Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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‘Corporate Terrorists’ May Stand in the Way of Elon Musk’s Trillionaire Status, He Claims

Ece Yildirim / gizmodo - Musk says he's not "comfortable" creating a "robot army" without an unprecedented pay package.

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 10:21 pm / permalink 15333 / 4 stories in 4 months

Amazon claims the headline isn’t robots taking jobs as it reveals new cost-cutting robots

Richard Lawler / theverge - A New York Times report on Tuesday cited internal Amazon documents touting how its shift into automation could help it sell more products without hiring more people, but today the company has issued a PR blast about robotics and delivery tech that is much…

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 15331 / 7 stories in 4 months

Apple rumored to unveil three new iPhone designs

Leaked details suggest Apple plans to diversify its product lineup with three distinct iPhone models over the next three years, including foldable, clamshell, and bezel-free designs. The rumors hint at a bold move to redefine future iPhone aesthetics.

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 15328 / 5 stories in 4 months

Here are Amazon’s smart delivery glasses that guide drivers and scan packages

Sean Hollister / theverge - Remember when word got out that Amazon was building smart glasses for its delivery drivers before possibly launching a version for consumers as well? Amazon has just revealed those “Amelia” glasses to the world — with a built-in display and an always-on c…

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 15327 / 6 stories in 4 months

GM to Remove CarPlay from All Future Vehicles, Including Gas Cars

Juli Clover / macrumors - General Motors began phasing out support for CarPlay in its electric vehicles back in 2023, leading to complaints from iPhone users, but the company has no plans to back down.In fact, GM is going further and plans to remove CarPlay from all future gas veh…

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 15321 / 8 stories in 4 months

YouTube is adding a timer to Shorts so you don't scroll the day away

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - YouTube is adding a timer to Shorts to help curb all of that incessant doomscrolling, according to a report by TechCrunch. This feature is rolling out to all users after being spotted in an Android APK file earlier this year, which was originally reported…

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 15320 / 5 stories in 4 months

Reddit Sues AI Startup Over Unlawful Data Scraping

Reddit has initiated legal action against an AI startup and affiliated data‐scraping services over unauthorized use of its content to train models. The suit alleges large-scale circumvention of data protections, sparking concerns about how user‐generated content is exploited for AI training.

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 15319 / 6 stories in 4 months

Google claims to have quantum advantage with a potentially useful algorithm

John Timmer / arstechnica - An approach it calls "quantum echoes" takes 13,000 times longer on a supercomputer.

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 15316 / 6 stories in 4 months

UK designates Apple and Google as having ‘strategic market status,’ opening door for more regulation

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - The U.K.’s competition regulator has designated Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in their mobile platforms, giving the regulator new powers to enforce competition in areas like app stores, browsers, and operating systems.

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 15313 / 9 stories in 4 months

Google Courts Anthropic for Multi-Billion Dollar Cloud Deal in Major Challenge to Amazon

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google and AI startup Anthropic are in talks for a multi-billion dollar cloud deal, a strategic move that challenges its long term partner Amazon.The post Google Courts Anthropic for Multi-Billion Dollar Cloud Deal in Major Challenge to Amazon appeared fi…

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15312 / 5 stories in 4 months

Catastrophic Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack to cost UK economy at least $2.5 billion, according to estimates — 5,000 independent organizations decimated by supply chain fallout

tomshardware - The hack of British car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover, has cost the UK economy as much as $2.5 billion, affecting more than 5,000 organizations as the breach brought the company and its entire supply chain to their knees.

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 15308 / 5 stories in 4 months

Apple’s 18-inch foldable iPad reportedly delayed until 2029

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - According to Bloomberg, Apple is delaying its 18-inch foldable iPad until 2029, with an expected price of up to $3,900, as the company diversifies its manufacturing operations away from China. This strategy involves relocating the production of numerous d…

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 15307 / 4 stories in 4 months

Sizable Energy raises $8M to launch ocean-based energy storage

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Italy-based Sizable Energy, a developer of long-duration ocean energystorage, has raised $8 million in a round led by Playground Global, withparticipation from Verve Ventures and Unruly Capital.Sizabl...

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 15305 / 5 stories in 4 months

YouTube Expands AI Likeness Detection Tool Against Deepfakes

YouTube is rolling out an AI-powered tool designed to detect unauthorized uses of creators’ faces and voices, aiming to stem the tide of deepfakes. The new system, however, has sparked debates over its accuracy and potential loopholes in protecting digital identities.

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 15304 / 4 stories in 4 months