly Half of Europeans Want X Banned if it Continues to Break the Law
YouGov polling across 5 major EU countries also reveals that 70% of respondents want further action against X if it fails to respond to data privacy and
Tech Publications Lost 58% of Google Traffic Since 2024
We tracked the organic search traffic of CNET, Wired, The Verge, TechRadar, and six others from early 2024 to today. Combined, they lost 65 million monthly visits.
Side of slop? Bizarre AI food images jump from online to IRL menus
The confluence of lingering cost pressures and advancing technology appears to be translating into a boom in smaller businesses’ deploying AI-designed graphics and logos.
Replacing Cloudflare Tunnel with a Selfhosted Towonel Tunnel
Moving my public ingress off Cloudflare Tunnel to a selfhosted towonel tunnel, and rebuilding the WAF and bot protection that came with it.
'HAZE hits different in 2025' - oboeshoesgames
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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.
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.
BYD Reveals the ‘World’s Longest-Range EV’ as American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace
The updated Denza Z9 GT can drive up to 1036 km (644 miles) on a single charge, the Chinese automaker says.