Google's "Preferred Sources" feature is a free pass for more garbage in search

Google frames "Preferred Sources" as a way to bring more quality journalism into search. In practice, it shifts responsibility to a manual setting almost no one will use. That gives Google a [...]

Fields Medalist says ChatGPT 5.5 Pro delivered "PhD-level" math research in under two hours with zero human help

Fields Medalist Timothy Gowers had ChatGPT 5.5 Pro tackle open problems in number theory. The model improved an exponential bound to a polynomial one in under an hour. An MIT researcher involved calls [...]

Trump administration open to suspending federal gas tax as prices top $4.50

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said all measures to lower pump prices are on the table, as the national average hits $4.52 a gallon [...]

Unilever is building a $270 million beauty and personal care innovation hub in Connecticut

The facility will replace Unilever's existing R&D site in Trumbull and is expected to open by spring 2029 [...]

Turning AI cost spikes into strategic growth opportunities

Presented by Apptio, an IBM companyAI spending is surging, but the full impact often remains an open question. Closing the gap requires clear answers to how AI is governed, measured, and tied to busin [...]

Running Claude Code or Claude in Chrome? Here's the audit matrix for every blind spot your security stack misses

Between May 6 and 7, four security research teams published findings about Anthropic’s Claude that most outlets covered as three separate stories. One involved a water utility in Mexico, another tar [...]

Xfinity Customer? You May Be Owed Money From a $117.5 Million Data Breach Settlement

The $117.5 million Xfinity settlement is open for claims. Here's how to file before the August 14 deadline. [...]

Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry

Money would keep coal plants open, build the first new plants in over a decade. [...]

One of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Broken Containment

Security researchers say that Kimi K3, an open-weight model from China, wandered off to the internet in an attempt to cheat on a test it was given. [...]