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Startups & businessPlucky Chinese startup claims to beat Nvidia DGX Spark, Mac Mini on Qwen — says its '256 TOPS beats 1000 TOPS in prefill', running 16-core Cortex-A55 SoC on 40w
Sipeed claims its 256 TOPS MaixStation can outperform Nvidia's DGX Spark on Qwen workloads despite lower advertised computing capacity and…
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GamingApple just got slapped for 'non-competitive conduct' by Australia’s top court — and ordered to allow rival iPhone app stores Down Under
Fortnite developer Epic Games has scored a victory against Apple in a legal ruling, not only to restore the popular game to the App Store in…
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CloudAmazon is spending over $1 billion on a new nuclear energy project to power its next data centers — but will it really live up to the test?
Amazon is backing X-energy’s proposed 960-megawatt Indiana nuclear facility to supply electricity, although financing details, regulatory approvals,…
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GadgetsThe Google Home Speaker Has Been Secretly Eating My Wi-Fi Data
My Google Home Speaker had been burning through more data than all the rest of my devices combined. As I looked into it further, I found other smart…
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SoftwareThe Atari VCS saga will come to an end next year when its software store closes
Following a decade long saga of delays, name changes, and Atari having to assure backers of a crowdfunding campaign that its retro console wasn't…
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GadgetsGreenlight Family Hub (2026): Finally, a Digital Wall Calendar With a Voice Assistant
After testing multiple models, I’m convinced voice control belongs on the family calendar. Greenlight’s Family Hub shows why.
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Startups & businessOpenAI Invests in Startup That Uses Brain Implants to Detect Cancer
It’s the latest in a growing wave of bets that AI companies are making on brain data.
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SecurityHackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online…
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Internet & platformsRussian bot activity plunged 84% after Ukraine hit Yandex data centers, but the bots were back at full strength within two days
The 84% bot collapse after Ukraine's Yandex strikes was real, lasted about a day, and Cloudflare watched the automation move to rival clouds.
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Startups & businessPeter Jackson Just Got an Ultra-Rare Extinct Moa Egg Back to New Zealand With the Help of De-Extinction Startup
The Lord of the Rings filmmaker helped acquire the rare moa egg, one of less than 40 known to exist, after a gallery in Colorado put the ancient…
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Startups & business'The GPU never reads the same text twice': Belgian startup Corbenic wants to turn your server's SSD into AI memory, but its 14x speedup owes more to reading less
Galahad promises exact, encrypted KV cache reuse for vLLM, SGLang, and Llama.cpp, but LMCache, Nvidia, and Phison got to the round table first.
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SecurityFake VPN download site steals administrator credentials to give attackers direct access to corporate networks — but delivers official signed software so victims never suspect a thing
A fake WatchGuard VPN download website stole administrator credentials before delivering the genuine signed installer, potentially exposing corporate…
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MobileThese Samsung Galaxy tablets are in their last year of software support
Samsung's latest software update commitment for its tablets is great, but older devices can't take advantage of it.
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AI32,768 cores and 74 petaflops: AMD’s monster new rack for AI agents could be too much for traditional data centers
AMD's Helion Agentic AI Rack combines high-core-count processors, accelerators, and programmable networking, potentially requiring data centers to…
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AIAI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of Science
Last week, I attended a talk at MIT by Neil Thompson, who studies progress in computing and artificial intelligence. Over the course of just half an…
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SecurityMassive data leak from AI development company exposes almost 14 million records — Vibetech collected data from different breaches and accidentally made them accessible online
The company has been harvesting data from different leaks, likely for research purposes.
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MobileGlobal smartphone shipments just hit a 14-year low — here's why
Smartphone buyers seem reluctant to upgrade their phones, but Apple and Samsung are weathering the storm better than most brands.
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Internet & platformsWikipedians Believed AI Would Come and Go. They Were Wrong
In a world of AI Overviews, Wikipedia usage declines. But the real loss may be far more existential than website traffic.
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Internet & platformsMozilla launches Firefox Enterprise to give European firms more choice — new browser gives government, healthcare and finance more control over how they use the web, handle sensitive data and access AI tools
Mozilla slates 'choice' because most browsers run on Chromium – Firefox Enterprise gives enterprises more control.
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Internet & platformsRussian bot traffic decimated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes knock multiple Yandex data centers offline
Russian bot traffic is down significantly following two Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex data centers.
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ComputingMicrosoft unveils Maia 300, its most powerful AI chip yet - and it might make using Teams, Copilot and Cowork much better at last
Maia 300 is designed for the next generation of AI workloads, offering greater efficiency and power.
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Internet & platformsAnthropic Is Banishing Its Model Evals From the Internet
Not forever.
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SecurityAI Is Getting Really Good at Messing With Cybercriminals
Anti-cybercrime initiatives are increasingly using AI to scam the scammers by tricking them into talking to lifelike bots that they think are real…
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SecurityAnthropic now offers a free vulnerability-finding service for open-source software
Anthropic is offering open-source projects a new way to check for vulnerabilities with its OSS Scanner.
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CloudThe hidden decisions behind every AI request
The choice of model is only the beginning of an AI request. Take an insurance claim moving through an AI agent. It reads a photo of a damaged bumper,…
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Startups & businessCal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup
Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that competes with Instinct,…
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Internet & platformsTristan Harris’ Tech Nonprofit Is Laying Off Most Staff and Going ‘Founder-Led’
The nine departures, which include executive director Julie Guirado and senior director of strategy Camille Carlton, arrive shortly after the center…
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AIHard drives were supposed to lose the storage war — but AI demand is now pushing their biggest suppliers years ahead
Toshiba is expanding HDD production as AI drives demand for higher-capacity storage across data centers and cloud infrastructure.
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ComputingMoving beyond chips and screens: Samsung joins Nvidia and KKR in a massive $1 billion data center infrastructure deal
Samsung and five affiliates invest $1 billion in KKR's Helix, pairing chips, cooling, construction, computing, and batteries for AI infrastructure.
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Internet & platformsThese Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out
Three engineers put GPT, Claude, and Grok in charge of a real car. Only one of them was successful.
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Internet & platformsNetgear reveals new dark web monitoring tool which will tell you if your personal data turns up online
Netgear’s new Dark Web Monitoring service can alert users as soon as personal data is found on the dark web.
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Startups & businessAnthropic is offering startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits to kickstart their AI journey
Anthropic is giving startups up to $7k in Claude benefits as well as so much more via partners, Anthropic expertise and networking.
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ComputingAMD to 'substantially increase' chip supply in 2027 — but not for consumers
AMD is upping chip production levels next year — but this is for AI, so it won't help consumers with the RAM crisis.
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SoftwareMany developers are using AI just to show off to their boss — as most fear they'll lose their job if they don't use it
Half of developers working in businesses whichhave adopted AI say they’re only using it to impress managers, and using it is having an impact on…
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CloudA Startup Has a Plan to Make Water From Air Using Data Centers’ Waste Heat
Atoco’s new machines use specialized materials that can harvest water from some of the driest air on Earth without using electricity.
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Cloud'Need for data centres outweighs other considerations': local council in the London commuter belt approves Amazon's massive M25 hub despite air quality fears
Amazon secures approval for 18-acre M25 data centre despite pollution concerns, 27 generators and previous planning disputes surrounding Iver.
Read More ▸CloudMassive 1.5 million sq ft data center campus planned for West Texas — bringing the state's total regional AI investment to $12 billion
Crusoe plans two $4.8 billion Jayton data centers, expanding its West Texas infrastructure alongside major projects in Childress and Abilene.
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AI‘Artificial’ Roasts AI’s Creators—and Sends a Dark Warning About Its Dangers
From their dorky parties to their weird walks, the movie holds OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other stakeholders with contempt, while demonstrating their…
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SecurityAsos hit by extortion hack that may have compromised some customer data
The attackers sent a push notification to Asos shoppers announcing their activity.
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AIGoogle and Microsoft hit by fresh criticism of their AI data center plans
Big Tech firms are destroying the environment in a quest for further AI gains, critics claim.
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Dell, Apollo and Jera plan up to 4GW of AI data centres and gas power infrastructure across Japan within five years.
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AISurprise surprise, AI data centers are still incredibly unpopular across the US — and nearly two-thirds of Americans say they oppose new facilities
61% of US voters oppose data center construction, with the sentiment expressed equally across Republican and Democrat supporters.
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CloudRussian drones strike Ukraine’s data centers by exploiting air defense gaps
Russian attacks on Internet, phone services threaten Ukraine’s wartime economy.
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SecurityHackers hijacked Microsoft's X account for a scam featuring everyone's least-favorite tech mascot Clippy
Microsoft's X account was used to promote a meme coin scam, and possibly even to distribute malware.
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SecurityThese social media posts promise big online discounts on Lego, Calvin Klein and more — but really they're just phishing scams
There's an elaborate scheme making rounds on Facebook and TikTok to get people to websites laden with infostealers.
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AIGoogle benches open source bug bounty program following ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions
Google says it will reassess in Q1 2027.
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AISen. Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time
Today, I’m talking with Sen. Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California. Schiff sits on a number of committees with oversight into tech and AI:…
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SoftwareAn open-source tool lets you delete 12GB of Apple Intelligence data on macOS
Getting some extra storage space on your Mac could be as easy as deleting Apple's AI features with a new open-source command line tool called…
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SoftwareHow I made a paid Mac app in 11 days with Caude – without writing a single line of code
Claude helped me vibe-code a Mac app and pass Apple’s review in less than two weeks. Come with me on my journey from idea to purchasable App Store…
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GadgetsMeta’s ‘AI Tamagotchi’ Looks to Me Like a Smartwatch Preview for 2027
As smartwatches head toward becoming AI companions, Meta might be working a new angle.
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AIOur minds aren’t equipped to handle AI
Norbert Wiener, godfather of cybernetics, once said, "The thought of every age is reflected in its technique." For the past century, our thought has…
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AIFormer Anthropic Researcher Coxon to Testify at NYC Hearing on AI
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who warned that artificial intelligence could become too powerful for humans to control, will testify Monday…
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AIA reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?
The lengthy campaigns to protect kids on social media offer some lessons for those looking to protect children using artificial intelligence
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AITEDxIEMSaltLake 2026 explores loneliness and human connection in the era of AI
<p>Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 3: TEDxIEMSaltLake 2026 was successfully organised on 30th September 2026 at the IEDC CSE Lab, Godrej…
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AIOpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says AI Benefits Warrant Accepting Some Risks
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting some risks and argued the technology should remain…
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AITrump Names New AI Czar, Gives Him 120 Days to Assess Technology’s Pros and Cons
Internewscast Internewscast WASHINGTON — President Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton… This Post: Trump Names New AI…
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SecurityAI self-policing proven failure: Former FTC chair
Digital Desk | Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has warned against allowing artificial intelligence companies…
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ComputingGoogle Pixel Watch 5 review: the Android equivalent of Apple Watch is a next-gen wearable
Premium styling and heaps of meaningful upgrades make this a compelling wrist companion for anyone with a Pixel smartphone
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AITrump announces an AI czar for his newly created 'Super Intelligence Force'
That's really what it's called and there's actually someone in charge of it.
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Internet & platformsDo gaming routers really make a difference?
Gaming routers have fancy designs and a few special features, but they can't fix every problem with your network setup.
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