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In a recent article published in the New York Times, author Casey Michael Henry argues that today's tech industry keeps borrowing dystopian sci-fi aesthetics and ideas -- often the parts that were meant as warnings -- and repackages them as exciting products without recognizing that they were originally cautionary tales to avoid. "The tech industry is delivering on some of the futuristic notions of late-20th-century science fiction," writes Henry. "Yet it seems, at times, bizarrely unaware that many of thos
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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Some phones have great cameras, while others go for a super-slim design. Red Magic’s latest looks like it wants to boot up a ranked match the second you touch it. The Red Magic 11S Pro series has officially launched in China, marking the brand’s eighth anniversary with a pair of unapologetically gaming-focused phones. The lineup […] Read more ›
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It’s Thursday, May 14, 2026, and the global AI showdown just got louder. From U.S. chips slipping back into China to Meta’s bold privacy play on WhatsApp, surging AI revenues in Asia, and defense-tech unicorns doubling in value overnight, the ... Read more ›
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Telr partners with Geidea to unify online and in-store payments, delivering a seamless omnichannel experience for regional merchants. Read more ›
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Riyad Capital partners with Princess Munira bint Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud and Naif AlRajhi Investment Company to launch a $400m Riyadh real estate fund. Read more ›
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Finnish biotech company Enifer and pet food manufacturer Rovio Pet Foods have jointly developed a semi-moist dog treat using Enifer’s PEKILO® mycoprotein ingredient. Enifer produces PEKILO®, a fungal-based protein derived from industrial side streams, while Rovio Pet Foods manufactures dog and cat food products, including private-label and functional formats for international customers. The collaboration brings […] Read more ›
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INPUT Global will host The (un)Banked conference on 3 June in Amsterdam, bringing finance and digital asset leaders together to explore the intersection of regulated finance and onchain infrastructure. Read more ›
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Michael Saylor and team added 24,869 BTC last week, bringing total holdings to 843,738 coins. Read more ›
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Realme is launching the 16T in India on May 22, and the brand has already confirmed that the phone has an 8,000 mAh battery. Today, Realme has also revealed that it comes with a 50MP f/1.8 main camera using Sony's IMX852 sensor. There's also a tiny mirror on the back so you can use this camera for your selfies if you want. The company is promising six-year lag-free scrolling and... Read more ›
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A surprising behind-the-scenes tactic is helping Intel cash in on soaring AI demand, while exposing just how strained the CPU market has become. Read more ›
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Разбираем frontend и эксплуатацию real-time системы на Laravel и Centrifugo: JS client, reconnect, token refresh, HTTP recovery, Nginx, логи и мониторинг. Читать далее Read more ›
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Меня зовут Ирек Агмалов, я DBA-SRE в Ви.Tech - IT-дочке ВсеИнструменты.ру.Мы обновляли PostgreSQL в кластере Patroni и хотели переключить приложение на новую версию без смены строки подключения и без долгого простоя.Для роутинга у нас уже использовались consul-dns и Patroni, поэтому вместо замены DSN мы попробовали временно взять переключение трафика на себя через записи в Consul. В статье покажу, как перевели реплику на PostgreSQL 18, сохранили синхронизацию через логическую репликацию и... Read more ›
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The RedMagic 11S Pro and RedMagic 11S Pro Plus gaming smartphones have officially launched, focusing on high performance, active cooling, and high-capacity battery configurations. Tailored to the gaming community, the premium variant features a distinct design that exposes a portion of its liquid cooling mechanism. Both models incorporate an internal 24,000 rpm cooling fan while maintaining an IPX8 water-resistance certification. Shared Specifications and Performance The two devices share a 6.85-inch... Read more ›
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The bank projects $4 trillion of tokenized assets by 2028, boosting demand for blockchain-native lending and trading infrastructure. Read more ›
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Before everything went digital, cars like these defined what driving felt like. A look back at the standout models from the 2006 lineup. Read more ›
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Wyndham CEO Geoff Ballotti was diagnosed with "multiple myeloma, but it was caught "early" and his prognosis is "favorable. The 65-year-old executive will remain in his role while he undergoes treatment. Read more ›
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Woot today has Apple's first generation AirTag 4-Pack for $45.59 with the code SAVETWENTY, down from $99.00. This code works on numerous products sitewide this week on Woot, taking 20 percent off for existing customers and 30 percent off for new customers. This means that if you've never purchased anything at Woot, you can get the AirTag 4-Pack for around $40 this week. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with... Read more ›
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If you've been seeing loads of posts about a disconcerting indie game called HoverGrease 2, then you're not the only one. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic. Last year, the company said that during pre-release tests involving a fictional company, Claude Opus 4 would often try to blackmail engineers to avoid being replaced by another system. Anthropic later published research suggesting that models from other companies had similar issues with "agentic misalignment." Apparently... Read more ›
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Apple now requires Education Store shoppers in the U.S. and several other countries to verify their student, educator, parent, or homeschool-teacher status through UNiDAYS, ending the previous honor-system approach. 9to5Mac reports: Starting today, Apple requires shoppers in the United States to complete verification when making a purchase via the Education Store. This change also applies to Australia, Hong Kong, Turkey, Canada, and Chile. In many other markets around the world,... Read more ›
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Google says it has seen the first evidence of cybercriminals using AI to create a zero-day vulnerability. "Google reported its findings to the unnamed firm affected by the vulnerability before releasing its report," reports Politico. "The company then issued a patch to fix the issue." From the report: Google Threat Intelligence Group researchers detailed the development in a report released Monday. Zero-day exploits are considered the most serious type of... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Speaking to graduates of University of Central Florida's College of Arts and Humanities and Nicholson School of Communication and Media on May 8, commencement speaker Gloria Caulfield, vice president of strategic alliances at Tavistock Group, told graduating humanities students that AI is the "next industrial revolution," and was met with thousands of booing graduates. "And let's face it, change can be... Read more ›
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Apple says end-to-end encryption for RCS messages between iPhone and Android is now available in iOS 26.5, though the feature is still considered beta and depends on carrier support on both sides. MacRumors reports: Apple says that it worked with Google to lead a cross-industry effort to add E2EE to RCS. iOS users will need iOS 26.5, while Android users will need the latest version of Google Messages. End-to-end encryption... Read more ›
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GM is laying off about 500 to 600 salaried IT workers, mainly in Austin, Texas, and Warren, Michigan, as it restructures its technology organization and trims costs. "GM is transforming its Information Technology organization to better position the company for the future. As part of that work, we have made the difficult decision to eliminate certain roles globally. We are grateful for the contributions of the employees affected and are... Read more ›
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cURL creator Daniel Stenberg says Anthropic's hyped Mythos bug-hunting model found only one confirmed low-severity vulnerability in cURL, plus a few non-security bugs, after he expected a much longer list. He argues Mythos may be useful, but not meaningfully beyond other modern AI code-analysis tools. "My personal conclusion can however not end up with anything else than that the big hype around this model so far was primarily marketing," Stenberg... Read more ›
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Nvidia's real AI moat isn't "a piece of hardware," writes Wired's Sheon Han. It's CUDA: a mature, deeply optimized software ecosystem that keeps machine-learning workloads tied to Nvidia GPUs. An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: What sounds like a chemical compound banned by the FDA may be the one true moat in AI. CUDA technically stands for Compute Unified Device Architecture, but much like laser or scuba, no... Read more ›
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Digg is relaunching again, this time as an AI-focused news aggregator rather than the Reddit-style community site it recently abandoned. TechCrunch reports: On Friday evening, the founder previewed a link to the newly redesigned Digg, which now looks nothing like a Reddit clone and more like the news aggregator it once was. This time around, the site is focused on ranking news -- specifically, AI news to start. In an... Read more ›
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A Georgia data center developed by QTS used nearly 30 million gallons of water through two unaccounted-for connections before residents complained about low water pressure and the county utility discovered the issue. "All told, the developer, Quality Technology Services, owed nearly $150,000 for using more than 29 million gallons of unaccounted-for water," reports Politico. "That is equivalent to 44 Olympic-size swimming pools and far exceeds the peak limit agreed to... Read more ›
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