University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading during commencement | Silicon Valley can’t seem to read the room
SiIicon Valley can’t seem to read the room.
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25 - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on May ...
LinkedIn user hides AI prompt injection in bio to force recruitment spam to be sent in Olde English prose — bots also also manipulated to a…
This tale is also a warning that your AI agents can be manipulated in wholly unintended ways.
I’m a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?
Apparently anyone can vibe code anything these days. So Claude and I tried to make a database for tracking the petty grievances of the masses.
The AI boom hasn’t stopped U.S. companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing
“The technology that was supposed to shrink the industry is fueling its expansion,” said Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok.
An Experiment Put LLMs in Charge of Radio Stations. You’ll Never Guess How It Went
Goooooooood morning, blog readers! You’re listening to the KGIZ morning zoo with your hosts, AI and The Bot.
South Korea court orders Samsung union strike to not impact chip volume
Court orders union to maintain normal production during any strike; Samsung shares jump 6.7%. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Windows 11 looks and runs better without transparency or animations—here's how to disable both
Turning off unnecessary animations and transparency effects in Windows 11 may seem like a small change, but it can make a big difference in your PC's performance and usability.
Pizza Hut's AI system caused 'cascading' problems and $100M in damages, franchisee alleges in new suit
Pizza Hut's AI-powered Dragontail system led to $100M in lost business, a franchisee says in a lawsuit over delivery delays.
I built an open source app cost estimator after seeing founders underestimate infrastructure costs
Launch your delivery platform with Enatega’s open-source, customizable, ready-to-use delivery app solution.
Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’
Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating ‘unnecessary pain and pointless work’
PlayStation boss says single-player games won’t come to PC going forward | VGC
PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst confirmed the news to staff this week…
The old world of tech is dying and the new cannot be born
Writing at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland
Gavin Newsom proposes a California digital software tax
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said it's unfair how some people avoid paying the state sales tax when buying software.
The U.S. Still Doesn't Have an Answer to China's EV Dominance
President Trump's visit to China highlights a key tension for American decision makers: how to manage China’s growing prowess in sectors like the auto industry.
PlayStation Plus price increase announced for new customers
Sony Interactive Entertainment will increase prices for PlayStation Plus for new customers in select regions starting May 20, the company announced, citing “ongoing market conditions.”
An Engineer’s Post Protesting Laptop Surveillance Is Going Viral Inside Meta
Meta employees in the US and UK are organizing against corporate software that tracks workersâ keystrokes and mouse activity.
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 qu…
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales boasts stunning visuals and great real-time action
We played an hour of Square Enix’s latest HD-2D RPG that trades in turn-based combat for real-time action.
Scientists Debate Humanity’s Response to Possible Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Scientists are debating how humanity could respond if intelligent life beyond Earth is ever confirmed. Here’s what researchers say.
As the Stop Killing Games initiative advances, blocky racing game Lego 2K Drive is being delisted tomorrow on PC and consoles
Despite Stop Killing Games' efforts, publisher 2K is delisting Lego 2K Drive this week on PC and consoles, with the online services shutting down in 2027.
Poland directs officials to ditch Signal in favor of 'secure' state-developed alternative
Shift comes amid mounting reports of successful social engineering attacks targeting higher-ups in government
TikTok’s algorithm systematically skewed to the right during the 2024 US elections, study finds
‘Bot’ accounts were directed mostly towards content aligned with the Republican Party.
A 45,000-person labor strike at Samsung's memory chip plants could throw a wrench into the AI boom | Fortune
An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump Fortune Editor-in-Chief: Alyson Shontell sat down with President Trump in the Oval Office for an hour. Tariffs, Intel, AI, Boeing, Iran—and the question every CEO eventual…
X has placed new daily post limits on unverified accounts
Free X users consistently keep hitting rate limits now, because of the new 50 original posts per day restriction.
For most US drivers, electric vehicles offer emissions benefits and cost savings, according to a new study by MIT researchers
In most U.S. zip codes, electric vehicles are cost-competitive with their gas-powered counterparts, according to a new study. And regarding emissions benefits of EVs, individual driving patterns matter as much as region…
Roblox must face Iowa consumer fraud claims
Iowa Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General news releases.
Most Americans don’t trust AI — or the people in charge of it
New research reveals how Americans are thinking about artificial intelligence.
Tesla falls out of China's EV top 10 as BYD surges
For drivers, switching to an EV can also bring meaningful savings.
America's productivity boom started before AI, and a Stanford economist who decoded the Great Resignation says working from home is the rea…
National data show “a clear post-2020 surge in productivity growth exactly when WFH ramped up,” said Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom.
Mistral AI's CEO says Europe has 2 years to stop becoming America's AI 'vassal state'
Mistral's CEO Arthur Mensch said AI dominance will depend on who controls chips, energy, and computing infrastructure.
Anti-immigration AI videos traced to overseas fakers, BBC finds
"Patriotic" UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Peter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billion
“Extra-terrestrial solutions are no longer science fiction,” Thiel said.
Kenya tells Microsoft that $1 billion AI data center would gulp half the country’s electricity
Kenya has reportedly raised concerns over Microsoft’s planned $1 billion AI data center, warning that the project could consume a massive chunk of the country’s electricity supply.
Foes of AI Surveillance Get Wins in Wisconsin. But They Fear They’re Playing Whack-A-Mole.
The sheriff in Wisconsin’s capital county will stop using dozens of AI surveillance cameras posted up across Madison and surrounding towns, after the Dane County Board of Supervisors pulled funding... Read More
Former Microsoft VP says Microsoft missed the AI wave like the internet and mobile, as Copilot scales back in Windows 11
Former Microsoft PM says the company's AI push failed, citing Copilot's dismal 3.3% adoption rate and calling for a massive factory reset.
Elon Musk Explains Why the SpaceX Board Must Be Powerless to Fire Him
He needs to "make sure SpaceX stays focused on making life multiplanetary." It should sound familiar by now.
Subnautica 2 sells 2 million in 12 hours with over 600K concurrent players | Despite a troubled development cycle, the game has enjoyed a h…
Despite a troubled development cycle, the game has enjoyed a hugely successful launch…
Instagram hits the copy button again with new disappearing Instants photos
Another new way to encourage you to post.
Renaissance of Ace Combat Abandonware
With Ace Combat Infinity and Ace Combat Xi accessible once again in 2026, we take a look at fan run abandonware efforts.
Dozens of empty Waymos invade neighborhood in Atlanta leaving neighbors baffled
The company says it has addressed a routing behavior that explained the odd patterns
Cheap agents, alumni shirts, and Elias Thorne · Daniel May
On agent-coded cold outreach, the alumni t-shirt scam, the Elias Thorne convergence, and what gets visible when no one does the work.
Vinton Cerf: ‘I refuse to take responsibility for those who abuse my beautiful internet’
The computer scientist is optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence. EL PAÍS spoke with him in Washington, D.C., on the 50th anniversary of the pioneering TCP/IP protocols that he co-invented
Palantir Says SaaS Is Dead
According to Palantir Technologies, “SaaS is dead.” This is especially true for off-the-shelf supply chain software. SaaS is too slow and eliminates differentiation.
Hotel Architect, a top down, 3D, colourful hotel management game with construction and room design (with a template system), with gameplay …
Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel …
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.
DOJ reportedly demands Apple and Google identify over 100,000 users of car app
According to a new report from Forbes, the Department of Justice is demanding Apple, Amazon, and Google hand over “identities,...
Microsoft rejects critical Azure vulnerability report, no CVE issued
A security researcher claims Microsoft quietly fixed an Azure Backup for AKS vulnerability after rejecting his report, and without issuing a CVE. Microsoft disputes the claim, telling BleepingComputer the behavior was e…
OpenAI now wants ChatGPT to access your bank accounts
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