First look: Mozilla is adding new widgets to Firefox's New Tab page, including an AI-powered crossword puzzle tied to current news. The feature is powered by Particle, an AI news reader that summarizes articles and uses that material to build a daily puzzle based on the day's headlines.

The crossword puzzle updates daily and pulls from current news topics. Clues are drawn from stories Particle has already processed,

A hot potato: Once again, an AI data center is embroiled in controversy. This time, it's not land, electricity, or tax breaks under the spotlight, but water – specifically, water from the Colorado River. And the company behind the facility is suing to get it.

Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing (IVCM), the company behind what could become California's largest AI data center, is suing

What just happened? IO Interactive has removed Denuvo from 007 First Light, leaving the Steam version of the game without DRM just two months after launch. The change was spotted in the game's SteamDB history and marks a quick reversal from the launch version.

Denuvo was only added days before release, after pre-order sales had already begun. That timing caught some players off guard, since the company had

Through the looking glass: Apple is facing a dilemma: how can a company that has long prided itself on respecting users' privacy release a product notorious for spying on people – smart glasses? It's something that Cupertino is worried about, which is why its take on the device is reportedly being delayed until late 2027.

Reports that Apple is developing smart glasses go back years now . It was recently

First look: Boox is moving into the tiny e-reader segment with the Picco, a new model in its Tile lineup that appears designed to challenge Xteink's pocketable devices. Boox has confirmed the Picco is in development and said it will come at an accessible price point, but it has not disclosed it's full specs, pricing, or a release date.

The Picco has a 3.97-

Facepalm: Modern problems require modern solutions – according to the meme. In this case, the issue is students using AI to cheat on assignments. The solution, used to great effect by one professor, was to hide a white-colored font in the assignment prompt telling the AI to talk nonsense about an unrelated subject.

In an online discussion post, Alcorn State University history professor Dr. Jason Gibson posed a question that

Facepalm: Grand Theft Auto fans were already upset that GTA 6 will be a digital-only release, with the so-called physical edition containing just a code to download the game. Gamers who purchased the retail box are now expressing even more frustration after it was officially confirmed that PS5 product codes in Japan will expire 170 days after the game's scheduled launch date of November 19, 20

Forward-looking: In a major reversal from its earlier decision to ditch hyper-threading across its entire product portfolio, Intel has officially confirmed that simultaneous multi-threading will return to its data center processors with the Xeon 8 "Coral Rapids" family, scheduled for release in 2028. However, the company did not confirm whether the technology will also return to its client CPUs.

Speaking to investors and analysts

A hot potato: A federal case in Atlanta is raising questions about a privacy-focused mobile operating system, with prosecutors arguing that its features were used to erase evidence. The US Department of Justice is attempting to prosecute Atlanta resident Sam Tunick under a federal statute that makes it a crime to destroy property in an effort to prevent it from being seized.

The case centers on Tunick's use of GrapheneOS, an open