Six ways to eliminate the unhelpful "AI Overviews" in Google search results
"Instead of results, give me an AI summary that plagiarizes articles," said nobody ever
Google Search will soon incorporate AI-generated summaries everywhere, but flaws to that plan immediately emerge
"AI Overviews" means to offer detailed search results with context, despite hallucinations and stolen content
Intel CPUs Are Crashing and It's Intel's Fault: Intel Baseline Profile Benchmark
For years, we have highlighted Intel's loosely defined CPU power specs and the problems they pose for customers. The issue now is that some 13th and 14th-gen processors have started crashing.
Microsoft blames a bug for accidentally installing Copilot on Windows 11 devices
Another day, another faulty Windows update
New Affordable AMD B650 Motherboard Roundup
Motherboard makers release revised models of existing boards all the time. But what is unusual here is that all these new additions are entry-level, and released rather quietly. Let's find out why.
Microsoft left a server containing employee credentials exposed to the internet for a month
Admins waited 28 days before securing the server with a password
Wikipedia downgrades CNET's reliability rating due to AI generated content
CNET said the experiment was done "quietly," not "in secret"
Customer service chatbot gets foul-mouthed and calls its own company "useless"
"Their customer service is terrible" -- says customer service bot
Bugs in Fujitsu accounting software that led to false convictions were known "from the start"
A Fujitsu exec called the scandal "Shameful and appalling"
Revisiting the Radeon RX 6500 XT: One of the Worst GPUs We've Ever Tested
The Radeon 6500 XT was a weak product at launch. We predicted it'd become nearly unusable in the near future even at lowest settings. Some 18 months after release, how is it performing in today's games?
Starbucks accused of using dark patterns in its app to retain nearly $900 million
Akin to an "involuntary subscription"
Outcry ensues after Google edits Gemini AI demo video
Google's video suggests that Gemini isn't as fast as it is depicted to be
New LogoFAIL exploit leaves Windows and Linux users vulnerable to remote attacks
LogoFAIL enables remote attacks by exploiting unpatched browsers, media players, and other apps
The worst passwords of 2023 are also the most common, "123456" comes in first
Last year's most common password: "password" falls to 7th place
Two Singapore banks were unable to process transactions because of an overheating data center
Backup plans were moot -- is a digital-only approach to banking dangerous?
WeWork, the office-sharing giant valued at $47 billion in 2019, files for bankruptcy
Working from home helped kill WeWork
UK government is now using AI to make life-changing decisions for its citizens
Investigators fear incidents could cause a significant scandal
Meta thinks it can charge up to $17 per month to eliminate ads on Facebook and Instagram
The move could appease European regulators concerned with data collection practices
Google accused of updating search results and algorithm to favor "AI-generated crap"
Google's "helpful content system" is seemingly helping AI to climb web rankings
Microsoft exposed 38 terabytes of sensitive data while working on AI model
Basic cloud security practices were lacking
Facepalm: Training generative AI models requires coordination and cooperation among many developers, and additional security checks should be in place. Microsoft is clearly lacking in this regard, as the corporation has put vast amounts of data at risk for years.
Android 14 uses "nonsensical" logic to calculate space usage on smartphones
Google wrongly describes a bloated "System" directory
This AI startup that "generated" 3D models from 2D art was actually using human workers
Generative AI often depends on unacknowledged human labor
HP will face class-action for bricking all-in-one printers when ink is low
Company allegedly forces ink refills for tasks that don't require printing
Tesla accused of deliberately overestimating EV driving ranges
Tesla's support office reportedly diverted or canceled hundreds of range anxiety reports every week