Apple fixed a bug in iPhones that allowed law enforcement to extract deleted Signal chat messages using forensic tools. No details on how many devices were affected or when the issue was discovered....
Scores in reading and mathematics for 13-year-old students have declined again, according to a report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Hacker News commenter points out that this is not a new issue....
A former employee of Jimmy 'MrBeast' Donaldson has filed a lawsuit alleging years of harassment. The exact nature of the allegations is not specified....
TechCrunch caught up with recent Startup Battlefield alumni to see what they've been up to since their participation in the competition....
Google launched two new AI chips that are faster and cheaper than previous versions. However, the company still uses Nvidia's chips in its cloud....
A website streamed live directly from a model. Hacker News commenter shares the link to the stream and also links to the status on Twitter and X.com....
A cybersecurity expert tested the social skills of five AI models, finding that some were surprisingly convincing. The experience has left them rattled about the potential dangers of AI....
Several news outlets are refusing to allow the Wayback Machine to archive their content, putting digital memory at risk. The Web Archive claims this is an attack on freedom of information....
Australian authorities have asked major gaming services including Roblox and Minecraft to explain how they are protecting children from sexual predators and radicalization....
Four thinkers join Mohamed Hassan to explore how AI is reshaping politics and culture....
Tim Cook will step down as Apple's CEO on September 1st after nearly 15 years in the role. He will be succeeded by John Ternus, who has been promoted from hardware chief....
A conference in Berlin aimed to raise funds for projects in Sudan, which is entering its fourth year of war. The event raised €1.3 billion....
Sony has begun notifying PlayStation users in the UK of incoming age verification requirements as it moves to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act. The changes will introduce age-gating restrictions to PlayStation cons...
Palantir has published a document described as a pro-Western manifesto that has drawn sharp criticism from observers who label it 'technofascism' and an 'AI-driven threat to humanity's existence.' Critics are alarmed by ...
A technical blog post explores strategies for using the Changesets tooling within polyglot monorepos that combine multiple programming languages. The piece addresses the challenges of coordinating versioning and changelo...
Louis Zocchi, known as the 'Godfather of Dice' and inventor of the 100-sided die (d100), has passed away. Zocchi was a pioneering figure in tabletop gaming accessories....
A new technical post examines the theoretical connections between type systems and neural network architectures, exploring how formal type theory concepts might apply to or illuminate modern machine learning models....
A study published in Science found that salmon exposed to cocaine and its primary metabolite exhibited significantly wider roaming behavior. The research highlights the ecological impact of pharmaceutical and drug pollut...
A Roblox cheating tool combined with a single AI tool caused a significant outage affecting Vercel's entire platform. The incident highlights how abuse of developer infrastructure can cascade into widespread service disr...
Dyson has introduced a smaller, cheaper travel-sized version of its iconic Supersonic hairdryer, ten years after the original $400 model launched. The new device is designed for portability while retaining the Supersonic...