On a soccer pitch outside Beijing, the players are humanoid robots. They dribble, fall over, get back up, and occasionally crash into things they should not. This is not a gimmick demo. It is how a growing number of Chinese robotics companies are training machines for real-world use. One of them is Booster Robotics, founded…
In the latest wave of social media trends, people are now using Grok AI on X to generate bikini-edited pictures of random users without their consent. This is a massive privacy concern for millions of users, as any stranger can create potentially derogatory edits of any X profile. To tackle this, X has a feature… Read…
An event first observed almost 1,000 years ago could finally have an explanation.
China has enacted a major revision of its Cybersecurity Law, effective January 1, 2026. The amendments mark the most significant shift since the law’s original introduction in 2017 and materially change how companies must handle cyber incidents, regulatory reporting, and compliance exposure. The updated framework places speed and accountability at the center of enforcement. Incident…
xAI’s Grok is removing clothing from pictures of people without their consent following this week’s rollout of a feature that allows X users to instantly edit any image using the bot without needing the original poster’s permission. Not only does the original poster not get notified if their picture was edited, but Grok appears to…
And $1,000 consoles could become the new normal.
LG worked with museum curators to create Gallery Mode, which matches an artwork’s color integrity and brightness.
Apple has updated its official vintage and obsolete products list, adding several well-known devices, including the final Intel-based MacBook Air and the Apple Watch Series 5. These changes reflect Apple’s lifecycle policies for hardware that is no longer sold but may still qualify for limited support. The MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) is now considered…
LG is adding a karaoke-focused party speaker to its lineup of Xboom devices, which is built in collaboration with Will.i.am. Announced this week, LG says the Stage 501 speaker comes with an “AI Karaoke Master” that can remove or adjust vocals from “virtually any song,” similar to the Soundcore Rave 3S. It can also adjust…
If your PC suddenly feels sluggish, it’s easy to assume your SSD is wearing out. That’s exactly what I thought when apps started launching slower and file operations felt laggy. But after a few targeted Windows-level checks, my system performance bounced back-no reinstall, no replacement drive. The biggest surprise was TRIM being disabled. TRIM allows…
