Tech CEOs Suddenly Love Blaming AI For Mass Job Cuts An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Sweeping job cuts at Big Tech companies have become an annual tradition. How executives explain those decisions, however, has changed. Out are buzzwords like efficiency, over-hiring, and too many management layers. Today, all explanations stem from artificial intelligence (AI). In recent weeks, giants including Google, Amazon, Meta, as well as smaller firms such as Pinterest and Atlassian, have all announced or warned of plans to shrink their wo… Apple's Early Days: Massive Oral History Shares Stories About Young Wozniak and Jobs Apple's 50th anniversary is this week — and Fast Company's Harry McCracken just published an 11,000-word oral history with some fun stories from Apple's earliest days and the long and winding road to its very first home computers: Steve Wozniak, cofounder, Apple: I told my dad when I was in high school, "I'm going to own a computer someday." My dad said, "It costs as much as a house." And I sat there at the table — I remember right where we were sitting — and I said, "I'll live in an apartment.… MacOS 26.4 Adds Warnings For ClickFix Attacks to Its Terminal App An anonymous Slashdot reader writes: ClickFix attacks are ramping up. These attacks have users copy and paste a string to something that can execute a command line — like the Windows Run dialog, or a shell prompt. But MacRumors reports that macOS 26.4 Tahoe (updated earlier this week) introduces a new feature to its Terminal app where it will detect ClickFix attempts and stop them by prompting the user if they really wanted to run those commands. According to MacRumors, the warning readers "Pos… Introducing Apple Business — a new all-in-one platform for businesses of all sizes Apple today announced Apple Business, a new all-in-one platform that allows companies to manage devices and reach more customers. 4 Cool Car Tech Gadgets Under $20 You Can Find On Walmart's Website Or App Upgrade your commute without emptying your wallet. From fast-charging hubs to wireless mounts, here are four cool Walmart car gadgets under $20. Network and storage patterns for AI workloads: The overlooked bottleneck I used to think AI performance was mostly a GPU problem. Then I watched a “healthy” GPU fleet crawl. Not because we ran out of compute, but because we ran out of movement. Tokens waiting on data. GPUs waiting on batches. Services waiting on east-to-west traffic. Storage queues quietly turning into tail latency. Today, I do not even call this a storage problem. It is an information supply chain pr… From Foe to Ally: The S.E.C. Is Now Writing Crypto-Friendly Policies The embrace of crypto by financial regulators under President Trump has entered a new, cozier phase. Anker’s clever 13-port dock drops to its lowest price (27% off) Anker Nano 13-in-1 docking station View Deal Anker’s genius docking station with detachable hub has its price slashed down for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, making it the perfect time to grab one for just $110 (was $150). That’s a 27% discount and the lowest price it’s ever been. A brilliant deal for at-home workers with laptops. This dock is so clever, not just because it offers 13 whopping ports, b… Samsung reportedly aims to begin silicon photonics mass production in 2028 Samsung Electronics plans to mass-produce silicon photonics starting from 2028, a move that could reshape global data-center networking, AI hardware integration, and foundry competition. The company is offering clients an integrated platform spanning photonics, AI semiconductors, advanced packaging, and HBM — a combination that could significantly alter supply chains and cost structures in the ye… The latest Pixel 11 leak shows slimmer bezels and an all-black camera bar The launch of the Google Pixel 11 is still months away, but leaked renders shared by Android Headlines may give us an idea of what to expect. Based on the images, the Pixel 11 could come with slimmer bezels than its predecessor, along with a completely black rear camera bar. The Pixel 10, which launched […] |
Leak reveals Anthropic’s ‘Mythos,’ a powerful AI model aimed at cybersecurity use cases Anthropic didn’t intend to introduce Mythos this way. Details of what it calls its most capable AI model yet surfaced through a data leak in its content management system (CMS), revealing a LLM with sharply improved reasoning and coding skills. The data leak, which was the result of the company’s staffers inadvertently exposing material about the LLM, including a draft blog post about it, via a p… Apple subsidiary fined by UK government over Moscow sanctions breach Apple Distribution International, based in Ireland, made payments worth £635,000 to a Russian streaming service The UK government has fined a subsidiary of Apple £390,000 for breaching sanctions against Moscow over payments it made to a Russian streaming platform. Apple Distribution International (ADI), based in the Republic of Ireland, instructed an unnamed UK-based bank to make two payments to … Apple will hide your email address from apps and websites, but not cops Demands for Apple customer records by federal agents in recent months underscore the privacy limitations of email. 5 Best Video Doorbell Cameras (2026): Smart, Battery, AI, Budget, and Subscription-Free Never miss a delivery. These WIRED-tested picks will help you keep tabs on your front door from anywhere. Tapping, twirling and "T" signs: Sports replays have a language all their own Every moment of any major sporting event can be dissected in high-definition these days, meaning officials and umpires sometimes seem to be staring at a TV screen to review close calls as much as they’re watching the game Meta faces backlash for response to social media trial verdict Mark Lanier, lead attorney for plaintiff KGM, responds to Meta's Chief Legal Officer C.J. Mahoney's plan to appeal the landmark verdict that found Meta and YouTube liable in a social media addiction case. A practical guide to controlling AI agent costs before they spiral How to control AI agent costs across tokens, infrastructure and ops before unpredictable workflows push spending past the value they deliver. The Site-Search Paradox: Why The Big Box Always Wins Success in modern UX isn’t about having the most content. It’s about having the most findable content. Yet even with more data and better tools than ever, internal search often fails, leaving users to rely on global search engines to find a single page on a local site. Why does the “Big Box” still win, and how can we bring users back? Apple at 50: How a garage startup became a $3.5-trillion titan The maker of the iPhone, iPad and other popular consumer gadgets hits a milestone this week, reaching its 50th anniversary. |
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