THURSDAY, 05 MARCH 2026, 04:49
A father is suing Google and Alphabet for wrongful death, alleging Gemini reinforced his son Jonathan Gavalas’ escalating delusions until he died by suicide in October 2025. “Jonathan Gavalas, 36, started using Google’s Gemini AI chatbot in August 2025 for shopping help, writing support, and trip planning,” reports TechCrunch. “On October 2, he died by suicide. At the time of his death, he was...
They aren’t as high-end as the MacBook Neo, but these Windows laptops show that Apple has some strong competition.
Mr. Musk said he did not expect his posts in the lead-up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media site, now X, to affect the company’s share price.
Google is eliminating its traditional 30% Play Store fee and introducing lower commissions, while at the same time allowing alternative billing systems and making it easier for third-party app stores to operate on Android. The changes stem largely from Google’s settlement with Epic Games. Engadget reports: The biggest change is to how Google will collect fees from developers publishing apps on...
The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writers—without their permission.
Companies including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to pay for the power plants and grid upgrades needed to run their data centers.
State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.
“Data centers … they need some PR help,”President Donald Trump said at the event.
Sony is reportedly abandoning its recent push to bring major PlayStation games to PC and will instead keep most single-player titles exclusive to the PlayStation 5. According to Bloomberg, the shift back toward console exclusivity may be driven by weaker PC sales and concerns about diluting the PlayStation brand. From the report: Online games such as Marathon and Marvel Tokon will still be...
Preliminary trials into Zorevunersen find drug to be safe and well tolerated by those with Dravet syndrome
Scientists have hailed a potentially life-changing drug for children with a hard to treat form of epilepsy, after promising early clinical trial results.
Dravet syndrome is a genetic disorder which causes treatment resistant epilepsy and is often accompanied by speech and developmental...
While companies like Anthropic debate limits on military uses of AI, Smack Technologies is training models to plan battlefield operations.
fjo3 shares a report from Reason Magazine: Effective January 1, 2027, providers of computer operating systems in California will be required to implement age verification. That’s just part of a wave of state and national laws attempting to limit children’s access to potentially risky content without considering the perils such laws themselves pose. Now, not a moment too soon, over 400 computer...
Ditch the dongles. These multiport USB hubs will maximize your connectivity options.
Longtime Slashdot reader linuxwrangler writes: Dark Reading reports that a team of researchers has determined that signals from tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMSs), required in U.S. cars since 2007, can be used to track the presence, type, weight, and driving pattern of vehicles. The researchers report (PDF) that the TPMS data, which includes unique sensor IDs, is sent in clear text...
The iPhone 17e is here to fill out Apple’s smartphone lineup. Our primer on the differences and similarities of these iPhones can help you shop.
An earthquake is hitting the world of online sports betting. As the usual barriers have fallen, a revolution is starting in speed, privacy and efficiency. One of the pioneering organizations in this evolution is TrustDice, an elite level sportsbook for all cryptocurrency enthusiasts which combines everyone’s favorite worldwide sporting event with blockchain’s revolutionary benefits. If […]
The Middle East supplies a huge amount of the world’s fertilizer. Conflict in the region has sent prices soaring ahead of the critical spring planting season.
Microsoft spent much of the past week rejecting legitimate emails sent to Outlook.com, Live, and Hotmail accounts due to what appears to be overly aggressive IP reputation filtering or faulty blocklist rules. According to The Register, many senders received 550 errors claiming their networks were blocked, preventing delivery of invoices, notifications, and authentication emails. From the...
Sony’s upgraded Bravia Theater System 6 packs a complete home audio setup into a single box.
Final module focuses on legacy and impact on mental health, particularly for key workers, vulnerable and bereaved people
The final module in the long-running Covid-19 inquiry has concluded, marking the end of public hearings that began almost three years ago.
While other sections of the inquiry have focused on specific areas of the pandemic, such as the care sector, economy, vaccines and...
A bipartisan group of senators raised national security concerns about the chipmaker, which is now partly owned by taxpayers.