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While many of the largest tech companies race to build massive data centers for their artificial intelligence ambitions, Apple is taking a more modest approach. In its fiscal 2025, which ended in September, Apple spent $12.72 billion on capital expenditures. Compared to Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon, Apple’s barely spending at all. Apple’s different approach to AI hasn’t hurt its hardware sales yet. CEO Tim Cook told CNBC Thursday that consumer response to the company’s iPhone 17 models was “off the chart.” While many of the largest tech companies race to build massive data centers for their artificial intelligence...

Following Sweeney’s appearance, many took to social media to question why the actress was being featured ahead of the game. “Why is Sydney Sweeney narrating the World Series game 4 intro,” one person asked as another one wondered, “sydney sweeney ad for the world series? who invited you.” “Why tf is Sydney Sweeney doing the World Series intro? That was a creepy a$$ tone of voice too,” a third netizen shared via X.

Well, I didn't know that this was a thing. A United Airlines flight had to make a U-turn on a transatlantic flight because someone dropped their laptop. You'd think simply dropping your computer wouldn't create an air travel incident. But the fact that this passenger just so happened to drop the computer through a crack and into the cargo hold could have resulted in a midair disaster. Here's Business Insider: An audio recording published by LiveATC.net and uploaded to YouTube appears to show the reason for the diversion. 'We have a minor situation here with a passenger who has somehow...

Dictionary.com has named "67" (pronounced sik-sehh-vin) as the 2025 Word of the Year. Not joking. https://t.co/UXHZisA5Bw names ‘67’ as the 2025 Word of the Year. pic.twitter.com/VxpXjmeRFu— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 29, 2025A number has been named Word of the Year -- and it's not even allowed to be pronounced "sixty-seven." the alphabet finding out that a number won “word of the year” pic.twitter.com/ugfatdn70j https://t.co/KRKXt9cuok— wiLL (@willfulchaos) October 29, 2025You're supposed to do this when you say "67": I gotta send it over to Dictionary.com for an explanation for why they chose 67. But what does 67 mean? Perhaps the most...

The design is modeled on the Prisoner’s Dilemma, a classic game theory scenario involving two players who independently choose between cooperation and defection.obe University researchers have unveiled an interactive web application that transforms the abstract concepts of quantum game theory into a tangible, musical experience, drawing parallels with the “emergent dialogue” in jazz and improvisational music. This development is the world’s first browser-based interactive music system built on quantum game theory, and it offers users real-time visual and auditory feedback on how their strategic decisions intertwine. The project, led by quantum engineer Souma Satofumi, aims to bridge a significant...

Editor’s Note: For the record, I’m among the EXTREMELY skeptical when it comes to automation of anything that can kill people. Big rigs qualify. Call me a Boomer if you’d like but I prefer drivers to be human… as long as they speak and read in English and are U.S. citizens. With that said, the data on AI trucks is at least a little compelling… ============================================================== Artificial intelligence has officially taken the wheel—literally. A recent large-scale safety showdown between AI-driven trucking systems and top-rated human drivers has revealed something few expected: the machines won. According to results released this week,...

The containerized demonstrator has already been successfully tested several times. The weapon could also be equipped with greater capabilities and be used to destroy supersonic guided missiles. Rheinmetall/Wikimedia Commons ==================================================================== Ademonstrator laser weapon, which can fry enemy drones, has been delivered to Germany. The weapon is expected to be deployed for operational use starting in 2029. Developed by Rheinmetall and MBDA, the laser weapon could serve as a powerful and cost-effective addition to conventional guided missiles. The weapon’s effectiveness and precision have been proven under real operational conditions in over 100 firing tests. High-energy laser weapon system for maritime use...

The space environment would provide natural radiative cooling, as well as unlimited solar energy. With the generative AI boom in full force, scientists have warned of the immense power requirements of data centers used to train and utilize these systems. Now, a team of researchers from NTU Singapore has joined the call to place data centers in space. Doing so would pave the way for sustainable computing, the claim. According to the team, space data centers would be powered by round-the-clock solar energy and would harness free cooling. Crucially, all of this is possible using existing technologies. Sending AI infrastructure...

A misconfiguration at Microsoft Azure caused massive, widespread outages today starting around noon ET. https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status for details. https://downdetector.com/ was on fire. It's getting better.

FortNine explores how a search engine generates revenue, using the example of bicycle parts. The video examines the PageRank algorithm and its evolution into targeted advertising. This investigation reveals a surprising method for attributing sales, raising questions about the true impact of online marketing.

Like you, I see those flashy headlines and articles every day trying to convince Windows users to switch to Linux—how it’s supposedly better in every possible way, how you can use all your favorite apps, and so on. But honestly, most of that is just talk. It sounds great on paper, but it doesn’t match up with reality. Still, I guess those kinds of articles do their job pretty well.Here, though, I want to take a slightly different approach. Right from the start, let me be clear: I’m not here to persuade anyone to jump on the Linux bandwagon. Instead,...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced that the company will build seven supercomputers for the Department of Energy with up to 100,000 chips all made in America. Huang said, “The first thing that President Trump asked me is, ‘bring manufacturing back.'” The New York Post reports that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made several significant announcements during the keynote address at the company’s GTC event in Washington, DC, highlighting the company’s ongoing success and its commitment to advancing e AI technology. The event, held for the first time in the US capital, signifies Nvidia’s pursuit of work with the government and contractors...

A recent firmware update on my LG television revealed that the TV is taking audio samples of all content that is played through it. Other TVs are now taking audio and video samples and sending them off for analysis. Your Smart TV's HDMI Port Is Spying On You! | 23:43 Lon.TV | 389K subscribers | 62,195 views | October 27, 2025 VIDEO INDEX: 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Supporter Thank Yous 01:26 - ACR / Automatic Content Recognition 02:10 - LG Televisions 04:03 - Samsung TVs 04:57 - Amazon Fire TV Sets 06:33 - Roku TVs 09:04 - Google TVs...

Take this with a grain of salt, but users have reported another privacy transgression by Microsoft. According to the report by users from the Resetera forum and elsewhere, Copilot Gaming, an AI specially for gaming-related AI tasks, is taking screen captures of your gameplay for training. While that would be fine if the user knew about it and enabled it willingly, it appears to be turned on automatically and without informing users about the data collecting and use of the data. According to the user who noticed it first by monitoring network traffic, the AI is using OCR technology to...

Climate deniers use scientific aesthetics to reinforce and legitimize their message. At the same time, their main opponents, the climate activists, are portrayed as emotional and irrational. This has been demonstrated by researchers from the Universities of Gothenburg and Amsterdam, who have studied how climate deniers communicate online. "Disinformation is not just about incorrect facts, but about how these facts look and feel. In today's digital media landscape, messages are spread through images, memes and visual narratives that influence us in an instant, before we even have time to think. By understanding the aesthetic logic behind climate denial, we can...

Shield AI's X-BAT designed to counter China's strategy of destroying American aircraft before they leave the ground Analysts say China has developed a chilling strategy for fighting a war with the United States: destroy America’s fighter jets before they ever leave the ground. In nearly every modern conflict, disabling enemy aircraft on the ground has been the first move. When Israel struck Iranian nuclear sites earlier this year, it began by destroying Iranian runways — grounding Tehran’s air force before it could take off. Russia and Ukraine have done the same throughout their ongoing war, targeting airfields to cripple enemy...

Late in World War 2, in the European theater, the Germans hit the Allied air forces with something new: Jet fighters. Chief among them was the Messerschmitt Me-262, a big, brutal twin-engine beast packing four 30-mm cannons. It was considerably faster than the American P-51 Mustang, generally considered the best piston-engine fighter in the air at the time. It was near-impossible to defeat in the air, but it was slow and cumbersome on taxi, vulnerable during takeoff and landing, and required a long runway. So we went after them when they were on the ground, destroying aircraft and bases alike....

A new groundbreaking light therapy could kill cancer cells in just 30 minutes, scientists have discovered. In the new method, researchers from the University of Texas at Austin fired infrared light, a type of light invisible to the eye, from LED bulbs at test tubes that contained human skin cancer or colon cancer cells and healthy human skin cells. The tubes also contained nanoscopic flakes of tin oxide, or SnOx nanoflakes, which were absorbed by the cancer cells. The scientists found that when the light was fired at the cells, the nanoscopic flakes absorbed it and heated up, turning into...

BOOOOOOOM! Wow, wow! Testing Grokipedia! It is absolutely brilliant and will only get better. Bye, bye Wikipedia—don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Test it now: grokipedia.com

Created by Elon Musk, xAI's Grok has introduced AI ‘companions’ — and one of them targeted toward children refers users to Planned Parenthood, likening abortion to simply “turning off a light.” According to a July 2025 article from Tom's Guide, Grok's companions are "AI chatbots that are assigned specific personalities for you to interact with...." Tom's reviewer Alex Hughes adds, with concern, that "[M]ost of the larger AI companies with strong reputations have stayed clear of this world, primarily because of the pretty expansive ethical problems that come attached with providing people with ‘AI relationships’." Grok's companions, Hughes writes, each...