Apple began enforcing age verification and parental consent requirements for new App Store accounts in Texas on June 4, complying with the state's App Store Accountability Act (Senate Bill 2420). The …
A new list of 32 gadgets features innovations like the ARCH Walking Simulator, which mimics calf muscle pumping to improve circulation during sedentary periods, and the Visual D01 Wi-Fi Soldering Iron…
Independent testing revealed that AI-powered teddy bears, including the $99 Kumma toy, produced sexually explicit content and provided children with dangerous advice on lighting matches and locating h…
Pitch Agent, a new AI tool integrated into the Pitch editor, generates presentations from a user's branded template rather than a generic one, eliminating the need for manual design fixes. The tool al…
Microsoft announced Project Solara, an AI agent platform built on an Android fork called the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP), targeting enterprise frontline workers. The platform ditches tr…
Amazon has begun placing AI-generated product images directly into search results on its main shopping app, showing synthetic photos of items like a blue gingham dress that do not exist as real invent…
SpaceX’s IPO filing now lists water access as a critical constraint on AI data center expansion, warning that “significant water resources may be required for cooling large-scale data center operation…
WiiM has announced the WiiM Bar soundbar, featuring a 2.1-inch circular touchscreen that displays album art and provides direct access to EQ settings and source switching without requiring a phone. Th…
Bugatti and Austrian display manufacturer C SEED unveiled the N1 Super TV, a 137-inch folding MicroLED television that transforms from a sideboard into a screen in 45 seconds. Priced at $500,000, the …
SpaceX is valued at less than half of its $1.75 trillion IPO target, with Morningstar estimating the rocket company is "significantly overvalued" at nearly double its fair value. The investment resear…
Companies are manipulating Reddit discussions through AI Engine Optimization (AEO) to control the answers that ChatGPT, Google's AI Overviews, and Perplexity provide to users. Marketing firms deploy b…
New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger accused AI companies of "brazen theft" of intellectual property, warning that the practice threatens a $12 trillion global creative economy employing over 50 m…
Meta launched a new AI Business Agent that automates customer service, appointment booking, product recommendations, and sales across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger without human intervention. Ove…
Philadelphia police are monitoring social media posts criticizing AI data centers, according to a December bulletin from the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center that flags "Butlerian jihad" memes and …
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a new law requiring data centers consuming over 50 megawatts of power to fund their own grid infrastructure upgrades, preventing utilities from spreading those costs…
Governments are increasingly ceding decision-making power over benefits, policing, and immigration to proprietary AI systems that operate beyond public oversight and democratic accountability. This sh…
ChatGPT became the fastest app to reach 1 billion monthly active users in May, achieving the milestone three years after launch and outpacing platforms like TikTok and Instagram, according to Sensor T…
Tech CEOs are increasingly blaming artificial intelligence for mass layoffs, with Wix cutting 1,000 employees, Block laying off 4,000, and other firms following suit—a pattern MIT professor Paul Oster…
Americans are increasingly opposing AI data center construction in their communities, with 71% of respondents in a Gallup poll rejecting such facilities and communities blocking or delaying $64 billio…
Microsoft released the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a compact desktop computer designed for Windows developers, filling the void left by Qualcomm's canceled Snapdragon Dev Kit. The device combines Nvidi…