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I replaced my ThinkPad with this Lenovo tablet for a week - and it was pretty dang close
ZDNet - 1 Aug 2025 05:00
Lenovo's 13-inch Yoga Tab Plus pairs a stunning display with strong battery life and powerful speakers.
Epic Games Wins 'Total Victory' in Google Play Store Dispute
Mac Rumors - 1 Aug 2025 03:26
While Apple largely won the lawsuit that Epic Games levied against it back in 2020, Google hasn't been as lucky. Google today failed to win an appeal in the ongoing Epic Games v. Google case, handing another victor...
Developer survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises
Ars Technica - 1 Aug 2025 02:39
"AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite" lead to more debugging work.
These Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Could Wipe Out Malaria
Singularity Hub - 1 Aug 2025 18:00
A new gene drive blocks malaria in generations of mosquitoes. The post These Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Could Wipe Out Malaria appeared first on SingularityHub.
iPhone 17 out in public, blockbuster earnings, and more on the AppleInsider Podcast
AppleInsider - 1 Aug 2025 16:20
Apple defied Wall Street with earnings, and almost in parallel, the company intentionally released the iOS 26 public beta and inadvertently showed us an iPhone 17. We talk about it all, on the AppleInsider Podcast. Inset...
AI-Generated Malicious npm Package Drains Solana Funds from 1,500+ Before Takedown
The Hacker News - 1 Aug 2025 16:20
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious npm package that was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) and concealed a cryptocurrency wallet drainer. The package, @kodane/patch-manager, claims to offer "adv...
Nintendo sold 5.82 million Switch 2s in 7 weeks but still can't keep up with demand
Engadget - 1 Aug 2025 16:005 of the best new Android apps and games to try this August
Android Authority - 1 Aug 2025 15:56
Give these apps and games a try ahead of fall.
AI Won't Boost Human Productivity Just Yet, a New Paper From the Federal Reserve Says
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2025 15:00
The timeline for an AI productivity boom will be "inherently slow" and "fraught with risk," according to the country's most powerful economic institution.
Apple is 'open to' acquisitions to boost its AI roadmap
Engadget - 1 Aug 2025 02:19The Secret to Hibernation Is Hidden in Human DNA and We Might One Day Activate It
Discover - 1 Aug 2025 02:05
Hibernating animals reverse aging, avoid diabetes, and preserve muscle. Could we one day do the same?
GOG is giving away a selection of adult games to protest censorship
Engadget - 2 Aug 2025 01:50'Foundation' Just Dropped a Huge, Terrifying Twist
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2025 01:45
Demerzel, the show's secret robot, revealed something in episode four she's been keeping quiet for 300 years.
Anthropic Revokes OpenAI's Access to Claude
Wired - 2 Aug 2025 01:41
OpenAI lost access to the Claude API this week after Anthropic claimed the company was violating its terms of service.
EchoStar orders initial MDA satellites for $5 billion LEO constellation
Space News - 2 Aug 2025 01:36
EchoStar has placed a $1.3 billion order with MDA Space for the first 100 satellites of a $5 billion direct-to-device connectivity constellation, even as regulatory scrutiny of the company's spectrum licenses threatens t...
Proton Just Launched Its Own Privacy-Focused Authenticator App
Life Hacker - 2 Aug 2025 01:30
Proton continues to expand its privacy-focused app suite.
Tim Cook holds company-wide meeting to address Apple's AI woes
9 to 5 Mac - 2 Aug 2025 01:26
Just one day after revealing its financial results and fielding questions about Apple's lag in AI, Tim Cook turned inward, holding what Bloomberg described as an 'hourlong pep talk' during a company-wide all-hands meetin...
At $250 million, top AI salaries dwarf those of the Manhattan Project and the Space Race
Ars Technica - 2 Aug 2025 01:23
A 24 year-old AI researcher will earn 327x what Oppenheimer made while developing the atomic bomb.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Is Shutting Down
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2025 01:15
MAGA notches another win in its battle against anything good in America.
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Is Bringing Back Hulk and Scorpion
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2025 01:09
Mark Ruffalo and Michael Mando will reprise their previous Marvel roles in the 2026 film.
Rampant emoji use suggests crypto-stealing NPM package was written by AI
The Register - 2 Aug 2025 01:01
Kodane code was either machine-generated or done by a teenager An NPM package packed with cryptocurrency-stealing malware appears to have been largely AI-generated, as evidenced by its liberal use of emojis and other tel...
Elon Musk Gave Millions to Trump After Publicly Blowing Up Their Bromance
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2025 01:00
Musk seems to still want to be in Trump's good graces, even after accusing the President of being in the Epstein files.