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Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 rolling out for Pixel

Google released Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 for Pixel devices, primarily addressing a severe UI stuttering and multi-second freezing issue.

16 Oct2 min read

A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops

Nvidia's new RTX Spark N1X processor, an Arm-based SoC for high-end laptops, offers strong performance for developers and content creators, rivaling chips from Apple, Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.

Hello Toronto – Waymo Is En Route

Waymo is expanding its fully autonomous ride-hailing service to Toronto, Canada, with manual vehicle testing beginning soon and a goal to welcome riders by 2028.

Big Fish: Exploiting a 37-Year-Old Kernel Bug in OpenBSD

Researchers exploited a 37-year-old kernel bug in OpenBSD, an integer overflow in a shared memory attachment counter, to achieve local privilege escalation to root.

Redesigning Source Control at Anthropic

Anthropic developed Scion, a custom centralized source control system, to manage over 30,000 daily code changes and 25 million daily checkouts, driven by the rapid expansion of their AI models.

16 Oct5 min read

Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy

Mark Wahlberg believes AI can enhance filmmaking, like stadium settings in his upcoming Pete Rose biopic, and is open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy.

Woman arrested after blocking delivery robot in Center City Philadelphia

A woman was arrested in Philadelphia for repeatedly blocking an Uber delivery robot, stating she was protesting the machines for replacing human workers.

16 Oct27 min read

The Tesla Roadster flew, drove upside down, and hit 60mph in under a second

Tesla demonstrated its next-generation Roadster, showcasing its ability to drive upside down, briefly fly, and accelerate to 60mph in under a second at an event in Waco, Texas.

16 Oct6 min read

Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style

Tesla unveiled its redesigned second-generation Roadster, featuring SpaceX thrusters that enable the car to lift, spin, and maneuver in midair, with production slated for 2028.

16 Oct6 min read

Microsoft’s new Photos app combines your PC, OneDrive, and iCloud galleries

Microsoft's redesigned Photos app for Windows 11 integrates PC, OneDrive, and iCloud galleries, offering a unified browsing experience with an overhauled editor and improved performance.

15 Oct3 min read

Trump calls off livestream of execution

Donald Trump announced the cancellation of the planned livestream for Nidal Hasan's execution, stating that many people would prefer not to watch the event.

Prompt injection in HTTP headers: what 217M web responses show

A scan of 217 million web responses found 7,959 sites sending HTTP headers aimed at AI agents, with 30 sites attempting prompt injections, mostly as pranks.

15 Oct32 min read

How Windows is being optimized for Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops

Microsoft optimized Windows for Nvidia's new Arm-based RTX Spark laptops, focusing on local AI model integration, a streamlined AI agent setup, and memory management for improved performance.

15 Oct14 min read

Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US

Google's Universal Cart, a new shopping tool, is now available in the U.S., allowing users to collect and monitor products from various retailers across Google Search and the Gemini app.

15 Oct5 min read

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Samsung says the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is more popular than ever thanks to iPhone Duo

Samsung reports a significant increase in demand and search interest for its Galaxy Z Fold 8, attributing the surge to Apple's recent launch of the iPhone Duo foldable.

The Double Headed Stack Allocator

The double headed stack allocator, or bump allocator, optimizes memory allocation and deallocation in high performance applications by using two stack pointers to manage memory from both ends of a single buffer.

15 Oct9 min read

Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis

Ricursive Intelligence is developing AI to design more efficient chips, aiming to automate and accelerate the process, which could help address the growing demand for computing power.

15 Oct3 min read

Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’

Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology, arguing that societal progress and reduced crime necessitate some privacy trade-offs, despite growing public backlash and contract cancellations.

15 Oct5 min read

Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to

Floqer's AI agents automate sales prospecting by continuously researching companies and contacts across various sources, aiming to reduce manual data collection for B2B sales and marketing teams.

14 Oct4 min read

$15 gets you Psychonauts 2, the latest Like a Dragon game, and more

Humble Choice offers subscribers Psychonauts 2, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and Price of Persia: The Lost Crown for $14.99 per month.

ASML's strong orders ease fears AI spending boom is running out of steam

ASML, a key supplier to chipmakers, reported strong new orders, easing concerns among investors that the artificial intelligence spending boom might be slowing down.

14 Oct