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Japan is using $4,000 animatronic wolves to scare off bears, and can't make them fast enough
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026
Bear attacks are a serious problem in Japan. The animals killed 13 people across the country in 2025-2026, more than twice the previous high, and there have been numerous other attacks and incidents that didn't lead to fatalities. Sightings, meanwhile, rose to 50,000, which was also double the previous record.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung avoids worst-case strike scenario as court restricts union action
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026
The Suwon District Court has partially approved Samsung Electronics' request for an injunction against labor actions planned by its unions. The ruling says any strike must not disrupt production, damage materials or finished products, or interfere with safety-related operations. Workers are also barred from blocking access to company sites or...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt's AI-heavy graduation speech goes badly as graduates drown him out with boos
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026
Schmidt, who served as Google's CEO during its early years between 2001 and 2011 and was Alphabet chairman until 2017, was speaking about AI during a commencement speech at the University of Arizona.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Researchers built a switch 1,000 times faster than today's AI chips, and it barely generates any heat
Posted on Sunday May 17, 2026
The research, which was published in Science earlier this week, builds on another study published in Nature in January 2025. It demonstrates a new way to flip a binary magnetic state at picosecond speeds - a massive improvement over the nanosecond-scale switching considered standard for modern silicon-based processors.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AI could steal fingerprints from high-resolution selfies, experts warn
Posted on Saturday May 16, 2026
Reports circulating in China this week reignited concerns around the issue after experts claimed that photos showing fingers facing directly toward a camera from within roughly five feet could potentially reveal enough detail to recreate fingerprints. In theory, attackers could use the resulting images to spoof biometric scanners tied to...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Forza Horizon 6 Benchmark: 47 GPUs Tested
Posted on Saturday May 16, 2026
1080p, 1440p, 4K Tested Forza Horizon 6 is one of the best-looking racing games yet, but max settings and RT can crush modern GPUs. We tested 47 graphics cards to see what it really takes to run well.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
European Court of Justice rules Meta must compensate Italian publishers for content use
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
In a recent press release, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU/Curia) explained its decision in a case involving Meta and the Italian regulatory authority (C-797/23). The EU's highest judicial body stated that member states may grant local publishers the right to fair compensation, requiring online service providers...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google trials 5GB storage cap for new Gmail sign-ups without phone numbers
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
Google has recently begun testing a new policy in which users in certain regions who sign up for Gmail accounts receive only 5GB of free storage. Affected users must provide a phone number to upgrade to the standard 15GB plan at no additional cost.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Android Studio Panda 4 adds smarter AI planning and predictive coding tools
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
Android Studio is Google's official IDE for Android development, designed for creating apps across phones, tablets, TVs, and Wear OS devices. The new Panda 4 release introduces AI upgrades like Planning Mode, which lets Gemini generate and review implementation plans before writing code, alongside a new Gemini API starter template.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Doom's original soundtrack is now preserved by the Library of Congress
Posted on Friday May 15, 2026
The Library of Congress has added Bobby Prince's 1993 Doom soundtrack to the National Recording Registry, naming it one of 25 recordings selected this year for their cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »