Major AWS outage disrupts global services, costing billions
A severe AWS outage, sparked by a DNS malfunction, brought down vast swathes of online services worldwide. Reports detail everything from smart devices misbehaving to extensive financial losses. Critics argue this event underscores troubling overreliance on cloud infrastructure and its inherent fragility.
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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…
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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...
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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.
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas AI browser, LLM can browse the internet for you and even complete tasks — initial release for macOS, with Windows, iOS, and Android to follow soon after
tomshardware - OpenAI just released its ChatGPT-powered AI browser, letting the LLM take over users' browsers and so staff on their behalf.
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Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 15302 / 13 stories in 4 months
Over 800 public figures, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Virgin's Richard Branson urge AI ‘superintelligence’ ban
cnbc - A group of prominent figures, including artificial intelligence heavyweights, have called for an end to efforts to create ‘superintelligence.'
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Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 1:20 am / permalink 15298 / 8 stories in 4 months
Apple Vision Pro (M5) Review: The Crown of the Dorks
Kyle Barr / gizmodo - The headset is faster, comfier, and better for gaming, but sorry, you'll still look awkward.
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 15292 / 7 stories in 4 months
Nomad Unveils Stratos Band for Apple Watch Ultra and More
John Quintet / iphoneincanada - Nomad has officially launched its new Stratos Band, a premium strap designed specifically for the Apple Watch Ultra (but works for other models) after more than two years in development. The band combines titanium for strength and FKM rubber for flexibili…
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 15289 / 4 stories in 4 months
Folding iPad release may have been delayed until 2029
appleinsider - Apple's rumored large folding iPad reportedly has engineering challenges that are pushing its release until 2029 at the earliest.What a large folding iPad could look like - Image Credit: AppleInsiderApple has two folding devices that are rumored to be und…
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 15288 / 3 stories in 4 months
Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) review: Raising the performance bar with M5
tomshardware - Apple continues its yearly update cadence with the MacBook Pro, and the M5 is yet another home run for the company.
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Back to Top / Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 15285 / 12 stories in 4 months
Download ChatGPT Atlas for Mac – New AI Browser from OpenAI
John Quintet / iphoneincanada - OpenAI has released ChatGPT Atlas, a new browser for macOS designed to work directly with ChatGPT accounts. After downloading the app, users can drag the Atlas icon into their Applications folder, log in with their ChatGPT account, and import data from an…
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Back to Top / Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 15282 / 34 stories in 4 months
Amazon aiming to replace over 600,000 workers with robots: report
Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Amazon is planning to replace hundreds of thousands of jobs with robot workers, according to The New York Times. Citing internal documents and interviews with sources, the publication reports that Amazon is hoping to have robots replace more than 600,000 …
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The Oakley Meta Vanguard Glasses Had Me Feeling Like an Undercover Superhero
Vanessa Hand Orellana / cnet - Review: Meta's $500 Oakley Vanguards hide their superpowers in a sleek exterior with Garmin integration that makes them even more appealing to fitness-first thrill seekers.
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Windows 11 Emergency Update Addresses Mouse and Keyboard Issues in Recovery Environment
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Microsoft released an emergency update for Windows 11 yesterday to address mouse and keyboard input issues in the Windows Recovery Environment.The post Windows 11 Emergency Update Addresses Mouse and Keyboard Issues in Recovery Environment appeared first …
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New Deepseek model drastically reduces resource usage by converting text and documents into images — 'vision-text compression' uses up to 20 times fewer tokens
tomshardware - Developers of the Chinese Deepseek artificial intelligence have found a novel way to reduce the number of tokens it uses, particularly when accessing memories. By converting blocks of text into images and leveraging visual processing rather than text pars…
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iPad Pro (M5) Review: No Other Tablet Even Comes Close
Kyle Barr / gizmodo - That doesn't mean it's the iPad you should reach for first.
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Yelp is getting more AI, including an upgraded chatbot
Anna Washenko / engadget - AI is the star of Yelp's fall product update. The review site has updated Yelp Assistant, its chatbot to answer users' questions, rolling the tool out for all business categories. Its responses will draw on information from the business' website as well a…
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 15267 / 6 stories in 4 months
A global AWS outage exposes fragile digital foundations
Cate Lawrence / tech - Yesterday was frustrating for many of us due to trouble accessing websites like Canva, Grammarly, Disney+, Duolingo, Reddit, Microsoft 365, Fortnite, Facebook, Zoom, Slack, Snapchat, Signal and Perple...
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Shares of Australian critical metal companies surge on $8.5 billion U.S. minerals deal
cnbc - Australian critical metals and rare earths shares surged following the announcement of a massive minerals deal between Washington and Canberra.
Back to Top / Monday, October 20, 2025, 9:20 pm / permalink 15261 / 5 stories in 4 months
Samsung to Unveil Apple Vision Pro Competitor Tomorrow
Juli Clover / macrumors - Samsung is holding a Galaxy Event tomorrow, where the company will unveil its long-awaited "Project Moohan" mixed reality headset that will compete with the Apple Vision Pro. Samsung says that it is "ushering in a new era" with its upcoming "AI-native dev…
Back to Top / Monday, October 20, 2025, 8:20 pm / permalink 15258 / 4 stories in 4 months