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Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’

You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel homescreen, says Google.

How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups

Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware.

US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices

Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.

The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising.

"There's a brighter future. All we need to do is take it."

Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"

Law enforcement intercepted VPN traffic, seized domains, and arrested its operator.

Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu is ... fine

The plot is predictable, the fight scenes are meh, but you can't beat the charm of that little green Grogu.

Elon Musk can’t hear you over the sound of his $1.75 trillion IPO

The SpaceX S-1 is finally here, and the story it tells goes way further than rockets. The filing runs to 36 pages of risk factors alone, and the numbers inside match the ambition: a $28 trillion total addressable market, a pay package tied to establishing a Mars colony, and a valuation target tha...

Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide end-to-end encryption

Critics note a lack of factual support in lawsuit filed by US Senate candidate.

Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station?

What went up cannot all come down (for museum display).

Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement

Two additional marketing companies will also pay $25,000 each.

Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid

The first data from 2026 seem to indicate that last year was an oddity.

Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go

Trump delays AI safety testing EO, claiming it would be an innovation “blocker.”

Hybrid AI: Combining Deterministic Analytics with LLM Reasoning

How AI architecture prevents plausible but wrong analytics The post Hybrid AI: Combining Deterministic Analytics with LLM Reasoning appeared first on Towards Data Science.

PSA: The Steam Controller’s magnetic charger can be a fire hazard

Keep the charging puck’s exposed pins far away from anything metal.

You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’

After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface.

Prompt: AI’s Next Challenge Is Proving the Payoff

Enterprises are facing growing pressure to justify massive AI investments amid rising operational costs and infrastructure demands.

Behind the Blog: The Attention Wars

This week, we discuss Spencer Pratt, bricking phones, and the FTC.

We tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there

Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information directly into your field of view.

Specialization Beats Scale: A Strategic Variable Most AI Procurement Decisions Overlook

Enterprise Document Intelligence: A Series on Building RAG Brick by Brick, from Minimal to Corpus scale

For AI engineers who want to understand every step, not just call the library The post Enterprise Document Intelligence: A Series on Building RAG Brick by Brick, from Minimal to Corpus scale appeared first on Towards Data Science.