TikTok and AI Search Platforms Challenge Google’s Ad Monopoly
Google’s dominance in search advertising is coming under pressure, as fresh competition emerges from AI startups and social platforms like TikTok. While the tech...
Apple M4 MacBook Pro Leak Hints at Performance Boosts and New Ports
A newly surfaced video from Russian YouTuber Wylsacom offers what may be the first look at the unannounced M4 MacBook Pro. The detailed unboxing...
Microsoft and Google Lead Big Tech Push Into Nuclear Power
As data centers gobble up more energy than ever, major players in the tech world are looking to nuclear power as a way to...
Halo Developer Adopts Unreal Engine 5, Rebrands, and Begins Work on New Titles
343 Industries, the long-time developer of the Halo franchise, is making a major shift by renaming itself Halo Studios. The change comes as part...
Google DeepMind and BioNTech Push AI Lab Assistants into Scientific Research
Google DeepMind and BioNTech are working on AI-driven tools that could dramatically change the way scientific experiments are planned and executed. By combining artificial...
PayPal Tries to Quietly Share User Data with Merchants
By the summer of 2025, PayPal users will see their personal data shared with third-party retailers as part of a new feature aimed at...
U.S. Justice and Microsoft Strike Major Blow Russian Threat Group Star Blizzard
Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice have dismantled part of the digital infrastructure used by a Russian hacking group known as Star Blizzard....
Google to Remove News Links in NZ if “Link Tax” Bill Succeeds
Google has warned that it might stop providing links to New Zealand news if a proposed law that mandates payments for news content goes...
Google’s Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B Hits Production: High Volume, Low Cost AI
Google has expanded its AI portfolio with the introduction of Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B, a cost-effective model designed for developers working on large-scale applications.
The new...
Google Expands AI Overviews Search Features with Ads and New Content Pages
Google is now embedding ads within its AI-generated summaries, known as AI Overviews, which provide users with concise responses to search queries. This update,...
Microsoft Introduces Drasi: Open-Source Tool for Real-Time Event Reactions
Microsoft has just launched Drasi, a new open-source platform designed to simplify how developers handle changes in real-time data systems. The tool is built...
OpenAI Debuts Canvas for ChatGPT, Enhancing Visual Task Management
OpenAI has launched Canvas, a new tool designed to streamline the way users interact with ChatGPT. Focused on enhancing productivity in both writing and...
World Wide Web Foundation Closes: Tim Berners-Lee Pursues Decentralized Web
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, and Rosemary Leith, co-founder of the World Wide Web Foundation, have announced that the...
TeleChat2: China Telecom Debuts 100-Billion-Parameter AI Model
China Telecom has unveiled a 100-billion-parameter AI model, TeleChat2-115B, that was entirely developed using computing systems built within China. In a notable move to...
Cloudflare Blocks World’s Largest DDoS Attack with Automated Defense
Cloudflare has successfully stopped a 3.8 terabit-per-second Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, marking the largest one publicly disclosed so far. Attacks were handled...
Facebook Combines Monetization Tools, Simplifying Creator Income
Facebook along with parent company Meta has launched a revamped monetization program designed to make earning easier for creators. Meta's new system consolidates multiple...
Open NotebookLM: Free AI Tool Challenges Google’s PDF-to-Podcast Platform
Gabriel Chua, a data scientist working at Singapore’s GovTech, has launched an open-source alternative to Google’s NotebookLM. The new tool, called Open NotebookLM, replicates...
Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Used to Expose Personal Information via Facial Recognition
Two Harvard students have demonstrated how Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, combined with facial recognition software, can quickly reveal people’s personal details in real-time. The...