
BBC - 13 hours 58 min ago
Elon Musk's X and Grok platforms are facing increased scrutiny from authorities on both sides of the channel.

The Hill - 14 hours 19 min ago
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that he gave President Trump a list of major drug "kingpins" that both countries should work on arresting around the world. "Their capital is outside Colombia, and they must be pursued jointly through coordinated intelligence work across many sectors of the world," Petro told reporters during a press...

Newser - 14 hours 46 min ago
Ring is widening the net for its canine-tracking tech, and you no longer need one of its cameras to take part. The Amazon-owned company is rolling out its "Search Party" feature to all Ring app users in the US, expanding a tool that uses artificial intelligence and its vast camera...

The Hill - 14 hours 48 min ago
TORONTO (AP) Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday the country should make "any sacrifice necessary" to preserve the independence of the country in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Harper, a Conservative prime minister for nearly a decade from 2006 to 2015, made the remarks in a speech during...

GeekSpin - 15 hours 3 min ago
A jaw-dropping trove of 149 million login credentials including millions of Gmail and Facebook passwords was recently found sitting in a publicly accessible database, but this isn't another blockbuster hack of Google or Meta's fortress-like systems. Instead, it was the result of malware quietly harvesting credentials from infected devices over time, compiling them […] Read the original article here: Gmail and Facebook passwords among 149 million logins leaked...

Ars Technica - 15 hours 22 min ago
80 percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate.

Ars Technica - 16 hours 19 min ago
Two AI giants shake market confidence after investment fails to materialize.

Observer - 16 hours 45 min ago
Led by co-CEOs Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov, Waymo hits a $126 billion valuation while expanding robotaxis across the U.S. and abroad.

Variety - 17 hours 47 min ago
Take-Two Interactive revealed it is pausing development on its Nintendo Switch 2 edition of “Borderlands 4” in its latest quarterly earnings results Tuesday. The title’s Switch 2 release was removed from Take-Two’s chart of upcoming games (where it was previously listed as having a “TBA” release date), which prominently features Rockstar Games’ “Grand Theft Auto […]...

Variety - 17 hours 58 min ago
Electronic Arts had a notably good October-December quarter thanks to the hugely popular “Battlefield 6.” According to EA’s latest earnings results, released Tuesday, preliminary sales figures for the quarter reach $3 billion, a year-over-year increase of 38%. EA says the majority of those net bookings were powered by “Battlefield 6” sales, which set new franchise […]...

NY Post - 18 hours 52 min ago
"It helps eliminate a lot of pain."...

Variety - 19 hours 9 min ago
Content creator, actor and beauty founder Claudia Sulewski has signed with WME for representation in all areas. Claudia Sulewski, who began her career as a beauty vlogger in 2009 — amassing nearly seven million followers across platforms — has now made the transition to Hollywood. The 29 year-old Sulewski made her feature debut in “I […]...

Air and Space - 19 hours 21 min ago
The Institution's museums are commemorating America's 250th birthday, showcasing the art of noise and displaying the best of portraiture...

NY Post - 19 hours 40 min ago
Get ready for the AI Slop-er Bowl!...

New Scientist - 21 hours 3 min ago
While pilots are flying in a VR simulation, their brainwave patterns can be fed into an AI model that assesses how challenging they are finding a task and adjusts the difficulty accordingly...

NY Post - 21 hours 16 min ago
The previous deadline was Feb. 2.

New Scientist - 23 hours 3 min ago
John Martinis has already revolutionised quantum computing twice. Now, he is working on another radical rethink of the technology that could deliver machines with unrivalled capabilities...

IEEE Spectrum - 23 hours 5 min ago
This paper discusses how RF propagation simulations empower engineers to test numerous real-world use cases in far less time, and at lower costs, than in situ testing alone. Learn how simulations provide a powerful visual aid and offer valuable insights to improve the performance and design of body-worn wireless devices. Download this free whitepaper now!...

New York Times - 23 hours 43 min ago
Schoolchildren in Denmark, which could become the first country in the European Union to put an age limit on access to social media.

Newser - 23 hours 59 min ago
China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla's electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. All car doors must include a mechanical release function for handles, except for the tailgate, according to details released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on...

New York Times - 1 day 8 min ago
A child playing on a phone in Barcelona in 2024. Prime Minister Pedro S nchez of Spain said the social media ban would be part of a series of measures pushed by his government.

The Next Web - 1 day 17 min ago
If you look at the press releases and breathless commentary around the recent acquisition of xAI by SpaceX, you might think we're witnessing a tectonic shift in technological destiny. A $1.25 trillion "mega-company" is born, poised to reshape artificial intelligence, space infrastructure, satellite internet, and possibly the fate of humanity itself. That narrative, enthusiastically repeated across headlines, serves a purpose: it frames a somewhat messy corporate consolidation as inevitable...

The Atlantic - 1 day 33 min ago
In the Trump administration, even budget proposals read like Truth Social posts.

ABC News - 1 day 42 min ago
European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives...