Dual role reflects Singulr’s focus on pairing AI governance, security, and market strategy as enterprises scale agentic AI Singulr AI (Singulr), a rising leader in AI governance and security, today announced that Richard Bird has expanded… Read more: Singulr AI Names Richard Bird Chief Security and Strategy Officer

On Wednesday, Afroman won a widely watched defamation lawsuit that seven cops filed after the rapper made music videos mocking them for conducting a 2022 raid of his home that resulted in no charges and… Read more: Afroman keeps trolling cops after winning “Lemon Pound Cake” defamation case

The dream of the metaverse may have died for now, but Meta has decided it’s not completely giving up on the VR experience in Horizon Worlds, the virtual worlds service that it originally envisioned as the… Read more: At the last minute, Meta decides not to kill Horizon Worlds VR after all

Apple’s MacBook Neo is impressive for its $600 price, but its A18 Pro processor is one of its biggest compromises compared to a modern MacBook Air—in our review, we found it was more than up… Read more: Despite hardware limits, Parallels supports running Windows on MacBook Neo

AT&T’s new app pushes AI deeper into billing, support, and device management. The post AT&T Launches AI-Powered App for Millions of Customers appeared first on TechRepublic.

At GTC 2026, Jensen Huang, Aravind Srinivas, Harrison Chase, Mira Murati, and Michael Truell made a compelling case that the future of AI belongs to open agent systems, not just open models. The post Nvidia’s… Read more: Nvidia’s Open Model Super Panel Made a Strong Case for Open Agents

Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in September, Google will begin restricting application sideloading with its developer verification program, but not everyone… Read more: Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

A few things on the end of Horizon Worlds, the metaverse that Mark Zuckerberg believed in so much that he renamed his company:  1) It’s very sad that many of the people who worked on… Read more: RIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody Wanted

Dr Simon Williams says the UK is trying to build a quantum ecosystem while hollowing out the academic pipeline that produces the talent Liz Kendall is right to warn that the UK must not let… Read more: Lack of funding is stifling scientific research | Letter

Writers are often cautioned not to hit readers over the head with the dictionary. But what if it’s the dictionary that’s throwing blows? On Friday, Encyclopedia Britannica and its subsidiary Merriam-Webster struck back against the… Read more: Encyclopedia Britannica Hits OpenAI With Scary Lawsuit

Mutual success has only heightened tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI, whose partnership helped kickstart the AI boom. Now, the Financial Times reports the latest escalation between the two heavyweights: Microsoft is considering suing OpenAI. The… Read more: Grab Your Betrayal-Themed Popcorn Buckets, Because Microsoft Is Threatening to Sue OpenAI

If you think it’s hard to find a job now, ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott says just wait until AI really gets going. Speaking to CNBC‘s “Squawk on the Street” panel, the AI software executive laid… Read more: CEO of AI Company Says Gen Z Needs to Get Ready for 30 Percent Unemployment

Apple pushes back on vibe coding apps like Replit and Vibecode over App Store rules, raising questions about how AI-built apps fit within platform guidelines. The post The Hidden Problem With ‘Vibe Coding’ Apps on… Read more: The Hidden Problem With ‘Vibe Coding’ Apps on Apple’s App Store

People in North America adopted the bow and arrow as replacement weapons for the dart and atlatl about 1,400 years ago, according to a new paper published in the journal PNAS Nexus. But the adoption… Read more: Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America

For decades now, Counter-Strike players have gotten used to tapping the reload button whenever they have a spare, safe moment. Yesterday evening, though, Valve announced that it had decided this system needed “higher stakes,” overhauling… Read more: After 25 years, Valve reworks Counter-Strike’s reload system

A chatbot won’t fix your family drama, but it might help you hear what someone’s really trying to say Sign up for AI for the People, a six-week newsletter course, here Last autumn, I was… Read more: I asked AI to explain my mother to me. It translated her worldview

OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare.

Tinder plans to let machine vision algorithms loose on your camera roll. Instead of building a profile on their own, AI will scan users’ locally-stored photos—everything from gym selfies to pictures of their family, sensitive… Read more: Tinder Plans to Let AI Scan Your Camera Roll

Academics discover black people ‘significantly more likely’ to be identified when compared with other ethnic groups Essex police has paused its use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study found cameras were significantly… Read more: Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias

The life sciences landscape is at a defining crossroads. On one hand, the promise of scientific breakthroughs in genomics, biologics, and diagnostics is more palpable than ever. On the other, the path to bringing these… Read more: How AI in life sciences is reshaping healthcare

Learn more about how AI agents are reshaping enterprise workflows in TechRepublic’s latest generative AI coverage. The post Xiaomi Unmasks Mystery AI Model Behind DeepSeek Buzz appeared first on TechRepublic.

North Oaks, Minnesota is the only city in the United States that is not on Google Maps Street View. YouTube documentarian Chris Parr, who grew up not too far from North Oaks, set out to… Read more: Mapping Google’s Unmappable City

Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report says Business live – latest updates An extended period of high oil prices as a result… Read more: Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns

YouTube is rife with AI-generated “educational” videos targeting children, and many of the lessons they’re imparting — if there’s a discernible message at all — could be harming their development. Disturbing new reporting from The… Read more: “Educational” YouTube AI Slop Encourages Kids to Play in Traffic

Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his end-to-end encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could help protect the AI conversations of millions of people.

This is a comprehensive list of the best AI art generators. Explore the advanced technology that transforms imagination into stunning artworks. The post 7 Best AI Art Generators (2026): Top Tools for Stunning Digital Art… Read more: 7 Best AI Art Generators (2026): Top Tools for Stunning Digital Art

Artificial Epistemics announced today its readiness to begin licensing the Sustainability Code, an epistemic, rule-based protocol for quality-controlling the truth and morality of knowledge produced in and by AI. The Susty Code is the first such attempt to address… Read more: Susty Code’ Protocol Launched for Maximizing Truth and Morality in AI

MuleRun, the self-evolving personal AI, officially launched today at the “MuleRun Agentic Computer: Major Feature Update” boat party in San Francisco. With zero barriers to entry, MuleRun lets anyone — regardless of technical background —… Read more: MuleRun Debuts Self-Evolving Personal AI for Digital Workforce

Germany recently banned TCL from marketing some of its TVs as QLED (quantum dot light-emitting diode), with a Munich court ruling that the TVs lack the quantum dot (QD) structure and performance associated with QLED… Read more: TCL’s German QLED ban puts pressure on TV brands to be more honest about QDs

Malaria parasites contain tiny spinning crystals that have puzzled scientists for years. New research reveals they’re powered by a rocket-like reaction that breaks down hydrogen peroxide, releasing energy. This motion may help the parasite detoxify… Read more: Scientists discover tiny rocket engines inside malaria parasites

A new subatomic particle known as the Ξcc⁺ has been discovered at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. This heavy proton-like particle contains two charm quarks and was detected using the upgraded LHCb experiment. Scientists observed it… Read more: Physicists discover a heavy cousin of the proton at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

New strength training guidelines emphasize that doing any resistance training is what truly matters. Based on decades of research, experts say even simple routines can increase muscle, strength, and physical function. The key is not… Read more: The best strength training plan might be simpler than you think

Paul Griggs says senior staff at consulting firm who are not ‘paranoid about being AI-first’ are likely to be replaced Business live – latest updates The US boss of PricewaterhouseCoopers has warned that partners who… Read more: PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns

Sadler’s Wells East, LondonVisual spectacle overwhelms the human drama in the choreographer’s tech-heavy double bill Technology can sometimes seem to take on its own life and sideline the people it is nominally assisting. That tension,… Read more: The Rite of Spring / Mirror review – glitchy Stravinsky and digital doppelgangers from Alexander Whitley

AI videos let young people adopt the guise of DFS agents, sparking debate over glorifying corruption and impunity Young people in Mexico are taking to TikTok to imagine themselves as agents from the country’s 1970s… Read more: Glamming up ‘dirty war’: Teens in Mexico glorify 1970s secret police on TikTok

Payments rely on a simple model: a person decides to buy something, and a bank or card network processes the transaction. That model is starting to change as Visa tests how AI agents can initiate… Read more: Visa prepares payment systems for AI agent-initiated transactions

After a series of suicides allegedly linked to AI chatbots, one lawyer is trying to hold companies like OpenAI accountable.

$800-a-day position involves exposing a chatbot’s inconsistencies as it forgets, fudges or hallucinates Imagine a day at work where your main task is to pick a fight with a computer. No meetings, no emails –… Read more: US startup advertises ‘AI bully’ role to test patience of leading chatbots

Describing the company as “The first vertically integrated but horizontally open company,” Huang positioned NVIDIA as the foundation layer for all AI workloads, while encouraging developers, enterprises, and partners to innovate openly on top.  For… Read more: NVIDIA GTC 2026: The AI stack gets real

The NVIDIA Agent Toolkit is Jensen Huang’s answer to the question enterprises keep asking: how do we put AI agents to work without losing control of our data, our systems, and our liability? Announced at GTC… Read more: NVIDIA wants to make enterprise AI agents safe enough to actually deploy

Scientists have mapped the genetics of cancer in cats for the first time at scale, uncovering major overlaps with human cancers. Key mutations—like those linked to breast cancer—appear in both species, and some human cancer… Read more: The surprising cancer link between cats and humans

Scientists recreated a life-size oviraptor nest to understand how these dinosaurs hatched their eggs. Their experiments showed the parent likely couldn’t heat all the eggs directly, meaning sunlight played a key role. This uneven heating… Read more: Scientists recreated a dinosaur nest to solve a 70-million-year-old mystery

Long-awaited Alexa+ aims to get Britons re-engaging with their devices – but it may have its work cut out “Commiserations, mate, Chelsea lost 3-0 in the Champions League last night against Paris Saint-Germain,” says Alexa… Read more: ‘Alright mate?’: Amazon pins UK hopes on AI upgrade of Alexa

How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out Chen Liang, the founder of Guchi Robotics, an automation company headquartered in… Read more: Inside China’s robotics revolution

Driverless ‘robotaxis’ will be accepting fares in Britain’s biggest city by the end of next year. Can they deal with London’s medieval roads, hordes of pedestrians and errant ebikers? I got in the passenger seat… Read more: ‘We don’t tell the car what it should do’: my ride in a self-driving taxi

MIT researchers have spent more than a decade studying techniques that enable robots to find and manipulate hidden objects by “seeing” through obstacles. Their methods utilize surface-penetrating wireless signals that reflect off concealed items. Now,… Read more: Generative AI improves a wireless vision system that sees through obstructions

Large language models (LLMs) can generate credible but inaccurate responses, so researchers have developed uncertainty quantification methods to check the reliability of predictions. One popular method involves submitting the same prompt multiple times to see… Read more: A better method for identifying overconfident large language models

The European Union may soon ban nudify apps after Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok emerged as a prime example of the dangers of an AI platform failing to block outputs that sexualized images of real people,… Read more: Musk’s tactic of blaming users for Grok sex images may be foiled by EU law

If you’ve been using the Internet for any length of time, you’ve probably used a tool like Google Translate to convert webpages or snippets of text to and from languages ranging from Uzbek to Esperanto.… Read more: Kagi Translate’s AI answers the question “What would horny Margaret Thatcher say?”

Neanderthals may have used birch tar as more than just glue; it could have helped them ward off infection and even insect bites. People from several modern Indigenous cultures, including the Mi’kmaq of eastern Canada,… Read more: Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar

In the US, the economics of coal power generation are marginal at best, and a large number of coal plants have shut down as cheaper renewables and natural gas have surged. The Trump administration has… Read more: Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn’t even running

It may sound fanciful, but a Los Angeles-based company says it has conceived of a plan to fly out to a smallish, near-Earth asteroid, throw a large bag around it, and bring the body back… Read more: A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid

Cloudflare said it has appealed a fine issued by Italy over the company’s refusal to block access to websites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service. The appeal is the latest step in Cloudflare’s fight against Italy’s… Read more: Cloudflare appeals Piracy Shield fine, hopes to kill Italy’s site-blocking law

Glasses use verbal cues and floating text to assist wearers and are expected to be available in early 2027 AI software that can be embedded into smart glasses has won a £1m prize for technology… Read more: AI software for smart glasses wins £1m prize for technology to help people with dementia

In a span of two days following news that the Tumbler Ridge perpetrator’s ChatGPT account had been flagged prior to the shooting, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Federal AI Minister Evan Solomon and British… Read more: OpenAI’s safety pledges in the wake of Tumbler Ridge aren’t AI regulation — they’re surveillance

Ayumi Kubo / Unsplash I remember the first time I attended a linguistics lecture as an undergraduate in Argentina. The lecturer asked a simple question: where does language come from? My instinctive answer was: books.… Read more: In a world of AI text, speech still reigns supreme

In late 2024, the federal government’s cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings. The tech giant’s “lack of proper detailed security documentation” left reviewers with a “lack of… Read more: Federal cyber experts called Microsoft’s cloud a “pile of shit,” approved it anyway

Think Nvidia’s new feature that slaps an AI filter onto your favorite games looks like garbage? Well, the company’s CEO Jensen Huang says you’re “completely wrong,” Tom’s Hardware reports. On Monday, the multitrillion dollar gaming… Read more: Nvidia CEO Says Gamers Are Completely Wrong About His New AI Feature That Yassifies Games

Technology secretary says government no longer prefers plan to allow tech firms to take copyrighted work Actors, musicians and writers have welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to let AI firms use… Read more: Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI copyright

After OpenAI’s Instant Checkout feature fell short, Walmart is instead embedding its Sparky chatbot directly into ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

While the ability of AI tools to steam engine entire human occupations remains a subject of heated debate, a sobering reality is starting to settle in. Big tech companies are laying off workers in the… Read more: OpenAI Cofounder Deletes Controversial Analysis of Which Jobs Are Getting Steam Engined by AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman became a guest of dishonor at an after-Oscars bash last Sunday, after being viciously confronted about his company’s deal with the so-called Department of War, Page Six reports. The party, hosted… Read more: Sam Altman Confronted At Oscars Party Over Pentagon Deal

We’ve got an official trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the follow-up to 2021’s No Way Home that is purportedly intended to launch a fresh trilogy of films with Tom Holland in the title role.… Read more: Peter faces a new life cycle in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer

It is a strange quirk of fate that the station wagon has morphed from mass-market family transport into something far more esoteric (at least here in the US, a market that once embraced the form… Read more: A station wagon is entering one of the hardest 24-hour races in the world

Google is expanding Personal Intelligence in the US across Search, Gemini, and Chrome, bringing more tailored AI help across its consumer apps The post Google Expands Personal Intelligence Across Gemini, Chrome in the US appeared… Read more: Google Expands Personal Intelligence Across Gemini, Chrome in the US

Nvidia announces AI chip for space-based data centers at the annual GTC 2026 AI conference. The post Nvidia Launches Space-Ready AI Platforms For Orbital Data Centers appeared first on TechRepublic.

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI plans a multibillion-dollar data center in South Korea as the US pushes open AI infrastructure to counter Chinese rivals. The post Nvidia-Backed Startup Plans Billion-Dollar AI Fortress in South Korea appeared first… Read more: Nvidia-Backed Startup Plans Billion-Dollar AI Fortress in South Korea

Nick Timothy said an event attended by the mayor of London that included prayers was an ‘act of domination’ Polanski says the government should be doing more to improve home insulation, and on the drive… Read more: Starmer says Tory shadow minister should be sacked for criticism of Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square – as it happened

Catch up on every session from Generative AI Summit Austin,with sessions from the likes of Stability AI, Meta, Google and more.

As Deep As the Grave, the true story of 1920s archeologists, will bring late actor back with support from his estate Val Kilmer is set to be the latest Hollywood star to be resurrected by… Read more: Val Kilmer set to be be resurrected with AI for new film

Mastercard has developed a large tabular model (an LTM as opposed to an LLM) that’s trained on transaction data rather than text or images to help it address security and authenticity issues in digital payments.… Read more: Mastercard keeps tabs on fraud with new foundation model

It was clear that things had gone off the rails when a run-of-the-mill dispute with a homeowner’s association spiraled so far that the plaintiff started invoking the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act —… Read more: Absurd AI-Powered Lawsuits Are Causing Chaos in Courts, Attorneys Say, “Clogging the System” and Driving Up Costs

A report from Autorek, a provider of AI solutions to the insurance industry has produced a report that describes operational drag in companies’ internal processes that not only affect overall efficiency but cause an impediment… Read more: For effective AI, insurance needs to get its data house in order

The Executive Office of the President registered the domain aliens.gov on Wednesday a little after 6:30 AM according to a bot that monitors federal domains. There’s no associated website just yet, but the registration comes… Read more: Government Registers Aliens.Gov Domain

University professors and Amazon workers are wrestling with profound shifts Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, chuffed about One Battle After Another’s big win at the Oscars. This week, we’re examining… Read more: How AI is actually changing day-to-day work

This week we start with Joseph’s series of articles about the DOGE depositions. He watched hours and hours of them, then a judge ordered them removed from YouTube. But, they’ve already been archived all over… Read more: Podcast: The Disappearing DOGE Depositions

Cato Neural Edge embeds NVIDIA GPUs across Cato’s global private backbone, enabling real-time AI inspection; Cato AI Security delivers unified governance and protection for enterprise AI adoption Cato Networks, the SASE leader, today unveiled two… Read more: Cato Networks Launches GPU-Powered SASE with Native AI Security

Last month, Discord quickly backpedaled after it announced that an age-verification system would roll out globally. Discord’s reversal followed a widespread user backlash, which also intensified scrutiny of the platform’s age-check partners. Suddenly, these often-overlooked players… Read more: After Discord fiasco, age-check tech promises privacy by running locally. Does it work?

An estimated 85% of K-12 public school teachers recently reported that they used AI during the 2024-2025 school year. ismagilov/iStock/Getty Images Plus K-12 teachers and students across the country are increasingly using AI in and… Read more: More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good

Researchers have pushed quantum chip design into a new era by simulating every physical detail before fabrication. Using a supercomputer with nearly 7,000 GPUs, they modeled how signals travel and interact inside an ultra-tiny chip.… Read more: Scientists used 7,000 GPUs to simulate a tiny quantum chip in extreme detail

MIT physicists have built a powerful new microscope that uses terahertz light to uncover hidden quantum motions inside superconductors. By compressing this normally unwieldy light into a tiny region, they were able to observe electrons… Read more: MIT scientists finally see hidden quantum “jiggling” inside superconductors

Kepler-51d is a giant, ultra-light “super-puff” planet wrapped in an unusually thick haze that’s blocking scientists from seeing what it’s made of. Observations from JWST revealed that this haze may be one of the largest… Read more: Even JWST can’t see through this planet’s massive haze

A critically ill 33-year-old man survived an almost unimaginable scenario—living for 48 hours without lungs—thanks to a groundbreaking surgical approach. After a severe flu-triggered infection destroyed his lungs and caused multiple organ failure, doctors removed… Read more: He survived 48 hours without lungs and lived

AI’s growing energy use sounds alarming, but its global climate impact may be far smaller than expected. Researchers found that while AI consumes huge amounts of electricity, it barely moves the needle on overall emissions.… Read more: AI uses as much energy as Iceland but scientists aren’t worried

Some feathered dinosaurs may have briefly taken to the skies—only to give it up later. By studying rare fossils with preserved feathers, researchers uncovered a surprising clue hidden in molting patterns, revealing that Anchiornis likely… Read more: These dinosaurs had wings but couldn’t fly

Pink granite boulders sitting mysteriously atop Antarctica’s Hudson Mountains have led scientists to a stunning discovery: a hidden granite mass buried beneath Pine Island Glacier, stretching nearly 100 km wide and 7 km thick. By… Read more: These strange pink rocks just revealed a hidden giant beneath Antarctica

The latest research from a team including Yixin Liu, Arman Cohan, and Yuandong Tian reveals a troubling discovery: When we use advanced reasoning models to judge other AI systems, we might be creating a new… Read more: When AI judges AI: The hidden dangers of reasoning models in alignment

What happens to your north star metric when your best users never open your app? Not because they churned – because they delegated. A growing share of interactions with digital products in 2026 aren’t initiated… Read more: From engagement to fulfillment: How Agentic AI is rewriting product metrics

A new tomato-picking robot is learning to think before it acts. Instead of simply identifying ripe fruit, it predicts how easy each tomato will be to harvest and adjusts its approach accordingly. This smarter strategy… Read more: AI-powered robot learns how to harvest tomatoes more efficiently

Use AI as a brainstorming partner and organizer, but don’t outsource your judgment Sign up for AI for the people, a six-week newsletter course, here Three years on from the release of ChatGPT, two broad… Read more: We asked experts about the most responsible ways to use AI tools – here’s what they said

Nvidia’s DLSS 5 reveal is drawing backlash from gamers who say its generative AI changes go beyond enhancement and start rewriting game art. The post Nvidia DLSS 5 Backlash: Gamers Rage Over AI Filter appeared… Read more: Nvidia DLSS 5 Backlash: Gamers Rage Over AI Filter

BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Malaga, Spain, and accommodation so Ars could drive the iX3 and be briefed on the i3. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. MALAGA, Spain—Late last year, we… Read more: Here’s BMW’s first all-electric 3 series, the 2027 i3

The United States and China “are the two largest emitters of carbon in the world,” said Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, at a recent MIT seminar. “We need to… Read more: Sustaining diplomacy amid competition in US-China relations

Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System. The planet, L 98-59 d, appears to contain a vast ocean of molten rock beneath its… Read more: JWST reveals a strange sulfur world unlike any planet we know

Bull sharks may have a reputation as lone hunters, but new research reveals they actually form social bonds and even have preferred “friends.” After six years of observing 184 sharks in Fiji, scientists discovered these… Read more: Scientists just discovered bull sharks have friends

A new study put ChatGPT to the test by asking it to judge whether hundreds of scientific hypotheses were true or false—and the results were far from reassuring. While the AI got it right about… Read more: Study finds ChatGPT gets science wrong more often than you think

In response to Anthropic’s lawsuit, the government said it lawfully penalized the company for trying to limit how its Claude AI models could be used by the military.

BuzzFeed made an unfortunate announcement during its company’s earnings report last week, admitting that “there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern” and that it was “actively exploring strategic… Read more: Crowd’s Reaction to BuzzFeed’s New AI App: Uncomfortable Laughter

Musi, a free music streaming app that had tens of millions of iPhone downloads and garnered plenty of controversy over its method of acquiring music, has lost an attempt to get back on Apple’s App… Read more: Apple can delist apps “with or without cause,” judge says in loss for Musi app

Warner Bros. just dropped a broody and haunting extended teaser for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 3, the highly anticipated third film in the director’s acclaimed franchise—the last in his planned trilogy. (Spoilers for first two… Read more: Paul Atreides faces the cost of his holy war in Dune: Part 3 teaser