After Kirk shooting, Utah governor calls social media a “cancer.” Will we treat it like one?
We did not evolve to handle this, Utah governor says.
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Meet Krishna Subramanian, a 2025 BigDATAwire Person to Watch
One of the impacts of the AI revolution is the realization that unstructured data is a valuable commodity that organizations should take pains to manage and store. However, the field Read more… The post Meet Krishna Subramanian, a 2025 BigDATAwire…
Prongs rock
Here's a hot take: gaming handhelds are better with prongs. How do I know? I hold a lot of handhelds (and gamepads) here at The Verge, but Microsoft and Asus's upcoming Xbox Ally X might take the cake for the most comfortable to hold. And that handheld has basically the exact same design as the […]
AI Agents Debut Atop Gartner 2025 Hype Cycle for Emerging Tech
How quickly does the AI market evolve? Consider that a year ago, Gartner didn’t even include AI agents on its Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. Fast forward 12 months, and Read more… The post AI Agents Debut Atop Gartner 2025…
Agentic AI and the Scientific Data Revolution in Life Sciences
Life sciences run on data. Genomic sequences, trial results, patient charts, regulatory filings—it never ends. Each stage produces massive volumes, but much of it still sits in systems that don’t Read more… The post Agentic AI and the Scientific Data…
Electric vehicle sales grew 25% worldwide but just 6% in North America
North America has bought 1.3 million EVs this year; China has bought 7.6 million.
California bill lets renters escape exclusive deals between ISPs and landlords
Bill author says law “gives this industry an opportunity to treat people fairly.”
Save $70 on One of Our Favorite Android Tablets
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S10 FE, a solid mid-tier tablet, is now $430 on Amazon.
How to Build a Multilingual OCR AI Agent in Python with EasyOCR and OpenCV
In this tutorial, we build an Advanced OCR AI Agent in Google Colab using EasyOCR, OpenCV, and Pillow, running fully offline with GPU acceleration. The agent includes a preprocessing pipeline with contrast enhancement (CLAHE), denoising, sharpening, and adaptive thresholding to…
Microsoft avoids EU fine after Slack complained about Teams bundling
Microsoft has avoided a fine from the European Commission after it was charged with EU antitrust violations for bundling its Teams app with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. The European Commission says it has accepted commitments from Microsoft to address competition concerns related to Microsoft Teams, following an anti-competitive complaint filed by Slack in […]