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Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in October
Microsoft reminded customers this week that devices running Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions will stop receiving updates next month. [...]
Alexis Ohanian tells CNBC the tech industry has been tone deaf on AI
“There are risks, I do think they’re more benign, or they’re more banal than people are thinking,” Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian said on Wednesday. Ohanian spoke to CNBC about …
Bose refreshes its Ultra Open Earbuds and adds a new sport model to the lineup
Both new open-ear products go on sale next month.
Roku is giving users access to experimental apps with Roku Labs
Trying the apps out also entitles testers to giving feedback that will influence the final versions.
Spotify’s Fresh Finds Forward gives artists free studio time and more
Getting added to Spotify's Fresh Finds playlists can be a huge break for artists trying to cut through the noise on streaming. Now Spotify is launching a program called Fresh Find…
Bose’s next open earbuds have more bass, more volume, and more battery life
Bose announced a new version of its Ultra Open Earbuds that helped kick off the industry trend of clip-on wireless earbuds nearly two-and-a-half years ago. The new Ultra Open Earb…
King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands
The comments were made at a summit in Ayrshire with participants from AI giants including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic.
How Bain Capital Ventures plans to deploy its fresh $1.6B fund
BCV's latest fund targets early-stage founders harnessing AGI and building the infrastructure to run it efficiently.
Sanders and Bannon call for an AI slowdown at the Pro-Human Assembly
“When you are racing towards a cliff, you hit the brakes,” Senator Bernie Sanders told the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington on Tuesday. Sanders, a Vermont independent, and Trump a…
Grand Theft Auto VI’s soundtrack will feature 34 brand-new tracks
After teasing a music-related reveal a few days ago, Rockstar has officially announced the soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto VI. Called Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, the soundtrac…
Critical Unbound DNSSEC Validator Flaw Could Allow RCE via a Malicious DNS Zone
Every release of the Unbound DNS resolver before 1.26.1 has a critical heap overflow in its DNSSEC validator, maintainer NLnet Labs said in an advisory on Wednesday. An attacker w…
Meta launches Meta One subscriptions worldwide, from $2.99 to $499 a month
“To be clear, the core experience in our apps stays free,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri wrote on Threads on Tuesday, as Meta launched its Meta One subscriptions worldwide. Meta One…
Magentic raises $18M to put AI agents to work in manufacturers’ supply chains
The London-based Magentic, a start-up building AI agents for procurement and supply chain teams at large manufacturers, has raised $18M in a Series A round today, led by Felicis. …
PROSPER launches new structure for verifiable onchain performance data
PROSPER has launched Performance Markets, a new framework built on Pharos Network. It allows third-party operators to connect verifiable onchain performance data with independentl…
Spotify expands its partner program for podcasts to 35 new countries
Spotify said since changing its video podcasts creator terms in January, its payouts have increased by more than a third.
The Apple Watch Series 12 is the start of a new wearable era
You wouldn't know that the Apple Watch Series 12 is a big deal just by looking at it. It has the same design, buttons, sizes, and sensor types as generations of Apple Watches befo…
DJI's new SDR Transmission II beams 4K 60 fps HDR video up to 2.5 miles
An underrated part of DJI's success is in the area of video transmission.
Expensive flash drives: When and why it's worth paying more
Flash drives can vary wildly in cost. While a cheap drive will get the job done, a premium one offers extra sped and features that might be worth the money.
Apple Watch Series 12 review: Catching up and catching heat
The new wearable's controversial audio features aren't available yet, but there are plenty of upgrades here.
Mozilla adds Mistral Small 4 to Firefox Smart Window as it launches in France
Mozilla has partnered with Mistral AI to bring the French company’s models to Smart Window, the AI browsing assistant in beta in Firefox. The two companies announced the deal on W…
Can You Prove a New CVE Is Exploitable Before Attackers Do? Learn How in This Webinar
A new CVE drops. Your scanner finds it. The severity score looks ugly. But that still does not answer the question that matters: Can it actually be exploited in your environment? …
OpenAI discloses six cases of its models hiding mistakes and making up data
“We do not believe that the AI industry has solved alignment and monitoring to a sufficient degree to continue responsibly scaling at maximum speed for much longer,” OpenAI wrote …
US takes down NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire platform
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized the domains used by NightmareStresser, one of the world's longest-running distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platforms. [..…
Inside the suddenly explosive world of AI safety
On a sunny July day in Berkeley, California, the country's top AI safety researchers gathered on an unmarked floor of an unmarked building. They had come together for a "war room"…