
A year after cutting around 9,100 employees, Microsoft is making further layoffs today as it begins its new financial year. The software maker is laying off around 4,800 employees today, approximately 2.1 percent of its workforce. Most of the employees affected by today’s cuts are in Microsoft’s commercial sales business or the company’s Xbox division. […]

Boeing-backed eVTOL startup Wisk Aero is being sued by a former employee who claims they were fired for reporting that the software behind the autonomous air taxi service had failed to meet basic aviation software testing requirements.
A new study found AI tools consistently nudge social media posts toward one side of a debate, even when told to preserve the meaning.
Samsung is using Galaxy Watches, environmental sensors, and predictive algorithms to warn managers when outdoor workers may be approaching dangerous levels of heat stress.
Smithsonian Starstruck lets visitors walk through the Big Bang, brush past the Sun, and gaze into a black hole, all without leaving Washington, D.C.
A Google executive used Claude Fable 5 to port Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour to iPhone, iPad, and Mac without using an emulator.
A KAIST study reveals AI agents consume dramatically more energy than conventional AI, highlighting a growing challenge for data centers and future AI infrastructure.
Security researchers say an autonomous AI agent carried out a complete ransomware attack, adapting to failures and executing the intrusion with minimal human intervention.
The Washington Post revisited a 1976 feature predicting life in 2026, revealing how accurately it foresaw smartphones, solar energy, gene editing, and other technological breakthroughs.

Most Americans don’t trust AI. It’s proven that it doesn’t know what safe toppings for pizza are. People don’t even want to listen to AI music. But none of that matters for some of America’s wealthy, who are turning to AI to teach their kids instead of traditional schools. Companies like Forge Prep and Alpha […]