Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%
AI cheating leads to "a failed society," professor says.
'I'm not a programmer' anymore: Linus Torvalds on the only two tools he uses now
At the Open Source Summit in Mumbai, Torvalds discusses the pain and power of AI in the kernel, and why Linux no longer supports &…
Messi and Ronaldo Are Building Tech Portfolios. Mo Salah Is Playing a Different Game
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are betting on AI, health tech, and startups. Mohamed Salah is taking a more traditional route …
The FTC Settlement With John Deere Is a Huge Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement
After more than a decade of pushback, farmers and repair advocates have won access to equipment and services John Deere had long k…
I Built a Self-Improving AI, and So Can You
Experiments in using AI to build AI show that the future doesn’t just belong to the frontier labs.
Lawsuit: Man used Grok to make 7K sex images of stepdaughter, then shot himself
More young girls sue X over Grok CSAM; X accused of shielding child predators.
I replaced my Sonos home theater with this Sony system - here's why innovation is king
Sony's Bravia Theater Trio arrives in a unique form and doesn't let traditional home theater rules hinder its performanc…
Peter Thiel’s Husband Sued a Flight Attendant Who Says He Assaulted Her on a Private Jet
Matthew Danzeisen’s lawyer says the case is a “shakedown about a bag” that brushed someone’s leg. Stefanie Bojar says she was inju…
Best Buy is selling the LG C5 OLED for nearly 50% off right now - and I highly recommend it
It may be a generation behind, but the LG C5 OLED TV still offers plenty of reasons to pick one up, especially at this price.
Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws
Kalshi tried to ignore gambling laws on its prediction market, NY governor says.
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
But the devices could "easily be reflashed."
TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
The "not interested" feature is your friend, but users must intentionally and constantly curate their FYPs
Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño
As worries about a growing super El Niño mount, new findings suggest a radical solution to mitigating its impacts.
US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers
US military drone losses in Iran war spur Pentagon call for cheap replacements.
Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space
"The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft."
IBM and Red Hat launch Lightwell to defend open-source code from AI attacks
Their plan to protect open-source projects from AI-discovered security holes has led to the launch of two commercial offerings: Li…
Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process.
I tried DuckDuckGo's new video player, and it blocks YouTube ads for free
Even as Chrome is killing ad blockers, DuckDuckGo's new video player now blocks ads by default on YouTube and elsewhere. Duck…
Two teens learn the hard way not to do toy gun drive-bys from a Waymo
The robotaxi stopped, called 911, and waited for the San Mateo Police to show up.