1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (295+ words) Dallas deputy spent 3. 5 minutes clearing blocked Waymo robotaxi as firefighters waited to reach deadly apartment explosion Waymo employee cited "minor system issue" before allowing manual override during fatal emergency response. Waymo's explanation? The vehicle was completing a "three-point turn" to…...

40+ min ago  (555+ words) Google, Opera, and Vivaldi demand equal browser access on Windows PCs in letter to CEO Satya Nadella Windows keeps pestering you about Edge despite setting Chrome as your default, and now a coalition of browser makers is demanding Microsoft stop…...

53+ min ago  (385+ words) Unitree G1 humanoid robot strikes boy during martial arts demo at Urumqi Botanical Garden, highlighting industry-wide safety gaps Robotic safety failures at public events re becoming more common. A viral video from China shows exactly why the robotics industry needs to…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (520+ words) Tech giants use AI detection for labeling millions of posts but deny users basic filtering options to protect their own generative AI business models Your Tik Tok feed serves up another obviously AI-generated video'plastic-looking influencer hawking miracle skincare with dead…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (232+ words) Parliament switches from Google to Qwant as MEPs push for reduced dependence on American tech giants Browser defaults shape daily habits, and Parliament's IT team reportedly rewired thousands of computers. The reported timing isn't coincidental. This switch would arrive as…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (256+ words) Leaked internal documents show Microsoft targeting daily dependency while CEO Nadella denies addiction strategy Nadella's confusion doesn't align with his own reported Scout usage. Microsoft's public statement reads like a different company entirely. "Our goal isn't more screen time. It's…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (224+ words) Researchers discover three machine learning models and biometric database hidden in Meta AI companion app The hidden infrastructure goes far beyond simple camera autofocus detection. This isn't your typical camera autofocus detection. The hidden pipeline includes: During controlled testing by…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (431+ words) State lawmakers approve first-in-nation moratorium on massive data centers as AI boom strains power grids New York just became the first state to hit pause on the AI infrastructure boom. Lawmakers passed a bill imposing a one-year moratorium on permits…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (240+ words) Premier Wab Kinew rejects 500-megawatt facility that would have burned gas 24/7 to power AI servers near Winnipeg Local petition gathers 13, 500 signatures against noise, pollution, and farmland loss. Christie Little lives across from the proposed site and launched an online petition…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (348+ words) Meta allows 30-minute pauses from workplace surveillance system that tracks every keystroke to train AI agents Congratulations, Meta employees: you can now pause your company's keystroke logging for a whole half-hour when you need to "check something personal." It's like…...