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The Trump administration’s crackdown on perceived left-wing threats following the death of Charlie Kirk continued on Monday evening, with Donald Trump announcing an executive order titled “Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization.” The order directs federal departments and agencies to “investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those...
People walk through the hallways at an Equinix data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on May 9, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images
Even if AI turns out not to be as much of an energy hog as people are making it out to be, it could still spell out trouble for power grids across the US.
Tech companies are already burning through increasing amounts of electricity to train and run new AI models. And they'...
New iPhones for the AI era. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge
If you’ve been holding off on getting a new iPhone, now’s the perfect time to size up your options. Apple recently launched its 2025 iPhone lineup, which includes the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and a brand-new model, the ultra-thin iPhone Air. These new phones offer a number of new features over their predecessors, such as...
Steam has taken down a game containing malware that drained the cryptocurrency wallets belonging to hundreds of players, as reported earlier by Bleeping Computer. The free-to-play 2D platformer, titled BlockBlasters, took more than $150,000 from victims, including $32,000 from a streamer raising funds for their cancer treatment.
In a post on X, malware tracker vx-underground revealed that...
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show is returning on Tuesday after Disney pulled it off the air over comments made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In a statement on Monday, Disney said it planned to resume production after having “thoughtful conversations” with Kimmel.
“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense...
Facebook Dating is getting new AI features to help users avoid “swipe fatigue,” Meta announced today. The new features include a new “dating assistant” AI chatbot that helps you find potential matches as well as a new “Meet Cute” feature that automatically matches you with someone using a “personalized” algorithm.
With the dating assistant, you can type out specific prompts to try and...
On Monday, more than 200 former heads of state, diplomats, Nobel laureates, AI leaders, scientists, and others all agreed on one thing: There should be an international agreement on “red lines” that AI should never cross — for instance, not allowing AI to impersonate a human being or self-replicate.
They, along with more than 70 organizations that address AI, have all signed the Global...
It feels like July’s four-day Prime Day just happened, but Amazon’s annual fall sale event is about to make its return. Prime Big Deal Days kicks off on Tuesday, October 7th, at 3AM ET and lasts through October 9th at the same time. For those who haven’t shopped this event in previous years, think of it as a Black Friday / Cyber Monday primer that lets you get the jump on your holiday...
The Steam Autumn Sale starts next Monday, but Valve dropped an early treat in the form of a rare Steam Deck LCD discount. The 256GB model that normally sells for $399.99 is $319.20 through October 6th at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. I, for one, thank Valve for dropping this deal now instead of when the servers inevitably hiccup at the start of the game sale.
For anyone out there deciding between the...
When Disney-owned ABC put Jimmy Kimmel Live on indefinite suspension, the broadcaster's logic was easy to understand: Kimmel's joke - a riff on the way Donald Trump started talking about construction on the White House's new ballroom after being asked how he felt about Charlie Kirk being shot - was mild. But the bit prompted Trump-appointed Federal Communications Commission chairman...