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The best tech and gadgets announced at IFA so far

The doors to Europe's largest consumer tech show haven't opened to the public yet, but there's already plenty of news coming out of IFA 2026 in Berlin, Germany. If you're already struggling to keep up with what has been announced, here are some of the best new gadgets and upgrades from the show - including more competition for Apple's MacBook Neo, an excellent portable controller for gaming-on-the-go, and a concept handheld designed to balance work and play. To catch up on everything announced a

Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender

An active malware campaign is using bogus software-download websites to impersonate trusted vendors and distribute malicious installers. "The campaign has targeted users looking to download popular software and has resulted in compromises across multiple organizations and industries, primarily affecting China-based operations of multinational organizations and Chinese-speaking users," Microsoft

Researchers fear safety disaster ahead of OpenAI’s Astra release

OpenAI is on the cusp of releasing its most powerful AI model yet, Astra, following weeks of delays to shore up safety protocols after its agents attacked real targets during testing. As details about the model trickle out, researchers are warning it "may be the single worst development for AI security/safety to date." Shortly after OpenAI said on Tuesday that it had delayed Astra's release to work on safety issues, The Information reported that Astra shows far less of its "thinking" than other

How River takes security work from a fix to merge

US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case

The DOJ proved to the court that Google acted illegally, but it won't get the big win it wanted.

The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit

The Trump administration has intervened in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, making an argument in favor of the AI lab. The landmark lawsuit, filed in December 2023, alleging that OpenAI unlawfully trained its AI systems on articles from The New York Times and seeks to recoup "billions of dollars" in damages from both Microsoft and OpenAI. This week, the Trump administration filed a statement of interest in the case, supporting OpenAI's argument that it's fair use to train a

Co-Designing AI Models Using Speculative Decoding for Faster LLM Inference

This post is the third in a series on AI model co-design. It explores how to accelerate LLM inference while maintaining accuracy using speculative decoding and... This post is the third in a series on AI model co-design. It explores how to accelerate LLM inference while maintaining accuracy using speculative decoding and offers five guidelines for selecting draft length and draft mechanism across the Pareto frontier. For a discussion of how model design choices impact both throughput and interac

Wonderful more than doubles its valuation to $5B in under 6 months

Wonderful said it will use its $550 million Series C funding to develop products faster, expand its FDE teams, and meet demand for its products.