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Hackers are pretending to be cops – and tech companies keep falling for it
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
According to information reviewed by Wired, the sender was instead a member of a hacking group that sells "doxing-as-a-service," offering access to personal data siphoned from some of the country's largest technology companies.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Android phones can now share live video with 911 during emergencies
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
Mountain View's latest update turns Android smartphones into a powerful safety tool with the rollout of Android Emergency Live Video (ELV) across the US. Google explains that ELV allows users to quickly share a live video feed with 911 or other emergency services – a potentially crucial aid in dangerous...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google's latest experimental browser turns tabs into custom mini-apps
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
Disco began as a hackathon project at Google and has since evolved into a prototype exploring what browsing might look like if each query functioned as an interactive workspace rather than just a list of links. Parisa Tabriz, who leads the Chrome team, told The Verge that the project is...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Black Ops 7 markedly underperforms as sales and player count tumble
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
According to data shared by Alinea Analytics with GamesIndustry.biz, the latest title in the CoD franchise sold only 401,000 copies on Steam in its first 26 days – an 82 percent drop from Black Ops 6's 2.3 million sales over the same period last year.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Hogwarts Legacy is free to claim on the Epic Games Store until December 18
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
Epic Games Store is giving away Hogwarts Legacy for a limited time, letting players claim the open-world RPG at no cost until December 18. Once added to your library, the game is yours to keep permanently, offering PC players a chance to explore Hogwarts without spending a dime.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel's CEO is also a major startup investor, and it's starting to get messy
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
When Tan pitched his board on acquiring the AI chip startup Rivos this summer, he did so from both sides of the table. Tan also chaired Rivos, the same company he wanted Intel to buy, according to three people familiar with the discussions. The board rejected his proposal, citing a...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Elon Musk confirms SpaceX IPO plans, could value company at over $1 trillion
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
The IPO plans were initially reported by The Wall Street Journal and The Information last Friday before Musk confirmed it on X this week. Replying to a post on the IPO rumors by Ars Technica Space Editor Eric Berger, Musk simply wrote that the reports are "accurate," but did not...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Trump's executive order seeks to centralize AI regulation at the federal level
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
The administration argues that a unified national policy will eliminate what Trump described as a confusing patchwork of state rules that stifle innovation and jeopardize America's lead over China in AI development.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
2025's most-downloaded iPhone app is, you guessed it, ChatGPT
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
Apple has released a list of the App Store's most downloaded free apps, with OpenAI's ChatGPT predictably at the top. "The GenAI chatbot has seen tremendous growth since its introduction, which helped launch the ongoing AI craze.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
California startup's new fire-suppression system uses sound instead of water
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025
Sonic Fire Tech, co-founded by aerospace engineer Geoff Bruder, has developed a system that uses infrasound – low-frequency sound waves below the threshold of human hearing – to suppress fire.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »