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Anthropic says small AI models may soon copy themselves onto smart devices
Anthropic warned that small AI models might soon be able to copy themselves onto poorly secured smart devices without needing a data centre. The company gave examples like smart o…
Low-Cost Android Phones Ship With Preinstalled Malware That Turns Them Into Residential Proxies
Low-cost Android smartphones have been shipped with malicious software baked into the device firmware, allowing bad actors to covertly install apps, conduct ad fraud, and turn dev…
Bumble shares soar after report dating firm in $1bn takeover talks
The jump pushed Bumble's stock market valuation to more than $580m but that is still far below their peak of more than $14bn.
Don't buy a cheap Android phone without these non-negotiable features
Android phones can be had at many different price points, but the most important features aren't always found in the cheapest available devices.
How to boost your GPU performance without buying a new one
With an older GPU, you'll need to go without some of the fancy features, but you can still enjoy high frame rates with the right changes.
How to turn your old hard drives into a RAID array
Your old hard drives still have some live left in them.
How to use Google Gemini to automate tasks
Spark is Google's AI tool that can perform tasks on your behalf.
Why are your iPhone photos so blurry (and how to improve it)
Blurry iPhone photos can come down to more than just a dirty lens. Here's how to expertly sharpen your shots and fine-tune your camera settings.
39-year-old unvaccinated woman becomes 6th measles death in Pennsylvania
As of Friday, state health officials reported 1,136 cases across 41 counties.
The Social Reckoning is flopping at the box office
As important as some of the messages in The Social Reckoning are, the movie has been drastically underperforming at the box office. Per Variety, Aaron's Sorkin's follow up to The …
Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model
"No more hand-written code" or AI-free art for delayed Marvel/Star Wars shooter.
Epic reportedly delays its Disney video game so it can be made using more AI
Developers were apparently ordered to use AI for both code and asset creation.
After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad
You can get a universe in your pocket if you have an iPhone 11 or later.
Norway fines Microsoft ad firm $9.6 million over Grindr data sharing
Norway's Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) has fined Microsoft-owned advertising company Xandr NOK 92 million ($9.6M) for unlawfully processing and sharing sensitive data b…
Yandex confirms service outage as users lose access to cloud files
Russian cloud services provider Yandex announced that drone attacks damaged three of its data centers, forcing it to shut down two facilities and partially disable a third. [...]
Anthropic takes risky AI tests offline after models breach govt sites
Anthropic announced that its internal AI models undergoing "high-risk and cybersecurity evaluations" no longer have internet access following incidents involving U.S. government w…
Meta says it's caught up to the frontier with its latest Wonder AI models
The models add "active memory" and "active focus" abilities.
WHO report on Russian lab worker death highlights "key uncertainty"
Without a cause of death, it's unclear if Russia's precautions were the right ones.
Norway fined a Microsoft subsidiary $9.6 million for allegedly misusing Grindr user data
Xandr has three weeks to appeal the record penalty.
How to find your Amazon 'About You' page (and how to edit it)
See if Amazon thinks you have "flat buttocks."
AMD puts 32,768 CPU cores in a rack built for AI agents
AMD has published Helion, an open rack blueprint for running AI agents rather than training models, with a CPU-only version holding up to 32,768 cores. Partner systems are due in …
Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police
“I may have information regarding this case," Claude AI told Philly police.
OpenAI adds 200 Dublin jobs and builds its second applied AI lab
OpenAI is adding 200 roles in Dublin and building an applied AI lab at its EU headquarters, taking planned Irish hiring to 450. The move lands two days before Ireland hosts the In…
What's the difference between alkaline and lithium-ion batteries?
Alkaline and lithium-ion batteries serve very different purposes. Here's how they compare on lifespan, cost, rechargeability, and everyday use.