In its first two episodes, the Disney+ series juggles too many elements, but its core is a compelling meditation on family and humanity.

Lehigh researchers developed a concrete thermal battery storing 150 kWh, with applications spanning data center cooling, industrial heating, and electricity generation.

Yesterday was a busy day for Apple's smart home efforts. The company unveiled the HomeView smart display, the new Apple TV 4K, the HomePod mini 2, and the Apple Home Collection. All three of Apple's new devices support Siri AI, but what about the older full-size HomePod? Thankfully, Apple's own website suggests it may not be left out after all. A tipster on X noticed that the product page for the second-generation HomePod was updated yesterday. Its Siri examples now use Siri AI's gradient ..

Eight US states, including Kansas, Arizona, and Montana, have sued OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT encourages children to harm themselves. The states are seeking changes to how the company's products interact with young users and the forfeiture of profits generated from their activity. Reuters reports: Attorneys general from the states, which include Iowa, Kansas and Arizona, filed the lawsuits independently in state courts, claiming ChatGPT is designed to be agreeable and engaging to earn the ..

iBuyPower's upcoming AI mini PC combines AMD's 16-core processor, 128GB memory, integrated graphics, and support for up to 8TB of storage.

It's real, but a long way from a plug-and-play solution.

YouTube Music and Deezer are adding ways to identify or avoid AI-generated music. Spotify and Apple Music have their own approaches.

Despite an unpredictable market, CNBC's Jim Cramer says it's important to stay invested.

We can but hope.

Prosecutors asked a judge to keep details of the case under seal, fearing that suspected eavesdropper Abdulrahman Alfozan would flee the country.

"Starting today, Linux desktops are now officially supported by Microsoft Defender," reports Neowin. A public preview of the threat detection app extends its enterprise security platform beyond servers to developer workstations running distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and RHEL. The offering includes antivirus protection, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, threat hunting, and device isolation. From the report: Microsoft is also making it easier to onboard ..

The complaint asks the court to give class members OpenAI equity.

Learning some manners.

AT&T; has been one of Mexico's biggest carriers for over a decade, but that's about to come to an end. The company has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell AT&T; Mexico to Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings for $2 billion in cash at closing, "subject to certain adjustments", plus "additional contractual and contingent benefits". The buyer is a consortium owned 50/50 by Televisa and Fintech, which plans to pay with a combination of cash on hand and debt financing. What it's getting ..

The lawsuits cover everything from the design of ChatGPT to the company's recent issues with rogue agents.

OpenAI is facing mounting scrutiny over its safety and security practices, including around how the company is working to protect children.

Some days you just want to lie on a rhino and tell the world to leave you alone. Its just one of the standout images from the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.

Control Resonant composer Petri Alanko has revealed that his music features easter eggs that may take fans years to uncover.

With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, the White House knows it has to go all in on Senate raceswhile virtually forfeiting the House.

Epic has launched a preview of a new AI-generated Games Launcher that it says cold-starts 46% faster than Steam. Neowin reports: Epic commissioned a third- party company to benchmark this new launcher in its current Preview build versus the Steam client on Windows machines. The results reported that Epic's client is 46% faster than Valve's client during cold starts, clocking in at 5.47 seconds compared to Steam taking 10.07 seconds. When you restore both apps from system tray background states, ..

A Reddit thread suggests Meta's smart glasses have been capturing conversations that don't contain the "Hey Meta" wake phrase.

Things got weird, but there's a lesson to be learned: Don't trust a bot to negotiate for you

Shares of CoreWeave sank 15%, while yields in its bonds blew out further.

A new law demands platforms operating in Mexico protect teens from harmful content or face possible punishment.

Even the Galaxy Z TriFold looks relatively affordable to fix compared to the Apple foldable.

Verizon adds Google AI Pro on us perk for eligible customers.

Anduril has been a major winner of the growing U.S. defense tech boom and President Donald Trump's plans to reindustrialize the U.S. military

Barclays downgraded Dell, HPE, and NetApp on concerns that enterprise AI adoption is lagging.

Google's latest wearable seems like a Fitbit Air with a screen, but the two actually have less in common than you might think.

Lithium-ion just isn't cut out for the cosmos.

Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch software flaws exposed by Anthropics Mythos, offering a rare look at costs involved in defending against AI.

Google is starting to sell hardware on its Play Store. In some regions, the company has quietly added a new "Shop devices" tab in the Play Store's account switcher. The interesting bit is that Google is listing not only Pixel devices, but Samsung's too. Users can buy the Galaxy S26 lineup and some Galaxy Watch8 devices in addition to Pixel 11 series phones and Pixel Watches. Google and Samsung devices on Play Store We checked, and the "hardware store" in the Play Store still hasn't opened. ..

Berkshire's latest investment follows the $600 million it invested in the company's IPO this July.

So do we, Ron. So do we.

A study commissioned by CCIA Europe, whose members include Amazon, Google, and Meta, estimates that the EU's proposed Cloud and AI Development Act could impose 115 billion euros ($128 billion) in costs over a decade as governments and companies migrate workloads and rewrite software. The figure is more than six times the European Commission's upper estimate. However, roughly 80 billion euros ($89 billion) of it comes from a modeled scenario assuming sovereignty rules are extended to 25% of ..

With Hurricane Simon, the 2026 Pacific hurricane season just broke records for activity and intensity.

The instant camera will let you alter the color and tone of photos with no digital assistance.

Grand Theft Auto VI leakers failed to hit memecoin goal and will hold off on releasing the game.

The two tech giants are headed to court this week after Apple originally sued OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets through its former employees.