A team of astronomers led by David Li has recently confirmed the discovery of ten potential "dark galaxies," where starlight is so faint that it's extremely difficult to detect anything with traditional observatories. The new list also includes Candidate Dark Galaxy-2 (CDG-2), a celestial structure that might be composed of......
Tesla says its US-based robotaxi support is better than Waymo’s Philippines team
Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, recently noted that while some of the company's remote-assistance (RA) contractors work in the US, many operate from other countries, such as the Philippines. Read Entire Article
How a 16-year-old intern helped Netgear shut down a global scam network
Last summer, Netgear tried something unconventional. Instead of relying solely on law firms and cyber investigators, it recruited a teenager. Wyatt, a 16-year-old high school student interning with the company through a family connection, was given a simple but risky assignment: make contact with the scammers themselves. Read Entire Article
Microsoft tests new Windows AI in the taskbar and File Explorer
At the center of this effort is a new feature called Ask Copilot, which effectively turns the traditional Windows search bar into a gateway for Microsoft 365's AI services. Once enabled, it replaces Windows Search and introduces an @ command syntax that feels closer to tagging someone in a chat......
A new US government site could help users worldwide access blocked content
According to unnamed sources cited by Reuters, officials developing the portal plan to route all incoming traffic through US-based VPN servers, ensuring that visitors cannot be personally identified. The sources added that user activity will not be tracked on the site. Read Entire Article
Project Silica breakthrough lets Microsoft store digital data in glass for 10,000 years
Microsoft has been developing Project Silica for years, transforming glass into permanent storage media capable of retaining digital data for up to 10,000 years. The company recently highlighted its latest advancements, including significant improvements in cost, performance, and storage complexity. Read Entire Article
The Trump administration wants Silicon Valley to fix federal tech
Tech Force – spearheaded by the Office of Personnel Management and led by Scott Kupor, a former Andreessen Horowitz venture capitalist – has secured partnerships across the tech industry. Apple, Coinbase, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, xAI, and Palantir have all agreed to participate, providing executives and training resources to support......
The Elder Scrolls VI will feel more like Elder Scrolls than Starfield
During a recent interview on the Kinda Funny Games podcast, Howard said the next Elder Scrolls installment will return to the open-world adventure that fans of the fantasy series and Fallout expect. He described Bethesda's most recent major releases, Starfield and Fallout 76, as creative detours. Read Entire Article
Robots run up walls and perform martial arts in China’s most-watched TV event
The gala has long reflected the state's ambitions in aerospace, 5G, and semiconductor research. This year, humanoid robots took center stage. More than a dozen of Unitree's robots, each equipped with articulated limbs and vision systems calibrated for real-time balance correction, performed a fluid martial arts routine. Read Entire Article
Suddenly Toto’s most valuable business isn’t toilets, but chipmaking ceramics
Behind the investor interest is a highly specialized component: electrostatic chucks, or ESCs, used in semiconductor etch tools to hold wafers flat, clean, and thermally stable while they are bombarded with plasma. Read Entire Article