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U.S. Public Concern About AI Rises as Industry Faces Growing Trust Problems
Public concern about artificial intelligence is rising in the U.S., with new polling showing more Americans are uneasy about its role in daily life and skeptical of the people leading…
Google Adds Interactive Study Tools, Quizzes, and 3D Simulations to Search and Gemini
Google has added a new set of study tools across Search and Gemini, including AI-generated interactive visuals, customized quizzes, file-based study documents, and 3D simulations. The company is also bringing…
OpenAI Says Technical Error Revoked Some Researchers’ Cybersecurity Access
OpenAI says a technical error caused some cybersecurity researchers to lose access to Daybreak Blue, a vetted program that gives approved users fewer restrictions when using advanced AI models for…
T-Mobile Physically Cut a Cable to Expel Salt Typhoon Hackers From Its Network
T-Mobile cybersecurity staff physically cut a network cable in 2024 after tracing suspicious activity to a compromised system linked to China-backed hacking group Salt Typhoon, according to new reporting from…
Retro-Inspired Gadgets Bring Typewriters, Cassette Players, Instant Cameras, and Landlines Back
Older technology is finding new life as hardware companies combine familiar designs with features such as Bluetooth, cloud syncing, USB-C, Wi-Fi, and app connectivity. Current products range from distraction-free digital…
TerraPower Plans First Data Center Nuclear Project as AI Power Demand Grows
TerraPower plans to announce its first nuclear power project designed for a data center this year, according to Bloomberg. The Bill Gates-founded nuclear startup expects construction on the project to…
Navi Raises $100 Million From Prosus at About $1.3 Billion Valuation
Indian fintech Navi has raised $100 million from Prosus, marking its first institutional funding since Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal started the company in 2018. The investment values the Bengaluru-based startup…
TikTok Is Developing Peer-to-Peer Payments Through Direct Messages
TikTok is developing a feature that could let users send money to each other through direct messages, according to Bloomberg. The system would reportedly use TikTok Pay, the company’s existing…
OpenAI Tightens Model Development Security After Hugging Face Incident
OpenAI has introduced stricter security measures for testing and training advanced AI models, including stronger monitoring, network isolation, and additional alignment checks during post-training. The company says the controls will…
Comcast Adds Wi-Fi Motion Detection to Newer Xfinity Routers
Comcast has added a free motion-detection feature to newer Xfinity gateways that can alert customers when movement is detected inside their homes. Called Wi-Fi Motion, the system uses changes in…
Leaked Camera-Equipped AirPods May Use Low-Resolution Visual Data Instead of Recording Video
Apple’s rumored camera-equipped AirPods may use low-resolution cameras to give Siri visual information without allowing users to record photos or video, according to previous reporting from Bloomberg. The distinction could…
Anthro Energy Breaks Ground on Kentucky Battery Materials Factory Set for 2028
Anthro Energy has broken ground on a battery materials factory in Louisville, Kentucky, that is designed to produce 25 gigawatt-hours of electrolytes annually, enough for more than 300,000 electric vehicles.…
Warp Launches Factories to Help Companies Build AI Software Development Workflows
Warp has introduced Warp Factories, an infrastructure system designed to help companies build and operate AI-driven software development workflows without creating the underlying agent infrastructure themselves. The product organizes AI…
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Teens With Added Safety and Study Features
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, a version of ChatGPT that automatically applies additional safeguards and learning features for users aged 13 to 17. The product includes Study Mode, homework…
Perplexity’s Airtel Giveaway Drove a Huge India User Surge, but Paid Conversion Is Still Unclear
Perplexity saw a sharp increase in downloads, active users, and mobile revenue in India after offering its Pro subscription free for a year to Airtel customers. As the earliest free…
Apple Leak Points to Camera-Equipped AirPods With Visual Intelligence
Apple appears to be preparing launch materials for camera-equipped AirPods that can use visual information to answer questions about objects around the wearer. A video found in the macOS 26.7…