The UK’s competition watchdog wants to force Google to let websites opt out of having their content used in AI Overviews. This comes as publishers report significant traffic drops since the feature’s launch.
DietPi, a popular lightweight Linux OS for Raspberry Pi and other boards, has a new major release. The update brings new software but drops support for Debian 11 and several older hardware models, forcing some users to migrate or stick with old versions.
Major AI chatbots are pulling information from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, a platform known for falsehoods. This raises serious questions about how these models vet sources and the potential for spreading disinformation.
The recent US takeover of TikTok by Oracle and investors has sparked a user exodus. Many are heading to a new platform called UpScrolled, which promises free expression and no shadowbanning, but its servers are already buckling under the new traffic.
DuckDuckGo has rolled out a new, easy-to-access page for an AI-free search experience. The privacy-focused engine relies heavily on Bing for its traditional web results. This move taps into a growing user fatigue with AI-generated summaries cluttering search.
Just before the stable release, developers disabled the NEXT_BUDDY scheduler feature in Linux 6.19. Benchmarks show it was causing measurable performance regressions compared to the previous 6.18 kernel.
New research shows AI is causing net job losses in the UK at a higher rate than other major economies. Meanwhile, Apple is finally set to unveil its AI-powered Siri next month, running on Google’s Gemini. Plus, Gmail’s filters went haywire over the weekend.
A top digital executive at Citi learned a hard lesson about ignoring team pushback. The resistance was actually critical intelligence that could have saved a major deal.
While the industry dreams of AI-discovered blockbuster drugs, the real payoff is happening behind the scenes. Companies are using AI to streamline clinical trials and regulatory paperwork, saving time and millions of dollars.
According to a report from Digital Trends, the verification platform ClarityCheck is seeing a major behavioral shift. People are using it as a nightly ritual to check on suspicious texts, dating profiles, and emails, moving verification from a niche tool to a mainstream habit.
