Technology & AI News

Wisconsin data centers to pay full energy costs under new rate, regulators say

‘The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender’: Man Arrested in Singapore for Paramount+ Leak, Could Face 7 Years in Prison

What are your chances of being audited now that the IRS is using AI? Jury is still out

Trump fires the entire National Science Board

Scientists Create “Liquid Gears” That Spin Without Touching

Disneyland guests can opt out of facial recognition at park entrances

Most Australian teens admit the social media ban isn’t working as they try to sidestep age verification blocks with face masks and their parents’ IDs

Steam Controller Price Leaked By Early Review - and It’s Expensive

EU is mandating 'readily removable' batteries for phones — but iPhones may be exempt

Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds – The Markup

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit

U.S Navy tests LOCUST laser weapon system that shoots down drones on the USS George H.W. Bush supercarrier — "system tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple target drones," has essentially unlimited power source

Meta employees face a slow-swinging axe and a tough choice: hustle or job hunt

Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets

China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US

Gen Alpha boys are preferring “AI girlfriends” over real ones

Palantir employees are talking about company’s “descent into fascism”

You don't need extra antivirus on Windows 11, Microsoft officially says

“Age limits on social media are a dead end”: public authorities should focus on regulating algorithms and imposing stricter controls on data collection instead, argues researcher

20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here

AI swarms could hijack democracy without anyone noticing

A recent policy forum paper published in Science describes how large groups of AI-generated personas can convincingly imitate human behavior online. These systems can enter digital communities, participate in discussions, and influence viewpoints at extraordinary speed. Unlike earlier bot networks,