Asus gives its $4,000 creator laptop a 4K tandem OLED and RTX 5090
Asus gives its $4,000 creator laptop a 4K tandem OLED and RTX 5090 Asus’ ProArt P16 laptop is getting RTX 50-series GPUs and a unique new screen in its high-end configuration. Its biggest upgrades include Nvidia’s top-tier RTX 5090 mobile GPU and a bright 16-inch 3840 x 2400 tandem OLED touchscreen, capable of up to […]
Apple Watch hypertension feature cleared by FDA
Apple Watch hypertension feature cleared by FDA Starting next week, Apple’s new hypertension notification feature will be coming to Watch Series 9 and later and Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later with the launch of watchOS 26. That’s according to an emailed statement from Apple spokesperson Zaina Khachadourian saying the feature that monitors blood pressure […]
Microsoft and OpenAI have a new deal that could clear the way for an IPO
Microsoft and OpenAI have a new deal that could clear the way for an IPO Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L), speaks with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who joined by video during the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. As OpenAI attempts to restructure itself […]
Microsoft is making ‘significant investments’ in training its own AI models
Microsoft is making 'significant investments' in training its own AI models Microsoft AI launched its first in-house models last month, adding to the already complicated relationship with its OpenAI partner. Now, Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says the company is making “significant investments” in the compute capacity required to Microsoft’s own future frontier models. “We should […]
Internet detectives are misusing AI to find Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter
Internet detectives are misusing AI to find Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter Earlier today, the FBI shared two blurry photos on X of a person of interest in the shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Numerous users replied with AI-upscaled, “enhanced” versions of the pictures almost immediately, turning the pixelated surveillance shots into sharp, high-resolution images. […]
Aligning those who align AI, one satirical website at a time
Aligning those who align AI, one satirical website at a time The work of creating artificial intelligence that holds to the guardrails of human values, known in the industry as alignment, has developed into its own (somewhat ambiguous) field of study rife with policy papers and benchmarks to rank models against each other. But who […]
Amazon’s Thursday Night Football broadcasts add more AI to the NFL
Amazon's Thursday Night Football broadcasts add more AI to the NFL The AI-powered “Pocket Health” feature shows whether the quarterback is at risk. Amazon’s Prime Video is bringing more AI to the football field with new features designed to give viewers more insight into Thursday Night Football games, as highlighted earlier by Deadline. One feature, […]
You can now play Silksong on flagship Android phones — and pick up where you left off on PC
You can now play Silksong on flagship Android phones — and pick up where you left off on PC Hollow Knight: Silksong, one of the hottest games of the year with a reported five million players in its first week, didn’t launch on smartphones. But that won’t stop you from playing it on Android – […]
Even killings are content
Even killings are content Minutes after news that right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk had been shot at a planned campus event at Utah Valley University, the wheels of social media engagement farming and clout chasing had already begun to grind to life. Kirk, despite being in his 30s, was a mainstay on college campuses around the […]
FTC orders AI companies to hand over info about chatbots’ impact on kids
FTC orders AI companies to hand over info about chatbots' impact on kids The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is ordering seven AI chatbot companies to provide information about how they assess the effects of their virtual companions on kids and teens. OpenAI, Meta, its subsidiary Instagram, Snap, xAI, Google parent company Alphabet, and the maker […]