George Santos Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Fraud and Identity Theft
Intel may be preparing to lay off 20 percent of its staff
Blue Shield of California shared private health data of 4.7 million members with Google without consent
Anger as Meta AI chatbot added to WhatsApp, raising privacy fears – 9to5Mac
‘This Is Not How We Do Science, Ever’
TSMC shows off 1.4nm chip tech that will appear in future iPhones and other devices
Pope Francis, First Latin American Pontiff, Dies at 88
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome...
After Selling Pokémon GO For $3.5 Billion, Niantic Spatial Is Now Laying Off Employees
Niantic is laying off 68 employees next month, following its multi-billion dollar sale of its gaming division which includes the AR mega-hit Pokémon GO, Game Developer reports. The outlet spotted a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification report, (a WARN)...
Parents must make tough choices on smartphones, says children’s commissioner for England
Parents should be prepared to make difficult decisions over their child’s smartphone usage rather than trying to be their friend, the children’s commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza said this should include parents considering the example they are...
BBC delays plans to block access to BBC Sounds internationally
The BBC has delayed its plans to block access to BBC Sounds for listeners outside of the UK. Earlier this year, the corporation announced plans to restrict the availability of the app for international audiences, with the proviso that access to Radio 4 and the World...
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A bunch of robots ran a half-marathon alongside humans and it was incredibly goofy
Beijing held what’s being called the world’s first half-marathon for robots, allowing bipedal bots to compete alongside human runners, and as one might expect, ridiculousness ensued. The robots, which had human operators running with them, for the most part struggled...
OpenAI launches o3 and o4-mini, AI models that ‘think with images’ and use tools autonomously
OpenAI launched two groundbreaking AI models today that can reason with images and use tools independently, representing what experts call a step change in artificial intelligence capabilities. The San Francisco-based company introduced o3 and o4-mini, the latest in...
Crime blotter: Florida UPS driver accused of stealing 171 iPhones
A UPS driver is accused of stealing $175,000 worth of iPhones in 90 days, birds meet a grisly end at an Apple Store in Australia, and a football coach is charged with hacking iCloud, all on this week's Apple crime blotter. UPS driver accused of stealing 171 iPhones A...
Disgruntled users roast X for killing Support account
After X (formerly Twitter) announced it would be killing its "Support" account, disgruntled users quickly roasted the social media platform for providing "essentially non-existent" support. "We'll soon be closing this account to streamline how users can contact us for...
Here’s What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages
Attorneys suing the United States government over its use of vanishing Signal messages to coordinate military strikes last month in Yemen allege that new court filings by the government reveal a “calculated strategy” by Trump administration officials to evade...
Apple Shares Official Trailer for ’Long Way Home’ Starring Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman [Video]
Apple has shared the official trailer for 'Long Way Home,' a new season of the popular motorcycle adventure series starring Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman. "Long Way Home" follows Ewan and Charley as they ride refurbished vintage motorbikes from Ewan's home in...
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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is about to have its second close encounter with an asteroid
A NASA spacecraft will make a close approach to an asteroid in the main belt on Sunday afternoon, in the second of several asteroid flybys planned for its 12-year mission to study remnants of the early solar system. The Lucy spacecraft will be 596 miles (960 km) from...
Keanu Reeves to star as villain in upcoming Weezer film
Keanu Reeves is reportedly in line to play the bad guy in the upcoming Weezer film. According to Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider, the John Wick star will feature prominently in the mockumentary-style movie that will revolve around a rivalry between Weezer and Reeves’...