American Investors Will License and Oversee TikTok’s U.S. Version, White House Says
The change is part of a deal to bring TikTok under U.S. ownership to avert a looming ban.
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When Steam robs you, Konami bores you, and Doom smokes you out
BlockBlasters wasn’t a game. It was a $150K crypto heist hiding on Steam Source: X (@rastalandTV) Steam’s latest disaster shows how fast “fun little indie” can turn into “crypto-draining nightmare.” The game was called BlockBlasters. It dropped on Steam in July looking like harmless retro fluff. But on August 30, a sneaky update laced with … Read more
TikTok Deal Could Make Oracle Founder Larry Ellison a New Kind of Media Mogul
The database billionaire and his son, David, are Trump favorites. The family could soon control an empire that includes CBS, Paramount, Warner, CNN and a piece of TikTok.
U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Google’s Advertising Technology Monopoly
The Justice Department argued that the best way to address the company’s unfair advantage was to force it to sell off portions of its business.
Nvidia to Invest $100 Billion in OpenAI
The chipmaker’s investment in the San Francisco start-up is an indication of the wild financial figures being tossed around in the world of artificial intelligence.
Nano Banana: Google’s new favorite fruit
Nano Banana makes creators faster, but only if you know how to prompt it. The real story of Google’s Nano Banana (aka Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) isn’t just the shiny features Google markets, it’s how effectively you can talk to it. For casual users, tossing in a quick “make me an action figure” prompt is fun and … Read more
Can Google Avoid a Breakup Twice?
On Monday, the tech giant and the U.S. government face off in court over how to fix the company’s advertising technology monopoly.
Samsung’s VR missile, autism as evolution’s trade-off, and unlocking your brain years
Samsung’s Project Moohan: The VR missile aimed squarely at Apple’s Vision Pro Image created using Gemini Samsung’s long-whispered Project Moohan is about to crash Apple’s Vision Pro party, and it’s bringing some serious firepower. Launching globally on October 21 (preorders kick off on September 29), the premium headset features Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 … Read more
Amazon Faces Trial on F.T.C. Charges Related to Prime Service
A trial in federal court in Seattle will determine if millions of customers signed up for Prime because it’s a great deal, or because they were duped.
New perovskite ‘camera’ could transform medical imaging
Scientists in the US and China have developed the world’s first medical imaging camera built from perovskite crystals – a material better known for its role in solar panels. The new detector, designed at Northwestern University and Soochow University, captures individual gamma rays with unprecedented precision. Researchers say it could make nuclear medicine scans such … Read more