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Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses
Thousands of Microsoft developers will use GitHub Copilot CLI instead
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Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short
"Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence ... that would produce a high-quality product.”
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Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy
Sony has been scaling down its digitial store for a few years.
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Amazon stuck with months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers
AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on.
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Verizon sent man a refurbished phone with MDM, then deleted his data remotely
Failure raises questions about how Verizon prepares refurbished phones for new users.
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"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds
Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting "faulty" AI answers.
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Twin brothers wipe 96 gov't databases minutes after being fired
A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.
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Flipper Device’s new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity
The company's productivity-focused gadget helps you set timers, block apps, and display custom messages and widgets on an LED display.
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Apple’s weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness
Apple’s Vehicle Motion Cues promise tap into your device’s accelerometer and gyroscope to reduce or, in my case, even eliminate motion sickness.
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Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban
Meta announces the $299 Meta Glasses. They’re not Ray-Bans, but feature an updated AI, adjustable nosepads and temple tips, and a model designed by Kylie Jenner.
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A Marine who flew the F/A-18, F-16, F-22, and F-35 says one jet stood apart
Former TOPGUN instructor Dave Berke, flew four elite US fighters. Of them all, he says the F-22 Raptor has no true equal.
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Google’s new anything-to-anything AI model is wild
Gemini’s Omni Flash model can generate AI video from real images and clips. Making it look like you’re on a flight to France just got way easier.
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Govee’s smart nugget ice maker makes every iced drink feel like a luxury
Govee says that the modern-design gadget delivers nugget ice in as little as six minutes.
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Windows and Linux users: The deadline to update Secure Boot keys is near
What you need to know about the expiration of keys securing your machine's boot sequence.
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Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code
Undisclosed addition in jqwik instructed AI coding agents to delete app output.
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Is the Slate Truck too minimal for its own good?
The Slate Truck is minimalist to a fault, with barely any creature comforts or features that many of us have come to expect as part of a new vehicle purchase.
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Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price
Apple has stopped selling its M4 Mac Mini with 256GB of storage, which means the device now starts at $799.
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If I could only have one laptop for work and gaming, I’d get this one
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) review: The new Intel Panther Lake-based thin-and-light gaming laptop with Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti is almost perfect, except it’s $3,600.
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The creative software industry has declared war on Adobe
All empires eventually fall, and it seems the creative software industry has collectively decided that Adobe’s time has come.
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Claude, brought to you by Elon Musk
Anthropic now relies on a huge SpaceX data center for AI compute, tying Claude's rapid growth and reliability to Elon Musk.
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The Internet can't stop watching Figure AI's humanoid robots handling packages
Figure AI's 24/7 livestream showcases human soft spot for humanoid robots.
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Russia's military hacks thousands of consumer routers to steal credentials
End-of-life routers in homes and small offices hacked in 120 countries.
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Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused it of misleading customers about the availability of its Apple Intelligence features.
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Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on
New models are launching in Asia that promise Mythos-like capabilities without fear of an export ban. U.S. AI labs may never recover this enormous market.
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Open source package with 1 million monthly downloads stole user credentials
If you're one of millions using element-data, it's time to check for compromise.
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Gemini Spark is the most impressive and terrifying AI experience I’ve had yet
Gemini Spark, Google’s new agentic AI platform, can accomplish tasks around the web and even soon on your devices. It works astonishingly well — maybe too well.
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Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook
Google has a new operating system and a new laptop platform, but no hardware just yet.
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Kia’s flagship EV has a battery problem
Kia’s flagship EV9 is plagued by high-voltage battery issues. EV9 owners in the UK have to wait months for a battery swap.
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Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google
Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry.
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AI coders are carrying half-open laptops through airports, offices, and ice rinks
Techies are walking with their laptops open to keep their agents running. They told Business Insider their stories, from offices to school halls.
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As the most severe Linux threat in years surfaces, the world scrambles
CopyFail threatens multi-tenant servers, CI/CD work flows, Kubernetes containers, and more.
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Logitech’s tiny folding mouse improves upon the laptop trackpad
Logitech is reportedly developing a new wireless mouse that folds in half to make it easier to carry around in a bag or pocket.
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Why is Apple asking me to pay more for Big Tech’s AI obsession?
Apple is asking consumers to foot the bill for Big Tech’s AI obsession despite record earnings.
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It’s Ugly. It Costs $640,000. Everyone Is Mad About It but Me.
Ferrari’s new E.V. is being panned by critics, but it ought to be celebrated.
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Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day
The outage has hampered communication concerning a critical vulnerability that gives root.
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Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity
Telltale SSD activity can be measured in the browser using simple JavaScript.
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Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days
Valve imported roughly 50 tons of “Game Consoles” into the United States in the two-day period between May 1st and April 30th, according to import records.
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I used AI to help market my bagel shop. Then the one-star reviews came in.
Adam Jones tried using AI to edit the social media posts for Myers' Bagels. After customer outcry, he apologized — but isn't anti-AI.
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Inside Toyota’s $10B private utopia: Big ideas, few people, cameras everywhere
Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more.
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Cheap stuff that doesn’t suck, take 3
If you’re curious about the cheap gadgets we use day in and day out, we’ve polled our staff for their favorite gadgets under $50, from power banks to speakers.
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The Cybertruck of e-bikes is here to replace your car
With 40 miles of range, a top speed near 35MPH, and a cool metal design, the Olto will appeal to city riders everywhere. But this thing is not a bike.
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Trump administration proposes axing brake-pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla
The Department of Transportation wants to remove the brake-pedal requirement for vehicles "designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems."
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Will Anyone Buy This Cheap EV Truck With Hand-Crank Windows and No Radio?
Slate Auto’s all-electric truck aims to prove that affordable cars can be profitable—and adored
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I drove the Slate Truck — there’s more to it than EV minimalism
At $24,950, the Slate Truck is a bet that many consumers will forgo luxury features for price. The truck won’t challenge Tesla on performance, but it doesn’t need to.
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Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million
New Mexico kicks off its public nuisance trial against Meta on Monday, arguing for changes to its business to better protect kids in the state.
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The DOJ Is Demanding Apple And Google Identify Over 100,000 Users Of This Car App
The government argues it needs user data to prosecute EZ Lynk for allegedly willfully helping users break emissions laws (which the company denies). But it looks like unnecessary overreach.
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Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak schools’ data
Instructure’s learning management platform Canvas is down, after recently confirming a data breach and a ransom message from the ShinyHunters hacking group.
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Dozens walk out as Google boss Pichai addresses Stanford graduates
Some students were protesting against the company's controversial work with the US government on artificial intelligence.
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New Rowhammer attacks give complete control of machines running Nvidia GPUs
Both GDDRHammer and GeForge hammer GPU memory in ways that compromise the CPU.
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Pizza Hut's AI system caused 'cascading' problems and $100M in damages, franchisee alleges in new suit
Pizza Hut's AI-powered Dragontail system led to $100M in lost business, a franchisee says in a lawsuit over delivery delays.
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