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California launched a free tool on January 1 that lets residents request the deletion of their personal data from over 500 registered data brokers
Report: Microsoft quietly kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet
Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z
NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
Hackers Stole Millions of PornHub Users’ Data for Extortion
Grok is undressing anyone, including minors
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop
Meta smart glasses pose a threat to women, campaigners say
French ministers report Grok's sex-related content on the X platform to prosecutors
Microsoft killed his dream MMO despite apparently loving it, says former Elder Scrolls Online head, so he left: "The game I had waited my entire career to create" | Matt Firor left Zenimax after the cancellation of Project Blackbird
Ukrainian soldier's M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, saving his life — screen cracked and letter 'K' missing but laptop remains functional
Big Tech's fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition
Thousands of revelers were tricked by phony social media videos. Into gathering at Brooklyn Bridge Park to watch a grand fireworks display on New Year’s Eve. Accounts across TikTok and Instagram reportedly used AI videos to plug the supposed show.
Drake faces U.S. lawsuit over ties to online gambling firm, scheme to inflate streams
Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’— Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement
Triple-negative breast cancer vaccine shows promise in early clinical trial
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Yann LeCun Calls Alexandr Wang 'Inexperienced,' Predicts Meta Exits
Alaska's court system built an AI chatbot. It didn’t go smoothly.
AMD closes in on Intel in latest Steam Hardware Survey — RAM capacity continues to rise despite the ongoing memory crunch

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