Just when you thought polling couldn’t get any less reliable, AI enters the chat. Large language models can now convincingly impersonate human respondents, undetected, threatening the very foundation of public opinion research.
Researchers are trying to build AI consciousness from the bottom up, starting with micro-emotions and basic needs. It’s a radical departure from large language models, but skeptics say we’re just building clever feedback loops, not true feeling.
According to MakeUseOf, PeaZip is a free, open-source file archiver that supports over 200 compression formats. Recent updates made the software about 10% faster overall and sped up adding files to existing archives by roughly three times. It features batch processing, AES-256 encryption, and can sa
At its re:Invent conference, AWS unveiled a preview of its AWS Security Agent, a single AI tool for automated security reviews and on-demand penetration testing. The company claims it can cut security validation from weeks to hours. It enters a market where Microsoft and Google are already deploying
Apple is pushing back against a new Indian government directive requiring smartphone makers to preinstall the state-backed Sanchar Saathi app. The company says it won’t comply, arguing the mandate creates unacceptable security vulnerabilities. The app, which has 5 million installs, is meant to track
Macquarie Data Centres has topped out the structure for its new IC3 Super West data center in Sydney. The 47MW facility, costing AU$350 million in its first phase, is specifically designed for high-density AI workloads and will open in Q3 2026. It highlights the intense infrastructure demands of the
Microsoft’s Windows 11 KB5070311 preview update is a classic case of one step forward, two steps back. It improves dark mode UI elements but introduces a disruptive white flash bug in File Explorer and a lock screen issue.
The data center liquid cooling market is in a phase of “high-level explosive growth,” driven by AI’s insatiable demand. With specialized “neocloud” providers growing over 200% year-on-year, the race is on to deploy efficient, scalable cooling like never before.
According to a new analysis, tech leaders are heading into 2026 with a radically different hiring landscape. A deep talent shortage, AI-driven role changes, and skyrocketing urban costs are forcing a permanent shift towards global, remote hiring strategies.
Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 10 last October, but nearly a billion PCs are still running it. According to Dell, half of those machines are too old to even upgrade to Windows 11, creating a massive hardware refresh challenge for the industry.
