Federal regulators are demanding answers from several of the largest artificial intelligence companies as concerns mount over the risks chatbots pose to young users. The Federal Trade Commission issued sweeping information requests on Thursday to OpenAI, Meta, Google, Elon Musk's xAI, and several smaller firms, including Character.ai and Snap, seeking......
Kickstarter laptop packs dual touchscreen, modular GPU, and hot-swappable mechanical keys
Hong Kong-based manufacturer Krayzor has launched a Kickstarter for a laptop that blends features usually reserved for desktops. The company pitches it as an ideal setup for gaming, content creation, and multitasking. Read Entire Article
PsiQuantum raises $1 billion, hits $7 billion valuation in quantum race
The company states that it will use part of the new capital to accelerate the development of its quantum chipsets, scale test systems, and advance materials manufacturing. A quantum computer in Brisbane, Australia, is scheduled for completion by late 2027, while a separate system in Chicago may follow in 2028.......
MSI Afterburner update to unlock additional voltage controls, but only on newer MSI RTX 5000 cards
Alexey "Unwinder" Nicolaychuk, the sole developer of MSI Afterburner, is working on a new beta version of the program. The world's most popular GPU overclocking tool is set to deliver significantly improved voltage control on upcoming "MSI 50x0" GPUs, with the first working samples of the new cards already in......
SK hynix edges out rivals with first-to-market HBM4 chips for Nvidia and others
HBM4 is the sixth generation of SK hynix's high-bandwidth memory, a DRAM-based technology built for rapid data processing in advanced computing environments. According to the company, the new chips double the available bandwidth compared with previous HBM products by using 2,048 input/output terminals, a significant increase that enables much faster......
Senator urges FTC to probe Microsoft for “gross cybersecurity negligence”
In a letter sent to FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, Wyden said that Microsoft should be held responsible for "its gross cybersecurity negligence." Read Entire Article
Whistleblowers tell US Senate that Meta ignored child safety in virtual reality
Two former Meta employees allege that the company ignored child safety in its multibillion-dollar metaverse investment and erased evidence instead of addressing the problem. They testified about these claims this week before the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy and Technology. Read Entire Article
Court rejects Verizon claim that selling location data without consent is legal
In April 2024, the Federal Communications Commission imposed nearly $200 million in fines on several major wireless carriers, including Verizon Communications, for selling access to sensitive location data to third-party aggregators. These aggregators, in turn, provided the information to unauthorized parties, including bounty hunters and bail-bond companies, putting consumers at......
Apple A19 Pro’s single-core benchmarks beat the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Ryzen 9 9950X
Starting with the A19 Pro, Apple's flagship SoC in the iPhone 17 Pro Max scored 3,895 points in the single-core test and 9,746 points in the multi-core test on Geekbench 6. These figures represent a 10 – 15 percent improvement over the A18 Pro's 3,479 single-core and 8,568 multi-core scores....
New electric car battery could last 600,000 miles and recharge in minutes
The Shenxing Pro Super Long Life & Long Range Battery is said to offer up to 758 km of range per charge (around 471 miles) and is based on the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure. It is worth noting that WLTP estimates differ from what the EPA uses in...