Technology

We live and work in browsers. It’s where we spend most of our time — and it’s where we waste most of our time as well. Web browsing is slow, inefficient, and full of time-sapping annoyances. But it needn’t be that way. You can turn your browser into a lean,Continue Reading

Restrictions should be cemented as Waymo seeks to buy Chinese cars for the U.S., Gordon Chang says., Restrictions should be cemented as Waymo seeks to buy Chinese cars for the U.S., Gordon Chang says., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading

Microsoft posted strong results for its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, beating expectations and showing strong growth in its cloud computing platform and a boost in paid AI users. The Redmond, Washington, company earned $90 billion, or $4.81 per share, in the April-June quarter. That is up 18% from the sameContinue Reading

Starling is a new open source Linux desktop environment. One developer built it by directing Claude for about six months, ending up with a working desktop that boots into its own session with a compositor and window manager. Don’t think of this as a themed shell bolted onto GNOME orContinue Reading

Running local AI models has become surprisingly accessible. Install Ollama, pull a model, and you can start chatting with it in minutes. That’s exactly how I began my journey with local AI. Using an LLM directly in terminal is okayish but it limits your ability. That’s why there are soContinue Reading

All of the major AI providers want you to use, and ideally stay within, their super apps, and now Microsoft is looking to capture that attention, too. During an earnings call this week, CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that the tech giant is building a Copilot ‘super app’ that will beContinue Reading

A prominent Norwegian AI researcher on Tuesday posted details about an AI worm that is wreaking havoc in various Microsoft applications, including Word and Copilot. The report from noted Norwegian AI researcher Håkon Måløy, now confirmed by Microsoft, said that an attacker can conceal instructions in a document that isContinue Reading

Sponsored by Herrmann Ultraschall. Discover the way to top-efficiency in busbar welding: Rising performance demands in e-mobility, data centers, and power electronics are pushing conventional busbar manufacturing to its limits.  This white paper explores how ultrasonic welding redefines the way non-ferrous metals like copper and aluminum are joined – withoutContinue Reading