NEW RESOURCES This was from June but I missed it! PIRG: RELEASE: Community repair events popping up across country: new online tool helps you find them. "Frustrated by our throwaway culture, people […]
Drones have been a part of our lives for years now, and many industries are hard to imagine without them. They monitor crops, inspect forests and bridges, help with search-and-rescue missions, and are widely used in military operations. But no matter how advanced
AI PROBLEMS TechSpot: Google's AI somehow knew a game secret that existed only in a private Google Doc. "What we know so far: After a player asked Google's AI about unreleased content […]
Apple could raise iPhone 17 prices as soon as Monday, August 10, according to a new rumor, well before the wider round of increases expected with next month's iPhone 18 Pro launch.
A USB-C port presents a lot of options for data transfer and connecting to accessories. Let's talk about some of the most useful ways to employ your USB-C port.
There were moments when I simply stared at the screen, astonished by how convincingly ChatGPT Voice resembled Jarvis, or at least Jarvis Junior. It was the kind of awe that makes you pause and consider the implications.
AI PROBLEMS Lifehacker: AI Note-Taking Apps Are Violating User Privacy. "A few years ago, AI note-taking and transcription tools were a niche productivity hack used by busy executives and the media. Now, […]
NEW RESOURCES Harpswell Anchor: Harpswell Anchor launches archives website. "The archives of the Harpswell Anchor, from its first edition in July 1998 through June 2026, are now available in a searchable database […]
Privacy Badger for Chrome is a free extension designed to automatically learn to block numerous invisible trackers. Instead of keeping lists of what to block, Privacy Badger for Chrome learns by watching which domains appear to be tracking you as you browse the Web. Privacy Badger sends the Do Not Track signal (https://www.eff.org/issues/do-not-track) with your browsing. If trackers ignore your wishes, Privacy Badger for Chrome will learn to block them. [License: | Requires:
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AI PROBLEMS TechSpot: Amazon is blocking some users from seeing reviews after mistaking them for AI bots. "WTF?! Amazon is restricting access to customer reviews for some shoppers after mistakenly identifying them […]
OpenAI today said it is "pausing" activities involving its upcoming AI model Astra, because its cyber capabilities are potentially too dangerous. OpenAI says its newest internal evaluations show "significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity," and it cannot rule out "critical cyber capabilities." Prior OpenAI models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, were labeled as "High."
NEW RESOURCES Hot Press: Myles O'Reilly launches Glen Hansard Footage Archive to share "hundreds of hours of unseen footage". "Musician and filmmaker Myles O'Reilly has announced the Glen Hansard Footage Archive to […]
OpenAI's upcoming AI device is a hockey-puck-sized, doughnut-shaped smart speaker with no display, reports Bloomberg. The product is meant to be easy to carry around with one hand, and it will have "moving parts that help give it personality," along with a price tag around $300 to $400.
It is now August, and that means the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are just a month away. The devices are expected to look similar to the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, but there will still be many year-over-year changes, with rumored features including a smaller Dynamic Island, 5G via satellite, and more.
Anthropic has launched an investigation into what went wrong during a recent test of three models that left a trio of companies accidentally hacked.
The company was testing how well Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Mythos 5, and an internal test model could find hidden information about fictional companies in simulated networks. But because of a misunderstanding by one of Anthropic's partners, the AI models gained access to the internet — and managed to find real companies with the same or similar names as the fictional ones.
As a result, three companies were actually hacked. Anthropic said it halted the tests on July 23, and the affected companies were notified four days later. So far, the company has received responses from two of the three companies, according to Reuters.
Anthropic is not alone when it comes to renegade models.
NEW RESOURCES Winnipeg Sun: Portage history goes digital with Manitoba photo archive. "Tens of thousands of historical photographs detailing the rich and complex history of Manitoba — with a heavy focus on […]
This fall, with watchOS 27, Apple Watch will finally get access to Siri AI with a software update that turns your wrist into the most widely-used wearable AI platform on Earth.
That's not hyperbole. Siri AI on Apple Watch is arguably the most important feature to this year's watchOS update. Though it didn't get much attention at WWDC, the update also offers a preview into how Apple will wrap AI into its future smart glasses.
What to expect
One important caveat is to observe that Siri AI on Apple Watch still requires your Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone to do the heavy lifting. The interaction is easy: tap the Digital Crown and Apple's new glowing icon appears on screen (you'll also find this in the App viewer). The experience looks identical across every Apple device — iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro — making the assistant feel like one consistent product rather than
It doesn't say so in as many words, of course. According to the Google Ads & Commerce Blog (spotted by PCMag), it's a move meant for "improving navigation and introducing a new control." The new look groups all of the text-based links that are paid for into a single "Sponsored results" section, which can be collapsed by clicking or pressing a button. The new look is coming to Search on desktop and mobile, "currently rolling out globally."
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