A CEO told employees they won't get raises in 2026 because the budget is going to AI
Cloud software firm Teradata has told employees not to expect annual salary raises in 2026, and says it is putting the money towards AI instead.
'Bots have now passed human traffic online,’ Cloudflare boss laments — says agentic traffic wasn’t expected to eclipse real people until ne…
Bot (automated) vs. human HTTP requests are split 57.5 vs. 42.5 percent, according to the firm’s latest data.
FTC Seeks Comment on X Corp. Petition to Set Aside or Modify FTC Order Concerning Twitter
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, to set aside or modify its
Google Employees Internally Share Memes About How Its AI Sucks
Google’s CEO says 75% of the company’s code is AI-generated. The people who write that code say the AI they’re using is overhyped.
007 First Light sequels will be 'done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios,' Amazon exec says
IO Interactive self-published 007 First Light, but don't expect that to happen with future releases.
AI Billionaires Are Starting to Get Scared
As it turns out, telling the world’s workers to prepare for a dystopia rife with poverty and alienation isn’t the smartest way to market your exciting new tech.
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition launches August 28
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition will launch for Switch 2 on August 28, publisher Bandai Namco and developer FromSoftware announced.
Palantir Systems’ Potential for Enshittification Has Become an ‘Unacceptable’ Risk, UK Politicians Say
Plus dealing with Alex Karp doesn't seem worth the trouble.
Amazon’s search bar will invent AI-generated products you can’t buy
You can search for products that look like the fake images.
GOV.UK goes Dutch on payments as it dumps Stripe
Means residents can skip the credit card and use 'pay by bank' for local authorities and services
SpaceX is worth less than half of its $1.75 trillion IPO target, Morningstar says
The analysts see a wide range of possibilities around xAI and find its "economic moat indeterminate."
Companies Are Using Reddit to Manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI Search
Peptide companies have been doing AI-engine optimization by spamming the biohackers subreddit to manipulate ChatGPT and Google.
Google Is Quietly Buying Code From Play Store Developers to Train AI
Google is trying to buy code from some Android developers as part of a "confidential" program.
Can E. coli run Doom? Yes, at 2.6 fpd (frames per day)
It would take nearly 600 years to finish playing this MIT student's iteration of the classic video game.
Amazon sued over Ring facial recognition feature
At the center of the lawsuit? Familiar Faces, a Ring doorbell feature that scans and identifies people at your door.
AI agents lag far behind human workers. Why are tech companies laying off the humans?
AI-related layoffs are in full swing as tech companies invest in artificial intelligence agents they say will take over tasks traditionally done by humans. But a major AI infrastructure and software company says the age…
Don’t repeat 5G mistakes with 6G, plead mobile operators
NGMN wants a clear migration path before next-gen network rollouts begin
Microsoft Edge and Aloha caught sharing precise user location data with third parties
A new study from Surfshark reveals that many top mobile web browsers don't just track where you go online, they track exactly where you are in the real world.
AI Has Ruined the Job Market
Maybe flawed people were better than brute algorithms.
Bernie Sanders pushes for 50% public ownership of American AI companies — proposes AI sovereign wealth fund that would hold direct ownershi…
“The time has come to reclaim what was stolen from us,” says U.S. senator
Electric cars became more affordable across much of the world in 2025 — except the U.S
The U.S. is impaired by a lack of supportive policy and subsidies, the unavailability of affordable Chinese models, and a preference for big cars.
Switzerland dug a hole the size of two soccer fields to install the world’s most powerful underground battery, able to output 1.2 GW within…
Switzerland’s giant underground battery could reshape Europe’s power grid with 1.2 GW released in milliseconds.
He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut
A federal IT staffer filed a complaint about DOGE, then went public. Shortly after Elon Musk boosted a post calling his claims false, his brake lines were cut. Now he’s suing for defamation.
Phoenix R&D: Getting to Know the Architects of Critical Secure Group Communications Standards
Learn about Phoenix R&D's role in developing groundbreaking standards that transformed the global secure communications ecosystem, and explore their current work, including the development of Air, a next-generation secu…
September 2026 just became the busiest month in years for millions of gamers
Everyone's trying to get out of GTA 6's way
AI Could Use as Much Water as 1.3 Billion People by 2030, U.N. Report Warns
A new U.N. report warns AI’s environmental cost is often mismeasured.
Mathematicians issue warning as AI rapidly gains ground— New declaration argues the technology jeopardizes the field’s values and culture
This declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research.
AI agents lag far behind human workers. Why are tech companies laying off the humans?
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‘Utter disregard for the risk to human life’: Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI safety
Attorney General James Uthmeier Files First-in-the-Nation State-Led Lawsuit Against OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman for Deceptive Practices and Harms to Floridians My Florida Legal
MacBook Neo Outsold Every Other Mac in Its Q1 2026 Debut Quarter
Apple shipped 1.1 million MacBook Neo units in the first quarter of the year, according to IDC, making it one of the strongest Mac debut performances in recent memory (via TechCrunch). The figure is particularly strikin…
No longer just a Copilot, Microsoft's AI wants to take the wheel
Always-on agent promises to keep work moving, provided you trust it with practically everything
Pwnd Blaster: Hacking your PC using your speaker without ever touching it
Abusing an unauthenticated Bluetooth protocol to turn a PC speaker into a Rubber Ducky.
New Tennessee law requires data centers to pay for their own electricity infrastructure
The law requires data centers with peak demands of at least 50 megawatts to pay for their own electricity infrastructure.
Huawei chairman thanks the US for export restrictions on chips, says it supercharged China’s semiconductor industry — Washington’s export c…
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Instagram accounts continue to be hacked as hackers claim Meta only removed a UI button
Meta AI loophole continues to allow hackers to hijack Instagram accounts. Reports claim Meta's fix failed to secure the backend.
PewDiePie just launched his answer to ChatGPT and it’s completely free
PewDiePie’s AI ambitions have finally become a reality after months of documenting his journey into building his own free AI platform.
Intuit Becomes S&P 500’s Worst Performer This Year / Shares of Intuit dropped 8.9% on Tuesday, adding to a 51% decline so far this year…
Analysts anticipate increased competition to disrupt the TurboTax owner.
32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 minimum — AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building
Lower-priced kits are disappearing by the day
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says markets are in 'greed' mode as AI companies seek billions
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon's comments come as investors prepare for what will be one of the busiest periods for equity issuance in years.
Future AI weapons such as drones should have moral code, says former UK spy chief
Software could make ethically superior decisions to humans in high-pressure moments, claims ex-GCHQ head David Omand
What are the best alternatives to GloriaFood for restaurant online ordering?
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Researchers say Google AI Mode changes recommendations based on your emails — and it risks creating a giant confirmation-bias machine
Google’s AI search may be secretly shaping answers using your private data
Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial recognition feature
The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent.
1-Click GitHub Token Stealing via a VSCode Bug
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FitMyLLM — Independent benchmarks for self-hosted AI
Independent benchmarks for every model, GPU, and cloud provider. Measured, not estimated. 428 models, 1720 GPUs, multi-provider cloud comparisons.
Strava just killed its free API, will require a subscription if you want to build on top of it
At Strava, we care deeply about developers, and the health of the developer ecosystem. There are now 241,000 Strava API developers, up from 185,000 last year. At its best, the Strava API allows users to utilize their fa…
Women in Brussels 'filmed without their knowledge' by men wearing Meta smart glasses
Experts in Europe warn that these devices are used to record strangers without their consent, possibly breaching EU law.
AI Outperforms Law Professors in Stanford Law Study
A groundbreaking study led by Stanford Law School Professor Julian Nyarko reveals that law professors overwhelmingly prefer AI-generated answers to st
Valve antitrust lawsuit reportedly reveals lengths Steam owner is willing to go to prevent cheaper prices elsewhere
Newly uncovered evidence in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit has claimed Valve works aggressively behind the scenes to maintain its position.
Expect more of those DRAM price hikes as memory shortage continues to bite
Chip costs may rise another 63% this quarter, as effects feed through to PC pricing