2026-08-24

Workers are rewriting their LinkedIn histories, and 2022 now looks 30% more AI-skilled than it was

A working paper analysing 29.4 million US LinkedIn profiles found nearly a fifth had retroactively edited a job they had already left, with AI-related additions rising more than sixfold since ChatGPT launched. The authors estimate a 2026 snapshot overstates 2022 AI skills by about 30%. The record of who did what at work is quietly […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-24

Apollo blames social engineering for a four-day breach in July

Apollo Global Management has told people that hackers reached their names, dates of birth, contact details, home addresses and Social Security numbers. The private equity firm set out the incident in a notification letter dated 21 August and posted on the California attorney general’s website. The letter opens the account of what happened with a […]<br /> This story continues at The Next [...]

2026-08-24

TCS buys Porsche’s MHP for €320m and lands a €1.25bn contract with it

Tata Consultancy Services is buying MHP, the management and IT consultancy Porsche has owned for years, for €320m, and signing a five-year engagement with the carmaker worth €1.25bn on top of it. The two halves are what make the deal worth reading, because Porsche is simultaneously disposing of an asset and committing to buy back […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-24

Why are more movies not shot in IMAX?

Shooting an IMAX movie is an expensive endeavor that most filmmakers avoid, at least for now. [...]

2026-08-24

Windscribe's bizarre AI Hitler marketing stunt sparks fury and VPN subscription cancellations

A bizarre social media stunt featuring an AI-generated Adolf Hitler has landed Windscribe in hot water, with users canceling subscriptions and questioning the VPN provider's extensive reliance on AI. [...]

2026-08-24

Why accurate weather forecasting is still so difficult — and why real-time data matters

AI is making forecasts faster, but even the most advanced models can struggle to predict rapidly changing local weather accurately. [...]

2026-08-24

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB DDR4 deal at Newegg gives savvy PC builders a cheaper way to upgrade amidst sky-rocketing memory prices

DDR5 costs are still difficult to swallow, but this Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 deal gives PCs an RAMpocalypse-beating memory boost. [...]

2026-08-24

Microsoft's latest move to pay people to use Edge looks desperate — and an odd new Bing app is worrying too

An app has been spotted that makes Bing your default search, and some users see it as another reason to leave Windows 11. [...]

2026-08-24

I dumped Firefox, but these 5 features finally won me back - here's why

It's been a bumpy road for Mozilla's browser, but as the dust of doubt settles, Firefox has once again become my default browser on all platforms. [...]