Media giant settles for $930k with FTC over allegations it lied about eavesdropping on conversations through smart devices
It’s not every day a titan of industry pays six figures to settle claims it lied about spying on users via their smart home devices, but the FTC said that it would conclude the case against TV, radio,…
As memory prices squeeze enterprise buyers, Lenovo laughs all the way to the bank
PC buyers may be wincing at memory price hikes, but Lenovo isn't. The China-based tech biz says it sidestepped much of the industry pain by switching to premium devices and the numbers back it up. For…
Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K…
Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement Two additional marketing companies will also pay $25,000 each. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/markete…
Meta’s Forum is part Reddit, part Facebook, and part Google AI Overview…
Meta’s Forum is part Reddit, part Facebook, and part Google AI Overview https://www.theverge.com/tech/936290/meta-forum-facebook-groups-app-hands-on
Elon, stop trying to make Grok happen…
Elon, stop trying to make Grok happen https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/936219/elon-stop-trying-to-make-grok-happen
Venmo Redesign Makes New Users' Posts Friends-Only by Default…
Venmo Redesign Makes New Users' Posts Friends-Only by Default https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/05/22/1657237/venmo-redesign-makes-new-users-posts-friends-only-by-default?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
Govee’s colorful, JBL-tuned Lamp Pro 2 is matching its best price to date…
Govee’s colorful, JBL-tuned Lamp Pro 2 is matching its best price to date https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/935685/govee-table-lamp-2-pro-owala-freesip-sway-water-bottle-deal-sale
Google appeals search monopoly ruling, says it won business ‘fair and square’…
Google appeals search monopoly ruling, says it won business ‘fair and square’ https://www.theverge.com/policy/936175/google-search-monopoly-ruling-appeal
OpenCL 3.1.1 Released To Address A Possible Performance Regression
OpenCL 3.1.1 Released To Address A Possible Performance Regression Released earlier this month was the OpenCL 3.1 specification with a focus on enhancing AI and HPC workloads for this long-time Khrono…
Samsung Chip Workers To Get $340,000 Average Bonus In AI Boom…
Samsung Chip Workers To Get $340,000 Average Bonus In AI Boom https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/05/22/060223/samsung-chip-workers-to-get-340000-average-bonus-in-ai-boom?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
A hacker group is poisoning open source code at an unprecedented scale
A hacker group is poisoning open source code at an unprecedented scale GitHub is just the latest victim of TeamPCP, a gang that has carried out a spree of software supply chain attacks. https://arstec…
A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide…
A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/05/22/0553205/a-bipartisan-amendment-would-end-police-license-plate-tracking-nationwide?utm_…
The Trump phone is not here…
The Trump phone is not here https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/936018/trump-mobile-t1-phone-still-hasnt-shipped
Workday wants AI to punch in instead of having to hire new recruits
Workday is hoping to boost its revenue and margins by using AI agents instead of hiring people, according to its CEO. After announcing revenue growth, Aneel Bhusri – the company co-founder who was rei…
AT&T wants to ditch Cali copper phone lines to save billions
AT&T wants to ditch its traditional copper phone line infrastructure in California in favor of fiber everywhere, claiming it has to spend $1 billion each year on a telephone network that a tiny percen…
Microsoft lets users exile floating Copilot button after interface rage
Microsoft has made Copilot a little less in-your-face with the option to banish the assistant's Dynamic Action Button to the toolbar. The change, rolling out this week, comes after howls of outrage fr…
systemd 261-rc1 Released With OS Installer, IMDS Subsystem & New storagectl
systemd 261-rc1 Released With OS Installer, IMDS Subsystem & New storagectl The first release candidate of systemd 261 is out today and it includes yet more features for this Linux init system and ser…
Tesla recalls thousands of Model Ys at risk of… missing a sticker…
Tesla recalls thousands of Model Ys at risk of… missing a sticker https://www.theverge.com/transportation/936078/tesla-model-y-missing-sticker-recall
Doctors outraged after RFK Jr. fires leaders of key preventive medicine panel
Doctors outraged after RFK Jr. fires leaders of key preventive medicine panel Doctors are angry and alarmed that preventive care could go the way of vaccines. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/do…
Boots Riley turns class struggle into comedy with I Love Boosters…
Boots Riley turns class struggle into comedy with I Love Boosters https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/935285/i-love-boosters-boots-riley-interview
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