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Microsoft wants you to ditch your old OS so you can try its new one stuffed with overbearing, if not invasive, AI features.

As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI is gambling on a new AI device by former Apple designer Jony Ive -- but behind the scenes, it's beset by issues.

OpenAI’s Huge New Project Is Running Into Trouble Behind the Scenes

By Frank Landymore

China is calling the United States' bluff by banning its largest tech companies from using Nvidia's red-hot AI chips.

Nvidia Just Suffered a Huge Blow in China

Ever notice how disposable vapes come with a ludicrous amount of electronics? Someone just put them to good use.

Madman Sets Up Entire Server on Disposable Vape, Hosts Its Own Website

By Frank Landymore

The vendor was one of a many whose code modules were infected by a never before seen strand of malware known as "Shai-Hulud."

CrowdStrike Infested With “Self-Replicating Worms”

Staff at airports from Singapore to Northern Ireland had been forced to scribble flight times on whiteboards due to a global IT outage.

Airlines Scribbling Flight Times on Whiteboards After Catastrophic Glitch Bricks Computers Worldwide

By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists have uncovered results that suggest a strong association between the risk of developing erectile dysfunction and computer usage.

Using Computers Strongly Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers have teamed up with Intel and Dell to build a massive supercomputer that can simulate networks at the scale of the human brain.

Scientists Preparing to Turn on Computer Intended to Simulate Entire Human Brain

By Victor Tangermann

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The Wealthy Are Weirdly Psyched to Download Their Brains Into Computers

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A pair of philosophers sounded the alarm on the dystopian applications they see being ushered in by brain-computer interface (BCI) technology.

Experts Warn: Brain-Computer Interfaces Will Usher In the Singularity

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of scientists has grown "minibrains" in a lab with the eventual goal of linking them together to form super-efficient "biocomputers."

Scientists Working to Build Biocomputers Out of Lab-Grown “Minibrains”

By Victor Tangermann

Incorporating ads into Windows may become the norm as Microsoft considers implementing them to offset the cost of providing low-cost PCs.

Microsoft Considering Cheap Computers Monetized With Relentless Ads

By Frank Landymore

In the era of remote work, employers have turned to invasive "bossware" to police their employees. And now, the US government wants to step in.

US Gov to Crack Down on “Bossware” That Spies On Employees’ Computers

By Frank Landymore

Hackers at open-source hardware company Adafruit have created the ultimate candy bar — that can literally run the videogame "Doom."

Mad Genius Hides Computer Playing Doom Inside Candy Bar

By Victor Tangermann

A study conducted by scientists from Trinity College Dublin could suggest that quantum processes are involved in the functions of our brains.

Scientists Suggest Our Brains Work Like Quantum Computers

By Frank Landymore

A team of scientists successfully took control over a Venus Flytrap, a cultivated carnivorous plant, by implanting a tiny microchip in it.

Scientists Control Venus Flytrap With Implanted Computer Brain

By Victor Tangermann