What AI builders can learn from fraud models that run in 300 milliseconds

Fraud protection is a race against scale. For instance, Mastercard’s network processes roughly 160 billion transactions a year, and experiences surges of 70,000 transactions a second during peak pe [...]

Here's how to disable Ring's creepy Search Party feature

Ring aired a Super Bowl ad touting its Search Party feature that didn't quite get the intended buzz. Instead, the commercial scared the pants off of anyone concerned about a mass surveillance sta [...]

I'm sick of RAM-hogging Google Chrome slowing my laptop to a crawl, so the Asus Vivobook 16's record-low price at Best Buy is seriously tempting

I'm terrible for having multiple apps and websites open at once while I work, so it's about time I get a new laptop - and the Asus Vivobook 16 could be perfect. [...]

UK takes 'light touch' approach to regulating Apple and Google's app stores

Last year the UK declared that Apple and Google were a duopoly with "strategic market status" in the mobile platforms market, making them subject to special regulations. However, the UK' [...]

'As adoption grows, confidence in safeguards must rise with it': Microsoft reveals new tool which can track backdoors in LLMs - and it's hoping this will restore trust in AI across the world

Microsoft introduced a scanner that detects poisoned open-weight language models by analyzing attention behavior, memorization leaks, and trigger flexibility. [...]

Salesforce Workers Circulate Open Letter Urging CEO Marc Benioff to Denounce ICE

The letter comes after Benioff joked at a company event on Monday that ICE was monitoring international employees in attendance, sparking immediate backlash. [...]

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: Everything we're expecting from the S26 launch on February 25

Samsung’s 2025 was filled with new foldables, an ultra-thin new form factor and the launch of Google's XR platform. After making some announcements at CES 2026, the company has just announced i [...]

Pick up Apple's Magic Mouse while it's on sale for $68

Amazon has a rare discount on Apple's USB-C Magic Mouse right now. You can grab the white version for $68, which is 14 percent off its usual price. <br /> The multi-touch mouse was first re [...]

Germany and Europe's AI sector has strong research but few models, limited compute, and regulations that favor US competitors

A scientific advisory body to the German federal government paints a sobering picture of Germany as an AI hub in its 2026 annual report: strong research output, but hardly any homegrown models, too l [...]