‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube Summary WIRED identified around 120 YouTube channels producing “cheapfake” videos that pair still photos and AI-generated voiceovers to stage faux celebrity…
Global EV Sales Up 27% In 2025 Summary A report covered by CleanTechnica and compiled by UK analytics firm Rho Motion finds global plug-in vehicle sales rose sharply in the…
Google AI Overviews Linked To 25% Drop In Publisher Referral Traffic, New Data Shows Summary New data from Digital Content Next (DCN) — representing roughly 40 member publishers including the…
Chinese State Media Calls US a ‘Surveillance Empire’ Over Trackers In Chips Summary Reuters reported that US authorities secretly placed location trackers in targeted shipments of advanced chips deemed at…
Wine 10.13 Released Summary Wine 10.13 has been released after a one-month break. The update adds a Windows Gaming Input configuration tab to the Joystick Control Panel, new cryptographic algorithms…
‘Yubin Archive’ Pirate Library Operator Arrested, Illegal Study Materials Group Cancelled For 330K Members Summary South Korean authorities have arrested the operator of Yubin Archive, a Telegram-based “pirate library” that…
Sam Altman’s Brain Chip Venture Is Mulling Gene Therapy Approach Summary The report says Sam Altman’s brain–computer interface venture (referred to as Merge Labs) is exploring a gene therapy route…
New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech Summary Neuroscientists have demonstrated a brain-computer interface (BCI) that decodes “inner speech” — the words people think without attempting to…
Summary OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told reporters he believes AI investments have entered bubble territory, saying investors are ‘overexcited about a kernel of truth.’ He called it ‘insane’ that tiny…
Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation Summary Proton has started relocating significant parts of its infrastructure out of Switzerland in response to proposed Swiss surveillance…
