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After two years of testing, McDonald's has ended its use of AI-powered drive-thru ordering. "The company was trialing IBM tech at more than 100 of its restaurants but it will remove those systems from all locations by the end of July, meaning that customers will once again be placing orders with a human instead of a computer," reports Engadget. From the report: As part of that decision, McDonald's is ending its automated order taking (AOT) partnership with IBM. However, McDonald's may be considering other p
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Apple today released tvOS 18.6, the latest version of the tvOS operating system. tvOS 18.6 comes 11 weeks after the launch of tvOS 18.5, and it is available for the Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD models. tvOS 18.6 can be downloaded using the Settings app on the Apple TV. Open up Settings and go to System > Software Update to get the new software. Apple TV owners who... Read more ›
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A laptop will cost you more today, but maybe one day you'll get a check in the mail. Read more ›
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Apple today released macOS Sequoia 15.6, the sixth major update to the macOS Sequoia operating system that launched last September. macOS Sequoia 15.6 comes a over two months after the launch of macOS Sequoia 15.5. Mac users can download the macOS Sequoia 15.6 update through the Software Update section of System Settings. It is available for free on all Macs able to run macOS 15. macOS Sequoia 15.6 is light... Read more ›
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The Home Depot is well on its way to becoming a Spirit Halloween that also sells weed whackers. Here we are in July, and the retailer is already rolling out its Halloween product lineup. The centerpiece is the latest version of Skelly, the hardware store's viral skeleton. Meet the $279 animatronic Ultra Skelly. Given its name, you might think Ultra Skelly is even bigger than the standard 12-ft. model. But... Read more ›
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YouTube is starting its age checks in the US, so maybe stop watching so many Roblox videos. Read more ›
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OpenAI launches Study Mode for ChatGPT, intensifying a battle with Google over the future of AI-powered education Read more ›
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Apple today released iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, the sixth updates to the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating systems. iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6 come more than two months after the release of iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5. The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. iOS 18.6 addresses a Photos-related bug that could prevent users... Read more ›
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Samsung buried full screen mode in its new DeX on One UI 8. Here's how to enable it. Read more ›
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The iconic Waldorf Astoria New York is reopening in September after an eight-year renovation. Business Insider got a sneak peek. Read more ›
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Wesley LePatner was Blackstone's head of real estate and CEO of an evergreen real estate fund. She was a BI rising star. Read more ›
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New AI regulations suggested by the White House mirror changes to environmental permitting suggested by Meta and a lobbying group representing firms like Google and Amazon Web Services. Read more ›
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Meta told employees it's developing a new type of coding interview where candidates will be able to use AI assistants. Read more ›
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Evidenced in a fresh build of One UI, it appears Samsung might be planning a major shakeup for the Galaxy 26 lineup. For quite some time, we’ve had a base Galaxy S model, along with a Plus (larger) model of that phone, then the Ultra model. If this evidence pans out to be true, you … Continued Read the original post: Report: Samsung Axes Galaxy S26 and S26+, Opts for... Read more ›
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“When you have an extended period of prosperity with no existential war, there’s no cleansing function..." Read more ›
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Microsoft is implementing age verification for Xbox users, in compliance with the UK's new Online Safety Act. Read more Read more ›
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Sony has announced the three monthly games coming to PS Plus in August, available for Premium, Extra, and Essential subscribers. Read more Read more ›
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The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial passenger jet, faces mounting maintenance challenges as regulatory authorities issue an increasing number of safety directives. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has listed 95 airworthiness directives for the A380 since January 2020, approximately double the number issued for large Boeing aircraft during the same period. The directives address problems including leaking escape slides, cracked seals, and a ruptured landing-gear axle. A comprehensive... Read more ›
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More than a half-billion dollars from the SBA's pandemic grant program for live entertainment was "potentially improper," a new report says. Read more ›
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Apple today released watchOS 11.6, the sixth update to the operating system that runs on the Apple Watch. watchOS 11.6 comes more than two months after Apple released watchOS 11.5. The update is compatible with the Apple Watch Series 6 and later, all Apple Watch Ultra models, and the Apple Watch SE 2. watchOS 11.6 can be downloaded on a connected iPhone by opening up the Apple Watch app and... Read more ›
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A global study of over 88,000 adults reveals that poor sleep habits—like going to bed inconsistently or having disrupted circadian rhythms—are tied to dramatically higher risks for dozens of diseases, including liver cirrhosis and gangrene. Contrary to common belief, sleeping more than 9 hours wasn't found to be harmful when measured objectively, exposing flaws in previous research. Scientists now say it's time to redefine “good sleep” to include regularity, not... Read more ›
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A cyber-espionage campaign exploiting vulnerable Microsoft server software has escalated to deploying ransomware against victims, Microsoft said, marking a significant shift from typical state-backed data theft operations to attacks designed to paralyze networks until payment is made. The campaign by a group Microsoft calls "Storm-2603" has compromised at least 400 organizations, according to Netherlands-based cybersecurity firm Eye Security, quadrupling from 100 victims cataloged over the weekend. The Nati Read more ›
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Windows 11 has become indistinguishable from malware because of the way Microsoft has inserted intrusive advertising, AI monitoring features, and constant distractions designed to drive user engagement and monetization to the operating system, argues veteran writer and developer Rupert Goodwins of The Register. Goodwins contends that Microsoft has transformed Windows 11 into "an ADHD horror show, full of distractions, promotions and snares" where AI features "constantly video what you're doing... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: A hacker managed to plant destructive wiping commands into Amazon's "Q" AI coding agent. This has sent shockwaves across developer circles. As details continue to emerge, both the tech industry and Amazon's user base have responded with criticism, concern, and calls for transparency. It started when a hacker successfully compromised a version of Amazon's widely used AI coding assistant, 'Q.' He did... Read more ›
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A Chinese inventor with no medical training is charging cancer patients $20,000 to inject highly concentrated chlorine dioxide -- a toxic bleach solution -- directly into their tumors, and is working with a former pharmaceutical executive to bring the unproven treatment to the United States, Wired reports. Xuewu Liu uses injections containing 20,000 parts per million of chlorine dioxide, significantly higher than the 3,000 ppm concentrations typically found in oral... Read more ›
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Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, equivalent to $340,000 per citizen, may be undermining the country's economic health, according to a contentious new book. Martin Bech Holte's "The Country That Became Too Rich" argues that oil revenue has made Norway bloated and unproductive, with data supporting several concerns. Norway has recorded the slowest productivity growth among wealthy nations over the past two decades while Norwegians take 27.5 sick days annually,... Read more ›
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"Search engines still require users to use critical thinking to interpret and contextualize the results," argues Aaron French, an assistant professor of information systems. But with the rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, "internet users aren't just outsourcing memory — they may be outsourcing thinking itself." Generative AI tools don't just retrieve information; they can create, analyze and summarize it. This represents a fundamental shift: Arguably, generative AI is... Read more ›
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Conspiracy theorists drastically overestimate how many people share their beliefs, according to a study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Researchers conducted eight studies involving over 4,000 US adults and found that while participants believed conspiracy claims just 12% of the time, believers thought they were in the majority 93% of the time. The study examined beliefs about claims such as the Apollo Moon landings being faked and... Read more ›
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Researchers from La Sapienza University in Rome have developed "WhoFi," a system that uses the way a person's body distorts Wi-Fi signals to re-identify them across different locations -- even if they're not carrying a phone. By training a deep neural network on these subtle signal distortions, the researchers claim WhoFi is able to achieve up to 95.5% accuracy. The Register reports: "The core insight is that as a Wi-Fi... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Hacking is hard. Well, sometimes. Other times, you just call up a company's IT service desk and pretend to be an employee who needs a password reset, an Okta multifactor authentication reset, and a Microsoft multifactor authentication reset... and it's done. Without even verifying your identity. So you use that information to log in to the target network and discover a... Read more ›
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A cyber-espionage campaign exploiting unpatched Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities has breached approximately 400 organizations worldwide, including the US National Nuclear Security Administration, according to Netherlands-based cybersecurity firm Eye Security. The figure represents a four-fold increase from 100 organizations cataloged over the weekend, with researchers calling it likely an undercount since not all attack vectors leave detectable artifacts. Microsoft identified three Chinese groups -- s Read more ›
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