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Trump’s AI testing plan is limited and vague
Technology

Trump’s AI testing plan is limited and vague

The Trump administration's framework for assessing potential cybersecurity risks posed by advanced AI reportedly has no interest in testing open models. Axios r...

Ted Lasso returns at an important time for Apple TV
Technology

Ted Lasso returns at an important time for Apple TV

2026 is shaping up to be an excellent year for Apple TV. Apple's streaming service has built out an impressive slate that spans returning favorites like Silo an...

SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon
Technology

SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon

SpaceX is preparing to build a terrestrial mobile network to "acquire quite a few" of the customers now subscribed to T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. The message t...

Don’t screw this up, Marvel
Technology

Don’t screw this up, Marvel

In less than a week, Spider-Man: Brand New Day raked in $1 billion worldwide and had the biggest box office opening weekend in Hollywood history. The feature ha...

Now you can securely link multiple phones to one Signal account
Technology

Now you can securely link multiple phones to one Signal account

You can link more devices with one phone number on Signal now, including an Android phone or iPhone. Signal already supported linking PCs and iPads, but not add...

AMD’s datacenter business is booming while gaming takes a backseat
Technology

AMD’s datacenter business is booming while gaming takes a backseat

Driven by demand for AI capacity, AMD's data center revenue more than doubled year-over-year in its latest earnings report, reaching $6.7 billion. That's up fro...

SpaceX made more money as a neocloud
Technology

SpaceX made more money as a neocloud

SpaceX's AI revenue grew more than three times to $2.6 billion from the year before, mostly because of deals that the company made to provide compute to other A...

EA is now a private company
Technology

EA is now a private company

Electronic Arts has officially become a private company. Last September, EA announced that an investor group led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF),...

Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store
Technology

Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blames an extortionist for planting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in a public chat to get the app temporarily removed from Apple's...

How an OpenAI influencer trip backfired 
Technology

How an OpenAI influencer trip backfired 

The brand trip is a right of passage for influencers. It's a mark of legitimacy that a sponsor wants to invite them on an all-expenses-paid vacation, often with...

Lenovo’s Legion Go S with SteamOS is down to its lowest price ever
Technology

Lenovo’s Legion Go S with SteamOS is down to its lowest price ever

Memory and storage prices will be inflated for the foreseeable future, so we’re always happy to find a good deal on capable gaming hardware, like this discount...

‘Not healthy’ LLM use is more common than you think
Technology

‘Not healthy’ LLM use is more common than you think

Hank Green, a popular YouTuber and science communicator, said he is stepping back from production amid intense criticism over his use of AI. Green described his...

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