Can smartwatches and glasses get smarter? Inside Qualcomm and MediaTek’s new wearable AI play
 Can smartwatches and glasses get smarter? Inside Qualcomm and MediaTek’s new wearable AI play

How new 3nm silicon from Qualcomm and MediaTek brings on-device AI to smartwatches and glasses — without killing battery life.

They might have grown up online — but Gen Z are apparently far less likely to use antivirus, study finds
 They might have grown up online — but Gen Z are apparently far less likely to use antivirus, study finds

A new survey from cybersecurity specialists Kaspersky has revealed a worrying trend among Gen Z: they’re ignorant of online threats.

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Nvidia paid $20 billion for SRAM decode – AMD just partnered for it instead

AMD and Cerebras are claiming 5x higher tokens per watt from their new disaggregated inference tie-up.

A 330 MW data center wanted to buy a farm, switch off the irrigation, and drink the difference — California’s most powerful irrigation district said no, so it sued
 A 330 MW data center wanted to buy a farm, switch off the irrigation, and drink the difference — California’s most powerful irrigation district said no, so it sued

The largest AI data center project in California is suing to get access to the Colorado River, and the 287 million gallons of water it allegedly needs to cool a 330-megawatt facility.

Quote of the day by Bill Gates: ‘There’s nothing on the iPad I look at and say, ‘Oh, I wish Microsoft had done it” — downplaying Apple’s foray into tablets

Microsoft’s attempts to conquer the mobile devices market have long stuttered, with Bill Gates famously dismissing the iPad

50-year-old A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog gets reprieve as BRRRRT act keeps it alive after Iran showdown
 50-year-old A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog gets reprieve as BRRRRT act keeps it alive after Iran showdown

The BRRRRT Act seeks to slow A-10 retirements by restoring capabilities and tightening replacement requirements following recent operational missions.

How the CIA bugged a Soviet Xerox machine right under the KGB’s nose
 How the CIA bugged a Soviet Xerox machine right under the KGB’s nose

Inside the wild Cold War operation involving secret cameras, Soviet guards, and a Xerox photocopier that kept catching on fire.

Ukraine has used its own indigenous Tomahawk-lite guided jet bombs on targets 125 miles away
 Ukraine has used its own indigenous Tomahawk-lite guided jet bombs on targets 125 miles away

Ukraine approves turbojet-powered guided bombs reaching 200 kilometers while expanding domestic manufacturing, engineering expertise, and precision strike capabilities.

Meta drops major climate pledge after a decade of membership, says it is still committed to renewable energy

As it apparently expands reliance on fossil fuels, Meta has parted company with the RE100 initiative.

This Plugable portable monitor fixed my single-screen workflow — but one cable rule almost ruined everything for me
 This Plugable portable monitor fixed my single-screen workflow — but one cable rule almost ruined everything for me

Plugable’s 15.6-inch USB-C portable monitor turned my laptop into a two-screen setup with a single cable