Last month, a Pew Research Center report shed light on Google’s AI Overviews’ effect on web publishing. In short, the analysis painted an abysmal outlook for anyone relying on web traffic. But on Wednesday, Google Search head Liz Reid penned a blog post that puts quite a different spin on things. The Google VP claims … Read more
RedOctane Games is back and ready to make more rhythm games. The studio announced its re-launch today and said it is already in production on its first title. Charles and Kai Huang, who co-founded the original RedOctane back in 1999 and launched the Guitar Hero franchise, will serve on a special advisory board for the … Read more
Apple plans to invest an additional $100 billion in the US, the company announced on Wednesday. The investment follows President Donald’s Trump’s previously announced plans to raise tariffs on India by an additional 25 percent (bringing the total tariff to 50 percent) for purchasing oil from Russia. Apple relies heavily on manufacturers in India to … Read more
Wired reported on new cybersecurity research that demonstrated a hack of the Google Gemini artificial intelligence assistant. The researchers were able to control connected smart home devices through the use of indirect prompt injections in Google Calendar invites. When a user requested a summary of their calendar and thanked Gemini for the results, the malicious … Read more
A shooting at Fort Stewart left five soldiers injured. Here’s what we know about the suspect and the latest updates from authorities. A shooting at Fort Stewart left five soldiers injured. Here’s what we know about the suspect and the latest updates from authorities.
There’s a whole new group of faces at Nevermore Academy! Get to know the newcomers in season 2 of ‘Wednesday’ here. There’s a whole new group of faces at Nevermore Academy! Get to know the newcomers in season 2 of ‘Wednesday’ here.
Microsoft revealed that it was working on an AI chatbot specifically for gamers back in March, and now it’s here for a test drive. The beta version of Gaming Copilot is available to Xbox Insiders on PC via the Game Bar functionality. It’s also available to try on Windows-based handheld gaming devices, but the company … Read more
Google is updating Gemini to make it a better education tool with a new feature called Guided Learning. Like similar learning-focused updates to ChatGPT and Claude, Guided Learning tries to promote understanding by breaking down problems into step-by-step instructions, follow-up questions and interactive examples, rather than simply providing an answer. Guided Learning will be available … Read more
Key sections of the US Constitution were temporarily removed from Congress’ website. Provisions including habeas corpus (due process) and the prohibition of nobility titles (like, say, King) vanished from the digital version of the document. They’ve since been restored. 404 Media first reported on the edits after users on Lemmy forums spotted them. There are … Read more
Dyson is hosting a week-long sale on many notable products. This includes the well-regarded Dyson 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum for $300 off, bringing the price down to $700. This is the best discount we’ve seen on this particular model. The Vis Nav made our list of the best robot vacuums. This was primarily based … Read more