Google search boss says AI isn’t killing search clicks
Google has often bristled at the implication that its obsession with AI search is harming web traffic, and now search head Liz Reid has penned a blog post on the…
Coding error blamed after parts of Constitution disappear from US website
The Library of Congress today said a coding error resulted in the deletion of parts of the US Constitution from Congress’ website and promised a fix after many Internet users…
Hulu’s days look numbered, but there’s reason for Disney to keep it around
Bob Iger, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, announced today that Disney will “fully integrate” Hulu into the Disney+ app in 2026. Although a company representative told Variety that…
US executive branch agencies will use ChatGPT Enterprise for just $1 per agency
OpenAI has announced an agreement to supply more than 2 million workers for the US federal executive branch access to ChatGPT and related tools at practically no cost: just $1…
Fake VPN and Spam Blocker Apps Tied to VexTrio Used in Ad Fraud, Subscription Scams
The malicious ad tech purveyor known as VexTrio Viper has been observed developing several malicious apps that have been published on Apple and Google’s official app storefronts under the guise…
Australia Completely Loses The Plot, Plans To Ban Kids From Watching YouTube
Last fall, heavily influenced by Jonathan Haidt’s extremely problematic book, Australia announced that it was banning social media for everyone under the age of 16. This was already a horrifically…
Cockatoos know 30 distinct dance moves
Snowball the dancing cockatoo gets down with his bad self to the Backstreet Boys. In 2008, a YouTube video featuring an Eleanora cockatoo named Snowball dancing to the beat of…
Researchers design “promptware” attack with Google Calendar to turn Gemini evil
Generative AI systems have proliferated across the technology industry over the last several years to such a degree that it can be hard to avoid using them. Google and other…
Nvidia warns of “disaster” if it has to put kill switch and backdoor in chips
Nvidia said there are no backdoors or kill switches in its chips, denying an accusation from the Chinese government. The company also urged policymakers to reject proposals for backdoors and…
Area Bigots Annoyed ICE Is Offering $50,000 Signing Bonuses To Area Bigots
The recently passed budget bill throws nearly $200 billion at something that doesn’t actually seem to be that much of a problem: undocumented migrants. Law-abiding, hardworking taxpayers are the targets…