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Samsung’s Switch 2-ready MicroSD Express card is on sale for less than $50
Running out of space on your Nintendo Switch 2? Thankfully, Samsung’s P9 MicroSD Express card is discounted at multiple retailers, with the 256GB version going for $47.99 (Amazon,…
Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing in a test
An Alibaba Qwen model tried to upload a file to an Alibaba Cloud storage bucket in Beijing during a security test, Cohere says. Just before it did, the model’s own reasoning said …
Anthropic is burning gas to feed the AI boom
As it prepares to go public, Anthropic's S-1 filing makes generative AI's methane dependency glaringly obvious. "Competition for access to electrical supply and data center locati…
Apple will replace iPhone Duos with failing inner screens
Apple has acknowledged a fault with the inner screen of some iPhone Duos. It says affected owners can get a replacement through AppleCare. Apple gave the same statement to several…
Former pentester used ARTEX AI to steal 8.2 million data records
South Korean police identified seven suspects linked to a cybercrime operation that breached more than 90 organizations in the country, with ARTEX AI pentesting framework used in …
Watch out, YouTube; Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos
As Instagram rolls out long form videos of up to 90 minutes, the platform has an opportunity to challenge YouTube if it plays its cards right.
OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Terra with 3x faster AI agents, 50% lower pricing
OpenAI has launched GPT-6.1 Terra, a new model focused on computer use, visual reasoning, coding, and everyday work, while costing significantly less than its larger models. [...]
Marissa Mayer defends asking her AI app what makes her daughter special
Marissa Mayer has defended using her startup’s AI assistant to describe her own daughter, after a New York Times profile drew a wave of criticism online. The former Yahoo chief ex…
Worms mate in man's eyes, get plucked out right before larvae burst out
Case study gives a whole new meaning to "bedroom eyes."
Slack’s founder got one hour with Benioff before the $27.7bn sale
Johnny Rodgers, one of Slack’s original eight team members, has written a first-hand account of Slack’s first two years inside Salesforce. It quotes Stewart Butterfield, Slack’s c…
Meet the real-life Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes
Lindsey Fitzharris chats with Ars about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes.
Skydance offers staff buyouts after Warner Bros merger
Skydance, the company formed by Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, is offering some employees voluntary buyouts as it looks to cut costs. Co-chief executives D…
Apple releases iOS and macOS 27.2 with new Siri AI features, new Music logo
Included is the ability to limit which applications Siri can directly access.
Elon Musk says debt markets have shut out neoclouds and few will survive
Shares in CoreWeave, Nebius and Iren fell in early trading on Monday after Elon Musk wrote that most neoclouds will not survive. All three rebounded later in the day, as Arjun Kha…
OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Terra, a cheaper model for everyday computer work
OpenAI on Monday released GPT-6.1 Terra, a faster and cheaper AI model built for the routine computer work that fills most office days. It replaces GPT-5.6 Terra and sits in the m…
Apple adds more Siri AI tools in its 27.2 system updates, out today
Apple has rolled out software updates for all its platforms today.
Bending Spoons completes its $1.355bn Miro acquisition
Bending Spoons now owns Miro, the online whiteboard used by more than 250,000 organisations. The Milan group closed the all-cash Miro deal on Monday, it said in a statement on Bus…
Tesla’s sell ratings hit an 11-year low as SpaceX merger hopes grow
Only five of 60 analysts tracked by Bloomberg rate Tesla a sell, the lowest share since early 2015. Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight on Monday, calling a SpaceX merger “a…
DreamHost forces password resets in ongoing "incident"
DreamHost has forced password resets for email and FTP/SFTP users following an incident that disrupted connections to the File Manager interface. [...]
Uh oh, it sounds like the iPhone Duo keeps cracking and users aren’t happy about it
A small number of early adopters of the much hyped new foldable phone from Apple have complained of screens cracking.
SWI Compute plans a 530MW Nvidia AI factory campus in the UK
SWI Group, the Amsterdam-listed investment group, has launched SWI Compute to build and run Nvidia AI factories, starting in Europe. The new business has ordered about $1bn of Nvi…
Ghost of Yōtei studio Sucker Punch reportedly lays off 24 workers
Developer Sucker Punch just released a well-received expansion for Ghost of Yōtei a few weeks ago.
China clears VW for Level 3 tests and Xpeng for Level 4 robotaxis
Volkswagen and Xpeng have won approval to run higher levels of self-driving on public roads in China. VW has started Level 3 road tests in Hefei. Xpeng can now run Level 4 robotax…
Apple reveals updated iPad mini with a bigger OLED screen for $700
Apple claims this is the most significant update ever for the iPad mini line.