WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional subcommittee on Thursday held a roundtable discussion on the potential of artificial intelligence, which took a turn toward the existential as each lawmaker aired their anxieties about the rapidly evolving technology. Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., expressed alarm that federal workers may be using AI chatbotsContinue Reading
Flattery and delusional talk have negative outcomes Sometimes a compliment is no help at all. Chatbot flattery, a well-known and common problem, makes things worse for humans experiencing mental health issues.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Analysts say three-screen smartphone successful as a proof of concept, memory crunch potentially made it unsustainable Samsung is killing the Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone after just three months on the market.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Electric vehicle sales have jumped in Southeast Asia as cost-conscious buyers have poured into dealerships looking to dodge the fuel price spikes driven by the Middle East war. Crude oil prices have soared by around 50 percent since the start of the Middle Ea…Continue Reading
XCharge North America, a provider of battery-integrated EV charging solutions, has announced its first European assembly plant in Valencia, Spain. The 3,000-square-meter Valencia plant will serve as a primary assembly and testing center for XCharge’s most advanced hardware, including the C7 charger, which delivers up to 400 kW power atContinue Reading
ETA Green Power has launched the ETA-MODEL 20, a 3-in-1 integrated electric powertrain combining motor, controller and onboard charger in a single unit targeting vehicles with gross vehicle weights from 300 kg to 2,500 kg. The system weighs 13.5 kg—a 32.5% reduction compared to conventional systems, which the company saysContinue Reading
Linux Mint has confirmed it is switching to a longer development cycle, in order to give the team more time to ‘fix bugs and improve the desktop’. As a result, the Linux Mint 23 release is now slated to launch in December 2026. It will, among other planned changes, useContinue Reading
MSI has presented numerous new gaming laptops today. All set to be available globally, the new Cyborg, Crosshair, Raider and Titan range combines Nvidia RTX 50 series GPUs with a range of Intel Arrow Lake and Raptor Lake processors. Today’s announcement contains a reference to a GPU that Nvidia has not yet formally revealed, too.Continue Reading
Privacy in 2026 is a bit of a joke. Governments have turned surveillance into standard operating procedure, and Big Tech companies treat your personal data like a free-for-all buffet, helping themselves, then selling the leftovers to data brokers who do the same. That’s pushed people toward privacy-first alternatives, and quiteContinue Reading
The big new, and it’s good, is coming from France. The government’s digital agency DINUM is moving its workstations from Windows to Linux, with every French ministry required to submit a plan by Autumn 2026 to reduce dependence on non-European software. Another major update, and not a pleasant one, isContinue Reading
From an advertisement for an herbal remedy that promises to cure all to a video featuring a voice that sounds just like a movie star, you’ve surely encountered spam and scam advertisements online. And they have likely been created with artificial intelligence. The accessibility of generative AI tools has exacerbatedContinue Reading
American Exchange Group entered an agreement to buy all the assets and liabilities of footwear maker Allbirds for $39 million., American Exchange Group entered an agreement to buy all the assets and liabilities of footwear maker Allbirds for $39 million., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Thunderbolt is a new open source AI client from the Mozilla-owned MZLA Technologies aimed at enterprises who want to run self-hosted chatbots on their own infrastructure. MZLA Technologies is the for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that develops and maintains the Thunderbird email client. It says Thunderbolt was created with the support of a grantContinue Reading