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Wednesday December 17, 2025. 05:49 PM
Coursera announced on Wednesday that it will acquire rival online learning platform Udemy in an all-stock deal that values the combined company at $2.5 billion, a move that brings together two of the largest U.S.-based players in an industry that has struggled since...
Spacecraft was 'rotating in an unexpected manner' and might have shifted orbit NASA is still trying to recontact the MAVEN Mars orbiter after it stopped responding earlier this month, with fragmentary tracking data hinting the craft may be tumbling and off its predicted...
I'm not a big fan of Christmas music, so I was happy to learn about and then listen to 'enigmatic frontman and eclectic curator' David Byrne's recently posted playlist, 'Christmas Music for People Who Hate Christmas Music.' While I don't *hate* Christmas music, it's...
For years, Tesla has marketed its so-called 'Autopilot' and 'Full Self-Driving' software like a sci-fi dream that somehow skipped beta testing and ducked federal regulation. But now, California's DMV is doing the unthinkable: treating Tesla like any other company that isn't...
Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist in this world! And be the first on your block to get each week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic! JOIN THE INNER HIVE! — Read the rest The post Tom the Dancing Bug:...
Paris Buttfield-Addison bought a $500 Apple gift card from a major retailer to pay for iCloud storage. The code failed. The store agreed to reissue it. Apparently, the card number had been compromised. Then Apple locked his entire account. Buttfield-Addison isn't some random ...
Google is suing a Chinese-speaking cybercriminal group it says is responsible for a massive wave of scam text messages sent to Americans this year, according to a legal complaint filed Tuesday. From a report: The group, known as Darcula, sells software that allows users to...
The Asahi Linux project has published its progress report following the release of Linux 6.18. This time around the project reports progress on many fronts, including microphone support for M2 Pro/Max MacBooks, work queued for Linux 6.19 to support USB3 via the USB-C ports,...
Regulator makes various additional demands over alleged cybersecurity failings In proposing a settlement agreement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that Illusory Systems must repay users funds lost in a 2022 cyberattack.…
CodeRabbit review of pull requests shows meatbags beat clankers Generating code using AI increases the number of issues that need to be reviewed and the severity of those issues.…
New research shows that social media creators have enormous influence over their audiences' politics—especially those who don't normally share political content.
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Elon Musk has lost sleep over many things in his career. Lately, he says, one thing stands out: AI. The tech titan, who is simultaneously building some of the world’s most advanced AI, recently revealed a surprising personal truth: AI is haunting his sleep. In an...
Say it, picture it, and watch it take shape. That’s the idea behind a new MIT system that turns simple words into real, usable objects. Researchers at MIT have developed an AI-powered robotic assembly system that allows people to design and build physical objects just by...
Google has launched CC, a new experimental AI productivity agent from Google Labs designed to help users stay organized and act on daily tasks. Built with Google’s Gemini AI model, CC pulls together information from “Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and the wider...
Merriam-Webster, the US publisher of some of the world’s best-known encyclopedias, has named “slop” the word of the year for 2025. “We define slop as digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” All that...
The server market hit a record in the third quarter of 2025 with revenues of $ 112.4 billion, according to IDC. That’s a whopping 61 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. Sales of x86 servers grew 32.8 percent to $76.3 billion, while sales of non-x86...
Meta is informing some users that they will soon be restricted in how many link posts they can share each month, unless they pay for its Meta Verified subscription service. As per the notification message: 'Starting December 16, certain Facebook profiles without Meta...
Hear ye! Hear ye! Meta has an update that will help how millions of people hear conversations and discover music. The company has rolled out its v21 software update, introducing conversation-boosting technology and AI-powered music matching that responds to what users are...
As AI systems increasingly shift from answering questions to carrying out multi-step work, a key challenge has emerged. The static tests and training data previously used often don't reflect the dynamic and interactive nature of real-world systems. That’s why Patronus AI...
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