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OpenAI loses a top data center exec, as stream of high-profile departures continues
Before Malone left, OpenAI had already reshuffled its infrastructure org, shifting his reporting line away from President Greg Brockman and putting Vi…
The Witcher 3 is getting a major free remaster in September, new expansion arrives in 2027
The Witcher 3 Remastered appears to go considerably further than simply sharpening up the visuals of the 2015 RPG. CD Projekt Red says the new edition…
Now Perplexity is trying to get into the local AI action
Amid talk of an Nvidia deal, the AI search biz is looking beyond the cloud AI company Perplexity has already tried its hand at search services, advert…
Luffu’s New Health and Safety Wearable Isn’t Just for You. It’s for Your Entire Family
You can link your entire family together with Luffu’s new wearable and app ecosystem.
Apple shares behind-the-scenes video for its fun new Mac mini ad
Apple today published a fun commercial promoting the new Mac mini with M6. Now, the company has shared a short behind-the-scenes video showing some of…
WhatsApp Adds Security Measures to Help Prevent Accounts From Being Hacked
The world’s most widely used messaging app adds stronger two-step verification and allows for more than one passkey.
'The right approach is for people to deeply control the future': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is worried about AI being controlled by just a few powerful players
Sam Altman has expressed concerns that large companies with AI interests are determining the direction the technology takes, rather than society OpenA…
Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal
After last year's massive power failure Spanish and Portuguese firms are buying battery back ups.
Adam Mosseri says it's 'news to me' that Instagram employees limited his exposure to teen safety data
The head of Instagram is the first high-profile exec to testify in the latest social media addiction trial.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 just released a sneak peek at its incredible shortlisted winning entries — and it proves that DSLR cameras still rule this photography genre
These spectacular shortlisted images for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition show that there's life in the DSLR yet! The Wildlife P…
U.S. ‘Economic D-Day’ Targets More Than Just Iranian Oil
The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries…
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Congresswoman Wants to Add Images to Legislation to Keep Pace With the Post-Literate Future
"For too long, our laws have been written for 'staffer bros' with bow ties," writes Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Intel's 256-core Xeon 7 CPUs are a Diamond in the rough
Delayed, flawed, yet still beautiful DEEP DIVE Intel's Xeon 7 platform, better known by its codename Diamond Rapids, was supposed to launch this year …
Notability can now organize meeting recordings, transcriptions, and notes around your calendar
Notability today announced a new desktop workflow that lets Mac users start recording sessions directly from their calendar events, with the resulting…
9to5Mac Daily: August 25, 2026 – New Mac mini and Mac Studio unveiled
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google …
Witcher 3 Remastered Will Be Free in September With New Expansion Coming in 2027
Geralt’s story wraps up with new enemies, a mysterious region and a send-off before Ciri takes the spotlight in The Witcher 4.
Here are three sick Gibson guitar controllers made for Stage Tour's Dec. 10 release
CRKD is mining nostalgia for its latest guitar trio.
Instagram Chief Says ‘No Silver Bullets’ for Teen Safety in Bellwether Trial
Adam Mosseri testified in a case brought by states that claim the Meta-owned app created addictive features to hook young users.
Lego Skylines is a cozy city builder from the studio that's repairing Cities: Skylines II
Iceflake Studios is preparing a cozy new city builder centered on the famous bricks.
10 Hacks Every Apple Wallet User Should Know
Get the most out of your Wallet. For those in the Apple ecosystem, Apple Wallet is a powerful hub for making digital payments, storing tickets and pas…
The world's busiest spaceport is about to get a lot quieter, at least for now
SpaceX aims to launch Starship from Florida by the end of the year. 2027 seems more likely. SpaceX made Florida's Space Coast home to the world's busi…
Garmin’s new Fenix 9 adds brighter screens and smoother map panning
Garmin just took the wraps off its new line of rugged Fenix 9 smartwatches, with the base model featuring an OLED display with a brightness of up to 3…
Sony Is Reminding Us (Again) That We Don’t Own Our PlayStation Games
The idea of ownership is becoming a relic of an earlier era.
Australia’s charts now require a human to sing the lead vocal
Australia will bar wholly AI-generated tracks from its official music charts from Monday. The song that prompted the rule was still sitting at number …
The death of the human web? Report finds over a third of web pages pushed live since the launch of ChatGPT show evidence of being written by AI
Researchers have found a sharp increase in the number of web pages using AI authorship, with over 33% of pages published since January 2023 apparently…
The EPA’s Response to AI Data Center Backlash: Keep Building, but Keep It Hush-Hush
A proposed change to the 1970 Clean Air Act would eliminate a 30-day public comment period before construction of so-called “minor sources” of industr…