Flock is pulling its plan to use its microphone network to monitor for signs of ‘human distress’ — but privacy concerns remain
Flock is pulling its plan to use its microphone network to monitor for signs of ‘human distress’ — but privacy concerns remain

Flock says it’s abandoning the idea of using its acoustic detection network to listen out for signs of screaming and disturbance.

Brace yourself for more RAM misery: DDR5 is now getting pricier — and there’s a rumor that CPUs will be more expensive next year
Brace yourself for more RAM misery: DDR5 is now getting pricier — and there’s a rumor that CPUs will be more expensive next year

It looks like the memory crisis isn’t going anywhere, between DDR5 RAM price hikes and a new rumor about more expensive CPUs.

OpenAI says its models escaped a sandbox and breached Hugging Face

New OpenAI models did whatever it took to achieve their goal – including exploiting zero-days.

Substack now lets you check if a post was written by AI

Substack is rolling out a Pangram-powered scanner that lets readers check posts, notes, and replies for AI-written text. Writers get their own tools too, including a pre-publish scan and a “How I make this” disclosure.

Your next laptop could hit new heights of brightness as Samsung introduces new OLED panels for Lenovo, Asus, MSI and Dell machines
Your next laptop could hit new heights of brightness as Samsung introduces new OLED panels for Lenovo, Asus, MSI and Dell machines

Tandem OLED panels are taking OLED experiences to new heights, and Samsung has seemingly nailed it yet again with its new ‘1,600-nit’ OLED panels for laptops.

China’s AI talent shortage has tech giants recruiting teenagers

China’s AI companies are running short on engineers, so they’re now scouting talent as young as 13 with camps, mentorships, and even guaranteed jobs straight out of high school.