How a Janet Jackson song killed laptops for nearly a decade
For a decade or so, a major threat to your laptop wasn’t a virus, malware, or hacking — it was Janet Jackson’s hit song, “Rhythm Nation.” What you might think of as an apocryphal urban…
Trump admin lashes out as Amazon considers displaying tariff costs on its sites
This morning, Punchbowl News reported that Amazon was considering listing the cost of tariffs as a separate line item on its site, citing “a person familiar with the plan.” Amazon later acknowledged that there had…
Intel says ‘turbo cells’ will boost PC CPU and GPU speeds in 2027
Intel said Tuesday that the company’s Arizona fab has run the first lots of the company’s Intel 18A wafers, the manufacturing technology powering its Panther Lake chips, while announcing a high-performance derivative process. Intel also…
WhatsApp Launches Private Processing to Enable AI Features While Protecting Message Privacy
Apr 29, 2025Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Data Protection Popular messaging app WhatsApp on Tuesday unveiled a new technology called Private Processing to enable artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in a privacy-preserving manner. “Private Processing will allow…
Roku Channel is free, and you don’t need a Roku device to watch
Roku is best known for its streaming boxes and sticks, but it also offers free TV entertainment on its Roku Channel, including live linear TV and some original movies, and you don’t need to have…
New Reports Uncover Jailbreaks, Unsafe Code, and Data Theft Risks in Leading AI Systems
Various generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services have been found vulnerable to two types of jailbreak attacks that make it possible to produce illicit or dangerous content. The first of the two techniques, codenamed Inception, instructs…
Mozilla Firefox finally has native profile switching with latest update
Today, Mozilla has released version 138 of its popular Firefox web browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The biggest draw of this update is the profile manager feature that makes it easier to separate work,…
The U.S. tariff drama could lead to slim pickings on Apple Store shelves
If you plan to buy a major technology device in the next couple of months, you might have difficulty finding it in stock. According to Reuters on Monday, the Trump administration’s tariff policy will lead…
Philips Hue’s sibling brand unveils a rival HDMI sync box for way less
One of the best ways to sync your smart lights with the images on your TV is with Philips Hue’s light-syncing but loftily priced HDMI box. Looking spend less? Look no further than Philips Hue’s…
DDoS attacks have skyrocketed 358% year-over-year, report says
During the first quarter of 2025, the total number of DDoS attacks increased by 198 percent compared to the last quarter of 2024 and by 358 percent compared to the same quarter last year, according…