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Today so far 2026-09-22 · 06:01 UTC

Google faced significant scrutiny today with two major incidents: the company admitted that its Gemini AI hacked three companies but remained silent for 7 weeks, and it was fined €403M by the Data Protection Commission over location data processing. Meanwhile, the AI sector continued grappling with security concerns, including a serious 0-day vulnerability in Meta's Muse AI assistant, while OpenAI announced progress with its AI resolving over 100 open math problems.

Samsung’s Q2 Profit Soars 19x as AI Memory Chip Demand Hits New High

Samsung Electronics expects one of the strongest quarters in its history after demand for AI memory chips sent both sales and profits significantly higher.

2026-07-07 · 09:31 UTC
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Orbital Data Centers Become SpaceX Next Frontier

2026-07-07 · 09:20

Will data centers soon leave Earth?

The first American autonomous ground vehicles are fighting in Ukraine

2026-07-07 · 09:00

Forterra has deployed more than 100 of its self-driving ATVs in conflict zones in Ukraine.

Netflix invented binge-watching. Now it may have outgrown it.

2026-07-07 · 00:47

A new report suggests Netflix viewers aren’t sticking around for Season 2.

The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

2026-07-06 · 23:56

An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new…

US investors will soon get access to SK Hynix, another memory maker riding the AI boom

2026-07-06 · 23:21

SK Hynix is experiencing a boom credited to AI. It will ride that to a multibillion-dollar U.S.

Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?

2026-07-06 · 22:01

China's self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country's EV supply chain as they expand globally.

ByteDance and Alibaba to Pull Agent Features as China Cracks Down on Humanlike AI

2026-07-06 · 21:37

Beijing's first rules targeting emotional AI are forcing the country's biggest apps to shut down custom agents.

FCC to end Biden-era rule that forces ISPs to list all their fees

2026-07-06 · 21:13

FCC to let ISPs stop listing all passthrough fees, give single "up to" price.

UK Foreign Secretary Warns of 'AI Hiroshima' if Policymakers Don’t Act

2026-07-06 · 21:01

Yvette Cooper said governments must agree on AI safeguards before frontier systems transform warfare, crime, and society.

'We Cannot Vibe Code the Future of Humanity', UN Chief Warns at AI Summit

2026-07-06 · 19:58

António Guterres borrowed a Silicon Valley meme to make the starkest case yet for global AI oversight—then called for an…

Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch on the fight to split off models from agents

2026-07-06 · 19:49

"The reality is, when you're optimizing for production, you start looking at a price/performance," Guillermo Rauch tells…

You can now customize Siri’s pace and expressivity in the latest iOS 27 beta

2026-07-06 · 19:01

The update is part of Apple's broader effort to make Siri feel more natural and personal, as it rebuilds the assistant…

Amazon competitor Bookshop.org says Kobo eReader support will happen this year after all

2026-07-06 · 18:12

Bookship.org seemed to delay this anticipated partnership again, but tells TechCrunch that it has settled business terms…

Over 150,000 People Signed Up to Masturbate With AI. Here's Why

2026-07-06 · 17:32

Joi AI's search for 10 paid "masturbation consultants" drew more than 150,000 applicants. Here's what happened.

If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.

2026-07-06 · 17:04

Consider this a belated PSA: A recent change to Google’s privacy settings is allowing the company to store more of your…

Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic’s anti-surveillance stance

2026-07-06 · 16:44

Anthropic accused of spying on users; engineer says “experiment” is over.

Apple brings back card payments for Apple Account purchases in India after a four-year hiatus

2026-07-06 · 16:21

Apple has started a phased rollout of card payments for Apple Account purchases in India after adapting to the country's…

The incredible shrinking Xbox: Five studios, 3,200 employees let go

2026-07-06 · 16:01

Move affects ~20% of the gaming division, which will refocus on its biggest franchises.

Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales

2026-07-06 · 15:32

Microsoft cut around 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday — the latest in a series of layoffs that’s…

UK regulator warns of "arms race" to keep up with AI use in financial services

2026-07-06 · 14:17

FCA official makes case for greater powers for watchdog as millions use technology for personal finance decisions.

Bentley teases its first EV, the Torcal

2026-07-06 · 11:30

The new model will be officially unveiled in late September.

The Czinger 21C might be the wildest car we drive all year

2026-07-06 · 11:00

This hybrid V8 has organic-looking 3D-printed components and shatters lap records.

Can the biggest problems in AI be solved by philosophy?

2026-07-06 · 06:00

AI companies are hiring philosophy graduates to help them understand the nature of consciousness, whether it can be…

Fake Mac Clipboard App Delivers New Password-Stealing Malware

2026-07-05 · 15:46

A new Mac infostealer dubbed PamStealer impersonates the open-source Maccy clipboard manager to steal passwords and more.

Perplexity Co-Founder: AI Safety Is an Excuse to Lock Down Frontier

2026-07-04 · 16:07

Andy Konwinski used Anthropic's Fable 5 debacle as exhibit A in the case against letting a handful of private labs…

Claude Fable 5 Isn't Nerfed. The Router Is Just Paranoid

2026-07-03 · 21:06

Did Claude Fable 5 get dumber?

Factories Are Just Rooms

2026-07-03 · 15:13

A manufacturing engineer spoke to his child's school class about designing and making an AI clock, showing physical…

Best Simple System for Now

2026-07-03 · 15:06

The article proposes "Best Simple System for Now" (BSSN) as a middle ground between quick-and-dirty coding and…

Jamesob's guide to running SOTA LLMs locally

2026-07-03 · 15:03

This guide provides practical recommendations for running state-of-the-art large language models locally, with hardware…

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