About three years ago, writer Cory Doctorow coined the term “enshittification” to describe a widely observed yet hazily defined phenomenon: the general worsening of online platforms in recent years.

Charlie Kirk died doing what he did best — talking with, debating and encouraging his fellow Americans. He died with a microphone in his hand. He had spent the hours before his own death commenting on ...

Compromised images can take over AI agents on user computers (image for illustrative purposes only). A website announces, “Free celebrity wallpaper!” You browse the images. There’s Selena Gomez, ...

A website announces, “Free celebrity wallpaper!” You browse the images. There’s Selena Gomez, Rihanna and Timothée Chalamet—but you settle on Taylor Swift. Her hair is doing that wind-machine thing ...

The UK’s Online Safety Act became law in October 2023 with the aim to enhance online safety for all internet users, particularly children, by placing obligations on service providers that either host ...

Reverse image search helps you find the origin of a photo and similar photos. While many services offer reverse image search, using Google Search is relatively straightforward and built into the ...

Former Colorado dentist James Craig was convicted of murder Wednesday after a trial that lasted nearly two weeks, found guilty of killing his wife and the mother of their six children by poisoning her ...

OpenAI is launching a new general purpose AI agent in ChatGPT, which the company says can complete a wide variety of computer-based tasks on behalf of users. OpenAI says the agent can automatically ...

In the age of artificial intelligence, comparing the human brain to a computer has become a common trope. The metaphor is convenient, suggesting ideas of memory banks, data processing, and logic ...

One of the most consequential developments in the history of computing happened 50 years ago. It set Apple on course to becoming one of the most valuable companies on the planet and changed the face ...

IBM scientists say they have solved the biggest bottleneck in quantum computing and plan to launch the world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant machine by 2029. The new research demonstrates new ...

The developer of Balatro has confirmed the reason his viral hit poker game doesn't have any microtransactions or ads is because seeing games with those types of things "makes me want to put my ...