- SNL Skewers Anthropic CEO: ‘I Urge You to Urge Me to Stop’
Montag 22:16 – Gael Cooper at News – CNET
Jane Wickline plays a sweaty, Gollum-esque Dario Amodei in this sharp satire. - Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion for Infringing Haptics Patent in iPhone, Apple Watch
Montag 22:04 – Ty Pendlebury at News – CNET
A jury awards Taction Technology damages for Apple allegedly using its patented vibration-based tactile technology in its own devices. - AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs in a deal worth more than $8 billion
Montag 21:31 – Jay Peters at The Verge
AMD announced today that it’s acquiring World Labs, an AI research lab co-founded by the prominent researcher Dr. Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal worth approximately $8.2 billion. World Labs launched in 2024 and was valued at $1 billion in a matter of months. The startup launched its first commercial product, a world generation model […] - You Should Download iOS 27.0.1 Now for These iPhone Fixes
Montag 21:10 – Zachary McAuliffe at News – CNET
The update includes a fix for a bug that might cause your touchscreen to stop working. - Watch a YouTuber Emulate PlayStation 5 Games on an Xbox Series X
Montag 21:03 – Zachary McAuliffe at News – CNET
“Xbox backward compatibility is getting out of hand,” he writes. - VW Previews ID Tiguan Electric SUV to Replace ID 4 in 2027
Montag 20:51 – Antuan Goodwin at News – CNET
The electric SUV is set to make its full debut in early October before arriving in the US next year. - Did Anthropic Really Make a Big Biology Breakthrough? We Asked Scientists to Weigh In
Montag 20:30 – Joe Hindy at News – CNET
Claude’s enzyme discovery is neat, but it’s unclear what comes next, or whether it was truly original. - Bose starts adding Auracast to its headphones
Montag 19:31 – John Higgins at The Verge
A new firmware update for the $449 Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Gen 2 adds support for Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast as beta features. The flagship Ultra headphones are the first from Bose to support the audio sharing technology, which the company plans to bring to more devices soon. Only a few major manufacturers include […] - OpenAI’s AI agents need to catch up
Montag 18:45 – Hayden Field at The Verge
OpenAI popularized the modern generative AI chatbot, but as its 2026 DevDay event approaches, it’s fallen behind in one of the industry’s hottest categories: continuously running, consumer-facing AI agents. On Tuesday, it will likely try to capture the lead in that race. Rumors abound that OpenAI will release its own AI agent, dubbed Aeon – […] - Trump finalizes rule to make cars less fuel efficient
Montag 18:39 – Justine Calma at The Verge
The US Department of Transportation finalized its plans today to weaken fuel efficiency standards, calling it „among the largest deregulatory actions under the second Trump Administration.“ It’s a nail in the coffin for Biden-era standards that would have required fleet average fuel economy to reach 50.4 miles per gallon by model year 2031. President Donald […] - AI is supercharging hacking, and your local hospitals and banks aren’t ready
Montag 18:30 – Hayden Field at The Verge
In March, Janice Malone began getting calls about suspicious activity from her nonprofit organization, Vivian’s Door. Vivian’s Door, headquartered in Alabama, typically provided training, resources, and community to underserved and minority-owned businesses. The work sometimes put it in close contact with these companies‘ financial data, which was stored on its systems. But suddenly, concerned callers […] - CNET’s Best Overall Portable Power Station Is $300 Off Right Now for Prime Day
Montag 17:59 – Aashna Gheewalla at News – CNET
Our Editors’ Choice and Lab Award winner delivers top-tier performance for home backup, emergencies and off-grid power. - SpaceX Hits Major Milestone, Launching Starship Into Orbit for First Time
Montag 17:55 – Alex Valdes at News – CNET
The world’s largest launch vehicle ever delivers 26 of the most advanced Starlink satellites into space. - Florida seeks a ban on ChatGPT acting like a person
Montag 17:00 – Stevie Bonifield at The Verge
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for a judge to block OpenAI from „giving ChatGPT false human attributes,“ a few months after Florida sued the AI company over safety concerns. According to Uthmeier, users are lulled into a false sense of security by the AI bot, as „ChatGPT’s use of language, including first-person pronouns […] - OpenAI keeps bulldozing mathematicians
Montag 17:00 – Robert Hart at The Verge
In a chaotic few months, OpenAI has demonstrated it can do two things with remarkable consistency: make impressive breakthroughs in mathematics, then colossally screw up announcing them. OpenAI is now trying to do better. Somehow, it has botched that too. OpenAI’s latest attempt to repair fractured relations with a mathematical community it has repeatedly alienated […] - Walmart won’t hike prices based on your shopping history, CEO says
Montag 16:44 – Emma Roth at The Verge
Walmart says it won’t change product prices based on your personal information or the time of day, as reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal. In a letter to customers, Walmart CEO John Furner writes that the company’s switch to digital shelf labels is meant to save store associates time, rather than dynamically change prices. […] - Volkswagen replaces ID.4 with all-electric Tiguan
Montag 15:43 – Andrew J. Hawkins at The Verge
In a widely expected move, Volkswagen announced Monday that it will replace the recently retired ID.4 crossover with the upcoming ID.Tiguan. The decision is an acknowledgment by the German automaker that its more recognizable nameplates like Tiguan are likely an easier sell with consumers, especially when it comes to EVs. When it lands in Europe […] - Dreame’s step-climbing X50 Ultra mopping vacuum is hundreds off
Montag 14:55 – Cameron Faulkner at The Verge
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a big price cut on a capable robot vacuum and mop hybrid that can scale over short steps and threshold to hunt messes. Dreame’s X50 Ultra is the model that my colleague Jen recommends for hard floors and carpets, and it’s down to $899.99 at Amazon for Prime […] - AeroPress Unveils a Coffee Press Made of Luscious Walnut Wood
Montag 12:00 – Anna Gragert at News – CNET
The portable travel press just got an all-natural makeover. - Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit
Montag 11:16 – BBC News
Audio firm Taction Technology claimed Apple infringed its patents for tech used to power device vibrations. - This Comically Dark PSA Pushes Back Against Big Tech Enshittification
Samstag 9:00 – Joe Hindy at News – CNET
Cory Doctorow and the Norwegian Consumer Council are behind a hilarious and insightful ad campaign about how everything’s getting worse. - OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites
Samstag 2:50 – BBC News
OpenAI said its bots accessed public data from a range of institutions during test exercises. - Tech Now
Samstag 1:00 – BBC News
Ammie Sekhon explores tech used to identify and remove counterfeit products online. - Leaks Show That Meta’s New AI Agent Relied on Real People to Make Calls
Samstag 0:13 – Lori Grunin at News – CNET
Reports indicate Muse was routing calls the AI was supposedly making to humans in call centers. - Inside iconic horror game Silent Hill's Scottish makeover
Freitag 23:34 – BBC News
One of gaming’s biggest horror franchises has come to the UK. Can it live up to the original? - Inside the FBI hack: Agents fearful and angry after 'dangerous' data breach
Freitag 23:05 – BBC News
Current and former agents speak to the BBC about the devastating impact of the FBI hack. - You Might See Prime as a Shipping Option on Sites Other Than Amazon. How It Works
Freitag 19:44 – Alex Valdes at News – CNET
Some independent stores are now offering Prime delivery without you having to log in to your Amazon account. - iOS 27 Lets You Do Check Splitting and Custom Cards in Apple Wallet
Freitag 18:59 – Omar Gallaga at News – CNET
New features include creating a Wallet card from a physical business card or scanning a receipt to split the bill. - Gemini’s Live Avatar Puts a Face on Its AI Agent. It’s Freaking Me Out
Freitag 18:01 – Dashia Milden at News – CNET
Pretend you’re not talking to a lip-synching avatar. - Watch UEFA Nations League Soccer: Livestream Turkey vs. France From Anywhere
Freitag 17:41 – Kevin Lynch at News – CNET
Zinedine Zidane takes charge of Les Bleus for the first time in İzmit. - Special agents' blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack
Freitag 13:56 – BBC News
Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks. - Ninja CrushBoss Review: The Perfect Blender If You Hate Chopping Vegetables
Freitag 13:06 – John Carlsen at News – CNET
The food processor and blender attachments are handy, while other elements feel like overkill. - US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X
Freitag 9:48 – BBC News
The EU had said X „deceives users“ by selling blue ticks without „meaningfully verifying“ accounts. - X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
Donnerstag 23:03 – BBC News
Where do America’s X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones? - Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack
Donnerstag 18:06 – BBC News
Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN. - Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first
Donnerstag 15:42 – BBC News
Australia criticised OpenAI for taking „too long“ to tell them about the breach which happened in June. - Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system – and can it be stopped in the future?
Donnerstag 14:08 – BBC News
News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech. - FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents
Donnerstag 12:23 – BBC News
The hackers claim they have every agent’s name, role, badge number and personal details including home address, phone numbers and spouse information. - Are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era?
Donnerstag 11:29 – BBC News
Despite promises to make safe AI, examples of bots behaving badly are now coming at us thick and fast. - What you need to know about the OpenAI Australian government hack
Donnerstag 5:18 – BBC News
The BBC’s North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali explains how the Medicare breach happened, and why it matters.