Most Americans don’t want an AI data centre next door. Virginia shows why some say yes

Americans want the AI boom. They just do not want it on their street. A new poll finds most US residents would rather not live near an AI data centre. Yet the same buildings quietly bankroll schools w [...]

The ex-Meta VP behind a notorious spy tool just raised $180M for AI security

The founder now asking enterprises to trust AI with their laptops once built one of Silicon Valley’s most notorious surveillance tools. Roi Tiger co-created Onavo, the app Meta turned into a scheme [...]

Xbox's surprise announcement of PC backwards compatibility is great to see — and one more reason not to buy a console

Xbox is bringing some classic games to PC with its new backward compatibility program. [...]

Cisco’s tiny open-weight AI hunts bugs, and it says it beats Gemini and GPT

Cisco’s new Antares models are small enough to run on your own machines. And, it claims, they beat Google’s Gemini and rival GPT-class systems at finding bugs. It is releasing them open-weight, th [...]

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Fold 8 Ultra: Which new foldable is better for you?

Let's compare the differences between Samsung's latest large foldables. [...]

Sprite is launching a peach tea soda exclusively at Kroger stores

The Coca-Cola brand's new Sprite + Tea Peach will be available in regular and zero-sugar versions across the Kroger family of stores [...]

House is voting on a partial stock-trading ban for members of Congress

The Stop Insider Trading Act would prohibit new stock purchases by members of Congress but stop short of requiring divestment of existing holdings [...]

Colorado thinks it found the answer to EV battery recycling's biggest challenge

End-of-life disposal of EV batteries is a growing problem. This state is trying something new. [...]

Meta hires Assaf Keren from Qualtrics and PayPal as its new chief information security officer

Meta has hired Assaf Keren as its next chief information security officer, filling a vacancy created when Guy Rosen announced his departure in June after 13 years at the company. Keren joins this week [...]