Google Chrome could soon let you translate pages right inside Reading Mode

Google is testing a translate button inside Chrome’s Reading Mode on Canary, which would translate pages and PDFs without leaving Reading Mode.

AI dramas need actors, so Chinese platforms are turning human faces into stock assets

Chinese platforms are paying people to license their faces for AI-generated dramas, but contracts may offer limited protection once those reusable digital likenesses leave the marketplace.

Experts find it’s easy to manipulate AI chatbots into coughing up bioweapon recipes

Researchers found that persistent conversations could push major AI chatbots past their biological safety barriers, as increasingly capable models acquire knowledge that worries biosecurity experts.

Gem Browser imagines an internet where every website is yours to redesign

Gem Browser uses Gemini to rebuild real webpages around reader prompts, offering more control over the interface while raising uncomfortable questions about what happens to a publisher’s original presentation.

Nvidia, Microsoft launch open AI security alliance — without OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic
Nvidia, Microsoft launch open AI security alliance — without OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic

Nvidia on Monday said it is joining forces with Microsoft, SpaceX, IBM, and other tech companies to build and share open-source AI security tools. The new Open Secure AI Alliance said open tools are required to effectively defend against attacks from frontier models. The initiative is a direct response to mounting concerns over the safety […]

I just found a Mac app that puts volume and brightness sliders on your MacBook’s touchpad edges

Tired of hunting for the volume or brightness keys on your Mac? Slidr lets you slide along your trackpad’s edges to control volume and brightness instantly, no keyboard required.

Google could soon let you unlock your Pixel Watch with your phone

Google is reportedly working on a way to unlock your Pixel Watch with your phone, essentially flipping the existing Watch Unlock feature.

Musk says Tesla Semi self-driving is a year away, so truckers are safe
Musk says Tesla Semi self-driving is a year away, so truckers are safe

Elon Musk says Tesla expects to have self-driving working on the Tesla Semi “probably around the end of this year or early next year.”
Going by Tesla’s record on self-driving deadlines, it is: their jobs are safe for a long time.

God of War Laufey finally has a release date, and there’s some good news for Kratos fans too

Santa Monica Studio has confirmed God of War Laufey will launch on February 16, 2027, and revealed that a new Kratos-led title is already in the works.

A new iPhone app can sniff out Meta smart glasses lurking nearby

Android users got an unusual privacy tool earlier this year that could alert them when smart glasses were nearby. Five months later, iPhone owners finally have something similar, and its name makes its feelings about Meta pretty obvious. AntiZuck is a …