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Siri can index more of your personal data — here's how to limit it
If you're concerned about Apple's new digital assistant, here's how you can restrict its access to your data.
PwC and Cohere form an enterprise AI alliance, launching first in Canada
PwC and Cohere have announced a global alliance to sell secure enterprise AI, beginning in Canada, with no client, value or timeline disclosed. Cohere markets itself as a sovereig…
AI glasses face their first major government crackdown
Norway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.
Slovenia’s .si domains hit 20,000 in a day after Trump renamed AI
Slovenia’s domain registry recorded 20,276 new .si web addresses in the 24 hours to Monday afternoon, the live counter on Register.si shows. The .si country code matches the initi…
tenfold CE: Our free Identity Governance tool just got 2 new features
tenfold has added shared content governance and real-time event auditing to its free Community Edition for organizations with under 150 users. The new features help teams manage M…
Are phone coolers actually worth it?
Phone coolers will make the back of your phone cooler, but whether this has any practical effect depends on how hot the device is running.
Google says some Android apps need developer tuning on Intel Googlebooks
Google has said a small number of complex Android apps and games need developer tuning to run properly on the Intel versions of its new Googlebook laptops, which reached Britain, …
OpenAI is sticking more ads in ChatGPT
OpenAI's latest ad format will put images of sponsored products and services on your screen. The ads, which OpenAI will begin testing in the US later this month, will "initially" …
Alleged dev of Ploutus ATM malware appears in US court after arrest
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the arrest of the alleged developer of Ploutus malware, used to steal millions of dollars in ATM jackpotting attacks across the United…
Risotto launches an ‘Autonomous IT Engineer’ for complex IT tickets
Anyone who has ever worked at a large enterprise knows the drill. You submit an IT ticket for a complex software issue, and then you wait. First-generation AI chatbots have succes…
Reclinker raises £10m to turn demolition waste back into cement
Reclinker, a startup that turns demolition waste back into cement, has raised £10m in a Series A round. It will use the money to move from trials to full commercial production in …
How far away can a Wi-Fi extender be from your router?
Wi-Fi extenders can help under the right conditions, but you'll need to put them in the right place to see good results.
Google admits some 'complex' Android apps run poorly on Intel Googlebooks
Android app compatibility on Googlebooks may not be as smooth as previously stated.
Sam Altman says AI money in US politics is clearly not working
During the first episode of Decoded, Politico’s podcast, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman says the money AI companies are pouring into US politics has failed to improve how peopl…
How long can you expect an Xbox Series X to last?
Strong software support and a repairable design should give Microsoft's console a long lifespan.
Deliveroo is putting delivery robots on the pavements of five UK towns
Deliveroo has partnered with the American firm Coco Robotics to run four-wheeled pavement robots in five UK locations, starting in Canary Wharf this month, and says most orders wi…
TCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone Duo
I've spent most of the last couple weeks using an otherwise unexceptional midrange Android phone with one amazing feature: a matte OLED display. That screen is by far the best thi…
Can Safeworld convince people that gen AI robots won’t hurt them?
Safeworld is building digital humans to make sure robots don't hurt the real ones.
Qalo SL-1 review: A barebones smart band that's priced like a flagship
Qalo's first screenless tracker is too expensive for what it is.
The Credential Layer Is Expanding Faster Than Security Teams Can See It
Every modern enterprise depends on credentials. This is how humans, systems, and now AI, all connect to data, services, and each other securely. GitGuardian helps secure that cred…
Realtek Jungle SDK Exploit Attempts Deliver Cling Botnet With STUN-Based C2
Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw impacting the Realtek Jungle software development kit (SDK) to deploy a botnet malware …
OpenAI is putting ads inside ChatGPT’s image generation
OpenAI is testing a visual ad format during image generation in ChatGPT, placed by guardrails that assess whether a conversation is emotionally vulnerable or sensitive before an a…
Huawei and Qualcomm sign patent deal covering 5G, AI and networking
Huawei and Qualcomm have agreed to a multi-year patent licensing deal covering 5G, AI, computing and networking, and announced the agreement today. “This agreement not only demon…
Explaining Hall-effect, TMR, and other new types of "mechanical" switches
Ars Technica's guide to new keyboard sensing technologies.