2026-08-26

New study finds bosses are far more comfortable sharing work documents with AI than their employees — despite the security risks

Report claims 68% of workers use AI tools at work, with 74% of bosses happy to hand over tasks to their preferred AI, regardless of security concerns [...]

2026-08-26

Xiaomi will now let you pre-order its first NAS — and at a surprisingly attractive price for customers everywhere

Xiaomi's first NAS starts at CNY 2,699 with drives included, uses the same chip as Synology's 2023 budget boxes, and isn't yet available outside China. [...]

2026-08-25

Here are three sick Gibson guitar controllers made for Stage Tour's Dec. 10 release

CRKD is mining nostalgia for its latest guitar trio. [...]

2026-08-25

AI Method Reveals What Genomic Models Learn From DNA and Exposes Hidden Experimental Bias

Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have built an interpretation method that shows, base by base, what a deep-learning model has learned from DNA, and used it to strip a hidden experimental bias out of genomic data. The method, called PISA, is described in a paper published in Nature Communications in August 2026 and announced by the institute on August 25, 2026. Sequence-to- [...]

2026-08-25

Lego Skylines is a cozy city builder from the studio that's repairing Cities: Skylines II

Iceflake Studios is preparing a cozy new city builder centered on the famous bricks. [...]

2026-08-25

The world's busiest spaceport is about to get a lot quieter, at least for now

SpaceX aims to launch Starship from Florida by the end of the year. 2027 seems more likely. [...]

2026-08-25

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 just released a sneak peek at its incredible shortlisted winning entries — and it proves that DSLR cameras still rule this photography genre

These spectacular shortlisted images for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition show that there's life in the DSLR yet! [...]

2026-08-25

Adam Mosseri says it's 'news to me' that Instagram employees limited his exposure to teen safety data

The head of Instagram is the first high-profile exec to testify in the latest social media addiction trial. [...]

2026-08-25

'The right approach is for people to deeply control the future': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is worried about AI being controlled by just a few powerful players

Sam Altman has expressed concerns that large companies with AI interests are determining the direction the technology takes, rather than society [...]