New Intel Arrow Lake leak alleges no Thunderbolt 5 support for Z890 motherboards
A prominent hardware leaker has alleged that while Thunderbolt 4 will come as standar…
During India's general election, some Indian politicians and parties are using deepfake videos and audios of popular, deceased politicians in their campaigns (Barkha Dutt/Rest of World)
Barkha Dutt / Rest of World : During India's general election, some Indian poli…
World's largest HDD company wants to launch massive 60TB SSD in 2024 — WD CEO spills beans on solid state roadmap as he divulges that enterprise customers want much bigger capacities, fast
During Western Digital's recent Q3 earnings call , CEO David Goeckeler disclosed …
A probe finds a black market for Facebook accounts that have received approval to run political ads during India's general election, raising interference fears (Tech Transparency Project)
Tech Transparency Project : A probe finds a black market for Facebook accounts that…
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Monday, May 6 (game #64)
Another week, another Strands puzzle to try to solve. Today's is of average diffi…
4 movies new to Hulu with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
As ever, a new month means a new range of movies and shows on Hulu . Out of everythin…
Jack Dorsey replies "no" to an X user who asked if he was still on the Bluesky board; it's not clear when he left, as Bluesky's FAQ still lists him as a member (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Jack Dorsey replies “no” to an X user who asked if he was…
Some teen users of Character.AI's chatbots say they find the AI companions helpful, entertaining, and supportive but worry they may be addicted to the chatbots (Jessica Lucas/The Verge)
Jessica Lucas / The Verge : Some teen users of Character.AI's chatbots say they…
Crypto startups embrace open-ended, rolling funding rounds that quickly lift valuations, as crypto funds seek to deploy unspent cash raised in 2021 and 2022 (Ryan Weeks/Bloomberg)
Ryan Weeks / Bloomberg : Crypto startups embrace open-ended, rolling funding rounds…
US Air Force plans a fleet of 1,000+ AI-controlled jets, the first of them operating by 2028; some AI versions already beat human pilots in air-to-air combat (Tara Copp/Associated Press)
Tara Copp / Associated Press : US Air Force plans a fleet of 1,000+ AI-controlled j…
Meta launches quote post controls for all Threads users, who can allow quotes from everyone on Threads, only the people they follow, or disable quote posts (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Meta launches quote post controls for all Threads users, …
This sinister Omen gaming PC build just might keep you up at night
PC building is more than just a means to an end. For some, it's a bonafide hobby,…
In a letter, several Democrats serving as their state's top election officials ask Meta to repeal a policy allowing ads that claim the 2020 election was stolen (Christina A. Cassidy/Associated Press)
Christina A. Cassidy / Associated Press : In a letter, several Democrats serving as…
Elon Musk says he wants Grok to create news summaries by relying solely on X posts, without looking at article text, and improved story citations are coming (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology : Elon Musk says he wants Grok to create news summ…
Sources: Fei-Fei Li raised a seed round for a "spatial intelligence" startup using human-like visual data processing to create AI capable of advanced reasoning (Reuters)
Reuters : Sources: Fei-Fei Li raised a seed round for a “spatial intelligence” star…
Microsoft should accept that it's time to give up on Windows 11 and throw everything at Windows 12
If the recent news concerning two Windows 11 updates that have been breaking various…
Rabbit R1 review: $199 is the right price, fun design, and a good mic, but the best features are all MIA, finicky and slow, and using a phone is better (David Pierce/The Verge)
David Pierce / The Verge : Rabbit R1 review: $199 is the right price, fun design, a…
In a US Senate hearing, the UnitedHealth CEO says the company paid a $22M ransom to hackers who accessed a Change Healthcare server that wasn't protected by MFA (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
Ashley Capoot / CNBC : In a US Senate hearing, the UnitedHealth CEO says the compan…
New iOS feature can help prepare your iPhone for repairs without disabling functionality
A new feature was discovered in the files of the fourth iOS 17.5 beta called Repair …
Sources: Google laid off at least 200 employees from its "Core" teams, including its Python developer team, and plans to move some roles to Mexico and India (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
Jennifer Elias / CNBC : Sources: Google laid off at least 200 employees from its “C…
YouTube TV on Android introduces new Multiview feature – here's how to use it
A couple of months ago, the YouTube TV app on iOS gained Multiview, a feature giving…
SCOTUS declines to block a Texas online porn restriction law, after critics said an age-verification mandate violates 1A by forcing viewers to submit their info (Lawrence Hurley/NBC News)
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News : SCOTUS declines to block a Texas online porn restricti…
Satellite telco SES has agreed to buy Starlink-rival Intelsat for $3.1B in cash (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg : Satellite telco SES has agreed to buy Starlink-rival Intelsat for $3.1B…
Marriott quietly admits it did not encrypt certain user data impacted by a 2018 breach, after arguing in court encryption was used so lawsuits should be tossed (Evan Schuman/CSO)
Evan Schuman / CSO : Marriott quietly admits it did not encrypt certain user data i…
FCC fines T-Mobile $80M, AT&T $57M, and Verizon $47M for allegedly illegally sharing customers' location data to aggregators "without customer consent" (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)
Lauren Feiner / The Verge : FCC fines T-Mobile $80M, AT&T $57M, and Verizon $47…
ChatGPT Plus just got a major update that might make it feel more human – here's how the new memory feature works
Artificial intelligence might seem a little less artificial today now that Memory is …
OpenAI rolls out an optional feature called Memory, allowing ChatGPT Plus users to tell ChatGPT things they want the chatbot to remember across chats (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)
Matthias Bastian / The Decoder : OpenAI rolls out an optional feature called Memory…
Leaked AMD Navi 4X GPU notes reveal up to 50% more powerful than RX 7900 XTX
A prominent hardware leaker has uncovered new patch notes revealing that the now-alle…
This super-cool music player is like an iPad and hi-res music streamer in one – and it works with Sonos and Bluetooth as well as wired speakers
Italian hi-fi maker Volumio has just launched a new audio device called the Motivo St…
AI is making Meta's apps basically unusable, as the company adds Meta AI everywhere and viral user-generated AI images proliferate on Facebook and Instagram (Scott Nover/Fast Company)
Scott Nover / Fast Company : AI is making Meta's apps basically unusable, as th…
2PB SSD storage in your computer? Why not — storage firm debuts tech that can support up to 32 drives, perfect if you want to use 61.44TB Solidigm SSDs or even bigger PCIe 5.0 ones in the future
HighPoint has unveiled the industry’s first 8-Channel PCIe Gen5 x16 NVMe Switch and N…
Lawmakers, TikTok staff, and others detail how TikTok lost the war in Washington, including due to CEO Shou Zi Chew's failure to build support on Capitol Hill (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal : Lawmakers, TikTok staff, and others detail how TikTok lost th…
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