Australia moves to ban AI chatbots from ‘emotional intimacy’ with children
Australia moves to ban AI chatbots from ‘emotional intimacy’ with children

Australia’s digital duty of care bill would bar AI chatbots from building “emotional intimacy” with children. The bill passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, 28 October, as Josh Butler reported for The Guardian. It now goes to the Senate. Th…

Apple’s Touchscreen MacBook Pro is finally here, and yes, touching a MacBook screen feels totally and wonderfully natural
Apple’s Touchscreen MacBook Pro is finally here, and yes, touching a MacBook screen feels totally and wonderfully natural

Do not adjust your screen; it is perfectly normal to put your digits on a touchscreen MacBook Pro. In fact, I rather enjoyed it, and you might, too.

Should Entrepreneurs Go to Business School? The Answer Isn’t as Straightforward As You Think

Networks can be built from scratch, and AI can close the skills gaps a budding entrepreneur needs. But an MBA can still offer something else.

This Company Gives Employees an Unlimited Candy Buying Perk — Here’s Why That Is Healthy for Business

Unreal Snack’s Kevin McCarthy on building America’s biggest better-for-you candy brand

Meet Apeiron, Virgin Galactic’s 1st ‘Delta-class’ space plane
Meet Apeiron, Virgin Galactic’s 1st ‘Delta-class’ space plane

Virgin Galactic has officially unveiled its first “Delta-class” space plane, and announced the results of the worldwide vote to choose its name.

How to Choose the Right Mattress for You

Choosing the right mattress goes beyond firmness. Here’s how sleeping position, materials, temperature, and adjustable features can guide your decision.

Anthropic just launched tools to show companies what their AI spending is buying

The frontier lab is lifting the curtain on how users spend money on its models ahead of a planned IPO.

AMD to invest $1bn in Meta as its Helios racks start running there
AMD to invest $1bn in Meta as its Helios racks start running there

AMD will invest $1bn in Meta’s equity offering, the chipmaker said on Tuesday, 27 October. It made the pledge in a release on its partnership with Meta. AMD also said its first Helios rack systems are now running at Meta. The money comes on top of Nvid…

Hands-on with the new OLED iPad Mini
Hands-on with the new OLED iPad Mini

Apple announced a new iPad Mini with a larger OLED display this week, and we’ve just gotten to try it out at Apple’s “Pro and tell” event. It’s an iPad for sure, but the new OLED on the Mini looks exceptional, and the optional nano-texture matte finish is awesome. The “Pro and tell” event venue […]

Oracle shares jump as it targets $30B in free cash flow by 2029
Oracle shares jump as it targets $30B in free cash flow by 2029

Oracle said free cash flow will reach $30B in the year to May 2029, when analysts expected it to stay negative. It capped new fundraising at $20B through May 2030 and kept its $225B revenue target. Shares rose as much as 14%. Oracle shares jumped as mu…