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Researchers showed how AI-powered worms could wreak havoc on the internet, Meta took down over a million scam accounts, and Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030

Researchers showed how AI-powered worms could wreak havoc on the internet, Meta took down over a million scam accounts, and Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030

NVIDIA's Isaac Gr00t platform gives researchers access to frontier humanoid robotics

Nissan abandoned its plans for a US EV plant, Instagram testing new limits on what types of posts teens can 'repeatedly' see, and Blue Origin’s CEO says New Glenn will fly again before the year ends

Everything to know before putting your car key on an Android phone

NVIDIA's Isaac Gr00t platform gives researchers access to frontier humanoid robotics, NASA is getting the X-59 ready for its first supersonic flight, and Apple's smart glasses will not debut until the end of 2027

Stan Lee's voice and likeness have been resurrected, thanks to AI

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on its launchpad, Uber will offer shuttle rides from select FIFA World Cup stadiums , and the CFTC wants to reverse course on penalty against Winklevoss twins'

Erin Brockovich launches a crowdsourced AI data center map

TP-Link announced a Wi-Fi 8 router even though the standard doesn't exist yet, a Google employee has been accused of making $1 million from insider trading on Polymarket, and Donkey Kong 64 is finally coming to Nintendo Switch Online next week

Sennheiser's Momentum 5 headphones are all about the audio and ANC upgrades

Did SpaceX pressure the Pentagon into paying more for Starlink access?, DuckDuckGo reported a surge in installs, and Erin Brockovich launched a crowdsourced AI data center ma

Are you really going to talk to Gemini like that?

Blue Origin cleared to launch the New Glenn rocket again, Ferrari unveiled the Luce, and chicks have been hatched from artificial eggshells

Google won't rest until Gemini is everywhere in your home

Android XR is finally starting to feel real

Anthropic may be about to have its first profitable quarter, Airbnb is expanding into hotel bookings , and Kansas City announced that it is becoming "an all-Apple district."

Meta is reportedly 'reassigning' 7,000 employees to AI-focused roles

Google’s AI-powered tools will optimize scientific research workflows, Minnesota passed a prediction markets ban, and Kickstarter rolled back its mature content policy after outcry

Meta is reportedly 'reassigning' 7,000 employees to AI-focused roles, LinkedIn doesn't want your AI slop anymore, and Apple's new accessibility feature lets Vision Pro users control a wheelchair with their eyes

Meta is bringing third-party apps and games to its display glasses

Amazon facing a class action lawsuit, OpenAI offering ChatGPT Plus to citizens of Malta, and Cats Lock hit the App Store

Instagram debuts a new disappearing-photo app

Security researchers claim to have breached macOS, xAI introduced its coding agent called Grok Build, and Netflix wants to use generative AI to make animated shorts

Apple has a lot of changes planned for the Camera app

Tech companies lobbied away stricter rules on gas-powered data centers, Apple may open up the App Store to agentic AI, and Meta employees are protesting the company's mouse tracking program

Sony's new wearable air conditioner runs even cooler

A family is suing OpenAI, Meta is facing another lawsuit over scam ads, and Google is considering working with SpaceX

NBC is turning Wordle into a TV show

Daybreak is OpenAI's response to Anthropic's Claude Mythos, Digg is back again, and eBay rejected GameStop's offer

The Blackmagic Camera App: What's it All About?

TikTok is rolling out an ad-free option in the UK, Samsung's Bespoke update is big step towards a useful AI for your fridge, and Lime filed for IPO

The Google Fitbit Air has been revealed

Instructure hackers claim they stole data from nearly 9,000 schools, Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices as chip crisis bites, and Bumble replacing swiping

Google Home gains more Gemini-powered camera features

Samsung's Galaxy Watch can predict fainting with 'high accuracy', Snap's $400 million deal with Perplexity is dead, and Google bought a stake in the maker of Eve Online to train its AI models

Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to provide US government with early AI model access.

Anthropic will pay Google $200 billion for chips and cloud access, Meta may be using 'dark patterns' to steer people away from non-algorithmic feeds, and Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI over chatbots pretending to be licensed doctors

Amazon opens up its logistics networks to any business

The White House considering tighter regulation of new AI models, cellphone bans do not improve test scores, and one of iRobot's co-founders is now making weird little robot companions

ChatGPT developed a goblin obsession after OpenAI tried to make it nerdy by

OpenAI introduces AI-generated pets, Meta acquired a robotics AI startup, and AI performances and screenplays won't be eligible for Oscars

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is working on AI agents for personal and business use

iOS 27 will reportedly come with new AI-powered photo editing tools

Images of Samsung's rumored smart glasses have leaked

The DoD will soon have unfettered access to Google’s AI models, Snapchat is rolling out sponsored AI agents, and the FTC says Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025

Joby Aviation is demoing 10-minute air taxi flights

Apple accused of unlawful discrimination against represented workers, YouTube is testing an AI search mode that 'feels more like a conversation', and OpenAI broke its exclusivity agreements with Microsoft

The MacBook Neo is a glimpse into John Ternus's Apple

Maine’s governor vetoed a bill temporarily banning large data centers in the state, a Canadian premier wants to ban social media and AI chatbots for kids in Manitoba, and Ford's Mustang Cobra Jet sets a new EV quarter mile record

Musk pledges to fix 2019-2023 Teslas that can't fully self drive