âSeveranceâ Will Likely End After Season 4
Apple's in-house production company, Apple Studios, now fully owns the rights and IP of the Emmy-winning series moving forward.
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Instagram Chief Says Social Media Is Not âClinically Addictiveâ in Landmark Trial
Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was careful to test features used by young people before releasing them.
AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say
General Catalyst is in talks to lead the round for the four-year-old startup, according to our sources.
Anthropic says itâll try to keep its data centers from raising electricity costs
Anthropic is the latest AI company promising to limit the impact its data centers have on nearby residents' electricity bills. The company said it wouâŚ
OpenAI Researcher Quits, Warns Its Unprecedented âArchive of Human Candorâ Is Dangerous
The warning is valid, but it's not clear anyone is hearing it.
You Can Rent HPâs Ginormous Gaming Laptops. Hereâs Why You Shouldnât
Are we heading to a future where we don't even own our PCs, but rent them?
Once-hobbled Lumma Stealer is back with lures that are hard to resist
ClickFix bait, combined with advanced Castleloader malware, is installing Lumma "at scale." Last May, law enforcement authorities around the world scoâŚ
Elon Musk Is Winning His War on Government Oversight
The National Labor Relations Board dropped a case against SpaceX... and washed its hands of all future cases.
These A.I. Dreamers Donât Fit the Stereotype
Young tech entrepreneurs in San Francisco are hoping to cash in, even as they wonder how artificial intelligence will affect society.
Jar Jar Binksâ New âStar Warsâ Comic Finally Does Something About His Clone Wars Complicity
How do you answer Jar Jar paving the way for the rise of the Galactic Empire? You let him start a little rebellion, as a treat.
OpenAI disbands mission alignment team, which focused on âsafeâ and âtrustworthyâ AI development
The team's leader has been given a new role as OpenAI's chief futurist, while the other team members have been reassigned throughout the company.
Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78
He became one of the first to visualize personal computing by painting vivid cover art. On February 1, Robert Tinney, the illustrator whose airbrushedâŚ
Google Pixel 10A Rumors: Colors, Announce Date, Preorders
While last year's Pixel 9A went on sale in April, the latest in Google's cheaper A series will be coming this month.
Why I wish I hadnât bought my Samsung OLED TV
In June 2024, in a dusty TV shop empty of customers save myself, my wife, and my kids, I stared deep into the LG C3 and Samsung S90C. I went back and âŚ
Americaâs Largest Particle Collider Just Shut Down. Hereâs What Happens Next
Don't worry, it's all good.
Elon Musk Eyes Moon Facility, Plus Catapult to Send AI Satellites Into Orbit
According to The New York Times, Musk described a proposed facility that would include a massive catapult designed to launch satellites into space.
The great RAMaggedon of 2026 might have just claimed the Steam Deck
Less than a week after Valve admitted that the current shortage (and growing prices) of RAM were affecting its hardware plans, the Steam Deck is complâŚ
Appleâs Siri revamp reportedly delayed⌠again
While the new Siri was expected to launch with the upcoming iOS 26.4 update in March, now, the changes are expected to roll out more slowly over time,âŚ
Aurora says it will âtripleâ its driverless truck network
Aurora, the driverless truck firm founded by former members of Google's pioneering self-driving car team, is branching out. In advance of its quarterlâŚ
Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri
Apple had been reportedly pushing to introduce some big changes to Siri with iOS 26.4, but now the company is planning to introduce them in later versâŚ
Uber Eats launches AI assistant to help with grocery cart creation
Uber Eats launched a new AI feature, âCart Assistant,â that can automatically add items to your cart based on text or image prompts.
Yes, Rocket Lab is blowing up engines. No, it's not a big deal, CEO says.
"We are in the part of the program where we are doing very nasty things to the engine." A little more than two months ago, a Rocket Lab employee calleâŚ
Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 12, #977
Here are some hints and the answers for The New York Times Connections puzzle for Feb. 12 #977.
Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Feb. 12, #1699
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Feb. 12, No. 1,699.
You Could Lose Track of Time Appreciating These Immaculate âJujutsu Kaisenâ Color Scripts
Mappa continues to elevate Gege Akutami's megapopular manga with kinetic key animation and, more importantly, its painterly scripts.
Did seabird poop fuel rise of Chincha in Peru?
Guano dramatically boosted the production of maize, and the surplus helped fuel the Chincha Kingdomâs economy. The pre-Inca Chincha Kingdom (circa 100âŚ
Who will own your companyâs AI layer? Gleanâs CEO explains
Enterprise AI is shifting fast from chatbots that answer questions to systems that actually do the work across an organization. But who will own the AâŚ
Elon Musk suggests spate of xAI exits have been push, not pull
At least nine engineers, including two co-founders, have announced their exits from xAI in the past week, fueling online speculation and raising questâŚ
Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office users
Critical security flaws targeting Windows and Office users allow hackers to take complete control of a victim's computer by clicking a malicious link âŚ
OpenAI researcher quits over ChatGPT ads, warns of "Facebook" path
ZoĂŤ Hitzig resigned on the same day OpenAI began testing ads in its chatbot. On Wednesday, former OpenAI researcher ZoĂŤ Hitzig published a guest essayâŚ
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: Launch Date Revealed for Rumored S26 Lineup
Here's what we know about Unpacked's official date, where the Galaxy S26 series will be unveiled and what else could be coming.
Get up to 81 percent off ExpressVPN two-year plans
ExpressVPN is back on sale again, and its two-year plans are up to 81 percent off right now. You can get the Advanced tier for $88 for 28 months. ThisâŚ