Many smart thermostats, like the Amazon model, ship with conservative defaults that prevent real energy savings. The key is to manually configure fan circulation and daily schedules, which the device often can’t learn effectively on its own.
Cloudflare says its global outage on Friday, December 5th, was self-inflicted while trying to patch the critical React2Shell vulnerability. The flaw, disclosed on December 3rd, is already being exploited by Chinese state-backed groups.
The customer service AI company is in talks with investors like General Catalyst. This new round could massively boost its valuation from just this past May.
According to a new report, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is mulling a radical name change for the entire company to “Agentforce.” This follows a pattern of tech giants rebranding around buzzy trends, with mixed long-term results. The move would be a huge, all-in bet on the current AI hype cycle.
Researchers have successfully used artificial intelligence to design antibody binding sites completely in silico. This breakthrough could transform how therapeutic drugs are created, moving from discovery to precise engineering.
Samsung is making a major shift in its chip strategy. The company has reportedly formed a dedicated team to build fully custom processors, moving beyond standard ARM designs for a more integrated future.
The European Commission has hit X with a massive fine for breaching the Digital Services Act. The core issue? The platform’s “deceptive” paid verification system that makes it hard to spot scams and impersonators.
Head of design Alan Dye and head of environment Lisa Jackson are among the latest high-profile departures from Apple. While their contributions are significant, the narrative of Apple’s impending doom is a tired, recurring story that ignores how the company actually operates.
The publisher Running with Scissors has pulled the plug on Postal: Bullet Paradise after massive fan backlash over its use of generative AI. The game was announced on December 3rd for a 2026 release before being abruptly cancelled.
Meta is finally paying publishers for news content again, but with an AI twist. The company has signed multiyear deals with a politically diverse set of outlets to train and inform its chatbots.
