Technology
New device captures carbon dioxide by pumping it across a battery
The design requires less energy to capture CO2 than current systems.
To keep drug prices high, pharma has been piling up the patents
Add-on patents have increased drug patent periods from two years to over six.
Discord is testing a lightweight mode to free up resources while gaming
Unsurprisingly, it's called Game Mode.
Dutch police confirm arrest in ShinyHunters hacking investigation
Dutch police have confirmed that a 24-year-old Amsterdam man arrested earlier this month was detained as part of an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group. [...]
Google will support ChromeOS until 2034 as it shifts to Googlebook OS
Some recent Chromebook devices will be able to switch to the new operating system.
Trump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels
In 2020, Trump cut CAFE to 40 mpg. Now he’s cut it again to just 35 mpg.
Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents
Shopify is expanding WebMCP support to checkout, allowing browser-based AI agents to update order details and complete purchases with a buyer’s authorization.
Bose starts adding Auracast to its headphones
A new firmware update for the $449 Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Gen 2 adds support for Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast as beta features. The flagship Ultra headphones are th…
SiMa.ai raises $150m at a $1.45bn valuation for physical AI chips
SiMa.ai has raised $150m in a Series C round that values the company at $1.45bn, it announced on Monday. The San Jose startup makes chips and software that let robots, drones and …
Tesla delays Roadster 2 event again due to bad weather
Tesla says the event "can only be held outdoors," as it's expected to show the car flying in some form using SpaceX thrusters.
The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it
Just like the rest of the U.S, data centers and AI are dividing climate tech founders and investors.
Apple Patches CoreGraphics Flaw Possibly Exploited in Targeted Attacks
Apple has released security updates to address a vulnerability in older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that it said may have been exploited in targeted attacks. The vulnerabil…
UK AI minister says AI testing is not enough, Fortune reports
The UK’s AI minister, Kanishka Narayan, says countries must “harden” their defences against AI risk. Testing models is no longer enough, he said. He was answering a question from …
Anthropic ends discounts once tokens run out, The Information reports
Anthropic ends enterprise customers’ discounts once they use up the tokens covered by their contracts, The Information reported on Monday. OpenAI takes a more flexible approach, t…
Kalshi loses again as judges rule prediction markets must obey gambling laws
Kalshi's defiance of state gambling laws may be headed to Supreme Court.
Misconfigured Supabase apps expose data in over 16,000 databases
Researchers found more than 16,000 misconfigured Supabase databases exposing readable tables with personally identifiable information, passwords, or authentication tokens. [...]
A user says Meta’s Muse gave his address to a Marketplace buyer
A YouTuber says Meta’s Muse agent gave his home address to a Facebook Marketplace buyer and then told the buyer he was home when he wasn’t. Matt Robb described what happened in a …
OpenAI’s AI agents need to catch up
OpenAI popularized the modern generative AI chatbot, but as its 2026 DevDay event approaches, it's fallen behind in one of the industry's hottest categories: continuously running,…
Trump finalizes rule to make cars less fuel efficient
The US Department of Transportation finalized its plans today to weaken fuel efficiency standards, calling it "among the largest deregulatory actions under the second Trump Admini…
Meta is starting an enterprise business to justify its massive AI spending
Meta wants to sell its AI products and services to other companies.
Florida asks a court to stop OpenAI building new AI models
Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, has asked a state court to stop OpenAI from developing new AI models without independent safety guardrails. He made the request in a mo…
Hackers Use NeedyMantis to Maintain Long-Term Access in Breached Networks
Hackers have used a malware family called NeedyMantis to maintain long-term access to networks they had already breached, Microsoft said in a technical analysis. The malware has b…
Ayaneo shrank down the Game Boy form factor with its latest $89 handheld
The Konkr Pocket Block is now up for preorder and will start shipping in October.
Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents
As the debate rages over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents is a step toward AGI or a more conventional engineering problem, Nvidia is offering its own answer to problem.…