Senator targeted in deepfake kiss clip with Alan Jones Deepfakes have made their unwanted presence known in the election campaign with a viral image of a coalition senator and a retired shock jock. AAP · Apr 18, 2025
The viral AI-generated action figure trend is potentially putting your cybersecurity at risk, experts warn Action figure images could provide tips to fraudsters and invite cyber scams The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025
Lawmakers demand answers from Nvidia over suspected GPU diversions to China, company denies any wrongdoing U.S. lawmakers are investigating whether Nvidia's restricted GPUs were diverted to Chinese AI firms through Singapore, demands the company to disclose all notable clients from China and other ASEAN countries in the last four years. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 17, 2025
LG TVs are about to show ads based on your emotions — here's how Ads on LG TVs are set to get even more invasive as soon they could become tailored to your psyche. Tom’s Guide · Apr 17, 2025
Microsoft researchers build 1-bit AI LLM with 2B parameters — model small enough to run on some CPUs Microsoft researchers developed a 1-bit AI model that's efficient enough to run on traditional CPUs without needing specialized chips like NPUs or GPUs. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 17, 2025
Google just made its AI tools free for college students — here's how to get them Google is giving college students free access to Gemini AI, NotebookLM, and 2TB of storage through Spring 2026 — here's how to sign up. Tom’s Guide · Apr 17, 2025
Gemini live video and screen sharing is now free for Android — here's how to use it Google just unlocked one of its most used AI features for free to Android users. Tom’s Guide · Apr 17, 2025
Seagate claims hard drives are more environmentally friendly than SSDs Seagate investigated the most efficient storage solution that produces the least amount of carbon emissions. Out of the three storage types it tested, it discovered that hard drives produce the fewest emissions. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 17, 2025
Microsoft removes the paywall for Copilot Vision, but only for Edge users Copilot Vision is now available for free in Microsoft Edge, letting AI see your screen and provide insights. Windows Central · Apr 17, 2025
Massive 366% chip shipment surge to Malaysia amid increased Nvidia AI GPU smuggling curbs, ahead of looming sectoral tariffs Following U.S. restrictions on advanced GPU exports to China, Taiwan's shipments of computing systems and components to Malaysia have surged dramatically, raising questions about whether Malaysia is emerging as a new hub for AI data centers or a transshipment point for circumventing U.S. export controls. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 17, 2025
The philosopher’s machine: my conversation with Peter Singer’s AI chatbot The world’s most famous living philosopher has launched a chatbot to deal with ethical dilemmas. One former philosophy student-turned-journalist tests it out The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2025
OpenAI's largest acquisition could help CEO Sam Altman make coders 10x more productive with "Windsurf" agentic IDE OpenAI is reportedly in discussions to acquire Windsurf (formerly Codeium) for approximately $3 billion. Windows Central · Apr 17, 2025
Is saying "please and thank you" to ChatGPT worth it? — CEO jokes it spends "tens of millions of dollars" on polite prompts OpenAI CEO Sam Altman jokingly hints that ChatGPT needs "tens of millions of dollars" to process users saying "please and thank you." Windows Central · Apr 17, 2025
AMD-optimized Stable Diffusion models achieve up to 3.3x performance boost on Ryzen and Radeon Amuse 3.0 is finally here, offering Stable Diffusion models that are fine-tuned for AMD hardware. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 17, 2025
Bored Panda · Apr 17, 2025 50 Times People Found Pictures That Seemed Fake But Were Totally Real (New Pics) How is this stuff even real?
Space · Apr 17, 2025 How AI is helping scientists unlock some of the sun's deepest secrets AI can bridge the growing gap between new and old solar observations and help scientists uncover overlooked aspects of our star's long-term evolution, a new study argues.
The Conversation · Apr 17, 2025 Television wasn’t the death knell for cinema – and that holds lessons for the creative industries and AI As television grew rapidly in popularity in the second half of the 20th century, many people assumed it would cause a knock-on crisis for the film industry. After all, it meant that viewers no longer had to leave their sofas to enjoy onscreen entertainment.
Tom’s Guide · Apr 17, 2025 Meta has reportedly blocked Apple Intelligence in Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — here's what we know Apple Intelligence features are no longer available in Meta apps like Instagram and WhatsApp. What's going on?
Latin Times · Apr 17, 2025 Taiwan's TSMC Net Profit Soars As US Tariff Threat Looms Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world's largest contract maker of chips that have become the lifeblood of the global economy, powering everything from smartphones to missiles.
Tom’s Hardware · Apr 17, 2025 JEDEC finalizes HBM4 memory standard with major bandwidth and efficiency upgrades HBM4 offers faster data rates, more channels, and higher memory capacities, with features like Directed Refresh and flexible voltage options to boost performance and reliability.
Tom’s Guide · Apr 17, 2025 I’m sick of hearing about AI, but I’ve actually found an AI assistant I like — and it’s not ChatGPT or Gemini Plaud NotePin is pretty expensive when you take the subscription fee into account, but it’s darn good at what it does: transcribing classes, meetings, and ideas.
Tom’s Guide · Apr 17, 2025 These 9 AI prompts work like magic — no matter which chatbot you use After years of testing AI, these 9 simple, powerful prompts are my go-to — no matter the chatbot. Use them to work smarter, learn faster, and do more.
Windows Central · Apr 17, 2025 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claimed Google fumbled its AI opportunity — but DeepMind is already hiring for a post-AGI future Google is planning for a post-AGI future by hiring a research scientist who specializes in this field to better prepare for what's to come.
Windows Central · Apr 17, 2025 Microsoft's AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says we won't need "hard dollars" in the AI era — Intelligence will be the new currency Microsoft's AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman claims AI will eradicate the need for hard cash, making intelligence the new currency.
International Business Times · Apr 17, 2025 Taiwan's TSMC Says Net Profit Rose 60.3% In First Quarter Taiwanese chipmaking titan TSMC reported Thursday a surge in net profit for the first quarter and forecast robust demand for artificial intelligence technology, despite the spectre of US tariffs on the critical sector.