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Civil and digital rights experts are horrified by a proposed rule change that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to collect a wide range of sensitive biometric data on all immigrants, without age restrictions, and store that data throughout each person’s “lifecycle” in the immigration system. If adopted, the rule change would allow DHS […]

If you’ve been holding off on getting a new laptop, now’s a great time to pick one up. Ahead of Black Friday, you can snag the base 13-inch M4-powered MacBook Air for $749.99 ($250 off) in multiple colors at Amazon. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen on Apple’s slim laptop, letting you save more than

The pursuit of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has captivated researchers and the public alike for decades. While significant strides have been made in areas like machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, one of the most intriguing and debated frontiers remains: self-aware AI. (Image: Example of AI representation. Replace ‘placeholder-ai.jpg’ with an actual image.) What

The amount of capital pouring into AI data center projects is staggering. Last week, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon reported their 2025 capital expenditures would total roughly $370 billion, and they expect that number to keep rising in 2026. The biggest spender last quarter was Microsoft, which put nearly $35 billion into data centers and

Sony’s PlayStation Portal didn’t excite the senses the way the words “PlayStation handheld” should. Released in 2023, Sony’s “remote player” was designed to stream your games from a PS5 to its 8-inch screen for play in another room. It’s not exactly the kind of device you would want to take on the go. But now,

Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley has unveiled his latest venture and yes, it’s another location-based social app. But, rather than the check-ins Crowley first popularized more than 15 years ago, “BeeBot” has a very 2025 take on the concept. Instead, the app is an AI-powered “DJ” that can deliver contextual audio updates to your ears as

Hey there, I built Context Link after constantly finding myself copying and pasting the right docs/web pages into my ChatGPT/Claude sessions. We had a cobbled-together internal tool at my startup which would web scrape, but it was a bit lacking in output quality. Context Link was built from the get-go to sync up sources and

By [Your Name or Organization] The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are pushing the boundaries of what we thought possible. From self-driving cars to sophisticated medical diagnostics, AI is already transforming our lives. But what happens when AI surpasses its current capabilities and achieves self-awareness? This prospect, often depicted in science fiction, raises profound

Have you ever heard of Anna’s Archive? No? Well, then, that’s good news for copyright holders. They don’t want you to know about Anna’s Archive, and they’re making sure Google helps keep it that way. Google has taken down a whopping 749 million links to Anna’s Archive from its search engine, according to the company’s

“People should care because this could be you,” White said. “This is something that police agencies are now using to document and watch what you’re doing, where you’re going, without your consent.” Haters cross political divides to fight Flock Currently, Flock’s reach is broad, “providing services to 5,000 police departments, 1,000 businesses, and numerous homeowners