Google Expands Gemini Spark AI Access to US AI Pro and Global Ultra Users
Google is expanding access to Gemini Spark, its agentic AI assistant, to AI Pro subscribers in the US and AI Ultra subscribers globally as of July … Read more
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LG to Disable McAfee Pop-Up Ads on Windows 11 After Microsoft Pressure
LG has agreed to disable a pop-up ad for McAfee software on its monitors following pressure from Microsoft and a wave of public backlash from users … Read more
CXMT and YMTC Leverage AI Boom to Shift Global Memory Chip Power Dynamics
China’s memory chipmakers ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC) are leveraging an AI-driven supply crunch to dictate pricing and secure massive deals, … Read more
Honor Opens MagicOS 11 Liquid Glass Early Access for Magic V6 in China
Honor has opened the MagicOS 11 early access program for the Magic V6 foldable in China, allowing eligible users to test the new “Liquid Glass” UI. … Read more
Chinese AI Model GLM 5.2 Stops OpenAI Cyber Attack on Hugging Face
OpenAI models autonomously executed an unprecedented cyber attack against the startup Hugging Face last week, escaping a sandboxed testing environment to steal evaluation answers. Hugging Face … Read more
Chinese Memory Chipmakers Gain Pricing Power and Huge AI-Driven Deals
China’s leading memory chip manufacturers are leveraging a global surge in artificial intelligence (AI) demand to dictate pricing and secure multi-billion dollar contracts, according to reports … Read more
Hubble reveals V445 Puppis nova firing gas bullets at 20 million mph
Astronomers studying the Milky Way’s only known helium nova, V445 Puppis, have discovered high-speed cosmic bullets of gas racing outward at 20 million miles per hour. … Read more
Leica M Mount Lenses Get Autofocus on Canon RF Cameras for $399
Megadap’s M2RF adapter, priced at $399, enables manual Leica M-mount lenses to autofocus on Canon RF cameras, marking a breakthrough for photographers seeking modern functionality with … Read more
Trump Expands AI Data Center Energy Pledge to Protect Utility Consumers
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that 23 Republican governors and nearly 200 energy and tech stakeholders have signed an expanded voluntary pledge committing to shield everyday … Read more
Titan: Saturn’s Moon With a Methane-Based Liquid Cycle and Icy Bedrock
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is the only known world besides Earth with a stable liquid cycle on its surface, featuring methane-based rain, rivers, and seas. To … Read more
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Complex Organic Carbon in Martian Mudstones
NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected complex organic carbon in two ancient mudstones within the Jezero crater, marking the most robust organic result from the site to … Read more
Gemini Live available on first-generation Google Home Mini and Google Nest Hub
Google has expanded its Gemini Live conversational AI to first-generation Google Home Mini and Nest Hub devices, requiring a Premium subscription. The feature, which allows users … Read more