Microsoft is finally fixing app updates on Windows
Android and iOS solved this years ago. What took Microsoft so long? Credit: Geralt Windows 8 might have made waves for its short-lived removal of the beloved Start button, but…
When strangers feel like family: British couple discover the Vietnamese way
Kent Murphy stepped into a local grilled chicken restaurant in central city of Da Nang and set his daughter Aoife down, letting her toddle a few steps and rush into…
How much do the top 5 most influential billionaires earn per Instagram post?
The top 5 most influential billionaires on Instagram, featuring U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and American media mogul Oprah Winfrey, can earn over US$300,000 per post in 2024, a study found.…
How much money will Bill Gates’ children inherit from his over $100B fortune?
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has revealed that each of his three children will inherit less than 1% of his fortune, currently valued at over US$100 billion. In a recent interview…
Tech billionaire Bill Gates opposes his youngest daughter Phoebe Gates to drop out of college for entrepreneurship
Tech billionaire Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard to launch Microsoft, but daughter Phoebe Gates says he opposed her plan to follow his path by quitting college to launch a…
Melinda Gates says tech billionaire ex-husband Bill Gates did not consult her before pledging to give away their foundation’s $200B fortune
Melinda French Gates has revealed that her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, did not consult her before deciding to donate 99% of his fortune, which was accumulated by the foundation…
All about Paula Hurd, the girlfriend Bill Gates says he’s ‘lucky’ to have
Paula Hurd, 62, is a philanthropist and former tech executive who has been in a relationship with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after his 2021 divorce from Melinda French Gates. In…
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s Venice wedding sparks local backlash over citywide disruption
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s upcoming wedding in Venice has sparked outrage, as locals cite tourism disruption and environmental concerns, accusing the Amazon founder of “holding their home hostage.” The…
I am NOT taking drugs!’ Elon Musk denies damning report
Elon Musk on Saturday denied a report that he used ketamine and other drugs extensively last year on the 2024 campaign trail. The New York Times reported Friday that the…
Jeff Bezos prepares months-long prenup to protect $220B before wedding to Lauren Sánchez
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is finalizing a lengthy prenuptial agreement to safeguard his US$220 billion fortune ahead of his June wedding to fiancée Lauren Sánchez in Venice. Bezos, 61, and…
Trump pulls Isaacman nomination for space. Source: “NASA is f***ed”
The Trump administration has confirmed that it is pulling the nomination of private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. First reported by Semafor, the decision appears to have been made…
CDC updates COVID vaccine recommendations, but not how RFK Jr. wanted
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday updated its immunization schedules for children and adults to partially reflect the abrupt changes announced by health secretary and anti-vaccine advocate…
Google Photos Is Getting an Editor Overhaul and New Sharing Features for Its 10th Birthday
Google announces a photo editor redesign coming to both Android and iOS. Google Photos is 10 years old, and the search giant celebrated the milestone with a blog post announcing…
The AI Hype Index: College students are hooked on ChatGPT
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of…
The Download: the story of OpenAI, and making magnesium
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. OpenAI: The power and the pride…
OpenAI: The power and the pride
In April, Paul Graham, the founder of the tech startup accelerator Y Combinator, sent a tweet in response to former YC president and current OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Altman had…
This startup wants to make more climate-friendly metal in the US
A California-based company called Magrathea just turned on a new electrolyzer that can make magnesium metal from seawater. The technology has the potential to produce the material, which is used…
The Download: sycophantic LLMs, and the AI Hype Index
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This benchmark used Reddit’s AITA to test how…
This benchmark used Reddit’s AITA to test how much AI models suck up to us
Back in April, OpenAIannounced it was rolling back an update to its GPT-4o model that made ChatGPT’s responses to user queries too sycophantic. An AI model that acts in an…
The Download: the next anti-drone weapon, and powering AI’s growth
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This giant microwave may change the…
What will power AI’s growth?
It’s been a little over a week since we published Power Hungry, a package that takes a hard look at the expected energy demands of AI. Last week in this…
This giant microwave may change the future of war
Imagine: China deploys hundreds of thousands of autonomous drones in the air, on the sea, and under the water—all armed with explosive warheads or small missiles. These machines descend in…
Fueling seamless AI at scale
From large language models (LLMs) to reasoning agents, today’s AI tools bring unprecedented computational demands. Trillion-parameter models, workloads running on-device, and swarms of agents collaborating to complete tasks all require…
Samsung Launches One UI 8 in Beta. Here’s How to Be the First to Try It
The new One UI 8 software will debut on Samsung’s newest foldables this summer, but you can give it a whirl now with some S25 devices. Samsung opened its One…
184 Million Passwords Leaked for Google, Facebook, Instagram and More. How to Protect Your Accounts
The unknown database has been removed from access to the public. But the damage may already be done. You might have seen the news of a database leak containing 184…
iOS 18: Your iPhone Just Got All These New Features
Apple’s latest iPhone update brings these new and useful features to your phone. Apple released iOS 18 on Sept. 16, a week after the company announced its new iPhone 16…
OpenAI Wants to Fix ChatGPT’s ‘Annoying’ Personality
Sam Altman is calling out ChatGPT’s personality as “too sycophant-y and annoying.” If it feels like ChatGPT is laying on the flattery a little thick, you’re not the only one…