An educator with over 15 years of teaching experience realized during pandemic homeschooling how broken our education models truly are. The systems we use filter out anyone who doesn’t conform to a single learning style, meaning organizations often hire for conformity rather than talent.
UK authorities have jailed Chinese “cryptoqueen” Zhimin Qian for nearly 12 years after seizing 61,000 Bitcoin worth $6.6 billion. The businesswoman ran a pyramid scheme that defrauded over 128,000 people between 2014 and 2017, then lived an extravagant lifestyle across Europe.
A Dartmouth study reveals that AI teaching assistants using curated expert sources gain more student trust than general chatbots. The research tracked 190 medical students using NeuroBot TA, which employs retrieval-augmented generation to reduce AI hallucinations. This approach could enable personal
Google’s latest Pixel Drop brings AI-powered photo editing directly to Google Messages, making it accessible beyond just Pixel devices. The update also enhances scam detection for messages and introduces new power-saving features for Pixel 10 owners. These features roll out today across multiple cou
The controversial spyware maker NSO Group has new owners and leadership aiming for the US market. But existing bans and documented abuses create significant obstacles to their American ambitions.
While tech leaders like Elon Musk and Sam Altman predict superintelligent AI within years, a new expert study reveals most researchers are far more skeptical. The average expert gives rapid AI progress only a 23% chance of happening by 2030, pointing to unexpected bottlenecks and implementation barr
Michael Burry’s Scion Asset Management has taken massive put positions against AI leaders Nvidia and Palantir. He alleges companies are artificially inflating valuations through stretched depreciation schedules. The bet appears poorly timed given Nvidia’s recent $500 billion sales pipeline revelatio
Elder fraud losses surged to $4.9 billion in 2024, with scammers using AI-generated voices and personal data from online sources. The FBI reports investment scams topped losses at $1.8 billion, while phishing grew 700% year-over-year. Experts say the surveillance economy itself fuels these targeted
A widely-used JavaScript library called expr-eval has a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting versions 2.0.2 and earlier. The flaw scored 9.8/10 severity and could allow attackers to execute system commands. Developers should update to version 2.0.3 or switch to the expr-eval-fork i
Microsoft has officially released .NET 10 after a 9-month development cycle. This long-term support version will be supported until November 2028 and includes thousands of performance and security improvements across the entire stack. The release coincides with Visual Studio 2026 and the latest C# D
