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Google's AI Mode Will Change How You Search. What to Expect

Searching the web might feel a lot more like talking to a chatbot in the future.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Trade Secrecy in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory (2009)

Article URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1430463 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44066713 Points: 21 # Comments: 2

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

World’s seven wealthiest countries agree to counter China’s trade practices

G7 finance ministers and central bank governors pledge to address ‘economic imbalances’, without naming ChinaTop finance officials from the world’s seven wealthiest democracies set aside stark differences on US tariffs and agreed to counter global “economic imbalances”, a swipe at China’s trade practices.In a communique issued on Thursday, the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors, meeting in the...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

The cast of Mission: Impossible on the importance of humanity during the rise of AI

The "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" cast (Simon Pegg, Angela Bassett, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, and Greg Tarzan Davis) discuss the film's themes of humanity, friendship, and the future of AI.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Talk to Me, Amazon Shopping App: How AI Could Sort Through All the Products You're Looking At

The e-commerce giant is testing a "hear the highlights" audio feature that describes products and their customer reviews

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Anthropic’s latest flagship AI sure seems to love using the ‘cyclone’ emoji

Anthropic’s new flagship AI model, Claude Opus 4, is a strong programmer and writer, the company claims. When talking to itself, it’s also a prolific emoji user. That’s according to a technical report Anthropic released on Thursday, a part of which investigates how Opus 4 behaves in “open-ended self-interaction” — i.e. essentially having a chat […]

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Gouach wants you to insert and pluck the cells from its Infinite e-bike battery

Tiny French firm wants to keep a few bad cells from spoiling a lot of e-bikes.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

How to use Nintendo Switch virtual game cards

Nintendo has shaken up how it treats your digital game purchases. It's now calling those virtual game cards, and it hopes to make it easier for you to share your games across multiple Switch systems. You can even let friends and family members borrow a game you've purchased from the eShop so they can play it on their own Switch. Getting things set up is a slightly complex process, but in most cases, you'll only need to...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Your information was probably stolen again: Researcher discovers 184 million stolen logins

Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered a database of more than 184 million logins and emails stolen via infostealer malware. Time to change your passwords, again.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Async from scratch 3: Pinned against the wall

Article URL: https://natkr.com/2025-05-22-async-from-scratch-3/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44066237 Points: 18 # Comments: 0

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

A new US indictment against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Best graduation gifts for her: Gift ideas for college grads

These gifts scream "congratulations."

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Upgrading your Windows laptop? This affordable Dell model is my top pick for work

The Dell 14 Plus is my new recommended laptop for the office, with its updated processor yielding improved battery life and performance.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

The best free AI courses and certificates in 2025 - and I've tried many

I have a master's degree in education and have been working with AI for decades. Here are the top free AI courses online I'd recommend to anyone looking to upskill right now - and why.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

WhatsApp 'audio hangouts' are now open to group chats of any size

WhatsApp is expanding its Discord-like voice chat feature so that group chats of any size can talk to each other in real time. Unlike group calling, which has existed on the app for years, real-time "audio hangouts" are more of a drop-in feature that doesn't ring every member of the chat. Voice chats also offer a bit more flexibility than a traditional call because the interface doesn't take over your whole screen....

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Signal Will Black Out Windows Recall Screenshots to Preserve Privacy

It's a whole different kind of dark mode for the paparazzi-like AI feature in Windows 11.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Ultron, Jeff-Nado and New Tactics Mode: There's a Lot Riding on Marvel Rivals Season 2.5

The midseason update adds a new strategist to the roster and brings an experimental autobattler mode to Rivals.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

The best college graduation gifts for life in the real world

Hooray for a grad gift they'll actually use.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Boltgun — Words of Vengeance is Warhammer's grimdark answer to Typing of the Dead

Games Workshop, maker of the popular Warhammer 40K tabletop game, held its annual Warhammer Skulls festival today, and announced a slew of new video games, remasters and DLC for its properties. I've collected some of the more exciting announcements below. First, let's start with Space Marine 2. In March, Games Workshop announced a sequel was already in development. At the time, the company said the new game was "likely...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Samsung's QLED, Neo QLED, and Frame TVs get a Star Wars makeover thanks to a new Disney Art collection drop

Samsung's Art Store has expanded with a Disney collection, letting you add iconic scenes from Star Wars to your Frame, QLED, or Neo QLED TVs, if you subscribe.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Coinbase Reveals Over 69,000 People Had Their Data Exposed in a Breach. Take These Steps Now

Coinbase refused to pay the $20M ransom for data that included names, emails and partial Social Security numbers. However, the company will cover any losses incurred.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever

On today’s episode of ‘Uncanny Valley,’ we discuss how WIRED was able to legally 3D-print the same gun allegedly used by Luigi Mangione, and where US law stands on the technology.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Intel could be releasing a video card with TWO GPU chips and 48GB of memory; could it be a sleeper hit for AI training?

Intel may support partner’s dual-GPU Arc card with 48GB of memory, possibly targeting AI workloads, but many details remain unknown.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Middle East crisis: Starmer, Macron and Carney ‘on the wrong side of humanity,’ says Netanyahu – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Israel-Gaza war, read our full report:Children and elderly are dying from starvation in Gaza, says health ministerIsraeli foreign minister Gideon Saar accused unnamed European officials on Thursday of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed for a hostile climate in which the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington DC took place.Israel has...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Problems in AI alignment: A scale model

Article URL: https://muldoon.cloud/2025/05/22/alignment.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44065775 Points: 24 # Comments: 2

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

The #ChurchToo Movement: A Wake-Up Call for the Modern Church

May 22 (IPS) - I was researching the role of the church in addressing contemporary issues such as gender-based violence, climate change, and social justice when I came across the #ChurchToo movement—and I got really excited. Not because the stories were easy to read (they weren’t), but because this movement was a bold, necessary conversation that faith communities could no longer ignore.Read the full story, “The...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Global Issues favicon Global Issues

Tinder CEO to step down in July

Faye Iosotaluno, the CEO of Tinder, will step down from her role in July, according to a post she published on LinkedIn. Iosotaluno served less than a year in the role and spent nearly eight years overall at the company, which is owned by Match Group. In her post, she said she was “especially proud […]

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

This $55 Bluetooth dongle made my long-haul flight way less miserable

We review the cult-favorite AirFly Pro, a $55 Bluetooth transmitter that lets you watch in-flight movies with wireless headphones.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Is Angela Rayner positioning herself for a Starmer succession race?

Whoever leaked deputy PM’s memo to the Telegraph, some believe it will have helped her leadership chancesWhat is Angela Rayner up to? To every Labour MP reading the leaked memo in the Daily Telegraph setting out the deputy prime minister’s alternative tax-raising measures, it felt like firing the starting gun on a race to succeed Keir Starmer as leader.It has infuriated Starmer loyalists because of long memories of the...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Best gifts under $50 that are great for absolutely everyone

Shop tons of unique gift ideas under $50, including a bunch of products we've tested and loved ourselves.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Destructive malware available in NPM repo went unnoticed for 2 years

Payloads were set to spontaneously detonate on specific dates with no warning.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Senate votes to kill California's gas-powered vehicle restrictions

The United States Senate voted 51-44 mostly across party lines on Wednesday to repeal a waiver granted by the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency, allowing the state of California to enact its Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations. ACC II requires that 80 percent of new passenger vehicles sold in California by 2035 be zero-emission. Notably, the legitimacy of the vote itself was dubious, as the Senate...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

I replaced my laptop with Microsoft's 12-inch Surface Pro - here's my verdict after two weeks

The latest Surface Pro model offers a thinner form factor, solid battery life, and a refreshed design, but it's still not for everyone.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

I gave away my Kindle and iPad within hours of testing this tablet

I've used a Kindle for years, but the TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G has become my go-to e-reader tablet - at least until the next model drops.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Mozilla is so out of Pocket for shutting down one of my favorite apps

With years of carefully saved reading material at risk, longtime users of the social bookmarking service are furious. Here's what happens now.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet