AI slop: fighting back one click at a time
AI slop is a dime-a-dozen these days, and it’s almost impossible to distance yourself from it. With video generation software like Veo 3 or Sora 2 and image generation like…
The Truth About Dopamine Detoxes: Can You Really Reset Your Brain?
Advice about cutting down on dopamine is everywhere right now. From “dopamine fasting” to “anti-dopamine parenting” and even “raw-dogging” flights (going without any screens, books or music), TikTok influencers claim…
Google’s Nano Banana Starts a New Chapter in Search and NotebookLM
Google’s AI image generator, Nano Banana, is moving deeper into the company’s ecosystem, showing up this week in both NotebookLM and Google Search, with Photos integration expected soon. What began…
Google Outlines How AI Mode Is Reshaping the Core Search Experience
Robby Stein, Google’s vice president of product for Search, appeared on Lenny’s Podcast on October 13, 2025, to explain how artificial intelligence is being built into Google Search and why,…
Smart ring maker Oura raises $900M from Fidelity
Finnish health tech company Oura has raised $900 million in fresh funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from new investor ICONIQ and contributions from Whale Rock…
Google to invest $15B in Indian AI infrastructure hub
Google is making a $15 billion investment to set up a 1-gigawatt data center and AI hub in India, even as the Indian government pushes for reduced reliance on U.S.…
The latest iOS 26.1 beta reveals 3 more features coming to iPhones – including the rebranded Apple TV app
The third iOS 26.1 beta is out now It includes a redesigned app icon for Apple TV, to go along with its rebranding There are also hints that more third-party…
Tesla angers EV owners with Tron: Ares update that brings in-car ads to its navigation
Update allows owners to make sat-nav visualization a Light Cycle Red ambient lighting adds to the futuristic effect Some customers feel the update is an advert too far A recent…
Ireland wants an encryption backdoor – but privacy experts urge authorities to “reconsider their plans”
Privacy experts are urging Ireland to reconsider plans to create an encryption backdoor Experts also call on the government to withdraw support for the EU’s plan to scan all citizens’…
npm, PyPI, and RubyGems Packages Found Sending Developer Data to Discord Channels
Oct 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Typosquatting Cybersecurity researchers have identified several malicious packages across npm, Python, and Ruby ecosystems that leverage Discord as a command-and-control (C2) channel to transmit stolen…