Judge orders WordPress parent company to stop blocking WP Engine
A California judge has granted hosting platform WP Engine a temporary injunction against WordPress parent company Automattic. Until the court battle between them is resolved, WordPress.com can no...
View ArticleTCL TVs will use films made with generative AI to push targeted ads
Advertising has become a focal point of TV software. We’re seeing companies that sell TV sets be increasingly interested in leveraging TV operating systems (OSes) for ads and tracking. This has led to...
View ArticleErrant reference in macOS 15.2 seems to confirm M4 MacBook Airs for 2025
The macOS 15.2 update that was released earlier today came with a handful of new features, plus something unexpected: an apparently accidental reference to the upcoming M4 MacBook Airs. MacRumors...
View ArticleRussia takes unusual route to hack Starlink-connected devices in Ukraine
Russian nation-state hackers have followed an unusual path to gather intel in the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine—appropriating the infrastructure of fellow threat actors and using it to infect...
View ArticleThis Chart is Key to Understanding the Growth of AI
This chart tells an amazing story as server CPU performance, scale, and competition accelerate, the question is whether it is enough The post This Chart is Key to Understanding the Growth of AI...
View ArticleMicrosoft Edge to use Windows 11’s OCR to extract text from PDF (scanned or...
Microsoft Edge keeps getting better, and we’ve spotted yet another interesting feature being tested internally. The new feature is called “OCR for PDF”. At the moment, when you open a scanned PDF,...
View ArticleLG ends Blu-ray player production as streaming dominance grows
It’s been almost six years since LG launched its last Blu-ray players, the UBK80 and UBK90 UHD. As reported by FlatpanelsHD, the Korean firm will not be making more of these or any other optical disc...
View ArticleGoogle’s new experimental AI agent can browse the web for you
Google has begun early testing on a new AI agent that can automate web browsing tasks. While the company admits that the software isn’t perfect and is taking safety precautions, deploying it might...
View ArticleWindows 11 is killing off a pretty nice suggestions feature, which didn’t...
Windows 11 has a smart feature called “Suggested actions,” but it’s going away as it’s now considered deprecated by Microsoft. That’s according to the recently updated support document, which confirms...
View ArticleValve is changing how Steam downloads game updates
Steam is giving gamers more control over updates for installed titles. As the largest PC gaming platform, Valve is moving beyond the traditional approach to updates, aiming to balance instant downloads...
View ArticleWindows 11: Qualcomm is building desktop-grade super-fast Snapdragon X Elite...
The PC market is about to get more interesting with the next-generation Snapdragon X Elite chips for Windows 11 on ARM. Qualcomm is reportedly working on ‘Project Glymur’, which aims to make...
View ArticleMicrosoft Recall is capturing screenshots of sensitive information like...
After multiple delays and afterthoughts, Microsoft is now bringing Recall to more systems and CPU architectures. The new feature takes screenshots of the desktop every few seconds, using the on-device...
View ArticleReport: AT&T, Verizon aren’t notifying most victims of Chinese call-records hack
AT&T and Verizon reportedly are not notifying most customers whose call records were stolen in the ongoing attack attributed to Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon. NBC News reported today that...
View ArticleCharacter.AI steps up teen safety after bots allegedly caused suicide, self-harm
Following a pair of lawsuits alleging that chatbots caused a teen boy’s suicide, groomed a 9-year-old girl, and caused a vulnerable teen to self-harm, Character.AI (C.AI) has announced a separate...
View ArticleCritical WordPress plugin vulnerability under active exploit threatens thousands
Thousands of sites running WordPress remain unpatched against a critical security flaw in a widely used plugin that was being actively exploited in attacks that allow for unauthenticated execution of...
View ArticleThe Witcher 4 trailer debuts: rendered on Nvidia RTX 5000-series GPU and...
We’ve known for a while now that CD Projekt Red is in full production of The Witcher 4, but the game is still a very long way off – few people expected to see a trailer at the Game Awards. Read Entire...
View ArticleGoogle wants you to strap Android to your face with Android XR
Google recently unveiled Android XR, a version of its mobile operating system redesigned for extended reality headsets and glasses. A developer preview is available now, and the first compatible...
View ArticleNvidia teases RTX 5000 series with Hype Meter, GeForce Greats, and LAN 50...
Nvidia writes that to mark 25 years since the launch of the GeForce 256, it will be taking a nostalgic journey on its social media channels to celebrate the all-time greats of PC gaming. Read Entire...
View ArticleUnited Airlines taps Apple AirTags to locate your lost luggage faster
United Airlines passengers can now share AirTags or other Find My devices with the United app. This feature can help personnel find missing luggage after flights much quicker. Read Entire Article
View ArticleTCL made five short films to help normalize AI-generated movies and TV shows
While technically impressive at times, the flicks are plagued by the same shortcomings we’ve seen in other modern AI-generated content. For example, most human characters in the movies exhibit vacant...
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