Technology
"We cannot choose to become idiots": The AI cheating scandal roiling Brown University
AI cheating leads to "a failed society," professor says.
Judge approves $1.5 million SEC-Musk settlement over Twitter investment
The opinion says whether it's fair is 'for our citizenry to decide at the ballot box.'
Microsoft reportedly cancels Avowed sequel as Obsidian focuses on a Fallout game
The Fallout: New Vegas developer has not escaped Microsoft's Xbox layoffs unscathed.
FTC reaches settlement that brings right-to-repair to John Deere farm equipment
The FTC sued the famed green tractor company last year.
Lawsuit: Man used Grok to make 7K sex images of stepdaughter, then shot himself
More young girls sue X over Grok CSAM; X accused of shielding child predators.
Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws
Kalshi tried to ignore gambling laws on its prediction market, NY governor says.
PC shipments just fell for the first time in two years, thanks to the memory shortage
PC shipments are falling, but revenue for manufacturers is still rising.
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
Valve Steam Machine review: This would've been perfect five years ago
The Steam Machine isn't worth the price that Valve is asking.
Apple's Widow's Bay has the most Emmy noms of any new show this year
The horror-comedy series Widow's Bay earned 19 Emmy nominations for its first season.
Roku is the most popular streaming TV, but lacking more than you think
The company's streaming devices aren't quite keeping up with competitors in several important categories.
Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
But the devices could "easily be reflashed."
TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
The "not interested" feature is your friend, but users must intentionally and constantly curate their FYPs
US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers
US military drone losses in Iran war spur Pentagon call for cheap replacements.
Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space
"The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft."
Waymo will soon go fully autonomous in four more cities
Waymo will ditch human supervisors in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa and Denver.
AI Coding Agents Found Triggering Endpoint Security Rules Built to Catch Attackers
Sophos looked at a week of its own endpoint data and found that AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenAI Codex are setting off detection rules written to catch hum…
ChatGPT's new voice mode will slow down if you tell it to
OpenAI's new voice mode for ChatGPT will acknowledge you as you speak, and slow down if you ask it to.
Google announces new 'Video Remix' feature its for AI subscribers
It allows you to reimagine videos stored in Google Photos using Gemini Omni.
Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process.
Amazon is reportedly working on a more powerful agentic Alexa assistant
Amazon is working on a project codenamed 'Moonraker' that would enable the AI assistant to handle multi-step tasks more effectively.
Official renders for Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 8, Watch 9, Watch 2 Ultra and Z Fold 8 leak
Renders of multiple new Samsung devices have arrived a few weeks before the company's next Unpacked event.
Two teens learn the hard way not to do toy gun drive-bys from a Waymo
The robotaxi stopped, called 911, and waited for the San Mateo Police to show up.
Ocean rift zone saw spreading happen in a sudden burst
The crust expands at mid-ocean rifts. But how?