A new report flips the script on US manufacturing. The sector is hiring aggressively, but a stubborn perception problem is leaving hundreds of thousands of jobs open. The real story is a struggle to attract talent, not an industry in retreat.
Chip startup Mythic Inc. has secured $125 million in new funding to take on Nvidia in the AI processor market. The round was led by DCVC and included SoftBank, Honda, and Lockheed Martin.
A professor argues universities are letting Silicon Valley reshape knowledge and truth through uncritical AI adoption. A $16.9M ChatGPT deal and branded “AI camps” highlight the shift from critical inquiry to corporate compliance.
Reddit is taking Australia’s government to court over its new law banning children from social media. The company claims the ban violates free speech and that Reddit is fundamentally different from platforms like TikTok or Instagram.
A new microscopy technique makes the typically transparent 2D material hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) visible. By resonantly driving a lattice vibration with infrared light, the material lights up, allowing for rapid imaging and crystal orientation mapping.
Larian Studios’ next Divinity game will have a Baldur’s Gate 3-like tone and hit early access. Meanwhile, dataminers found 30 minutes of unused Metroid Prime 4 dialogue, and Fallout Season 2 premieres a day early tonight.
New code hints Apple’s upcoming HomePod mini 2 won’t get the company’s in-house N1 networking chip. Instead, it looks set to use a MediaTek “Sunrise” chip. This contradicts earlier rumors and suggests Apple is reserving its premium silicon for higher-end devices.
A security investigation has uncovered that several popular browser extensions are secretly harvesting the contents of users’ AI chatbot conversations. The extensions, installed by over 8 million people, send the data to third parties. Users are urged to uninstall them immediately.
Block’s Square is deepening its partnership with Thrive to offer retailers a unified inventory system that syncs Square with Shopify. The goal is to eliminate the manual work of managing stock across separate in-store and online platforms. This comes as retailers face intense pressure to have the ri
Valve has launched its fourth annual Steam Replay, a year-end recap of your PC gaming habits. It shows your top games, play streaks, and how you compare to the median Steam user.
