This app applies Nvidia DLSS 5 to the entire Windows desktop
NeuralScreen can overlay "neural rendering" on movies and game footage alike, since it can't tell the difference
LG accused of tracking its smart TV users, scanning home networks, and recording conversations
LG strongly denies claims that its smart TVs record ambient audio or secretly harvest user data
WTF?! An investigation by YouTube channel Gamers Nexus has found that LG's smart OLED TVs track users' viewing patterns across streaming platforms, cable, and local media. The televisions also reportedly scan users' home Wi-Fi network, collect information about connected devices without permission, and transmit the data to LG Ad Solutions to push targeted advertising.
Anthropic researcher resigns, warns the AI race could end in human extinction
A colleague puts the chance of AI killing all humans within a decade at more than 10%
Crystal ball: What's more concerning than the prospect of AI bringing about the end of humanity? It's the people working at these companies making the same warning. Hours after a former OpenAI employee quit Anthropic and said, "No other human activity poses this level of danger," a colleague said there is more than a 10% chance that artificial intelligence could kill all humans within the next decade.
A hidden Windows cleanup routine is quietly deleting Asus laptop GPU drivers
The issue traces back to Asus's Eco mode, which disables the dedicated GPU entirely
Which of these companies once owned meaningful chunks of TSMC, ASML, and NXP – and today owns none of them?
Imagine owning stakes in three companies now worth a combined $2.6 trillion... and selling all of them before it mattered.
Better founder who fired 900 employees over Zoom is now fighting to get his own job back
Garg says Better's board pushed him out just as profitability was in view
AI firms are quietly buying and destroying millions of printed books to train their models
Demand for older print books is surging as AI firms look for human-written content free from AI-generated text
Modder rigs his Steam Deck with spikes and an automated taser to stop family members from borrowing it
Desperate times call for desperate measures
An abandoned IBM campus became a TikTok sensation, now it's a magnet for trespassers
Police have arrested 48 people at the viral site, including one with a loaded gun
This ransomware negotiator was paid to fight hackers, he was secretly working with them instead
Angelo Martino was sentenced to 70 months after leaking client data to BlackCat, helping squeeze $75 million from his own clients
LG monitors caught auto-installing Windows app that acts like adware
Silently installing bloatware that triggers McAfee ad pop-ups – Yuck!
The rise of "dopamine sites": fake food delivery and shopping apps that satisfy cravings without spending a cent
Researchers say the trend satisfies a need for instant gratification in uncertain times
Amazon's Alexa can now generate podcasts on whatever topic you want. But, will anyone listen?
Two AI "co-hosts" cover news, sports, and more, pulling from outlets like the AP, Reuters, and Washington Post
Anthropic says Claude learned to blackmail people from "evil" AI stories online
Elon Musk accepts some of the blame
Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything
Google, Microsoft, and Meta largely ignore cookie opt-outs, independent audit says
Bottom line: Those annoying cookie-consent banners that have flooded the internet over the past several years are supposed to give users the option to block most tracking cookies from advertisers. However, a recent California audit claims that the largest ad tech companies usually send cookies anyway, having decided that simply paying potential billions in fines is more profitable.
Microsoft's AI in its own terms: "use Copilot at your own risk"
Despite the AI push across Windows and enterprise tools, Microsoft cautions not to rely on it for important decisions
GitHub pulls Copilot "feature" after it added advertising to more than 11,000 pull requests
Controversy highlights the risks of AI altering user content
Pokémon Go's AR data has been turned into centimeter-accurate navigation for delivery robots
Connecting the dots: Pokémon Go's global AR craze is now steering something far more prosaic than virtual Pikachu: real delivery robots trying to find the right doorway on a crowded city block. The same location data and street-level imagery that once anchored monsters to sidewalks and plazas have been repurposed by Niantic. Coco Robotics is now using that technology to guide its sidewalk bots through dense urban areas where GPS alone is too unreliable to keep them on course.
The White House used Call of Duty "nuke" killstreak footage in a video showing real US strikes on Iran
Did Microsoft sign off on it?
The Swiss suicide pod now uses AI to decide who can end their life
Because it wasn't controversial enough
Hollywood director received $11 million to finish a Netflix show - he spent it on crypto, a Ferrari, and five Rolls-Royces
Filmmaker Carl Rinsch found guilty of defrauding Netflix
Hundreds of Porsches across Russia stopped working after unexplained satellite outage
The joy of connected cars
xAI employee praised by collegues for working 36 hours without sleep
One employee mocked work-life balance
Microsoft says Windows is becoming an agentic OS, but users simply hate the idea
Sounding off: Microsoft has often talked about turning Windows into an agentic OS, despite serious reservations from many quarters. Most Windows users are unhappy with the idea of AI taking greater control of their PCs, and they are once again making it clear to Redmond that they are not on board with the company's plans.
Struggling NHL coach turns to ChatGPT as Calgary Flames search for answers
A hockey team, a losing streak, and a coach asking ChatGPT for advice