Texas Instruments unveils world's smallest microcontroller, smaller than a pepper flake
Measuring 1.38 mm², it is 38% smaller than competing devices and ideal for next-gen wearables
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Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, with investment scams leading the losses
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is
Volkswagen brings back physical controls for essential cabin functions
"It's not a phone; it's a car"
MrBeast's videos are losing money, but his consumer brand could be worth billions
Investor pitch reveals YouTube star's massive ambitions
Trump establishes strategic Bitcoin reserve using seized assets
But the government won't be making new purchases, disappointing many in the crypto community
Hundreds of Warner Bros. DVDs from the 2000s are rotting away
Virtually all copies of around 200 titles are likely damaged, some aren't available anywhere else
Just 36 companies account for 50% of global CO2 emissions, report reveals
Despite climate warnings, emissions from major companies keeps increasing
SpaceX Starship explosion creates spectacular aerial display for the second time this year
French space agency successfully launched a satellite on the same day
McDonald's bets on AI to boost order accuracy, streamline operations at 43,000 restaurants
Can technology make up for employee training?
Reinforcement learning pioneers harshly criticize the "unsafe" state of AI development
Releasing software to customers without proper safeguards is not good engineering
Meta partnership promises to bring affordable internet to billions worldwide
Project will help bring new users online
OpenAI launches $50M NextGenAI consortium to fund AI-based research and education
Bringing a daily dose of AI to researchers, engineers, and scholars
DARPA launches Defiant, a 180-foot fully autonomous warship for extended missions
Built for autonomy: No crew quarters, no galleys
How many episodes should you watch before giving up on a TV show (and what do statistics say)?
Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
'Flow' movie was made with Blender, open-source just won an Oscar
Even more impressive? The final renders used Blender's semi-realtime Eevee engine. That reduced the compute required by orders of magnitude - the director said a render farm wasn't necessary because his local workstation could produce final-quality 4K frames in 0.5-10 seconds.
Texas has become the tech industry's budget-friendly alternative to California
"It's all about the cost of doing business, and the cost of doing business is just lower in Texas"
Factory begins trial for humanoid robots that can build more of themselves
Robots building more robots, what could go wrong?
New biomass hydrogel technology extracts drinkable water from the air
Researchers engineer biomass-based sorbents for efficient water collection
Donald Trump tells Apple to "get rid" of diversity programs after shareholders back them
"DEI was a hoax that has been very bad for our country"
FTC asked to implement and enforce clearer rules on digital product ownership
Califonia has already codified it at the state level
Lawyer faces $15,000 fine for using fake AI-generated cases in court filing
When will lawyers learn?
