Tesco trials AI assistant to help customers with meal planning
The UK’s biggest grocer said the new feature would use information gathered through its Clubcard scheme to provide ‘genuinely intelligent’ help.
Russia's internet crackdown leads to a spring of growing discontent
Anger and frustration is growing in Russia over government restrictions on the internet that have disrupted daily life, hurt businesses and brought condemnation from both Kremlin critics and supporters alike
NetSuite CEO tells us why even your most crucial business data can benefit from the AI revolution
Things are changing in business – so let NetSuite guide you through, CEO tells us.
AI can’t wield a paint brush, but it did help me transform my home
In the final week of Rhik Samadder’s diary, he basked in the rosy glow – literally – after AI’s wall paint suggestion
One Tech Tip: A new generation is reviving the iPod for distraction-free listening
The iPod is undergoing a revival, with secondhand sales surging
Google Gemini just stole AI second place from Perplexity
The AI chatbot race just got real as Gemini posts rapid growth and ChatGPT cools slightly
Meta debuts new AI model, attempting to catch Google, OpenAI after spending billions
Meta debuted its first major large language model, Muse Spark, spearheaded by chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, who leads Meta Superintelligence Labs.
Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia lead tech rally after Trump announces ceasefire with Iran
President Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire announcement provided some relief to Wall Street and tech stocks shared in the rally.
LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits
LinkedIn says claims fabricated by extension maker suspended for scraping data.
Gemini gets notebooks to help you organize projects
Notebooks sync back with NotebookLM, too.
Delete awkward Google and YouTube search history with foolproof method
Google and YouTube store your search history even after you delete it from your browser – but there’s a simple settings change that clears it completely and stops it being saved
Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions | TechCrunch
Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, marketing automation, and customer engagement.
Rowhammer attacks have crossed into GPUs and threaten full system control
Rowhammer attacks have crossed from CPUs into GPUs and threaten full system control
Study: Google's AI Overviews show millions of wrong answers every hour
With over 4 trillion Google queries every year, the inaccuracies add up.
Google Maps Will Now Suggest AI Captions for Your Photo Uploads
The feature is one of three updates intended to encourage fresher and quicker photo reviews.
How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk
Law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson chats with Ars about his new book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You.
Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT | TechCrunch
Tubi becomes the first streaming service to offer an app integration within ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that millions of users turn to for answers.
Your private Facebook photos may not be as safe as you think after a massive insider theft
Incident now just coming to light
New report says criminals are using emojis to avoid detection
Security analysts aren’t scanning the dark web for emojis, allowing criminals to share messages wiithout being spotted.
5 Gadgets That Are Actually 'Buy It For Life' Quality - BGR
If you want a gadget that will last you a decade or more, you want a dedicated microphone rather than a headset, and a monochrome laser printer.
Meta employee accused of downloading 30,000 private user images
The former employee is under criminal investigation in the UK.
As YouTube grows on TV, it eyes more interactive video across formats | TechCrunch
YouTube’s hiring across roles, partnerships, and a Bengaluru hub shows how it is building out its TV strategy.
WhatsApp is finally rolling out a username feature I’ve been waiting years for
WhatsApp’s latest beta just took a major step forward on the privacy front, but only for select users.
Top open source AI platform Flowise hit by maximum-level security issue
A 10/10 Flowise bug was patched, but is now being abused in the wild.
Google’s AI answers are wrong 1 in 10 times — I looked closer and the real problem is even worse
The bigger issue isn’t the errors, it’s how convincing they are
Google Photos On Android Just Got A Feature It's Needed For Years - BGR
The Google Photos app on Android just received a great upgrade, as a feature heavily requested by users for years has now finally become a reality.
Why do hacks happen? How cyber attacks are changing everything
Cyber attacks are everywhere, and changing everything. No longer limited to attackers in dingy backrooms and internet users on their online equivalent, hacks are hitting everyone from individuals to the worlds biggest companies.
Google just launched a free AI dictation app that fixes your speech - and it even works offline
The app promises to remove ‘um’ and ‘uh’ — and it doesn’t need Wi-Fi
OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation | TechCrunch
OpenAI’s new Child Safety Blueprint aims to tackle the alarming rise in child sexual exploitation linked to advancements in AI.
Because dogs and cats can't wear Apple Watches: New pet trackers trounce AirTag
The new Tractive pet trackers for dogs and cats do a whole lot more than an AirTag, including health monitoring.
Snowflake customers suffer data theft attacks after third-party issue
A supply chain attack has, once again, affected Snowflake users – at least a dozen of them.
'It doesn’t fix the bigger issue': Netflix price hikes ruled 'unlawful' in Rome court case that orders big refunds — but global watchers say streaming is still broken
Netflix has to repay customers in Italy who have been through years of price hikes, though it may be a one-off.
Russia sees China's WeChat, Douyin as models for its homegrown Max messenger
Russia sees Chinese tech giant Tencent’s WeChat messaging app and TikTok sister app Douyin as models for developing its own struggling Max messaging app, Vladimir Kiriyenko, CEO of state-controlled internet firm VK , said on Wednesday.
Apple Vision Pro is officially getting Steam Link support — and it's just the upgrade Apple's headset needs
Finally, a way to play PC games on Vision Pro
X is rolling out automatic translation and photo editing powered by Grok | TechCrunch
New automatic translations and photo editing on X are powered by the company’s flagship AI model.
Alibaba launches data center with 10,000 of its own chips as China ramps up AI push
Alibaba and China Telecom launched a data center in China designed for AI training and inferencing.
Countries around the world are considering teen social media bans – why experts warn it’s a ‘lazy’ fix
“I think the argument for a ban is an admission of failure that we cannot regulate companies, so we can only restrict children,” one expert told CNBC.
Claude is refusing to work
Claude, the Anthropic AI chatbot, has gone down in a major outage.
Why AI shouldn’t be used even to decide ‘simple’ court cases
Senior judicial leaders have suggested AI might be used to decide ‘low-stakes’ cases.
Anthropic says its latest AI model is too powerful for public release and that it broke containment during testing
Anthropic said Claude Mythos is too good at hacking and that’s why you won’t be able to use it anytime soon.
Adobe launches Acrobat-based Student Spaces, a free AI-powered study tool for students | TechCrunch
Adobe Acrobat Student Spaces is a free tool for students to use AI and create different kinds of study material from documents.
Google: Teens can't treat Gemini like a friend
Google shared information about its AI chatbot and teen mental health safety for the first time.
Urgent warning issued for all UK Amazon users who shopped online last month
Amazon users must be vigilant and watch out for a worrying text message.
Microsoft flags China-based hackers using vicious new 'rapid attack' zero-days
Microsoft warns the window to patch known flaws is shrinking, while the window to abuse zero-days grows.
The FBI Warns Android And iPhone Users To Avoid Certain Apps - BGR
An FBI warning has cautioned users against apps that may be designed to harm them, but information about specific apps is few and far between.
Exclusive: TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in Finland
TikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as it moves data storage for European users to the continent, company officials said on Wednesday.
New WhatsApp for CarPlay now available to all iPhone users - 9to5Mac
Following just a few days of beta testing, WhatsApp has now released its improved CarPlay experience to all iPhone users.
9to5Mac Overtime 066: Every time I breathe there's a new Claude update - 9to5Mac
Jeff unpacks his surprising journey from AI skeptic to enthusiast, sharing how he now uses tools like Claude Code to…
Germany intelligence agency warns of Russian APT28 cyber spying
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency warned on Tuesday of cyberattacks by the Russian state-linked hacker group APT28, saying it had compromised vulnerable TP-Link internet routers to spy on military, government and critical infrastructure targets.
One careless click on WhatsApp files could give attackers complete control
Microsoft warns users that multi-stage malware exploits trusted messaging apps to steal information and run hidden system commands