Hardware & Devices
Binance hackers stole $6.3 billion in record-breaking crypto heist
Binance has disclosed that $6.3 billion worth of crypto funds have been stolen from the platform, in what's believed to be the biggest cryptocurrency hack on record. In a series o…
Maine’s data center revolt will decide who controls the Senate
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, was midway through defending her record during the final debate of the midterms when an audience member cut her short. "I'm terrified," a m…
Waymo and Toyota will soon start testing their robotaxis in Japan
Waymo and Toyota will start testing autonomous bZ4X vehicles in Japan next year. (edited)
Senators are looking into 'serious privacy risks' with Meta's AI glasses
US senators have asked Meta to explain how it's mitigating 'serious' privacy risks with its AI glasses.
Wikipedia’s operator says a bad AI copyright ruling could threaten the open web
The Wikimedia Foundation is staking out a middle ground in a group of landmark AI copyright cases, pushing courts to legally protect large language models (LLMs) training on copyr…
Binance hacked for an estimated $6.3 billion in record crypto theft
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been hit with a record $6.3 billion hack.
General Motors agrees to pay $220 million to settle multi-state data privacy lawsuit
GM has settled the Smart Driver program lawsuit brought by 35 attorneys general.
The director of Obsession put a new horror short on YouTube
Curry Barker, the director behind the hit horror film Obsession, just published a new horror short on YouTube. The short, titled "Mama Bear," is nearly five minutes long. The vide…
Intel says it’s selling every affordable laptop chip it can make
During Intel's latest earnings call, CEO Lip-Bu Tan said that demand for its budget-focused Wildcat Lake chips "is outstripping supply." According to CFO David Zinsner, the chips …
Sony is working on a film adaptation of viral indie horror game Mouthwashing
The adaptation will be directed by Karyn Kusama, and scripted by the writers of The Invitation.
Reddit’s CEO says Google’s AI Mode ‘does not drive traffic’
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in an earnings call today that Google's AI-powered search modes do not help with traffic to the platform, echoing problems facing other websites and …
Meta is testing 'Threads Friends' for sharing posts with smaller groups
Twitter Circle, anyone?
VRChat says it's not adding AI labels despite user survey showing people want that
Trying to make everyone happy could make no one happy.
Fan fiction website AO3 is down, and it could take weeks to recover
The site's data is reportedly intact, but the cause of the outage is still unknown.
Reddit will force users to log in as AI is killing search traffic
The company is starting with tests outside of the US.
Google fixes an annoying Photos bug that hid edited images from other apps
Hey, that's not what Magic Eraser is supposed to do!
Google brings AI Mode advertisements to more countries
Adding sponsored content in more markets could make the feature profitable.
Patrick Stewart has died at age 86
Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles in Star Trek and X-Men, has died at age 86. A message posted to Stewart's Instagram account says the actor died in his Los Angeles home o…
Reddit will force everyone to log in
Reddit is announcing a huge shift: It's going to start requiring users to log in. Right now, you can browse Reddit without having an account, and the site is generally a great res…
Rivian’s R2 is officially its best-selling vehicle
Rivian reported its third quarter earnings of 2026, providing us a closer look at the company's financial health as it ramps up production of its all-important R2 electric vehicle…
Popcorn bucket innovation is at an all-time low and the Dune: Part Three 'Double Sandworm' is proof
Just what the Sandworm bucket needed: a second hole.
GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data
General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims that it illegally sold driver and location information to data brokers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The agreemen…
Hacker may have stolen millions in a malware attack against online poker players
Wired has the story of a superuser cheating scandal.
You can generate and edit Google Docs files directly in Gemini chats now
Now you can generate, preview, and edit PDFs, Google Docs, Google Sheets, slide decks, Markdown files, TXT files, and code directly within Google Gemini. The new file editing capa…