FBI Shuts Down Sites Distributing Pirated Nintendo and PlayStation Games
The FBI has taken down seven websites, including nsw2u.com and nswdl.com, known for distributing pirated video games, particularly Nintendo Switch titles. On Thursday, the agency announced the seizure as users…
Meta CEO Zuckerberg Announces AI Data Supercluster to Launch in 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on Monday plans to invest “hundreds of billions of dollars” in artificial intelligence compute infrastructure. The company aims to bring its first AI supercluster online…
Elon Musk’s Grok Creates AI Companions, Including a Goth Anime Girl
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has moved away from its recent antisemitic controversy to introduce anime-style AI companions. On Monday, Musk announced on X that these AI companions are now…
Windows 10 to Lose New Office Features Starting in 2026
Microsoft recently announced it will extend support for Office apps on Windows 10 for three years beyond the operating system’s end of support. However, this extension primarily covers security updates,…
Amazon Kiro Arrives to Streamline Vibe Coding Chaos
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced Kiro, a new tool designed to formalize “vibe coding”—the process of generating custom code by interacting with an AI chatbot. Tackling the Challenges of…
Google Moves to Merge Android and ChromeOS
Google is aiming to combine its two operating systems, Android and ChromeOS, into a single unified platform, according to Sameer Samat, president of Android Ecosystem at Google. What This Merger…
Apple’s Smart Home Hub Launch Pushed Back to 2026
Apple’s long-rumored smart home hub—a device expected to function like an iPad-shaped control center for smart gadgets, similar to Google Nest or Amazon Echo—is now reportedly delayed until 2026. The…
Grok Is Now in Tesla Vehicles, Just Not in the Usual Way
Elon Musk recently promised that xAI’s Grok chatbot would arrive in Tesla vehicles, and the company has now delivered on that promise, though not quite as users might have expected.…
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Dismisses U.S. Concerns Over China’s Military Use of Company Chips
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has downplayed worries from U.S. officials that the company’s chips could aid China’s military. Ahead of a visit to China, Huang emphasized that Beijing “simply can’t…
Sesame Workshop Recovers Elmo’s Hacked X Account After Racist Posts
Sesame Workshop announced on Monday that it had regained control of Elmo’s X account following a weekend breach by an unknown hacker who posted racist and antisemitic messages. Offensive Posts…
xAI Apologizes for Grok’s Praise of Hitler, Attributes It to User Manipulation
Nearly a week after its AI chatbot Grok launched a series of hate-filled messages, xAI has formally apologized for what it called the bot’s “horrific behavior.” The apology was posted…
Meta Acquires Voice Technology Startup Play AI
Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup specializing in AI-generated human-sounding voices. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the acquisition, and internal company communications reveal that the entire Play AI team will…
Study Highlights ‘Significant Risks’ Associated with AI Therapy Chatbots
Therapy chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs) could stigmatize individuals with mental health conditions and sometimes respond inappropriately or dangerously, according to Stanford University researchers. Study Details and Purpose…
France Investigates X for Foreign Interference Amid MP Criticism of Grok
France’s national gendarmerie will lead a criminal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, over allegations of algorithm manipulation aimed at foreign interference, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced. Scope…
Samsung Explores New Wearable Designs Including Earrings and Necklaces
After launching its first fitness-focused smart ring last year, Samsung is preparing to diversify its wearable lineup beyond smartwatches. The company is exploring new form factors such as glasses, earrings,…
HMD Global Exits US Market, Ending New Nokia Phone Sales
HMD Global, the company behind Nokia-branded phones since 2016, is stepping back from the US market amid a “challenging” economic environment. This decision includes halting sales of both Nokia and…
Gemini Now Converts Photos into Videos, Available to Select Users Only
Google has introduced a new tool in its Gemini AI chatbot that converts photos into short animated videos complete with sound. Powered by the Veo 3 model, the feature lets…
Samsung Pledges to Keep Certain Galaxy AI Features Free Forever
Galaxy AI represents one of Samsung’s most ambitious areas of innovation, but questions remain about whether users will have to pay for its features in the near future. Since its…
AI Chatbot’s Weak ‘123456’ Password Put Millions of McDonald’s Job Applicants’ Data at Risk
Security researchers uncovered a significant vulnerability in McDonald’s AI hiring chatbot, McHire, that exposed personal information of around 64 million job applicants. How the Vulnerability Occurred During a brief security…
SpaceX’s Starlink Now Provides Wi-Fi to 1,000 Aircraft
SpaceX has hit a major milestone in expanding its Starlink satellite internet service to aviation. As of Thursday, the company reported that Starlink is active on 1,000 planes, bringing high-speed…