Two dangerous internet security issues are putting site admins on edge - Engadget
The web is a bit of a hot mess today following the discovery of two severe vulnerabilities.
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AMD is bringing its next-gen FSR 4.1 upscaling tech to Xbox - Engadget
AMD just announced that it's bringing its FSR 4.1 upscaling tech to Xbox consoles. This includes the Xbox Series X/S and the Ally X, Ally X20, Ally S and Ally handheld consoles. FidelityFX S…
How often should you restart your Apple Watch? - Engadget
An Apple Watch doesn't need a strict reboot schedule for maintenance. Aside from software updates, it hopefully won't need restarts at all.
Spotify is dancing around its AI 'slop and spam' problem - Engadget
The company said it removed 50 million such tracks from recommendations, but hasn't necessarily wiped them entirely.
Don't put your phone in the TSA bin — do this instead - Engadget
After years of traveling with a small arsenal of tech — usually a phone, iPad, laptop and a portable gaming console — I like to think I'm pretty efficient when it comes to taking them out of…
You can build your own mechanical keyboard, but is it worth the price? - Engadget
Fair warning: once you've been bitten by the mechanical keyboard bug, it's hard to shake it. The good news is that there are more options than ever for mechanical keyboard enthusiasts lookin…
5 ways to make your old iPhone feel faster - Engadget
An older iPhone has fewer resources to work with, but you can optimize your device to keep it running smoothly.
Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed | TechCrunch
The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI running amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without the permission of a judge.
SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger | TechCrunch
Elon Musk likes the idea but says he is not on either committee, which is made up of independent directors.
Hugging Face CEO warns that Netflix's OpenAI hack documentary isn't accurate | TechCrunch
Before you share the Netflix documentary "AI Gone Rogue," take note. Clem Delangue, Hugging Face's co-founder who is featured in the film, says it went "full doomer mode" and isn't accurate.
Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy | TechCrunch
Anthropic is reportedly struggling to secure enough compute from cloud providers that increasingly view it as a competitor, even as its infrastructure spending balloons ahead of a planned No…
SpaceX's AI business is beating expectations | TechCrunch
SpaceX hit profitability in the third quarter, with net income of $4.4 billion. AI was the engine.
OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business | TechCrunch
OpenAI says it's adding Orchestra's team and technology to work on Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research, and to its related Rosalind Workbench tool, a harness that aims to help…
Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your car | TechCrunch
Google is bringing Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature to cars, allowing its AI assistant to draw on information from Gmail, Calendar, Maps, YouTube, and other Google services to deliver…
GM to close Detroit battery-assembly plant, but not for reasons you might think | TechCrunch
GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.
Google has joined Amazon in attacking Nvidia's stronghold with AI app developers | TechCrunch
Google has joined Amazon in releasing a developer tool that makes it easy for PyTorch users to move their apps off Nvidia GPUs.