Block, which Dorsey founded in 2009, is the US market leader in point-of-sale systems. It operates Square, Cash App, and Tidal, boasting over 60 million users. Read Entire Article
Apple’s iPhone and iPad become first consumer devices to receive NATO security clearance
The clearance puts Apple in an exclusive position – no other consumer smartphone or tablet maker has ever reached the same security threshold under the alliance's information assurance standards. Read Entire Article
Hackers can now track your car’s location through tire pressure sensors
The device in many automobiles that warns drivers when their tire pressure is low transmits the data in unencrypted cleartext and carries a unique identifier for each vehicle. Researchers from IMEDA Networks and several European universities recently discovered that relatively inexpensive wireless devices can track Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)......
AMD FSR 4.1 update leaks with big image quality gains for Radeon GPUs
A Guru3D forums user named "The Creator" recently shared a beta DLL file for an unannounced update to AMD's FSR upscaler. It didn't take long for users on Guru3D and Reddit to circulate mirrors and begin publishing side-by-side comparisons. The early verdict: noticeably less blur than the public release at......
Trump calls on Big Tech to supply their own electricity for AI data centers
During this week's State of the Union address, Trump said he negotiated with leading artificial intelligence companies to establish a "Ratepayer Protection Pledge" aimed at shielding American households from rising electricity costs. The president did not identify the participating companies by name, but sources close to the administration say that......
Amazon’s wishlist update could expose users’ home addresses
Amazon recently emailed some of its users to explain that its list feature is about to undergo a significant change. The message, sent to users with a publicly shared list and a delivery address on file, stated that purchases from third-party sellers will no longer be restricted. Read Entire Article
Genshin Impact quietly removes voice data clause after fan scrutiny
Tech-savvy fans quickly spotted the change on social platforms, including Bluesky Social PBC, where a user named Cevian shared archived evidence of the earlier policy version. According to the company's website, the revision dates to January 14, 2026. The deleted section – Section 1, Subsection XVIII – had previously stated......
Simple blood test could dramatically boost Alzheimer’s diagnosis accuracy
A newly published study highlights how a quick and simple blood test may help physicians provide a more accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Led by Jordi A. Matias-Guiu, a neurologist at Hospital ClÃnico San Carlos in Madrid, the study reevaluates the significance of a well-known biomarker in detecting neurodegenerative conditions......
The humble PDF is becoming a problem for AI
Researchers and developers working with large language models say these structural quirks introduce subtle but significant errors. An AI that reads lines strictly from left to right may stumble over multi-column scientific papers or misinterpret footers as part of the main text. These parsing issues can cascade into so-called "hallucinations,"......
Pentagon threatens to cut Anthropic off unless it drops AI guardrails
The company has specifically declined requests that would allow its models to be used in areas such as mass domestic surveillance or lethal autonomous weapons systems – applications in which systems could operate without meaningful human oversight when making final targeting decisions. Read Entire Article