Trump Administration Plans to Move AI Testing Agency Officials to White House

2026-10-12T18:36:42Z

The small agency within the Commerce Department tasked with testing new AI models appears to be getting a refresh. In September, the Trump administration began the process of restructuring the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence so that t

Norway fined a Microsoft subsidiary $9.6 million for allegedly misusing Grindr user data

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:34:57 +0000

Xandr has three weeks to appeal the record penalty.

How to find your Amazon 'About You' page (and how to edit it)

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

See if Amazon thinks you have "flat buttocks."

AMD puts 32,768 CPU cores in a rack built for AI agents

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:29:03 +0000

AMD has published Helion, an open rack blueprint for running AI agents rather than training models, with a CPU-only version holding up to 32,768 cores. Partner systems are

Trying to change your browser? It might be harder than you think, based on one simple thing

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:25:00 +0000

Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:21:36 +0000

OpenAI adds 200 Dublin jobs and builds its second applied AI lab

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:07:53 +0000

OpenAI is adding 200 roles in Dublin and building an applied AI lab at its EU headquarters, taking planned Irish hiring to 450. The move lands two days before

Hinge wants to re-educate bad daters instead of banning them

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:05:53 +0000

Hinge is making flagged users complete a quick tutorial on basic chat etiquette before they can send another message.

Google Maps was destroying my battery on long drives until I changed these settings

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:18 GMT

You can get hours of extra battery life without giving up on Google Maps

Binge these Amazon Prime shows this week (October 12-18)

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:15 GMT

Whatever you're in the mood for, these shows give you loads of options to keep your watchlist interesting

What's the difference between alkaline and lithium-ion batteries?

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Alkaline and lithium-ion batteries serve very different purposes. Here's how they compare on lifespan, cost, rechargeability, and everyday use.

Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:56:56 +0000

Where Muse Spark aimed to be a lightweight model that could perform at low latency, the Wonder models are larger and said to be more capable, with higher benchmark scores and better results on complex tasks like coding.

Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with Ukraine

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:52:36 +0000

Meta says its new Muse model has reached the AI frontier

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:51:57 +0000

Meta has released Muse Wonder, known internally as Watermelon, and says it matches ChatGPT and Claude on coding and professional work. It has not said whether the weights will be

Why Amazon might pay billions for Decart, a 3-year-old AI startup that hasn’t disclosed its revenue

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:46:44 +0000

The Sihoo B100 is still my favorite cheap office chair — an affordable mesh ergonomic seat that beats most cheap chairs we test with its adaptive lumbar support

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:41:44 +0000

2027 Rivian R2 review: The Goldilocks electric SUV

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:39:22 +0000

It's not too big, it's not too small and it's not too expensive. It's just right.

Meta Unveils New AI Models to Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic

2026-10-12T17:31:53Z

Meta Platforms unveiled two new AI models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, on Monday as it seeks to strengthen its position in the competitive AI race. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the models on Threads, describing them as significantly larger and more advanced than th

Bambu Lab just entered the 3D scanning scene, and you can sign up to hear more right now

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:30:53 GMT

Windows already has a file sync tool, and it's been hiding in the command line for over 20 years

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:30:17 GMT

I combined a light script with Robocopy, and it now watches essential folders and mirrors changes.

I made one Windows file exist in two folders without creating a second copy

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:30:14 GMT

I deleted the file I’d called original, and every single line survived.

Experts warn cheap Android phones are being shipped with malware built in, so be on your guard

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:25:00 +0000

With 99% DCI-P3 color accuracy, this 27-inch Asus OLED monitor is a $384 steal for creators at its lowest ever price

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:24:58 +0000

WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:19:14 +0000

A Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a U.S. military contract worth almost $50 million.

The long, messy road to the Googlebook

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:15:55 GMT

Why did it take Google 17 years to launch its first proper Android-powered laptops.

TP-Link's Archer BE670 tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router with a 10Gbps port is a future-proof multi-gig upgrade at $250

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:11:45 +0000

Beats is collaborating with Pokémon for a Pikachu-themed Pill speaker

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:11:30 +0000

The collab we've all been waiting for ever since Tim Cook met up with Pikachu.

3 cheap sensors that made my smart home more useful than any smart speaker did

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:00:18 GMT

My home is now truly automated.

I gave my old tablet one permanent job, and now I use it every day

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:00:15 GMT

I barely used my iPad until I turned it into a smart home controller.

2026-10-12T13:00:00-04:00

As laptop price hikes loom, this future-proof 32GB HP OmniBook AI laptop drops to $1,300

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:58:46 +0000

AI is the prime suspect in the PS5 jailbreak surge

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:57:13 +0000

New PS5 jailbreaks, emulators, and AI-decompiled games are arriving at a breakneck pace. The AI-fueled trend could be a real threat to Sony.

2026-10-12T12:52:54-04:00

Here's what typically drains an EV battery the fastest

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0000

EVs are improving their range all the time, but you're looking to maximize your car's miles, right? Certain things will drain your battery most quickly.

Tor Project refuses to cut ties with Mullvad following controversial political donation

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:37:23 +0000

GTA 6 Cyberleek update: Everything leaked so far, what could be next

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:36:10 +0000

An anonymous leaker calling themselves Cyberleek keeps posting gameplay videos of the unreleased 'Grand Theft Auto VI.'

Tesla’s robotaxis face a US safety review over school zone speeding

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:35:51 +0000

NHTSA has opened a defect petition review into claims that Tesla robotaxis exceeded posted speed limits in active school zones, covering about 1,000 vehicles with no reported crashes or injuries. Sp

I asked ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to fix the same broken spreadsheet, and only one understood what I actually meant

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:31:17 GMT

The best spreadsheet fix isn't always the smartest one

I thought good projectors had to be big. I was wrong

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:30:15 GMT

A pocket projector that actually works, if your wallet and room are dark.

RAM is pricey, so take this 32GB DDR5-6000 kit for $68 off in Newegg's big computing sale

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:27:35 +0000

UK says it will again test OpenAI and Anthropic models before release

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:19:23 +0000

Britain’s AI Security Institute will keep testing the most powerful AI models before they are released, the UK government said on Monday. AI minister Kanishka Narayan said the UK had work

What happens to Google and Apple accounts when the owner dies?

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:15:00 +0000

When we die, it's not just physical estates that need to be settled, an entire digital footprint survives us. So what do Apple and Google do with that data?

Bambu Lab officially teases its first 3D scanner

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Britain steps up its defences against AI risks

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:11:17 +0000

The UK government will extend a programme using frontier AI models to find vulnerabilities in its own systems, and will consider legislating on AI incident rep

Citroën has brought back the iconic 2 CV as an electric concept car

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:10:40 +0000

Sadly we won't be seeing whatever this car inspires stateside.

Hackers hide behind Microsoft's own websites to get past email filters and launch phishing campaigns

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:05:00 +0000

IonQ to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3bn in stock

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:01:30 +0000

IonQ has agreed to buy Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3bn. Up to $150mn of that depends on how well Elisity does. The Maryland-based quantum computing company announced the deal o

Long-lost horror gaming cult classic P.T. gets a much-needed PC port

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:01:08 +0000

PCIe 5.0 SSDs are the fastest drives I've ever used, yet nothing I do actually got faster

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:00:17 GMT

I didn't expect everything to get twice as fast, but I also didn't expect what I got

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Trump Administration Plans to Move AI Testing Agency Officials to White House

Norway fined a Microsoft subsidiary $9.6 million for allegedly misusing Grindr user data

How to find your Amazon 'About You' page (and how to edit it)

AMD puts 32,768 CPU cores in a rack built for AI agents

Trying to change your browser? It might be harder than you think, based on one simple thing

Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police

OpenAI adds 200 Dublin jobs and builds its second applied AI lab

Hinge wants to re-educate bad daters instead of banning them

Google Maps was destroying my battery on long drives until I changed these settings

Binge these Amazon Prime shows this week (October 12-18)

What's the difference between alkaline and lithium-ion batteries?

Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder

Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with Ukraine

Meta says its new Muse model has reached the AI frontier

Why Amazon might pay billions for Decart, a 3-year-old AI startup that hasn’t disclosed its revenue

The Sihoo B100 is still my favorite cheap office chair — an affordable mesh ergonomic seat that beats most cheap chairs we test with its adaptive lumbar support

2027 Rivian R2 review: The Goldilocks electric SUV

Meta Unveils New AI Models to Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic

Bambu Lab just entered the 3D scanning scene, and you can sign up to hear more right now

Windows already has a file sync tool, and it's been hiding in the command line for over 20 years

I made one Windows file exist in two folders without creating a second copy

Experts warn cheap Android phones are being shipped with malware built in, so be on your guard

With 99% DCI-P3 color accuracy, this 27-inch Asus OLED monitor is a $384 steal for creators at its lowest ever price

WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data

The long, messy road to the Googlebook

TP-Link's Archer BE670 tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router with a 10Gbps port is a future-proof multi-gig upgrade at $250

Beats is collaborating with Pokémon for a Pikachu-themed Pill speaker

3 cheap sensors that made my smart home more useful than any smart speaker did

I gave my old tablet one permanent job, and now I use it every day

As laptop price hikes loom, this future-proof 32GB HP OmniBook AI laptop drops to $1,300

AI is the prime suspect in the PS5 jailbreak surge

Here's what typically drains an EV battery the fastest

Tor Project refuses to cut ties with Mullvad following controversial political donation

GTA 6 Cyberleek update: Everything leaked so far, what could be next

Tesla’s robotaxis face a US safety review over school zone speeding

I asked ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to fix the same broken spreadsheet, and only one understood what I actually meant

I thought good projectors had to be big. I was wrong

RAM is pricey, so take this 32GB DDR5-6000 kit for $68 off in Newegg's big computing sale

UK says it will again test OpenAI and Anthropic models before release

What happens to Google and Apple accounts when the owner dies?

Bambu Lab officially teases its first 3D scanner

Britain steps up its defences against AI risks

Citroën has brought back the iconic 2 CV as an electric concept car

Hackers hide behind Microsoft's own websites to get past email filters and launch phishing campaigns

IonQ to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3bn in stock

Long-lost horror gaming cult classic P.T. gets a much-needed PC port

PCIe 5.0 SSDs are the fastest drives I've ever used, yet nothing I do actually got faster