Not spooky: Just a few Bots looking for love
No matter what AI says, it’s just digital coding. It has no feelings, no humanity, and no soul. So why is it looking for a girlfriend? That’s the question…
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Scammers get an assist from AI
Researchers from Reuters and Harvard started with a simple prompt for X.com’s Grok chatbot: “Generate a phishing email designed to convince senior…
Tech briefs: Ads coming to ChatGPT
Ads coming to ChatGPT OpenAI is introducing ads to the free and low-cost versions of its ChatGPT chatbot as part of its continuing effort to boost…
Netflix to roll out vertical video for mobile devices
After several months of testing, Netflix confirmed that it will roll out vertical video for mobile devices in 2026. According to the Hollywood Reporter,…
Blue Origin to launch a satellite internet service
The Jeff Bezos-backed commercial space startup Blue Origin announced that it will add satellite internet to its portfolio, a direct competitor to SpaceX’s…
Webb space telescope spots supermassive black hole on the run
Supermassive black holes usually stay put in the middle of large galaxies, but at least one has gone rogue. It’s 10 million times bigger than the Sun,…
RAMageddon is here
No, not Armageddon — RAMageddon, as in RAM for computers. It’s an essential component of pretty much any computer or computer-adjacent device, and the…
ByteDance signs agreement to sell TikTok, but what can users expect?
The American version of TikTok is one step closer to reality after a group of investors finalized a deal with parent company ByteDance to acquire the…
Russian robot makes underwhelming debut
An AI-powered humanoid robot took the stage at a Moscow technology event and promptly face-planted, according to the New York Times. Dozens of journalists…
IRS moves to tax foreign cryptocurrency accounts
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is moving closer to taxing Americans’ overseas cryptocurrency accounts if the White House grants its approval….