AMD says new Ryzen 7040 chips beat Intel (and Apple) in thin-and-light PCs
Ryzen 7040 brings CPU and GPU upgrades, along with AI hardware acceleration.
Watch a distant “Death Star” devour a gas giant planet in one big gulp
A sneak peek at Earth's eventual fate.
Europe’s major satellite players line up to build Starlink competitor
The bid includes large players such as Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, and SES.
Ford boosts Mustang Mach-E range and drops price as profits grow 20%
The range now starts at $42,995, with price cuts of between $1,000-$4,000.
Thousands of unknown viruses discovered in baby poo—and that’s not bad news
Around 90% of viruses found in Danish diapers were bacteria killers.
I used System76’s Pangolin for weeks, and Linux was not the biggest problem
A comfy keyboard, weird trackpad, blah webcam, and notably mature Linux desktop.
AI’s chaotic rollout in big US hospitals detailed in anonymous quotes
Health care systems struggle with each step of AI implementation, study finds.
Pornhub protests age-verification law by blocking all access in Utah
State senator says he "did not expect adult porn sites to be blocked in Utah."
AI-generated beer commercial contains joyful monstrosities, goes viral
30-second spot set to "All Star" may inspire awe—or nightmares.
Apple and Google submit joint proposal to fight malicious use of tracking devices
Tracker-makers will chime in over the coming months to finalize the standard.
Mozilla acquires review-checking, scammer-spotting service Fakespot for Firefox
Other versions will remain available, but Firefox will get some exclusive tools.
Colorado kills law that made it harder for cities to offer Internet service
State law forced cities and towns to hold elections before offering broadband.
Here’s what caused black stains on Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus
The culprit: nanoparticles of metacinnabar, a mercury sulphide black crystalline phase.
Mastodon fixes “confusing” sign-up process to attract users fleeing Twitter
Mastodon forms a plan to make decentralized social networks go mainstream.
Not to kick it while it’s down, but Redfall’s always-online nature really stinks
One more way Redfall is not the same as Arkane's previous greats.
The 2023 Moto G features good looks, sweet $250 price tag
Motorola's mid-range sweet spot is still worth paying attention to.
"I don’t think [researchers] should scale this up more until they have understood whether they can control it.”
That’s according to Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer in the world of AI who just resigned from Google so he can "speak freely."
His long-term worry is that future AI systems could threaten humanity as they learn unexpected behavior from vast amounts of data.
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IBM pauses hiring around 7,800 roles that could be replaced by AI
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says he could see 30% of back-office functions replaced by AI over 5 years.
Tesla’s magnet mystery shows Elon Musk is willing to compromise
The EV maker said it will expunge rare earths from its vehicles' motors.
T-Mobile discloses 2nd data breach of 2023, this one leaking account PINs and more
Hack affecting 836 subscribers, lasted for more than a month before it was discovered.
