Razer Soma Chroma Gaming Chair Review: Light on adjustability, but heavy on RGBs

If you’d like a dose of RGBs to go with your gaming chair, the Soma Chroma delivers for $499.

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-chairs/razer-soma-chroma-gaming-chair-review

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

A tasty RPG that will make you very hungry

Roleplaying games are often defined by excess. Storylines that span dozens of hours, side quests so big they could be their own game, massive worlds that require complex maps to explore, and casts so big you start forge…

https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/964061/dosa-divas-review-ps5-steam-switch

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

I tried DuckDuckGo’s new and free YouTube ad blocker. Here’s how it works

No Premium? No problem. DuckDuckGo-t your back!

https://www.androidauthority.com/duckduckgo-youtube-ad-blocker-how-use-3686151/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

[#TRADESHOW] #DenTech #China 2026 will be held from October 22 to 25, 2026, at #Shanghai #World #Expo #Exhibition & #Convention #Center. As a leading #dentistry #technology #trade #show in #China, the #business #event serves as a major #B2B #platform for #dental #equipment, dental #materials, #digital dentistry, and laboratory #technologies. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/dentech-china-2026/

Colibrì proof-of-concept gains frontier-level 1.5-TB AI model — novel approach runs on only 25GB of RAM and shows promise for local AI setups

Colibrì proof-of-concept gets a frontier-level AI model running on only 25 GB of RAM and a modest CPU

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/colibri-proof-of-concept-gains-frontier-level-1-5-tb-ai-model-novel-approach-runs-on-only-25gb-of-ram-and-shows-promise-for-local-ai-setups

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The Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete has the recipe for success, but it’s a little needy

The Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete is an ultra-premium floor-cleaning system that requires a little too much intervention.

https://www.androidauthority.com/dreame-x60-max-ultra-review-3684554/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

I used to love Claude, but the latest models are slowly ruining it

This isn't the Claude I used to love.

https://www.androidauthority.com/claude-latest-models-pushback-bad-3683521/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

I wish someone told me about these 5 Android Auto settings before I bought my new car

A few Android Auto settings go a long way.

https://www.androidauthority.com/first-car-android-auto-most-important-settings-3684583/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Anthropic Adds 'Reflect' Feature to Claude for Tracking Your Usage

Anthropic is updating Claude with a new "Reflect" feature that's akin to Spotify Wrapped. Reflect lets you look back on how you've been using Claude, and for how long. Reflect includes a summary of Claude usage, incorpo…

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/09/anthropic-reflect-claude-tracking/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #MacRumors [MacRumors]

OpenAI Debuts ChatGPT Work Agent and New GPT-5.6 Models

OpenAI today announced ChatGPT Work, a ChatGPT agent with built-in Codex that can complete tasks across web, mobile, and desktop using information from your apps. ChatGPT Work can execute multi-step tasks, using schedul…

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/09/openai-chatgpt-work/

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I tried the new Google Photos Android app redesign, and now I want it in every Google app

It's a small change, but a welcome one.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-redesigned-navigation-bar-good-3686008/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Duolingo is breaking users’ language courses — and it’s exactly why I quit

What's the point of a language learning app that won't let you keep learning?

https://www.androidauthority.com/duolingo-broken-updated-courses-why-i-quit-3686405/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Apple Exploring Ways to Run Much Larger AI Models Directly on iPhones

Apple has held meetings with PrismML about ways it could use the startup's technology to run much larger AI models directly on iPhones, according to The Information. The report said PrismML has managed to shrink down Al…

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/09/apple-prismml-larger-on-device-ai-models/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #MacRumors [MacRumors]

Apple TV and MLB Release August Schedule for 'Friday Night Baseball'

Apple and MLB today released the August schedule for Apple TV's weekly Friday Night Baseball doubleheader. Related Roundup: Apple TV Buyer's Guide: Apple TV (Don't Buy) Related Forum: Apple TV and Home Theater This arti…

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/09/apple-tv-friday-night-baseball-august/

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Sonos, Sony, Anker and More: The Best Amazon Accessory Deals Right Now

There's a big accessory sale happening on Amazon this week, with the year's best prices on Anker chargers, Samsung monitors, Sonos audio products, and much more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of thes…

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/09/sonos-sony-anker-and-more/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #MacRumors [MacRumors]

🎉💻 "QuadRF spots #drones and #WiFi through walls!" Because, clearly, the biggest problem with our walls is their failure to let us eavesdrop on neighbors' cat memes 🐱📡. If hobbyists can build a wall-piercing WiFi #spy, just imagine what governments are doing with their limitless resources and absolute lack of moral restraint. 😱🔍
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/quadrf-can-spot-drones-and-see-wifi-through-my-wall/ #QuadRF #Technology #Privacy #Surveillance #HackerNews #ngated

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged theft of trade secrets — claims company mentored incoming employees on bringing confidential information

Apple sued OpenAI, including its own former employees, over the theft of trade secrets as both companies build up AI hardware businesses.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/apple-sues-openai-over-alleged-theft-of-trade-secrets-claims-company-mentored-incoming-employees-on-bringing-confidential-information

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

SK hynix and TetraMem collaborate on experimental chip to bolster energy efficiency for edge AI devices —…

SK hynix, TetraMem, and the University of Southern California built a memristor-based in-memory computing system-on-chip for AI edge devices, achieving promising energy efficiency, but failed to demonstrate its full pot…

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/sk-hynix-and-tetramem-collaborate-on-experimental-chip-to-bolster-energy-efficiency-for-edge-ai-devices-memristor-based-in-memory-soc-research-leaves-performance-questions-up-in-the-air

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Anthropic says it can read Claude's 'thoughts,' as detailed in new research paper — models observed to ha…

Anthropic has discovered an internal "J-space" for its Claude AI that displays similarities to human internal processing. While the AI developer anthropomorphizes it as thought, it may yet prove useful as a method of im…

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-it-can-read-claudes-thoughts-as-detailed-in-new-research-paper-models-observed-to-have-a-global-workspace-revealing-more-of-what-makes-llms-tick

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Steam sales reportedly topped $11 billion during H1 2026 due to shifting trends — staggering growth drive…

Steam made an estimated $11.1 billion in revenue in the first six months of 2026, according to estimates from research firm Alinea Analytics. That's more than it did in the entire pandemic-ridden year of 2020. In fact, …

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-sales-reportedly-topped-usd11-billion-during-h1-2026-due-to-shifting-trends-staggering-growth-driven-by-influx-of-chinese-players-and-booming-legacy-catalogues

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Tencent is reportedly in talks to acquire Manus from Meta, following Beijing intervention — company expec…

Tencent is in talks with Manus and other investors to raise the $2 billion needed to buy back the startup from Meta. Beijing ordered the two companies to unwind the deal six months after the surprise announcement of its…

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/tencent-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-acquire-manus-from-meta-following-beijing-intervention-company-expects-to-remain-independent-of-chinese-tech-giant

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

SK hynix raises a record $26.5 billion in historic U.S. IPO — South Korean memory giant to fund massive HBM manufacturing expansions

SK hynix raised $26.5 billion in a record-breaking Nasdaq IPO, as it plans to channel the windfall from surging AI demand and sold-out HBM supply to fund new fabs.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/sk-hynix-raises-a-record-usd26-5-billion-in-historic-u-s-ipo-south-korean-memory-giant-to-fund-massive-hbm-manufacturing-expansions

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Japan advances reusable rocket technology with successful test flight

📰 Original title: Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/japan-advances-reusable-rocket-technology-with-successful-test-flight.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait_uk.mastodon_world

#technology #reusablerocket #spaceexploration #jaxa

Nanya to quadruple capital spending to $6.2 billion in 2027 as DRAM prices push gross margin to 79.5% — Q2 revenue skyrockets as ASPs for memory continue to surge

Nanya Technology plans capex of more than TW$200 billion ($6.2 billion) in 2027, roughly four times its budget for this year.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nanya-to-quadruple-capital-spending-to-6-2-billion-in-2027

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Proton Nears BYD's 2025 EV Sales Record as Tesla Surges to Third in Malaysia's June 2026 Rankings

📰 Original title: Top 20 EV brands in June 2026

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

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#technology #ev_sales #malaysia_market #tesla_growth

Japanese chipmaker Rapidus to offer lower wafer pricing than TSMC — 2nm class silicon to be priced around $20,000 on 2027 launch

Japanese chipmaker Rapidus discloses one more aspect of its strategy: to offer lower quotes than TSMC.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/japanese-chipmaker-rapidus-to-offer-lower-wafer-pricing-than-tsmc-2nm-class-silicon-to-be-priced-around-usd20-000-on-2027-launch

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

[#TRADESHOW] IATW 2026 INFO #International #Automotive #Innovation #Technology #Week will be held from August 12 to 14, 2026, at #Shanghai New International #Expo #Center. As a major automotive innovation #trade #show in #China, the #exhibition #event brings together the full automotive #business #industry chain from key #materials and core #components to intelligent #manufacturing equipment and complete #vehicle applications. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/iatw-2026-info-international-automotive-innovation-technology-week/

Save 84% on a two-year ExpressVPN subscription, offering four additional months for free — upgrade your privacy for under $70 with no-logs access to servers in 105 countries worldwide

Right now, you'll save $378 in total on over two years' worth of ExpressVPN, now priced at $69.72, with four extra months thrown in for free.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/save-84-percent-on-a-two-year-expressvpn-subscription-offering-four-additional-months-for-free-upgrade-your-privacy-for-under-usd70-with-no-logs-access-to-servers-in-105-countries-worldwide

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

JUNE UPDATES ARE LIVE!

Palantir tracks everyone. So we built a site that tracks Palantir. They've been watching us. Now we can watch them.

Contracts. Lawsuits. Executive pay. Global footprint. Lobbying activity. Media strategies. All in one place.

›› https://palantirwatch.org

#privacy
#government
#surveillance
#technology
#world

Researchers turn HBM on its side to tackle AI memory’s heat wall — Korean V-Die and Japanese MOSAIC desig…

Researchers in Korea and Japan have proposed sideways-stacked DRAM designs that could push future AI memory beyond conventional HBM limits by improving cooling, bandwidth, and capacity while reducing reliance on TSV-hea…

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/researchers-turn-hbm-on-its-side-to-tackle-ai-memorys-heat-wall-korean-v-die-and-japanese-mosaic-designs-promise-higher-bandwidth-denser-stacks-and-cooler-future-gpus

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Logitech's MX Master 4 hits $102 at Lenovo — up your productivity game with haptic feedback and effortless scrolling

Pick up the fantastic Logitech MX Master 4 productivity mouse from Lenovo and make a saving when you stack these two Lenovo e-coupon codes.

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/mice/logitechs-mx-master-4-hits-usd102-at-lenovo-up-your-productivity-game-with-haptic-feedback-and-effortless-scrolling

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

south korean memory chip company makes u.s. market debut

📰 Original title: South Korean Memory Chip Maker’s Historic U.S. Debut Jolts Stocks

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/south-korean-memory-chip-company-makes-u-s-market-debut.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #memorychips #southkorea #stockmarket

Micron lifts U.S. spending to $250 billion — company takes $500 million position in America's only 300 mm wafer plant

Micron has said it will invest up to $3 billion in the US semiconductor supply chain, with $500 million of that going to GlobalWafers.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/micron-takes-a-500-million-position-in-americas-only-300mm-wafer-plant

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Samsung readies Gaia AI accelerator for PCs — HP and Lenovo are reportedly validating the NPU

Samsung reportedly preps Gaia AI accelerator for client devices that is already being tested by HP and Lenovo.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/samsung-readies-gaia-ai-accelerator-for-client-devices-hp-and-lenovo-are-reportedly-validating-the-npu

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Minecraft shown running on Game Boy Color and Game Boy in 3D with textures — developer coaxed 3D look out of barely-there hardware

Because getting it to run on the Game Boy Advance clearly wasn't hard enough.

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/minecraft-shown-running-on-game-boy-color-and-game-boy-in-3d-with-textures-developer-coaxed-3d-look-out-of-old-hardware

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Red Hat will support your RHEL forever now - for a price

Red Hat's new Long-Life Add-On extends support on a specific release for as long as you're willing to pay for it.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-enterprise-linux-forever-support/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 more Starlink satellites - for 100x the bandwidth

It could mean faster internet for rural customers, but not everyone is happy.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/spacex-wants-to-launch-100000-more-starlink-satellites/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

Sony 1000X The Collexion vs. Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2: Both wow, but one is comfier

Sony's and Bowers & Wilkins' premium headphones deliver an elevated experience, but choosing the right pair isn't as cut-and-dry as you'd think.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/sony-1000x-the-collexion-vs-bowers-wilkins-px8-s2/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

[#TRADESHOW] #SurfacePME 2026 will be held from August 12 to 14, 2026, at #Shanghai New #International #Expo #Centre (#SNIEC). As a specialized #surface #precision #processing #trade #show in #China, the #event focuses on #grinding, deburring, #polishing, #industrial cleaning, and vacuum coating #technology for component #manufacturing and finishing. #Exhibition serves as a focused #B2B #business #platform for #suppliers, engineers, purchasers, and decision-makers. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/surfacepme-2026/

I ditched Google Drive for my own self-hosted storage - and I wish I'd done it sooner

Nextcloud is a free and open-source storage option that offers several advantages. Here's how it works.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-ditched-google-drive-for-self-hosted-storage-nextcloud/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

The 'learn to code' era is over - and employers are on the hook for reskilling now

AI's ushered in a new era of reskilling. Here's what the industry can learn from the last decade's drive to put people in tech jobs.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/learn-to-code-era-is-over-employers-are-on-the-hook-for-reskilling-now/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

You're using 3M Command strips all wrong

3M Command strips are incredibly useful, if you use them right. These tips can turn 'it fell off the wall' into 'it's still there' years later.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/youre-using-3m-command-strips-all-wrong/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

Best wireless chargers of 2026: Expert tested

We tested the top wireless chargers from brands like Anker and Nomad to find the ones that make powering your devices easier than ever.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-wireless-charger/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

China Successfully Recovers First Stage of CZ-10B Rocket in Historic Space Achievement

📰 Original title: Éxito del primer lanzamiento de un CZ-10B y primera recuperación de una etapa de un cohete chino

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/china-successfully-recovers-first-stage-of-cz-10b-rocket-in-historic-space-achievement.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #...

#BBC #News #Technology Tech Now https://w.st/4tBau

Apple accuses OpenAI of stealing secrets to fast-track its hardware ambitions

Apple’s bombshell OpenAI lawsuit could kill Jony Ive’s next big gadget.

https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-sues-openai-over-trade-secret-theft-3686592/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

The best HDMI cables of 2026: Expert reviewed

I tested the top HDMI cables from leading brands to find the most dependable options for clear audio and video.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-hdmi-cable/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts

Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The feature, as originally s…

https://www.theverge.com/tech/964416/meta-instagram-ai-muse-image-deepfakes

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

[#TRADESHOW] 23rd #International #Chemical #Industry #Fair (#ICIF #China 2026) from September 15 to 17, 2026, at #SNIEC (#Shanghai New International #Expo #Centre). As one of the #leading chemical industry #exhibition in China, it brings together #suppliers, #manufacturers, #technology providers, and industrial #buyers across the full petrochemical and chemical #valuechain. #Event serves as a #B2B #business #platform for #global industry #cooperation. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/23rd-international-chemical-industry-fair-icif-china-2026/

Samsung May Discontinue Galaxy Z Flip Line After Flip8 Due to Market Trends

📰 Original title: Samsung said to discontinue its Galaxy Z Flip lineup after the Flip8

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/samsung-may-discontinue-galaxy-z-flip-line-after-flip8-due-to-market-trends.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #samsung #galaxy_z_flip #foldable_phones

The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban

The Xtra Muse and the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Last year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a brand seemingly selling …

https://www.theverge.com/policy/964342/fcc-crack-down-dji-front-companies-xtra-skyrover-sgs-lab

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets

Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging that engineers stole Apple secrets to advance the AI startup's hardware plans. In its complaint, Apple says it uncovered "a pattern of theft of Apple's trade secrets by OpenAI employees w…

https://www.theverge.com/tech/964350/apple-openai-lawsuit-trade-secrets

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

ICE is threatening to deport witnesses of its latest shooting

Department of Homeland Security. | Image: The Verge Advocates are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security release bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant who was k…

https://www.theverge.com/policy/964294/ice-shooting-houston-lorenzo-salgado-araujo

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

Nvidia’s biggest RAM supplier just had a trillion-dollar debut on Wall Street

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung. | Image: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images As the AI boom boosts demand for RAM, SK Hynix - one of the world's biggest suppliers of memory chips - launched on Wall Street Friday. The S…

https://www.theverge.com/tech/964121/sk-hynix-nvidia-ram-stock-market-debut

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

Spotify will let you fine-tune your weekly Release Radar playlist

Spotify is giving listeners control to fine-tune what gets surfaced for them in Release Radar - one of its most popular weekly playlists. The new options allow you to narrow the playlist to a specific genre, focus on ar…

https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/964021/spotify-release-radar-algorithm-controls

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

[#TRADESHOW] #Industrial #Technology #World #Asia #Vietnam 2026 (#ITWA 2026 @ Vietnam) will be held from August 5 to 7, 2026, at VIETNAM EXPOSITION CENTER – VEC, #Hanoi. As a #leading industrial technology #trade #expo focused on #electronics #manufacturing, #automation, advanced materials, and precision #processing, the #exhibition #event serves as a #strategic #B2B #business #platform for #companies targeting Vietnam and the wider ASEAN #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/industrial-technology-world-asia-vietnam-2026-itwa-2026-vietnam/

Pixel 11 Pro Fold FCC listing adds support for a big Tensor G6 shake-up

This could be the first Tensor chip ever to not use a Samsung Exynos modem.

https://www.androidauthority.com/tensor-g6-mediatek-modem-2-3686559/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Bixby users are hearing weird voices they never selected

Bixby reportedly keeps switching between different voices after an update, and Samsung has now responded.

https://www.androidauthority.com/bixby-strange-voices-since-update-3686574/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Latest Galaxy Z Fold 8 leak offers your clearest look yet at Samsung’s new foldables

Samsung's new foldables are launching soon, but the leaks keep coming.

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-z-flip-8-renders-3686550/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Walmart may have pulled the Onn Full HD streaming stick — but for a very good reason

Walmart's entry-level Onn streaming stick has disappeared from the website.

https://www.androidauthority.com/onn-hd-streaming-stick-disappears-on-walmart-3686553/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

SK Hynix Seleccionado como Favorito para el Crecimiento en 2026 con Perspectivas Moderadas

📰 Original title: Analysts Expect a Great Year for SK Hynix. After That, the Outlook Is More Moderate.

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/sk-hynix-seleccionado-como-favorito-para-el-crecimiento-en-2026-con-perspectivas-moderadas.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #semi...

I spent a week using the Trump phone — it sucks

I used the Trump phone for a week so that you don’t have to. The Trump phone was never a serious phone. Not when it was announced last June, in dodgy renders and with an incoherent spec sheet. Nor when Trump Mobile admi…

https://www.theverge.com/tech/963382/trump-mobile-t1-phone-review

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

NordVPN now offers Android users protection against malicious messages

NordVPN has just announced the rollout of Message Protection on Android to complement its existing Call Protection feature.

https://www.androidauthority.com/nordvpn-scam-protection-messages-3686413/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

The Tapo MagCam 2K Plus drops back to its Prime Day price, with no Prime needed

The Tapo MagCam 2K Plus packs 2K video, AI detection, and wire-free indoor or outdoor use for just $69.99 in this deal.

https://www.androidauthority.com/tapo-magcam-2k-plus-camera-deal-3686483/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

This repair-friendly phone sequel could fix everything we didn’t like from the original

HMD Skyline 2 leak points to meaningful upgrades without changing the formula.

https://www.androidauthority.com/hmd-skyline-2-leaked-specs-3686480/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Google Photos just graduated from collage college

Collage changes we saw coming earlier this month are rolling out now.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-collage-updates-3686396/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

XREAL’s affordable AR glasses are finally available in the US for $299

The company has upgraded the a01 with a detachable light shield and they're now called a01 Plus.

https://www.androidauthority.com/xreal-a01-plus-ar-glasses-us-3686427/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Scientists Solve Dendrite-Induced Short Circuits in Solid-State Batteries

📰 Original title: The biggest problem with solid-state batteries may finally be solved

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/scientists-solve-dendrite-induced-short-circuits-in-solid-state-batteries.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #solidstatebatteries #dendrites #batterysafety

Surgeons Use Humanoid Robots to Perform First Minimally Invasive Surgeries on Live Pigs

📰 Original title: Humanoid Robots Controlled By Surgeons Did World-First Operation On Live Pigs

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/surgeons-use-humanoid-robots-to-perform-first-minimally-invasive-surgeries-on-live-pigs.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #robotics #surgery #medi...

Instagram and Facebook will likely require a redesign after EU rules they’re ‘addictive’

Meta is in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), a preliminary investigation has found, over the "addictive" design of Instagram and Facebook. It's likely to be forced to redesign both apps and could face a fin…

https://www.theverge.com/policy/963872/meta-eu-addictive-design-200b-fine-risk-digital-services-act-dsa

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

CEOs are baffled at the high cost of moving to AI. Shockingly enough, sacking human workers isn't resulting in huge savings.

@TechRadar reports: https://flip.it/YHvH6L

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology

Google Photos’ latest UI experiment has one job: getting CapCut on your phone

This is the latest among Google's multiple attempts to promote CapCut through its apps.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-capcut-promo-apk-teardown-3686293/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

OpenAI Designates GPT 5.6 as Preferred Model for Microsoft Copilot 365

📰 Original title: OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot 365 amid breakup chatter

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/openai-designates-gpt-5-6-as-preferred-model-for-microsoft-copilot-365.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #openai #microsoft #copilot

Better photos AND a smaller camera bump? This new tech could forever change phone cameras

This new tech could change the way smartphone cameras capture color.

https://www.androidauthority.com/new-smartphone-camera-tech-color-nanosheets-3686199/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Motorola phones with silicon-carbon batteries beat Pixels, iPhones for battery health

Some of Motorola's new phones have silicon-carbon batteries, but what should you expect in terms of degradation?

https://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-silicon-carbon-batteries-battery-health-3686117/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

6 hidden Samsung dial codes that unlock secret features on your Galaxy phone

Your inner tech nerd is going to love these.

https://www.androidauthority.com/secret-dial-codes-samsung-phones-3684761/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

MPs urge Labour to ditch £330m Palantir software contract with NHS https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/09/mps-urge-labour-to-ditch-330m-palantir-software-contract-with-nhs #HealthPolicy #Nhs #Palantir #Software #Technology #Society #Health #Computing #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy #UsNews #Israel #PeterThiel #UkNews #WorldNews

Lovable's Valuation Doubles to $13.2 Billion as Vibe-Coding Gains Traction

📰 Original title: Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/lovable-s-valuation-doubles-to-13-2-billion-as-vibe-coding-gains-traction.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #vibecoding #startupvaluation #aitools

you thought kitchen knife with Bluetooth sounded ridiculous?

HOW ABOUT VODKA WITH BLUETOOTH AND AI CONTROLS

yes, it's real product and it costs $250 https://amoonspirits.com/product/amoon-vodka-with-vortex-control-unit/

also, its app stores location and personal info & may transit it to third parties. just to control the bottle.

#InternetOfShit #InternetOfThings #IoT #Hardware #Bluetooth #Tech #Technology #Alcohol #Drink #Privacy #Surveillance #Wireless

Android’s local document backup tool is almost ready for prime time

The latest Google Play services beta comes with the long-awaited Documents folder for backing up local documents.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-documents-backup-android-3686175/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Four months later, Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series continues selling like hot cakes

Samsung is selling more phones than it can make.

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s26-production-plans-july-3686213/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

I’ve used Pixel phones for years. Why the upcoming Pixel 11 has me seriously worried

Prospective Pixel 11 buyers shouldn't settle for anything less than the very best.

https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-11-series-hardware-worries-3684423/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

#BBC #News #Technology Big tech must deal with scam ads under Ofcom proposals https://w.st/AeaDZ

I finally got the $499 Trump Phone. It’s the worst Android phone I’ve used in 2026

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

https://www.androidauthority.com/trump-mobile-t1-phone-hands-on-3685850/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

🟢 Technology | 4/10
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China successfully lands reusable rocket booster at sea for the first time
China has successfully landed an orbital-class reusable rocket booster at sea for the first time, becoming the second nation after the United States to achieve this milestone. The Long March 10B launched from Hainan province, with the first stage making a sea landing.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #China #Space #Technology

I tested my Fitbit Air against an 'EKG-accurate' heart rate monitor - the results surprised me

Accuracy is the name of the health tracker game, so I put Google's latest device to the test.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/heart-rate-tracking-fitbit-air-accuracy-chest-strap-monitor/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

Motorola Edge 70 Max leak points to a battery that puts Google and Samsung to shame

It's the biggest battery among the previously launched Motorola Edge phones.

https://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-edge-70-max-battery-amoled-leak-3686113/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Is Samsung quietly putting the Galaxy Z Fold 8 on display early? Leak shows it off with a photo

A sneaky (alleged) retail leak from Korea suggests the tech giant might be breaking tradition to drum up early interest.

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-retail-display-leak-3686120/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Vivo and Dixon Technologies Launch Joint Venture to Expand Smartphone Manufacturing in India

📰 Original title: After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/vivo-and-dixon-technologies-launch-joint-venture-to-expand-smartphone-manufacturing-in-india.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #smar...

Ingenious father fixes dead RTX 3070 with a jerry-rigged capacitor from an old radio — Saves worried son $120 in repair costs, GPU 'works better than before' now

A Russian family has just saved the house $120 in GPU repairs after the father fixed it with a salvaged capacitor from an old radio.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/ingenious-father-fixes-dead-rtx-3070-with-a-jerry-rigged-capacitor-from-an-old-radio-saves-worried-son-usd120-in-repair-costs-gpu-works-better-than-before-now

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

While the U.S. flip-flops on chip sanctions, China is building its own chip supply market — export controls are creating conditions for a Sino-Russian chip trade alliance

As the U.S. makes up its mind on export controls for Chinese chips, China has been developing its own supply chain, and associated trade network.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/while-the-u-s-flip-flops-on-chip-sanctions-china-is-building-its-own-chip-supply-market-export-controls-are-creating-conditions-for-a-sino-russian-chip-trade-alliance

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Nvidia shows off GeForce Trading Cards Series 1 — collectible cards show off games, GPUs, and tech demos, and will be available for free at upcoming events

Nvidia is creating a set of collectible trading cards that will be given away for free during live events and giveaways this summer.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-shows-off-geforce-trading-cards-series-1-collectible-cards-show-off-games-gpus-and-tech-demos-and-will-be-available-for-free-at-upcoming-events

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra prices leak for US, and there might be bad news

It looks like a price hike is on the cards once again.

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-us-price-leak-3686093/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Alienware AW3426DW gaming monitor review: Premium gaming and OLED goodness in a value-priced package

Alienware delivers value from a 34-inch ultra-wide OLED with the AW3426DW. This WQHD curved screen sports Quantum Dot wide gamut color, HDR500, Dolby Vision, 280 Hz, and Adaptive-Sync.

https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/alienware-aw3426dw-34-inch-qd-oled-gaming-monitor-review

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

AI servers will consume more power than all conventional data center hardware combined by 2027 — global data center electricity consumption set to grow by 26% this year, Gartner forecasts

Global data center electricity consumption will grow 26% in 2026 to reach 565 TWh, up from 447 TWh in 2025.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-servers-will-consume-more-power-than-conventional-data-center-hardware-by-2027-gartner-forecasts

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Chinese courts allow heirs to inherit accounts of deceased gamers — multiple cases spanning years establi…

A Reddit user named u/Slawrfp shared on the r/pcmasterrace subreddit that Chinese courts have allowed heirs to inherit games and other digital assets after the original user has since passed on. While Chinese inheritanc…

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/chinese-courts-allow-heirs-to-inherent-accounts-of-deceased-gamers-multiple-cases-spanning-years-establish-precedent-for-digital-ownership-of-games-in-game-items-and-microtransactions

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

LG is giving away free soundbars with this CineBeam Q projector deal - how to qualify

Upgrade your entire home theater at once with this LG CineBeam Q and soundbar bundle.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/lg-cinebeam-q-soundbar-bundle-deal/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

I tested ChatGPT's Live Voice upgrade, and it almost felt human - how to try it

The latest GPT Live Voice models can listen, speak, and conduct online research all at the same time. Does it feel like you're talking with a real person? Almost.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-tried-chatgpt-live-voice-ai/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

Microsoft goes all in on new AI-powered Windows security strategy - what it means for you

An elite security team at Microsoft has built an AI-powered pipeline to find vulnerabilities in Windows and get them to engineers to build fixes.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-windows-ai-security-vulnerability-analysis/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

Your Tenda router could have a hidden firmware backdoor - disable this setting ASAP

Until Tenda patches the backdoor to its popular routers, you have one defense option.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/backdoor-in-popular-router-lets-anyone-access-your-network/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

I found an Android launcher so good that I don't miss Nova anymore

After spending just 5 minutes with Octopi, I made it my default home screen launcher - it's that perfect! There are free and Pro versions.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-found-an-android-launcher-so-good-that-i-dont-miss-nova-anymore/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

The best 15-inch laptops of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

Looking for a new 15-inch laptop? We've tested the best ones this year from Apple, Lenovo, Asus, and Samsung.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-15-inch-laptop/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness

OpenAI's Fidji Simo is departing her full-time role as the company's AGI chief and is transitioning to being a "part-time advisor," she said on X. The news follows Simo's original announcement in April that she would ta…

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963738/openai-fidji-simo-steps-down-ceo-advisor

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

Companies embracing AI the most are hiring more people - including entry-level, report finds

A new report reveals growth at companies deemed 'high intensity adopters' of AI.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/high-intensity-adopters-of-ai-hiring-more-entry-level/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

I tested Norton Antivirus on my PC - and it found a hidden Trojan in 15 minutes

After decades in the cybersecurity space, Norton remains one of the most capable antivirus suites thanks to its powerful security tools.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/norton-antivirus-review/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

Google wastes no time getting out a fix for Home Speaker setup troubles

Now you can finally finish setup and get started listening!

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-home-speaker-fix-3686038/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

The ChatGPT browser is already dead

OpenAI is already shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its browser that could do tasks for you on your behalf, less than a year after launching it. Atlas was announced in October, but as part of its wave of news about ChatGPT W…

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963654/openai-chatgpt-atlas-ai-browser-shut-down-sunset

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI

You can see if ads on Google Search, Google Discover, and YouTube were made or edited using AI from a new section in Google's "My Ad Center," as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The update, announced on Thursday, adds a …

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963628/google-ai-generated-ads-label

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government greenlight — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’

About two weeks after OpenAI's GPT-5.6 was caught up in regulatory drama - rolled out only to government-approved organizations during a "limited preview" period - the company has received the Trump administration's gre…

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963464/openai-gpt-5-6-codex-chatgpt-work

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

OpenAI launches an AI agent built to automate your entire job

OpenAI has a new chatbot to handle all of your work needs.

https://www.androidauthority.com/chatgpt-work-launch-3685935/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

You can offset carbon on a spreadsheet. Yet you can't offset thermodynamics in the real world.

Big tech is bragging about "water-efficient" AI data centers while intentionally omitting the power plant. Read this article.

In the US, generating the electricity to run these clusters uses roughly 12x more water than the data centers use on-site.

Buying "water credits" in Michigan does not change the physical reality that you are boiling off the local municipal water supply in a desert area to dissipate the thermal load of an LLM.

Kinda sus to call it an engineering breakthrough. Looks like thermodynamic gerrymandering to me.

Gift link: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-data-centers-water-use-901e2902?st=o4wXMk&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

#infrastructure #greenwashing #technology #genai #noai #climatechange #datacenters #sysadmin

Alt...

screenshot of the linked article with heading "AI Data Centers Use Far More Water Than Most Tech Giants Report"

NEW: A Puerto Rico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million Social Security Numbers

A cybersecurity loophole in an official government mapping service left private data easily accessible, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica learned.
https://www.propublica.org/article/puerto-rico-crim-data-breach?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #PuertoRico #Government #Cybersecurity #Data #Privacy #SocialSecurity #Tech #Technology

Schlage’s Sense Pro unlocks the door so I don’t have to

The Sense Pro is Schlage’s first Matter-over-Thread lock. It also supports hands-free unlocking via Apple Home Key, with Google and Samsung support coming soon through Aliro. The Schlage Sense Pro is a beautiful smart l…

https://www.theverge.com/tech/963100/schlage-sense-pro-review-apple-home-key-uwb-handsfree-unlock

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

Long-form LinkedIn posts are 41% slop. Other social networks are not far behind. #Technology https://werd.io/as-social-networks-fill-up-with-ai-slop-trusted-relationships-and-communities-will-win/

The AI-Generated Taylor Swift Wedding Photos Are Getting Debunked Really Quickly https://petapixel.com/2026/07/09/the-ai-generated-taylor-swift-wedding-photos-are-getting-debunked-really-quickly/ #contentcredentials #weddingphotos #taylorswift #traviskelce #Technology #aideepfake #Editorial #deepfakes #fakenews #aiimage #synthid #wedding #genai #News

Sonos Ace wireless headphones are steeply discounted

If you’re looking for a discount on a great pair of active noise-canceling headphones for your summer adventures (even if they’re indoors), you’re in luck. The Sonos Ace headphones in black are currently on sale for $27…

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ICE agents are making house calls for online critics

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“If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy.”*…

Phil Tinline on the history and consequences of the impulse to optimize businesses, markets, and governments…

Optimization means achieving a measurable objective—that is, maximizing or minimizing a given number. It requires controlling the inputs and processes that affect the objective, in order to find the most efficient way to achieve it. It draws on centuries of mathematical discovery, but it emerged in its modern form under the pressure of World War II and the need to manage the byzantine complexity of US military logistics.

In the summer of 1947, a Stanford-trained mathematical scientist named George Dantzig sat in his office at the Pentagon, laboring over US Air Force planning issues with a desk calculator. The problems he had dealt with during the war and since involved “an astronomical number of feasible solutions to choose from,” making it impossible to calculate which was the best. As he recalled, “Those in charge often do a hand-wave and say, ‘I’ve considered all the alternatives,’ but this is so much garbage.” All those leaders had to offer was that their “‘experience’ and ‘mature judgment’ would guide the way” by laying down rules that would limit the options.

The problem, Dantzig realized, was that “you could never find any direct relationship between the stated goal and the actions to achieve the goal.” The solution, he believed, was to formulate a complex real-world problem as a mathematical model. This could then be solved by what became Dantzig’s “simplex algorithm” (or “simplex method”), provided a precise goal was set as its “objective function.”

The simplex algorithm radically reduced the number of feasible solutions. It soon became clear that it could be brought to bear far beyond the military: “All one had to do,” Dantzig remembered, “was change the names of the columns and the rows, and it was applicable to an economic planning problem or to an industrial planning problem.”

In engineering, optimization was put to use in designing rockets and aircraft, and the shape of cars, wind turbines, and hydrofoils. It redefined manufacturing, circuit design, and the management of supply chains. Its impact is still visible in measures of the occurrence of the word “optimization” itself. Before 1950, the term was barely in use at all; thereafter, its frequency soared.

Economists embraced optimization too. An early application was in the development of “portfolio theory,” which, as the aerospace engineer Joaquim R. R. A. Martins and the computer scientist Andrew Ning put it, “formalized the idea of investment diversification, marking the birth of modern financial economics.”

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One important element of optimization in economics is the inclusion of constraining factors: Given a set level of income or cost, how can we maximize utility? But economics is not quite as scientifically determinable as engineering—it’s more exposed to messy, contradictory fellow humans. Here, optimization starts to look rather suboptimal…

… As computers have become ubiquitous, optimization has spread ever deeper into human life. In 2021, a trio of Stanford academics published a book titled System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot. They observed: “What begins as a professional mind-set for the technologist easily becomes a more general orientation to life. … The paramount goal becomes removing friction from everyday activities, automating repetitive tasks, and finding ways to save time while improving outcomes.” US tech companies, for instance, are often led by software engineers, who manage their staff accordingly, measuring results against precisely set objectives. An over-dominant engineering mindset, System Error argued, is extending optimization beyond the areas where it can be effective.

This might surprise the tech analyst Dan Wang, whose 2025 bestseller Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future argued that “an American elite, made up mostly of lawyers, excelling at obstruction” had much to learn from China’s “technocratic class, made up of mostly engineers, that excels at construction.” But even Wang admitted that engineering logic can be taken too far. “Sometimes, it feels like China’s leadership is made up entirely of hydraulic engineers,” he wrote, “who view the economy and society as liquid flows, as if all human activity—from mass production to reproduction—can be directed, restricted, increased, or blocked with the same ease as turning a series of valves.”

Given its mathematical foundations, optimization depends on having numerical data that can be adjusted to achieve the numerically expressed objective. As the American historian of science Theodore Porter showed in his 1995 study Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life, governments began to gather data at scale and to rely on it for decision-making for reasons similar to those set out by Dantzig—to get away from the subjective judgment of leaders.

However, Porter warned that while using numbers to exercise power objectively might be an attractive idea, it is also impossible to do. Even governments can’t count everything, and choosing what to leave out is an intensely political decision. Worse, Porter wrote, “numbers have often been an agency for acting on people, exercising power over them,” even turning people “into objects to be manipulated.” As Wang noted, in China the drive to meet numerical targets has sometimes taken a crushingly simple form, as with the government’s “one child” or “zero Covid” policies.

Even when optimizers aren’t sealing sick people in their homes, as the Chinese state did during the pandemic, they are often so focused on their objective that they don’t notice the damage they’re doing. Whatever is not relevant to the objective can be shrugged off as a so-called externality. Witness corporations optimizing their operations to maximize profits or the price of their shares. Some squeeze pay or working conditions; others pollute with abandon, or exploit their dominant market position to force down their suppliers’ prices, regardless of the impact.

And the problem with optimization is not just a matter of unfortunate side-effects. We are seeing the emergence of what we might call “social optimization”—the belief that this idea offers a way to transform society as a whole. But as Porter’s work suggests, this is not a matter of neutrally making things better. Optimization privileges the measurable over the unmeasurable. And it places the onus for improving society on the ever-striving individual rather than asking more fundamental, structural questions about why systems work as they do and whom they empower and disempower.

This is not an explicit ideology. No doubt, businesses and governments often are simply following the logic and opportunities implicit in new digital technology, from smartphones to the cameras and sensors that can now cheaply and efficiently monitor a wide range of activities. Nonetheless, as new technology has made it possible to gather ever more numerical data, optimization has begun to embed its implicit values into our lives.

In the workplace, this can swiftly make people’s lives worse. Particularly in sectors such as logistics, new technology allows employers to optimize more and more rigorously for maximum productivity and minimum cost. It has become commonplace to give employees an ongoing score, with the aim of incentivizing them to compete continually. This goes beyond even the monitoring of worker efficiency that the management consultant Frederick Taylor pioneered in the early twentieth century and the numerical key performance indicators that his successors promoted. The intensive quantification of employees’ performance has come to be known as “digital Taylorism.”

Optimization has refocused the media around the measurable preferences of the individual, as tallied in clicks, page views, unique browses, and similar metrics. This erodes the shared moments that build a culture and the shared truths that underpin democracy. Social media takes this even further: Algorithms are optimized to maximize attention, incentivizing people to respond to political issues not with thought but vivid expressions of feeling, rewarding users numerically in follows, likes, and shares. Meanwhile, tracking apps increasingly normalize the optimization of health metrics.

Yet technologists are keen to go much further. Off the back of their successes producing software, they are raising their sights to the horizon, optimizing for a few grand objectives at all costs, in pursuit of an ever more perfect world. They have formed an alliance with philosophers and philanthropists in the Effective Altruism movement, which aims to purge generosity of the influence of feeling in favor of calculable reason—even as it confidently prophesies the far future. Other tech leaders support the principles of the “network state.” According to the journalist Gil Duran, this concept proposes to create “private, corporate-controlled cities” that will liberate innovators from the constraints of the democratic state and its messy, unmeasurable trade-offs.

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And most of all, the dream of social optimization reverberates through promises of an AI-transformed future, in which once unthinkably efficient tech will supposedly liberate individual human potential. In “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto” (2023), the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen proposed using technology and the free market to maximize abundance to the point of infinity. Though Andreessen insists he does not believe in “the Unconstrained Vision of Utopia,” he dismisses the “Precautionary Principle” as an “enemy.”

The problem here is obvious to anyone not immersed in the culture of Silicon Valley. Not every worthwhile objective can be measured. How do we quantify social peace, for instance, or the health of our arts and culture, or the concentration of power? Or the worth of work itself, or a truly enriching education, or kindness? We might hope the realization that not everything can be measured would prompt the promoters of social optimization to accept its limitations and appreciate the qualities of more deeply rooted systems, such as democracy. Alas, they tend to conclude that if a goal or a problem has no measure, it is not worth bothering with. Kevin Kelly, a technology journalist and an apostle of the Quantified Self movement, has faced criticism, as he puts it, that “only intangibles like meaningful happiness count.” His response: “Meaningfulness is very hard to measure, which makes it very hard to optimize.” Similarly, in a critique of the US anti-monopoly movement, the journalist Matthew Yglesias has protested that “‘corporate power’ doesn’t mean anything” on the grounds that it “doesn’t add up to anything measurable or actionable.”

But this is not the first time similar-sounding criticisms have been raised against attempts to perfect society. Where they chose to focus their fire, and where they didn’t, reveals what’s distinctive about the phenomenon of social optimization…

[Tinline reaches back to the early 19th century (and the earliest known use of the word “optimize”) then follows the development of what has become a powerful mindset– in effect, a movement. He concludes…]

Governments today do have something to learn from Dantzig’s insistence on the importance of having a clear objective. But his overly dim view of leadership needs to be constrained. It is increasingly clear that, in the less calculable areas of life, a leader exercising human judgment is preferable to an implacable optimization algorithm. Without such human-centered constraints in place, social optimization won’t make things better—only more extreme.

On not letting the perfect be the enemy of the possible– and often the preferable: “The Cult of Optimization,” from @philtinline.bsky.social in The Ideas Letter.

We should note that the optimization craze has taken hold at the personal level as well, with similar results. See. e.g., “Optimising is just perfectionism in disguise. Here’s why that’s a problem” and “Optimization Culture Is Making Us Miserable.”

* Donald Knuth (the godfather of computer programming)

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As we celebrate slack and internalize externaliities, we might spare a thought for a man who looked beyond the metrics od his day, Clifford W. Beers; he died on this date in 1943. An author and psychiatric patient, he is best known as the founder of the American mental hygiene movement.

Clifford Whittingham Beers was an American author and social reformer who wrote an autobiography documenting appalling conditions and maltreatment by staff of mental patients. His classic book, A Mind That Found Itself (1908) raised public consciousness of the need for reform. He had already himself experienced treatment as a mental patient, first in 1900, diagnosed with depression and paranoia. His four siblings also suffered mental health problems and died in mental hospitals, as he also did. In 1909, Beers founded the National Committee for Mental Hygiene (since renamed as Mental Health America) with the mission to improve the treatment in mental health institutions. By 1913, he was able to establish the Clifford Beers Clinic in New Haven, an outpatient mental health clinic, the first of its kind in the U.S., which continues his legacy to the present. – source

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Google says it's investigating the issue, but has no clear answer yet.

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