Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI, CEO refuses and offers to "buy Twitter for $9.74 billion"
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Scientist worked out how to transfer data between two machines using quantum teleportation
Breakthrough is a first step in building a quantum network
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel takes a dig at Meta's history of copying Snapchat
Spiegel says he's now "VP Product @ Meta," jabbing at Zuckerberg's imitation strategy
Trolling 101 Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has taken a public jab at Mark Zuckerberg and Meta, updating his LinkedIn profile with an unexpected addition to his job titles. Alongside "loving husband and father of four boys," he now lists himself as "VP Product @ Meta." This tongue-in-cheek update clearly references Meta's history of replicating features that Snapchat first introduced.
We're getting closer to having practical quantum computers - here's what they will be used for
From superposition to real-world impact
Bouncing Beholder is a fully fledged platformer game packed into just 1,024 bytes
Great physics, colorful environments, and randomized levels
Bill Gates says Intel has lost its way, fallen behind in chip design and fabrication
"I am stunned"
Big quote: The last few years have not been kind to Intel. The company has seen its fortunes fall as rivals continue to make great strides, both financially and technologically. In a recent interview, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates shared his thoughts on the situation, stating that Intel has "lost its way."
CEO says assisting laid-off workers in packing their boxes eased the pain for everyone
Not being laid off probably would have helped more
AI-generated books have overrun public libraries, with no easy solution in sight
The automation machine is working non-stop, wasting taxpayer dollars
What was the first all-transistor television ever released?
The world's first non-projection, fully transistorized television was launched in May 1960.
This massive 173% mechanical keyboard is a tribute to the classic space-cadet keyboard
Enough keys to launch a rocket
This miniature machine may look like an old distillery, but it's actually an RTX 4090-powered PC
It's water- and copper-cooled
Google abandons 'do no harm' AI stance, opens door to military weapons
A hot potato: Google has come a long way since its early days when "Don't be evil" was its guiding principle. This departure has been duly noted before for various reasons. In its latest departure from its original ethos, the company has quietly removed a key passage from its AI principles that previously committed to avoiding the use of AI in potentially harmful applications, including weapons.
ByteDance's OmniHuman-1 may be the most realistic deepfake algorithm yet
Check out these examples
WTF?! Machines' ability to generate fake videos of people has become alarmingly impressive. ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok, just showed off a new AI system called OmniHuman-1 that can create deepfake videos almost indistinguishable from reality to the average person.
AMD's AM4 platform is still going strong after many years, AMD reports a 50/50 sales split with AM5
The very definition of lasting appeal
Why it matters: It's been almost three years since AMD launched the AM5 chipset alongside Ryzen 7000 CPUs. But according to a company executive, global sales of AM5 and the previous-gen AM4 are split 50/50, illustrating how the socket that supports Zen 1 through to Zen 3 remains popular.
US business giants line up to cut deals with Elon Musk as billionaire expands influence in Washington
Investment in X increases as Musk's DOGE gains access to government funding systems
Teens aren't buying Big Tech's promises on AI and online safety
Why young users are skeptical about tech giants' ethics, privacy, and AI decisions
Discord now runs on Windows 98 (and even Windows 95) with this unofficial client
A retro-friendly version of Discord for machines with slower hardware
Ford unveils insane 1,000+ hp 7.3L supercharged "Megazilla" V8 crate engine
It's not street legal, but Ford also has a tamer 800 hp version
As Sony exits, Verbatim doubles down on optical media
A stable supply of discs is a "top priority" despite shrinking market
Whistleblower Edward Snowden calls Nvidia's RTX 5000 series a crime against consumers, blasts paltry VRAM
What just happened? It really says something about how disappointing Nvidia's RTX 5000 series is proving to be when Edward Snowden publicly criticizes it. The infamous whistleblower has slammed the cards' poor value and low amounts of VRAM, calling Blackwell a "monopolistic crime against the consumer."
"Everything I say leaks," complains Mark Zuckerberg in a memo that was leaked
As if that wasn't enough, a second memo warning employees about leaks was also leaked
Elon Musk says Tesla will launch a self-driving cab service in Texas in June
Model Y and Model 3 will be pressed into action until the launch of the Cybercab
Japan's sex game developers blocked from receiving Steam payments by banks
Hent-ied up in red tape