Researchers are creating synthetic lichens by pairing fungi with cyanobacteria. This engineered living material can produce valuable compounds, heal cracks in concrete, and might one day be used to build structures on Mars from local soil.
Real-time payments are forcing banks to completely rethink their tech and strategy. According to an expert, the difference between success and struggle comes down to mindset. It’s a brutal stress test for legacy infrastructure.
A provocative new project is letting users pay to make AI models less accurate and more “hallucinatory.” This isn’t about fixing a bug—it’s a cultural reaction against systems that are too smooth, too safe, and too constrained to be truly creative.
A new report highlights a massive shift in how consumers find brands. AI search tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are making specific recommendations, and 80% of people rely on these “zero-click” answers for nearly half their queries. This is gutting organic web traffic and reshaping marketing fo
Intuit, the fintech giant behind TurboTax and QuickBooks, is partnering with Circle to integrate the USDC stablecoin as a core payment rail. The move aims to offer 100 million customers near-instant, low-cost transactions. This is a major validation of stablecoins for mainstream finance.
Wondershare’s latest video editor, Filmora V15, is here with a heavy focus on AI. It introduces an “AI Mate” assistant and integrates models like Sora 2 for text-to-video. The goal is to make pro-level editing more accessible than ever.
Sandfall Interactive’s award-winning RPG has been stripped of two Indie Game Awards titles after confirming it used AI-generated placeholder textures. The developer says the assets were removed five days after launch but violated the awards’ strict rules.
The changelog for the second One UI 8.5 beta update for the unreleased Galaxy S25 has leaked. It shows Samsung is focusing heavily on stabilizing the software, with multiple app updates including the camera.
Microsoft is giving its group messaging app, GroupMe, a significant update. The new features include AI-powered chat summaries via Copilot, in-chat voice messages, and automatic event photo albums. It’s a push to modernize the app and keep users engaged.
Arch Linux is making a major shift by replacing its main proprietary NVIDIA driver packages with the open kernel modules. The move, tied to driver version 590, officially ends support for Pascal-generation GPUs and older. Affected users must manually switch to a legacy branch.
