Tech giant Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as it embraces AI
The cuts are part of a wider trend among tech firms as they spend hundreds of billions of dollars on AI.
Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049
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Google will make you wave at your computer to check you are real
New system is latest fight between website owners and automated bots that try and attack them
Web Browsers on Video Game Consoles
Exploring cyberspace with a thumbstick.
Nearly Half of LG Smart TV Apps Contain Residential Proxy SDKs
Spur scanned 6,038 LG and Samsung smart TV apps and found 2,058 with residential proxy SDKs, exposing privacy and home network risks.
Windscribe VPN CEO warns your favourite Facebook quizzes are actually stealing your bank details
Don't let a "stripper name" quiz hand hackers the keys to your financial accounts
GM installs robots at flagship EV factory after laying off 1,300 workers
US autoworkers union warns of robot automation as dark factory future looms.
Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People
There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.
Tesla Allegedly Showed Cooked Data to Get Full Self-Driving Approved
"Give the data to a university, have it independently verified by a qualified researcher, and then let’s talk."
Microsoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in US
Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.
Sam Altman's Orb startup investigated financial misconduct allegations
Tools for Humanity hired two law firms to investigate alleged financial irregularities and bribery of foreign officials, sources say.
Former Unreal Engine 'lead evangelist' Sjoerd De Jong leaves Epic Games, says the industry is reaching a 'pivotal' moment that he must 'com…
"After 27 years of Unreal Engine, and 12 years at Epic Games and Unreal Engine I have decided to move on."
Valve describes just how brutal RAM negotiations are in 2026
Valve, like other companies, is stuck with take-it-or-leave it prices.
Google preps Pixel ‘Audio Memory’ that ambiently tracks your ‘important conversations,’ like AI notetaker pins
Google is working on a new feature called “Audio Memory” for Pixel phones that will “keep track of what you hear throughout your day.”
A Microsoft researcher built a goat-powered LLM in Age of Empires II to prove it's not sentient
Careful, you'll hurt its feelings.
Airbnb opposes Sydney’s call to restrict short-term rentals — But people “rely on it to pay for their mortgages and artificially inflate th…
The global short-term accommodation platform suggests that many Sydneysiders rely on Airbnb to help pay their mortgage and alleviate other costs.
BlackVue's dashcams broadcast users' live location and footage to public
It may be a good idea to double check your dashcam settings.
Kansas City Pushes Ahead With Facial Recognition on Buses
Images captured by onboard cameras will be cross-referenced against facial scans if there is an active alert from police, including databases of banned riders or missing persons.
Kingdom Hearts AI art accusations hit Square Enix, and that sure looks like slop to me
Sora, you feeling alright, buddy?
AI models that can take down governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns
Signal agencies in Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Canada sound alarm after Trump blocks foreign nationals from Anthropic’s Fable AI model
Windows 11 hibernation has been silently hammering your SSD this whole time
This didn't matter much, but with the current SSD prices, it does again
A Microsoft researcher built a goat-powered LLM in Age of Empires II to prove it's not sentient
An operational NAND gate in Age of Empires II, built with the game's scenario editor. This one can also be built within the game in a two-player setup but it's a lot easier (so to speak) to just script it.
Canadian government spent tens of millions on secret Palantir contract
Records from the IJF’s Open By Default database reveal the government made over a dozen amendments to a contract with Palantir Canada to provide services to an elite unit of the military
Meta Exec Admits Zuckerberg Has Crushed Workers’ Spirits
Meta's chief technical officer recently admitted that workplace morale is "probably one of the worst it's ever been."
Tested: Microsoft just debloated Windows 11 Search without Bing, and it's crazy fast
Windows 11 build 26300.8697 hides a toggle to remove Bing from Search. We tested it hands-on: faster results, cleaner UI, local files first.
Meta Exec Admits Zuckerberg Has Crushed Workers’ Spirits
Morale is "probably one of the worst it's ever been."
PdfDing v1.9.0 - Share collections with the public, bulk actions, MFA and more | survey
Selfhosted PDF manager, viewer and editor offering a seamless user experience on multiple devices.
Is Big Tech Facing Its “Big Tobacco Moment”? - Tech giants including Meta, Google, and Apple are facing increasing popular resentment and l…
Tech giants including Meta, Google, and Apple are facing increasing popular resentment and losing more and more major court battles. Yet their profits and power look about as secure as ever.
Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers
Who thinks AI is a good thing? Not that many people, it turns out.
Bill that would mandate AI chip location tracking gains industry support
Half a dozen companies have come out in support of the Chip Security Act, which would require location-tracking mechanisms for America’s most advanced computing chips.
Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver's licenses and passports
A data breach involving government-issued ID documents affects over 3 million people in Texas.
ChatGPT told me it uses an instant-read thermometer and I had questions
I asked ChatGPT for help grilling a tomahawk steak. The advice was fine, but one sentence stopped me in my tracks. The AI casually claimed it uses the same thermometer I do. Naturally, I had questions.
Man with severe paralysis regains his 'voice' with brain-computer interface
UC Davis researchers have developed a faster brain-computer interface that can instantaneously translate brain activity into voice as a person tries to speak.
Flock Leaked Cops’ License Plate Searches via DuckDuckGo, Bing
Flock, the automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, exposed some of the license plate cops were looking for and the reason for doing so.
Valve’s Steam Controller stock shortage will last until next year after fans massively exceeded expectations
The Steam Controller stock shortage may last until 2027 as Valve introduces new registration options for the device.
Data from ‘half a million hours of Ukraine conflict drone footage’ now available to train AI
Full-motion video data is increasingly relevant as drone technology reshapes modern warfare, the CEO of Enabled Intelligence said.
Quartermaster - a native iOS app to control your *arr stack (beta, looking for testers)
A native iOS controller for eleven self-hosted services — Radarr, Sonarr, Jellyfin and more. No accounts, no backend; your library never leaves your servers.
'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots
As the delivery vehicles increasing take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.
Yann LeCun says xAI is "kind of a failure" – and the whole AI industry might be headed for a reset
LeCun, who previously served as Meta's chief AI scientist, didn't mince words. "xAI is kind of a failure, frankly, because the founding team has" departed, he said,...
Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media
Investigation finds AI content that purports to show genuine customers, prompting calls for greater transparency
Anthropic is rolling out identity verification for certain capabilities beginning July 8, 2026
Being responsible with powerful technology starts with knowing who is using it. Identity verification helps us prevent abuse, enforce our usage policies, and comply with legal obligations.
‘Build Vice City’: the GTA 6 scam that’s hitting gamers worldwide
Bank details at risk as criminals use AI to create fake sites and emails offering pre-release beta test version
Report: White House delaying release of voting machine security study
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a new report implying that voting machines could face software vulnerabilities ahead of the November midterm elections.
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says electricians and plumbers will be needed by the hundreds of thousands in the new working world
The $5 trillion tech CEO warns the future won’t be powered by tech bros—but rather the blue-collar workers.
Meta wants a child safety bill rewritten to shield it from lawsuits over harm to kids
The proposal comes as lawmakers and courts increasingly scrutinize how social media platforms are designed and used by minors. Features such as infinite scrolling, activity notifications, and...
SpaceX stock sinks for a second day as company slips below Amazon in market cap
Investor bullishness showed signs of waning on Wednesday, as shares sank 5%.
Singaporean brothers build modern, unbreakable encryption
Discover how Singaporean brothers are using unsolvable maths equations to create next-generation, quantum-resistant encryption. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Amazon workers who testified against AI data centers say they were intimidated by the company, monitored at work — employees face possible …
Their lawyers say that everything they said was based on public information and did not mention their employer.
Microsoft is killing Office 2021 in October to push you onto Microsoft 365, how to fight back
Microsoft is once again ringing the death knell of Office 2021, this time with an End of Support for Office 2021 reminder.
‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
Guardian readers in the US share concerns about how the SpaceX IPO and AI boom affect their retirement accounts