This is a rather interesting development for sure, but for whatever reason, Samsung has already shipped an update containing Androids May security patches to the Galaxy A55 and is now doing the same for the Galaxy A54. Meanwhile, this authors personal Galaxy S26 Ultra is still running patches from April 5 as of writing this article. We snooped around in the changelog for the update just out of curiosity. Perhaps something in there would simply be more relevant in some way to the midrange Galaxy ..

Disney recently celebrated its 'Week of Wishes' with Make-A-Wish, including a rare behind-the-scenes visit to Imagineering for Eli, a 12-year-old robotics fan who explored how Imagineers use robotics, animatronics, reinforcement learning, and immersive systems for storytelling.

"Every link leads to an entry that does not exist yet," explains the GitHub page for a Wikipedia-like site called Halupedia. "Until you click it, at which point an LLM pretends it has always existed and writes it for you, in the deadpan register of a 19th-century scholarly press..." Every article is invented on demand. The footnotes are also lies... The hardest problem with an infinite, on-demand encyclopedia is internal contradiction... When the LLM writes an article, it is required to add a ..

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It was lucky No. 7 for the S&P; 500 barely.

Former Microsoft programmer Keith Curtis "wrote and self-published After the Software Wars to explain the caliber of free and open source software," according to his entry on Wikipedia, "and why he believes Linux is technically superior to any proprietary OS." He's also KeithCu (long-time Slashdot reader #925,649), and has written a blog post on "How I added an LLM-based grammar checking + TeX math import to LibreOffice." : At Microsoft, I spent five years working on the text components ..

Here's what we read (and liked) this week.

Bloomberg reports that Apple's two-year-old partnership with OpenAI "has become strained, according to people familiar with the matter." Bloomberg describes OpenAI as "failing to see the expected benefits from the deal and now preparing possible legal action." OpenAI lawyers are actively working with an outside legal firm on a range of options that could be formally executed in the near future, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private. That could ..

The rollout will resume once the issues have been fixed.

SPAN plans installing residential AI computing nodes outside homes, offering subsidized electricity and internet access to participating homeowners.

US Army studies alternative protein rations using gels, powders, and fermentation methods to reduce weight while maintaining soldier nutrition requirements

We recently saw reports from users claiming that Google is offering only 5GB of free storage with a new Gmail account, instead of 15GB, but if they added their phone number to the new account, Google would "unlock" 15GB storage at no cost. Google has revealed the reason behind that. In a statement to Android Authority, a Google spokesperson said the company is testing this change to help it continue to provide a "high-quality storage service" to its users. New Gmail account with 5GB storage ..

"Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol," writes the Washington Post's "climate coach." The "chasing arrows" symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has been stamped indiscriminately on plastic bottles, clamshell takeout containers, chip bags for decades. The majority of the items emblazoned with the mark have been virtually impossible to recycle for most people. California lawmakers say they want to ..

Reuters reported that SpaceX could make the initial announcement by next Wednesday.

Be careful when entering business partnerships, especially if they're asking for deposits ahead of the World Cup.

"The vulnerability is simple in practice," writes Tom's Hardware: "run a command as a standard user and gain root (administrator) access to the machine." And it was Mythos Preview that helped the security researchers at Palo Alto-based Calif bypass a five-year Apple security effort in just five days. The blog 9to5Mac reports: Last year, Apple introduced Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), a hardware-assisted memory safety system designed to make memory corruption exploits much harder to ..

No more frustrating deaths in between save points.

Variety reports: Amazon MGM Studios started auditioning actors for the part of 007 in the past few weeks, Variety has learned... The next James Bond film will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, the filmmaker behind the "Dune" franchise, "Arrival" and "Sicario." Amy Pascal of the "Spider-Man" films and David Heyman of the "Harry Potter" series will produce the picture, which will feature a script from "Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight. Tanya Lapointe ("Dune") is executive producing the film. ..

Mosaic reveals new perception chip that gives smart glasses real-time environmental awaren

The One UI 8.5 stable update released by Samsung for the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold6, and Galaxy Z Flip6 globally earlier this week is now rolling out in the US. [#InlinePriceWidget,13147,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,12771,1#] The update comes with firmware versions S928USQU5DZDR for the Galaxy S24 Ultra, S721USQUBDZDP for the Galaxy S24 FE, F956USQU3DZDQ for the Galaxy Z Fold6, and F741USQU3DZDP for the Galaxy Z Flip6. The One UI 8.5 stable update is also reportedly rolling out in the US for ..

The boom is piling up technical debt, warns Lightrun's Moshe Sambol

Residents will have to go through a course on artificial intelligence before activating the subscription.

The blog It's FOSS has an update on the Fedora AI Developer Desktop Initiative, a proposed platform for AI/machine learning workloads on Fedora. It's now been blocked "after two Fedora Council members retracted their earlier approval votes." The initiative was proposed by Red Hat engineer Gordon Messmer, aiming to deliver an Atomic Desktop with accelerated AI workload support, covering developer tools, hardware enablement, and building a community around AI on Fedora... At the May 6 council ..

This week's science news.

USA Today reports: Trump Mobile phones are being shipped this week, the company exclusively confirmed to USA TODAY in an email May 11.... The company's first smartphone the T1 Phone was originally scheduled for release in August. However, the golden gadget's release was later delayed to October before being pushed back again to this week. Now, Trump Mobile CEO Pat O'Brien told USA TODAY, pre-ordered phones will start getting sent out to customers this week... O'Brien said the company ..

The Protect Our Games Act would require game publishers to maintain ongoing online access to their games.

Its target asteroid could give us insight on how Earth's core came to be.

A week ago, we asked you to participate in a selfie video blind test. We lined up five phones, and we let you vote which one had the best selfie video quality. These five phones were not chosen randomly; we picked those specifically because their selfie videos had already surprised us during review time. And you will see what we mean when you see their names. We collected our readers' opinion on the quality of these videos across several platforms, including our TikTok channel, Instagram, ..

The Core Ultra 9 290K Plus, which never came out, was only marginally faster than the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, which explains why Intel ultimately chose not to release it. On average across 1080p and 1440p games, it's only about 2% faster, and in synthetic benchmarks and productivity workloads, it's less than 4% ahead.

AGI is set to showcase DDR5 R-DIMM server memory, PCIe Gen5 SSDs, and an anime-themed collaboration at COMPUTEX 2026, underscoring its push into AI and edge computing markets. The post AI ready and anime crossover are what AGI's going to show of at COMPUTEX 2026 appeared first on Nasi Lemak Tech .

The Omen 45L may currently be one of the most sensible ways to secure an RTX 5090 gaming system without having to deal with inflated standalone GPU prices.

Hill County passed a one-year ban on data center projects, as the country authorities study the effects their effects on the community. Still, the County Attorney warned that they could get sued if they pass this moratorium, with a Texas State Senator asking the State Attorney General to investigate counties that have done so.

What's going on with the U.S. job market? "The economy is growing. Unemployment is low," notes the Washington Post. "And yet, for millions of workers, finding a job has become harder than at almost any other point in decades," with the hiring rate "well below pre-pandemic levels for more than a year." Part of the problem? "Of the net 369,000 positions added across the entire economy since the start of 2025, health care alone accounted for nearly 800,000 meaning every other sector, taken ..

The Register tests Dells first attempt at outplaying Apples AirPods

Ahead of the return to District Court for the continued appeals process in the Apple-Epic legal fight, the two companies have made a schedule to discuss a change in App Store fees for outbound links. An image from an Epic Games video mocking Apple's 1984 ad - Image Credit: Epic Games The May 6 decision by the Supreme Court to decline Apple's request for a stay on a mandate to meet Epic Games to negotiate a new commission rate means more legal action in the coming months. In preparation, the two ..

Apple software chief Craig Federighi will be taking part in xAI's antitrust lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI over Grok's treatment in the App Store, but Tim Cook seemingly won't be. X in the App Store. In August 2025 , Elon Musk's xAI sued Apple and OpenAI, claiming that a partnership between the two affected Grok's standings in the App Store . Specifically, Musk's xAI accused Apple of bias in its App Store rankings, preventing Grok and X from getting the top spot in favor of ChatGPT. As the ..

Agent 4 adds key features to enhance your workflow and improve efficiency.

A survey of Tom's Hardware readers has revealed that 60% of PC gamers are not planning to build a new PC in the next two years.

Google's account creation process already asks for a phone number in some cases, and now there's a sweetener.

Mashable audio experts put the best waterproof Bluetooth speakers to the test, evaluating them for sound, ease of use, and durability.