One of Google’s biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you
The promise is AI that’s uniquely helpful because it knows you. But the risk is AI that feels more like surveillance than service.
Maurice Hawkins denies role in viral Thanksgiving poker altercation video
Professional poker player Maurice Hawkins has denied provoking a Thanksgiving poker altercation that was seen across social media. The video appears to show a man confronting a seated Hawkins and then violently
Zillow drops climate risk scores after agents complained of lost sales
The move is a loss for homebuyers, who through Zillow had ready access to a property’s climate risks scores from First Street.
Shopify resolves outage disrupting merchants on Cyber Monday
Shopify was down for many merchants this morning, preventing them from processing transactions. It appears to be fixed now.
Nvidia announces new open AI models and tools for autonomous driving research
Nvidia continues its push into physical AI with the release of a new reasoning world model and other tools for physical AI.
AWS re:Invent 2025: How to watch and follow along live
Amazon Web Services’ big annual event, re:Invent 2025, is getting into full swing in Las Vegas this week, and you can follow the keynotes live right here.
MKBHD’s wallpaper app Panels is shutting down
“We knew it was niche… and ultimately, we weren’t able to turn it into the vision I had,” Marques Brownlee said.
Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom
“I pinch myself going to work every day,” one 51-year-old says of his new supervisor role overseeing 200 workers at a data center site.
Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035
New planned data centers promise to consume even more energy than expected. Meanwhile, a grid monitor is blaming such growth for high electricity prices.
European cops shut down crypto mixing website that helped launder 1.3 billion euros
Europol announced the seizure of Cryptomixer’s official website, as well as 25 million euros and 12 terabytes of data from the mixer’s service.