AI video portraying Sen. Marsha Blackburn raising legal question
2026-10-17
Could the video cross a legal line?, Could the video cross a legal line?, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic in probe of AI risks to consumers
2026-10-17
Leaders from both companies have called for a slowdown in AI development and pushed for guardrails on the technology., Leaders from both companies have called for a slowdown in AI development and pushed for guardrails on the technology., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Green SM launches all-electric taxi service in Los Angeles
2026-10-16
Vietnamese mobility brand Green SM has launched an all-electric taxi service in Los Angeles—the company’s first entry into North America and its ninth global market. The company’s Los Angeles fleet consists entirely of VinFast EVs, featuring VinFast VF 8 models. Customers in LA can book rides through the Green SMContinue Reading
GMG reports 1,000 six-minute charge cycles for its graphene G CELLS
2026-10-16
Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has released test data showing that its fast-charging G CELLS completed 1,000 six-minute charge and discharge cycles with no performance reduction as of October 7, 2026. Indiana’s Battery Innovation Center built the 1.5 Ah pouch cells and collected the data. GMG developed, manufactured and supplied theContinue Reading
AI datacenter capex will far exceed forecast revenue through 2030
2026-10-16
Investors are pouring more into AI data center infrastructure than they can hope to recoup by 2030, according to Gartner. “Enterprise and consumer AI revenue will be insufficient to support profitable returns on all planned AI capital expenditures during this period,” said Gartner Senior Director Analyst Will Sommer. AI dataContinue Reading
Apple’s big AI week ends with Mac + Muse AI supercomputers
2026-10-16
Welcome to the week Apple showed us how serious it really is about artificial intelligence on Macs, with the company making more moves to deliver the tech in the most cost effective, responsible way. While it’s true that today is iPhone Duo pre-order day, that’s arguably not the big news. Continue Reading
Epic Is Overhauling Its Anti-Cheat So That Fortnite Can Finally Come To A New Platform
2026-10-16
Thanks to devices such as the Steam Deck and Steam Machine, as well as the ongoing issues with Windows, gaming on Linux looks a lot more attractive over the last few years. Its biggest hurdle is still multiplayer games and their anti-cheat systems, but Epic Games is committed to bringingContinue Reading
Fortnite is finally coming to Linux thanks to Epic rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat, though Steam Deck support is still in the wind
2026-10-16
Epic have announced that they’re rebuilding their Easy Anti-Cheat software in order to get their flagship battle royale Fortnite running on Linux configurations, after years of fretting that they don’t think they’d be able to shut down cheaters operating across all the associated kernel configurations. It won’t support Steam DeckContinue Reading
Canada built roughly 100 EV charging stations in Q3 2026
2026-10-16
Canada is continuing to improve its national EV infrastructure, adding nearly 100 new stations and 400 new charging ports in the third quarter of 2026. Paren, a data intelligence company focused on North American electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, released its “State of the EV Charging Industry” report for Q3 2026…Continue Reading
A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops
2026-10-16
Nvidia’s RTX Spark N1X processor is finally here, and we’ve been collectively testing a small fortune’s worth of powerful laptops sporting this new “superchip.” RTX Spark is designed to be a high-performing Arm-based SoC for laptops and small desktop computers, rivaling the best from Apple, Intel…Continue Reading
AI tool designed to predict breast cancer recurrence cleared by FDA
2026-10-16
The tool analyzes previously collected breast MRI scans to estimate the risk of recurrence five and 10 years after diagnosis., The tool analyzes previously collected breast MRI scans to estimate the risk of recurrence five and 10 years after diagnosis., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network
2026-10-16
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday, but the country has no explanation for why the restriction was imposed at a time when KyivContinue Reading
What’s new in the Ubuntu 26.10 flavours?
2026-10-16
Alongside the main edition, Ubuntu 26.10 brought new releases of community flavours, including Kubuntu, Xubuntu and a welcome return of Ubuntu MATE. All of Ubuntu’s official flavours share the same foundations as the main release, with the Linux 7.3 kernel, Mesa 26.2 graphics drivers, updated tooling and support for installingContinue Reading