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Samsung bets on Android XR with the launch of its new Galaxy XR headset
Pocket-lint - 22 Oct 2025 04:01
Samsung's Galaxy XR headset is here, and it's giving Android XR its moment to shine.
Apple returns to court to challenge App Store contempt ruling
AppleInsider - 22 Oct 2025 02:14
Apple is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a judge's previous finding that it "willfully" ignored an order to let developers link to cheaper payment options outside the App Store.Credit: Epic GamesAp...
Researchers Identify PassiveNeuron APT Using Neursite and NeuralExecutor Malware
The Hacker News - 22 Oct 2025 16:28
Government, financial, and industrial organizations located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are the target of a new campaign dubbed PassiveNeuron, according to findings from Kaspersky. The cyber espionage activity was...
New DMA complaint ludicrously claims Apple's App Store limits block freedom of expression
AppleInsider - 22 Oct 2025 15:51
Two human rights organizations want the European Union to force Apple to remove all barriers to making third-party app stores - but it's an unnecessary demand that ignores that the iPhone remains the greatest freedom...
Uh oh! Public Wi-Fi routers can identify you even if you have no phone
PC World - 22 Oct 2025 15:16
Heres an unsettling development in this episode of everyday tech can do things you probably never imagined: in the future, anyone who regularly walks past a café or restaurant with public Wi-Fi could be identified-even ...
Steve Wozniak, Prince Harry and 800 others want a ban on AI superintelligence
Engadget - 22 Oct 2025 14:30Russian APT Switches to New Backdoor After Malware Exposed by Researchers
SecurityWeek - 22 Oct 2025 14:03
Star Blizzard started using the NoRobot (BaitSwitch) and MaybeRobot (SimpleFix) malware after public reporting on the LostKeys malware. The post Russian APT Switches to New Backdoor After Malware Exposed by Researchers a...
Scientists Have Cracked the Mystery of Snake Pee
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2025 14:00
Reptiles produce crystal "pee," which, in humans, would cause gout or kidney stones. But this seems to be working out great for them.
Google Fi is using AI to make your phone service less annoying
Android Central - 22 Oct 2025 13:59
Google Fi is rolling out smarter web calls, upgraded messaging, and AI-powered billing summaries.
YouTube's Likeness Detection Has Arrived To Help Stop AI Doppelgangers
Slashdot - 22 Oct 2025 02:20
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: AI content has proliferated across the Internet over the past few years, but those early confabulations with mutated hands have evolved into synthetic images and vid...
Tesla earnings slide despite record revenue
BBC - 23 Oct 2025 01:55
Elon Musk's electric car maker reported record revenue as US buyers rushed to secure a key tax credit.
OpenAI's Atlas shrugs off security concerns over prompt injection
The Register - 23 Oct 2025 01:49
'Trust no AI' says one researcher OpenAI's brand new Atlas browser is more than willing to follow commands maliciously embedded in a web page, an attack type known as indirect prompt injection.
Elon Musk Wants Strong Influence Over the Robot Army Hes Building
Wired - 23 Oct 2025 01:37
In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the worlds richest man pondered the future of his companys Optimus robots-and his control over them.
They found cancers hidden power hubs and learned how to melt them away
Science Daily - 23 Oct 2025 01:32
Texas A&M researchers found that in an aggressive kidney cancer, RNA builds droplet hubs that activate tumor genes. By creating a molecular switch to dissolve these hubs, they stopped cancer growth in lab and mouse tests...
5 New iOS 26 Features Android Has Had For Years
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2025 01:30
It's not the first time that Apple arrives late to the party, but some of the new iOS 26 features have been the standard for Android phones for a decade.
Shrinkings Jason Segel to star in yet another Apple TV project
9 to 5 Mac - 23 Oct 2025 01:25
Apple confirmed today that it has acquired the global rights to Sponsor, a psychological thriller starring Jason Segel (Freaks and Geeks, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and directed by James Ponsoldt. Heres what to expect. m...
Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 23, #395
CNET - 23 Oct 2025 01:23
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Oct. 23, No. 395.
AI Assistants Misrepresent News Content 45% of the Time
Slashdot - 23 Oct 2025 01:20
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants - already a daily information gateway for millions of pe...
Amazon's Delivery Drivers Will Soon Wear AI Smart Glasses to Work
CNET - 23 Oct 2025 01:16
The goal is to streamline the delivery process while keeping drivers safe.
This One Indiana Worksite Is Dishing Out 1,000 Traffic Tickets A Day - And Here's Why
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2025 01:15
A worksite in Marion County, Indiana, has resulted in hundreds of thousands of tickets being sent to drivers in the past few months. Here's what's going on.
UK follows EU path, labels Apple and Google as Strategic Market Status Firms
The Mac Observer - 23 Oct 2025 01:13
The UKs Competition and Markets Authority has designated Apple and Google as firms with Strategic Market Status. This label gives the regulator new powers to set rules and step in when it sees harm to competition. You sh...
Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 23 #599
CNET - 23 Oct 2025 01:11
Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Oct. 23, No. 599.