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President Biden's rule restricting US AI chip exports has been rescinded

President Donald Trump's administration has undone one of the last regulations set by his predecessor. Today, the Department of Commerce rescinded the AI Diffusion Rule implemented by former President Joe Biden, a policy that restricted the export of US-made AI chips to select international markets. The rule was introduced by Biden's administration in January and slated to take effect on May 15. Trump had previously...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing begins after months of delays

LA judge to decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should get chance at freedom after serving 30 years for murderErik and Lyle Menendez returned to court on Tuesday for a long-awaited hearing in which a Los Angeles judge will decide whether the brothers should get a chance at freedom after serving nearly three decades in prison for the double murder of their parents in 1989.The resentencing hearing, which is moving...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Googles Gemini AI is coming for your car, watch, and TV

At Google's Android event, the company announced Gemini integration with Wear OS, Google TV, and Android Auto in the coming months.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Google’s Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Users Comes to Android

A new extra-secure mode for Android 16 will let at-risk users lock their devices down.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

You Can Now Use LegoGPT AI to Create Your Own Lego Designs

This free AI tool will help you create Lego designs that actually work.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features

As part of a broader app update, Airbnb on Tuesday introduced a new feature that allows travelers to book services and experiences, like getting a massage, haircut, or chef-prepared meal, or taking part in some activity. These new offerings can be added to your stay, but they can also be booked independently, Airbnb says. This […]

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

How to watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest live online

How to watch the Eurovision Song Content 2025 live and online (potentially for free).

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Instagram Video Editing App Update Includes New Features to Rival CapCut

The biggest addition is beat editing, which will help creators sync their audio and visual elements much more efficiently.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Swedish senior diplomat arrested on suspicion of spying, say reports

Security service investigating if there is a link with sudden resignation of national security adviserA senior Swedish diplomat has been arrested on suspicion of espionage, as the security services investigate a potential link to the sudden resignation last week of the government’s national security adviser, local media have reported.Sweden’s security service (SΓ€po) said on Tuesday it had arrested a person, identified...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Toyota hopes for a smoother start with its redesigned bZ all-electric SUV

In an increasingly competitive EV landscape, Toyota hopes its newly redesigned and renamed Toyota bZ can stand out. As brands from Subaru to Volkswagen continue to expand all-electric offerings, Toyota is placing its bets on a single EV model for the American market. The change in name may be partly in hopes of distancing the new model in consumers’ minds from the original bZ4X, which began stateside sales in 2022,...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

This Samsung phone deal comes with a discounted smart ring (and free storage upgrade)

You can get 20% off a Samsung Galaxy Ring when you preorder the new Galaxy S25 Edge from Samsung's website. Here's how the deal works.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Pixel devices are about to get more animated with Material 3 Expressive updates

At The Android Show on May 13, we got our first look at Material 3 Expressive. That's the nonsensical name for the new look coming to Pixel devices with Android 16.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Android 16: 4 game-changing features coming to your phone

Android 16 comes with a lot of Gemini updates, a more customizable look, and a new way to track your devices.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

The UK's House of Lords kicks back bill that let AI train on copyrighted content

The UK's House of Lords just voted to add an amendment to a data bill that mandates that tech companies disclose which copyright-protected works were used to train AI models, as reported by The Guardian. The amendment faced government opposition but resoundingly passed with 272 votes to 125. The vote came just a few days after hundreds of artists and organizations joined together to urge the government not to "give our...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Apple just confirmed several iOS 19 features ahead of WWDC - and it's a big accessibility win

Switch Control, which lets you control your devices without any physical movement, is just one of more than a dozen new features spanning the company's product line.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

I'm bringing the JBL Clip 5 to every beach day this summer - especially at this price

When it comes to Bluetooth speakers, small size usually means small sound - unless it's the JBL Clip 5, which produces surprisingly powerful audio.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Alibaba 'ZeroSearch' can reduce AI for search training cost by 88%, company claims

Alibaba says AI-generating search results could not only reduce reliance on Google's APIs, but cut costs by up to 88%.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning first reactions are mixed, and that’s disappointing

This mission, should you choose to accept it, is conflicting.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

ESPN's New Streaming App Will Launch With $30 Unlimited Price Tier

Both standalone plans and bundle options will be offered on the new steaming sports app.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

The Android Show Live Blog: Android 16's New Design, Gemini on TV and Wear OS 6

Android 16 will arrive this summer with a new expressive look, Gemini's arriving to even more devices like TVs along with cars and Wear OS 6 will be bumping up the battery life on smartwatches.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Tencent hires WizardLM team, a Microsoft AI group with an odd history

WizardLM, a Beijing-based Microsoft AI research group, appears to have joined Tencent, the Chinese company that owns WeChat and blockbuster games like PUBG Mobile. In a post on X on Tuesday, Can Xu, a senior AI researcher who led a number of projects within WizardLM, said that he and the team left Microsoft to join […]

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool

TikTok is launching its first image-to-video AI feature, the company announced on Tuesday. The new feature is called β€œTikTok AI Alive” and allows users to turn static photos into videos within TikTok Stories. The feature is only accessible via TikTok’s Story Camera and uses AI to create short-form videos with β€œmovement, atmospheric and creative effects,” […]

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

iOS 19 might help your iPhone battery last all day, thanks to AI

Tired of your phone dying? A new AI feature is reportedly coming to help your iPhone sip, not guzzle, its battery juice.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

OpenAI's HealthBench shows AI's medical advice is improving - but who will listen?

The HealthBench test can't possibly tell us the critical factor: How humans would respond to chatbots under real-world conditions.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Holding Out for the Nothing Phone 3? Here's How Much It Will Cost

We don't know what Nothing's "first true flagship" looks like, but we do know what will be written on the price tag.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Influencer mom on finding her voice: At home, online, and at work

Influencer mom Meghety Foudoulian talks about building her online brand, finding her voice in motherhood, and how becoming a mom made her a bigger contributor at work.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

This Lenovo laptop bombarded me with AI features - here's why that's a good thing

Lenovo's Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition is a solid, long-lasting work machine supported by helpful AI features and a vibrant OLED display.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Everything Google announced at The Android Show

Google I/O 2025 is still a week out, but Google shared a taste of the updates coming to Android and the larger Android Ecosystem at a separate event today, dubbed The Android Show: I/O Edition. Engadget followed along with the announcements as they happened in our liveblog, but for an overview, here are the changes Google has planned for Android, its visual design and Gemini. Material 3 Expressive is making Android and...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Google's Jellification of Android 16's Design Won't Please Everyone, but I'm a Fan

The Material 3 Expressive design will bring fresh, fun and flirty fluidity to your Android phones and wearables.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Show HN: HelixDB – Open-source vector-graph database for AI applications (Rust)

Hey HN, we want to share HelixDB (https://github.com/HelixDB/helix-db/), a project a college friend and I are working on. It’s a new database that natively intertwines graph and vector types, without sacrificing performance. It’s written in Rust and our initial focus is on supporting RAG. Here’s a video runthrough: https://screen.studio/share/szgQu3yq.Why a hybrid? Vector databases are useful for similarity queries,...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Hungary's LGBTQI Amendment an Affront to Human Rights, Say Activists

BRATISLAVA, May 13 (IPS) - A controversial amendment to Hungary’s constitution has left the country’s LGBTQI community both defiant and fearful, rights groups have said.Read the full story, β€œHungary's LGBTQI Amendment an Affront to Human Rights, Say Activists”, on globalissues.org

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Global Issues favicon Global Issues

The MacBook Air M4 is on sale for $850 - a very competitive price for one of the best laptops of 2025

The M4 MacBook Air refines the ultraportable experience with more memory, better support for external monitors, and the lowest price yet.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Amazon warehouse robots don't quite rival human workers... yet

Although Amazon's warehouse robots aren't quite ready to replace humans, hybrids of humans and robots are proving to be effective.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

All Grand Theft Auto games in order, by release date and chronologically

The Grand Theft Auto series has been around for decades and might seem like separate games, but there's more than a few strings connecting the games. Here's how to play the GTA games in order.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends