2026-07-20
'Update your app' — Private Internet Access finally breaks its silence with a wave of network upgrades
Private Internet Access (PIA) is rolling out network infrastructure updates to improve routing, reconnections, and reduce CAPTCHAs. Here's what's changing and why you should update. [...]
2026-07-19
The Dimplex FlexBlade Multi-Directional Bladeless Fan looks like it's part of a plane, but despite its propeller-like design it may struggle to cool your aircraft hangar
The FlexBlade is clever and very flexible, but it's best experienced fairly close –especially in bi-directional mode. [...]
2026-07-19
AI chatbots reading X-rays can be dangerously confident even when they're wrong
The RadLE 2.0 benchmark tests whether AI models in radiology can tell when they should leave a diagnosis to a human. Many models deliver wrong findings with full confidence, and human radiologists are still well ahead. Before AI can diagnose on its own, it needs to learn when it's better to say nothing.<br /> The article AI chatbots reading X-rays can be dangerously confident even when [...]
2026-07-19
AI text detectors struggle when language models mimic an author's style
Epoch AI tested three leading AI text detectors (Pangram, GPTZero, and Originality.ai) using style-imitated texts. Up to 18 percent of AI-generated passages went undetected. For scientific writing, the miss rate climbed as high as 48 percent, the very genre where these detectors likely see the most real-world use.<br /> The article AI text detectors struggle when language models mimic an aut [...]
2026-07-19
This British farm is running AI on pig muck — and it could lead to a major windfall for farmers energy income, earning ten times more than the grid
This company is using renewable energy from pig slurry to power decentralized AI data centers, significantly increasing income compared to grid sales. [...]
2026-07-19
Exclusive: ‘The emotion is doubled, it's not reduced’ — the world's most famous referee insists VAR hasn't killed the joy of World Cup goal celebrations
The World Cup is drawing to close with today's final — FIFA's referee chief tells us why VAR, automated offsides and 'Robocop' referees have been key players in the tournament. [...]