Wall Street went into panic mode about two weeks ago after the Chinese start-up DeepSeek released an artificial intelligence system that appeared to be radically more efficient than what its American competitors had built. The investors who had pumped trillions of dollars into tech stocks over the last few years worried whether the tens of … Read more
The Civilization franchise is getting the VR treatment with Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – VR on Meta Quest headsets this spring, 2K and Firaxis Games have announced. The “virtual and mixed reality” game will be available for the Quest 3 and 3S, but no price or specific release date has been announced quite yet. How … Read more
Colombia produces the world’s most expensive emeralds. The highest-quality stones can be worth tens of thousands of dollars per carat. Miners have fought over these treasures for centuries, but in the past decade, foreign investors have modernized and consolidated the industry. The newcomers have brought safety and new jobs to the area, but there’s little … Read more
It’s incredibly hard to protect a system from someone—the evil housekeeper from DOGE—who has made their way inside and wants to wreck it. This administration is on the record as wanting to outright delete entire departments. Accelerationists are not only setting policy but implementing it by working within the administration. If you can’t delete a … Read more
Elon Musk is a close associate of US president Donald Trump K C Alfred/San Diego U-T/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Is a team led by Elon Musk going to crash US government computer systems? In recent weeks, there have been numerous reports of Musk and his associates gaining access to servers at departments ranging from the US … Read more
Well Go USA Entertainment Table of Contents Table of Contents Synchronic (2019) A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) Cosmos (2019) If you’re looking for a good sci-fi flick to watch this month, there are three sci-fi movies on Amazon Prime Video you need to watch in February 2025. Each one is available with your base … Read more
Cutting corners: The artificial intelligence arms race among tech giants is reaching new heights as industry leaders unveil ambitious spending plans for 2025. This surge in expenditure comes despite recent developments suggesting that such massive investments might not be necessary – namely, the sudden (and arguably too early to call) success of Chinese startup DeepSeek, … Read more
Key Takeaways French prosecutors launched a probe into X on February 7 after lawmaker Eric Bothorel reported concerns about biased algorithms manipulating automated data processing. The cybercrime unit is conducting technical checks, while X has yet to respond. The European Union is investigating X under the Digital Services Act (DSA), demanding internal algorithm documents by … Read more
Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg BBC From left to right: Parents Hollie Dance, Lisa Kenevan, Liam Walsh and Ellen Roome The four British families suing TikTok for the alleged wrongful deaths of their children have accused the tech giant of having “no compassion”. In an exclusive group interview for BBC One’s Sunday with … Read more
The total value of payments made to cyber criminal ransomware gangs fell dramatically in the back half of 2024, and according to statistics released this week by Chainalysis, a supplier of blockchain and crypto services, less than half of victims of recorded incidents even made a payment. Chainalysis found that over 2024 as a … Read more