Google has detailed how users will be able to sideload apps from unverified developers once it implements its more restrictive policy towards downloading software on Android. The company originally planned to require all developers to be “verified” to distribute on…
For almost two hours last week, Meta employees had unauthorized access to company and user data thanks to an AI agent that gave an employee inaccurate technical advice, as previously reported by The Information. Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton said in…
DoorDash announced on Thursday that it’s launching a new, standalone “Tasks” app that will allow the company to pay its delivery couriers to complete assignments aimed at improving AI and robotic systems. Delivery couriers will be able to earn money…
Moxie Marlinspike, the privacy advocate who created the secure communication app Signal and its widely used open source encryption protocol, said this week that his privacy-focused AI platform, Confer, will start incorporating its technology into Meta’s AI systems. Every day,…
Gerd Faltings has won the 2026 Abel Prize Peter Badge/Typos1 Gerd Faltings has won the 2026 Abel Prize, considered the Nobel prize of mathematics, for a groundbreaking proof which took mathematics by storm in 1983. His contributions helped establish one…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Over 200 colorful minerals will hit the auction block on March 20 as part of Heritage’s The Collection of William and Ruth Loomis Fine…
For years, preventing diabetes has been closely tied to one main goal: losing weight. However, new research challenges that long-standing assumption. People diagnosed with prediabetes — a condition affecting up to one in three adults depending on age — have…
During a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that his agency has bought information that could be used to track individuals’ movement and location. “We do purchase commercially available information that’s consistent with the Constitution and the laws under…
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 18: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. A closed session immediately followed…
An AI agent went rogue at Meta, exposing sensitive company and user data to employees who did not have permission to access it. Per an incident report, which was viewed and reported on by The Information, a Meta employee posted…
(Bloomberg) — Chipmakers are by far the hottest stocks in the market, but their recent surge is lending urgency to the debate over whether investors are buying into an artificial-intelligence bubble that’s due to burst. Most Read from Bloomberg The…
Image Credit: Getty Images for IMDb Unless you haven’t been online at all, you’ve probably heard about the massive success of Obsession, Curry Barker‘s horror about a shy 20-something named Bear (Michael Johnston) who makes an ill-fated wish for his…
Anthropic submitted confidential paperwork for an initial public offering on Monday, the first step in what could be a blockbuster debut for the $965 billion company. The filing with US regulators is another entry in what looks to be a…
