According to recent user reports, Google Play Protect disabled SmartTube after detecting suspicious behavior. Android's anti-malware service flagged the app as a "fake" tool designed to take over devices or steal user data. The SmartTube developer later confirmed what actually happened behind the scenes. Read Entire Article
Norton releases Neo, another AI browser with built-in safety tools
Norton's Neo is a new browser that adds the usual AI features like page summarization and other quick queries, plus it includes the company's security tools such as tracking protection, phishing defenses, and ad blocking. Neo joins a growing category of AI browsers alongside options like OpenAI Atlas and Perplexity...
Console modder builds smallest-ever PlayStation motherboard using original hardware
As Tom's Hardware highlights, the motherboard in the first-gen PlayStation measures roughly 10 inches by seven inches. Sony managed to shrink that down to around 7.5 x 5.5 inches with the PS One, but thedrew's PS One redesign checks in at just three inches by 2.5 inches. Had he used......
Android 16 QPR2: What’s new as Google moves to twice-yearly OS releases
Since Google rolled out the first version of Android in 2008, it has mostly released one major update each year. But this often resulted in fairly new Android phones having to wait months to receive the latest version of the OS after it landed on Pixel devices. Read Entire Article
Amazon is building AI “factories” to run Trainium and GPU racks inside customer data centers
One of the biggest challenges in rolling out AI across enterprise environments is fully tapping into each organization's unique requirements, data sets, and existing infrastructure. If you're a startup with no legacy systems to plug into, every new AI product can look like a perfect fit. Established companies, however, don't......
xAI employee praised by collegues for working 36 hours without sleep
xAI employee Parsa Tajik wrote on X that he recently left the company's office after 36 hours of working without sleep. "Although I was dead, I was also super energized. Incredibly grateful to be a part of this team. Happy Thanksgiving!" he wrote. Read Entire Article
Microsoft Teams may soon tell your boss when you enter or leave the office
A Microsoft Teams update planned for January 2026 will automatically update users' locations to indicate which building they are located in. Although the feature will likely facilitate office coordination, it could also help bosses enforce stricter surveillance. Read Entire Article
Despite legal challenge, Florida college votes again to transfer land for Trump presidential library
The board of the South Florida college that’s giving away a valuable piece of property for Donald Trump’s future presidential library redid its vote to transfer the land
Man to serve 40 years for killing University of Mississippi student Jay Lee
A man who pleaded guilty to the killing of a University of Mississippi graduate student was sentenced to 50 years with 10 years suspended on Tuesday
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 17-25-26-53-60, Mega Ball: 16, Megaplier: