Someone just dumped a 300TB archive of Spotify’s music catalog online. It’s a staggering act of data scraping aimed at “preservation,” but Spotify isn’t happy. Here’s why this changes everything, and also nothing.
When an AI bot quietly approved $2 million more in refunds than allowed, it exposed a critical gap in accountability. Companies are now creating new roles like the Chief Work Officer to own the system where people and AI intersect. The goal is to turn a handoff problem into a force multiplier.
Hyundai is making a major push into AI-powered robotics. The company will lay out its full strategy and show off the next-generation Boston Dynamics Atlas at CES 2026.
A new study paired Stable Diffusion XL with the LLaVA image describer in a self-running loop. Over 700 experiments, every sequence converged on about 12 visual clichés like stormy lighthouses and grand cathedrals.
OpenAI is launching its first formal certification program, with courses taught entirely inside ChatGPT. The company is piloting the worker-focused “AI Foundations” with partners like Walmart and Accenture, while a separate teacher course is already on Coursera. The ambitious goal is to certify 10 m
A team from UC Berkeley has created a new type of time crystal, inspired by musical rondeaus, inside a diamond. This “rondeau time crystal” exhibits both long-range temporal order and short-time disorder. While not yet practical, it opens new avenues for quantum memory research.
The explosive growth of AI is creating a massive, unpredictable demand for electricity that traditional data center design can’t handle. The solution isn’t just more power—it’s a complete rethink of how we build these energy-hungry facilities from the ground up.
Security researchers have uncovered a new tactic where Mac malware hides inside legitimately signed and notarized applications. This approach bypasses key Apple security checks, marking a dangerous shift in macOS threats.
Siemens is launching a new off-the-shelf digital twin software called Pave360 Automotive. It’s designed to help carmakers accelerate the creation of software-defined vehicles by enabling early, full-system virtual testing. The move aims to tackle the growing integration nightmare between hardware an
Riot Games is taking a hardline stance against a hardware-level cheating exploit. The company is now preventing Valorant from launching on PCs with unpatched motherboard BIOS versions that contain a specific vulnerability.
