Workplace AI use has tripled in two years, with tech and finance leading the charge


These stats mark a sharp rise from the 21% who reported any AI use just two years earlier, when Gallup first began collecting comparable data. The growth reflects the rapid commercialization of generative AI systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT, which popularized tools capable of writing code, summarizing lengthy reports, generating images,...

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Google dismantles massive proxy network that turned 9 million Android phones into data relays


The discovery triggered what Google is calling the largest residential proxy network takedown in history. Armed with a federal court order, the company pulled the plug on the web domains and backend infrastructure that held the whole operation together. In one coordinated move, Google killed a network that had been...

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Duke Nukem 3D turns 30, developer celebrates iconic shooter's anniversary


Joe Siegler, formerly of 3D Realms and Apogee Software, recently shared photos to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the day he uploaded the original shareware version of Duke Nukem 3D. The company, now known as Apogee Entertainment, also marked the occasion with a brief documentary (below) featuring new interviews with...

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Webb telescope reveals most detailed dark matter map ever created


Published in Nature Astronomy, the study details how Webb's infrared instruments charted nearly 800,000 galaxies in the COSMOS field. The data reveal how dark matter – undetectable by light but dominant in mass – has shaped the universe's structure from its earliest epochs.

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Nvidia launches official GeForce Now client for Linux in beta


Nvidia announced plans to bring GeForce Now to Linux at CES 2026 a few weeks ago. The service was already available on Linux-powered handhelds like the Steam Deck, but it is now also supported on general Linux distributions for desktops and laptops.

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Tesla Robotaxis are crashing more often than human drivers, data shows


Human drivers in the United States, according to NHTSA data, average a police-reported crash roughly once every 500,000 miles. Even after adjusting for underreporting to a more realistic estimate of once per 200,000 miles, people still outperform Tesla's autonomous system by a wide margin, according to data originally surfaced by Electrek.

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NASA's new Athena supercomputer delivers 20 petaflops while cutting energy consumption


Athena, NASA's latest supercomputer, went online in January following a beta testing period. The US space agency says the new high-performance computing system can deliver more than 20 petaflops of peak performance while significantly reducing the energy required to run the extreme workloads needed to support its mission.

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OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) can manage your entire digital life, but it might leak your credentials


OpenClaw, previously named Moltbot and before that, Clawdbot, is an open-source AI agent that runs locally on users' machines and autonomously interacts with websites, reads and writes files, and accesses email accounts. Fans of the assistant have used it to manage schedules, book flights, perform research, reorganize email inboxes, and...

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AI browsers are about to eat the internet


OK, I'll admit it: I was a skeptic at first.

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Android phones are getting smarter about detecting when they've been stolen


Google recently announced a new suite of anti-theft measures for modern Android devices. The company aims to protect users before, during, and even after an attempted theft. After all, a stolen smartphone not only threatens personal data security but can also lead to further financial scams.

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