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The Mozilla executive in charge of Firefox says that while some people just want AI tools that are genuinely useful, "We've heard from many who want nothing to do with AI..."
"Listening to our community, alongside our ongoing commitment to offer choice, led us to build AI controls."
Starting with Firefox 148, which rolls out on Feb. 24, you'll find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings. It provides a single place to block current and future generative AI features in Firefox....
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Сейчас 3 часа ночи, а Иван не ел с обеда. На его столе стоит стакан воды, который он наполнил шесть часов назад. Он все еще полный.Он склонился над ноутбуком, яростно печатая на клавиатуре, глаза красные от недосыпа. На экране: окно терминала, чат Клода и растущий набор скриптов на Python. Он создает систему автоматизации электронной почты. Не потому, что кто-то его об этом попросил. А потому, что он понял, что может... Read more ›
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Researchers at Cortical Labs used living human neurons grown on a chip to learn how to play Doom in about a week. "While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step closer to useful real-world applications, like controlling robot arms," reports New Scientist. From the report: In 2021, the Australian company Cortical Labs used its neuron-powered computer chips to play Pong.... Read more ›
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Since testing this modern, mid-range TV, I’m beginning to doubt whether every screen requires a soundbar by default. Read more ›
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I reviewed the new Rematch controller for Nintendo Switch 2, and while it impressed me with TMR thumbsticks and a fun design, I wish Turtle Beach added a few more features. Read more ›
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After twenty years of dinner parties where someone complains about their cleaner while you remember eating beans on toast when money was tight, you realize the price of social mobility is becoming fluent in two worlds but never quite belonging to either. Read more ›
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Whether you're a DIY veteran or looking to dip a toe into the world of electronic mods, these are the best soldering irons you can use. Read more ›
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Author Dan Simmons, best known for the epic sci-fi novel Hyperion and its sequels, has died at 77 following a stroke. Ars Technica's Eric Berger remembers Simmons, writing: Simmons, who worked in elementary education before becoming an author in the 1980s, produced a broad portfolio of writing that spanned several genres, including horror fiction, historical fiction, and science fiction. Often, his books included elements of all of these. This obituary... Read more ›
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The company's new flagship smart ring stores more data, too. But that doesn't really help Americans. Read more ›
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Laid-off Block employees say they were embracing AI tools in what one called an almost "celebratory" way. Then it replaced them. Read more ›
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The Ratio Four drip-coffee machine offers solid, small-batch brews with absolutely minimal hassle –it's great for couples or coffee fans that are flying solo. Read more ›
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Ford has started making the 'frunk', or front trunk, a paid-for option on its 2026 Mustang Mach-E. And it isn't going down well. Read more ›
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New submitter DeanonymizedCoward shares a report from TechCrunch: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is reportedly in crisis following major budget cuts, layoffs, and furloughs under the Trump administration, says TechCrunch. The agency has now replaced its acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, after a turbulent year marked by controversy and internal turmoil. During his tenure, Gottumukkala allegedly mishandled sensitive information by uploading government documents to ChatGPT, Read more ›
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The ability to wash and dry carpets and rugs in one go with a single tool can help you free up storage space, but praise isn't universal. Read more ›
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Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across the world, there’s something magical about the old-school instant camera. With just a click of a button, you can capture a moment in a photo that you can see and touch almost immediately. Images captured by an instant camera […] Read more ›
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The Galaxy S26 is having its week, but in potentially better news for those not looking to upgrade, we have new software updates for the phones you already own. Samsung is finally pushing out February updates to its phones in the US. The Samsung February update is rolling out to the entire Galaxy S25 series, … Continued Read the original post: Samsung February Updates Finally Arrive on All These Devices Read more ›
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A software engineer tried steering his robot vacuum with a videogame controller, reports Popular Science — but ended up with "a sneak peak into thousands of people's homes." While building his own remote-control app, Sammy Azdoufal reportedly used an AI coding assistant to help reverse-engineer how the robot communicated with DJI's remote cloud servers. But he soon discovered that the same credentials that allowed him to see and control his... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: You wear them at work, you wear them at play, you wear them to relax. You may even get sweaty in them at the gym. But an investigation into headphones has found every single pair tested contained substances hazardous to human health, including chemicals that can cause cancer, neurodevelopmental problems and the feminization of males. [...] Researchers say that while individual... Read more ›
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The first fiber-optic cable ever laid across an ocean -- TAT-8, a nearly 6,000-kilometer line between the United States, United Kingdom, and France that carried its first traffic on December 14, 1988 -- is now being pulled off the Atlantic seabed after more than two decades of sitting dormant, bound for recycling in South Africa. Subsea Environmental Services, one of only three companies in the world whose entire business is... Read more ›
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Lockheed Martin's F-35 combat aircraft is a supersonic stealth "strike fighter." But this week the military news site TWZ reports that the fighter's "computer brain," including "its cloud-based components, could be cracked to accept third-party software updates, just like 'jailbreaking' a cellphone, according to the Dutch State Secretary for Defense." TWZ notes that the Dutch defense secretary made the remarks during an episode of BNR Nieuwsradio's "Boekestijn en de Wijk"... Read more ›
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IBM shares plunged nearly 13% on Monday after Anthropic published a blog post arguing that its Claude Code tool could automate much of the complex analysis work involved in modernizing COBOL, the decades-old programming language that still underpins an estimated 95% of ATM transactions in the United States and runs on the kind of mainframe systems IBM has sold for generations. Anthropic said the shrinking pool of developers who understand... Read more ›
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Google and Microsoft contributed $5 million to launch Alpha-Omega in 2022 — a Linux Foundation project to help secure the open source supply chain. But its co-founder Michael Winser warns that open source registries are in financial peril, reports The Register, since they're still relying on non-continuous funding from grants and donations. And it's not just because bandwidth is expensive, he said at this year's FOSDEM. "The problem is they... Read more ›
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Fossil fuels produce NO2, which is linked to asthma attacks, bronchitis, and higher risks of heart disease and stroke, according the EV news site Electrek. But the nonprofit news site Grist.org notes a new analysis showing that those emissions decreased by 1.1% for every increase of 200 electric vehicles — across nearly 1,700 ZIP codes. "A pretty small addition of cars at the ZIP code level led to a decline... Read more ›
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Imagine a 280-unit apartment complex offering no on-site leasing office with a human agent for questions. "Instead, the entire process has been outsourced to AI..." reports SFGate, "from touring to signing the lease to completing management tasks once you actually move in." Now imagine it's far more than just one apartment complex... At two other Jack London Square apartment buildings, my initial interactions were also with a robot. At the... Read more ›
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When one company asked job applicants to submit a video where they answer a question, most of the 300 responses were "eerily similar," reports the Washington Post (with a company executive saying it was "abundantly clear" they'd used AI.) Job seekers are turning to AI to help them land jobs more quickly in a tough labor market.... Employers say that's having an unintended consequence: Many applications are looking and sounding... Read more ›
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The consumer movement Stop Killing Games "has come a long way in the two years since YouTuber Ross Scott got mad about Ubisoft's destruction of The Crew in 2024," writes the gaming news site PC Gamer. "The short version is, he won: 1.3 million people signed the group's petition, mandating its consideration by the European Union, and while Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot reminded us all that nothing is forever, his... Read more ›
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