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Nvidia’s Groq acquihire is on the DOJ’s radar, but it’s already too late
Nvidia’s $20 billion deal to license Groq’s AI chip technology and hire away its top engineers has drawn an antitrust probe from the US Department of Justice, according to a New York Times report. The arrangement left Groq’s inference business technically independent but stripped it of the engineering talent needed to keep developing its own…
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Get the best battery life for your Windows laptop by changing these settings
Engadget offers a guide to extending battery life on Windows 11 laptops, noting that x86-based machines remain more power-hungry than newer ARM devices and that Windows 11 itself carries performance overhead that eats into battery life. The article argues that tweaking settings can meaningfully improve endurance, though this typically involves trading some performance for longer…
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Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo
The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Christopher Harborne has donated £36m to Reform UK, matching an identical sum given by fellow billionaire Ben Delo, handing the party £72m in a single day. The gifts are jointly the largest donations ever made to a UK political party and have reignited calls from opposition parties and transparency campaigners for a…
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Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time
Influencers are increasingly finding their likenesses hijacked by AI-generated deepfakes used in fake adverts, without their knowledge or consent. Cases include lifestyle blogger Emily Schuman, whose altered image was used to promote a GLP-1 telehealth firm, a make-up brand and a blood-testing company she had no connection to, prompting confused followers to question her endorsements.…
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Stunning cliffside wedding venue ordered to close immediately over collapse fears leaving couples scrambling
The Ventana Grill, a popular cliffside wedding venue in Pismo Beach, California, has been ordered to close immediately after a court ruled it is at risk of collapsing into the Pacific Ocean due to coastal erosion. The San Luis Obispo Superior Court decision, made after a year-long legal battle between the venue’s landlord and its…
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Reform secures ANOTHER £36million donation – meaning Nigel Farage’s party has been given £72m in 24 hours after handouts from two billionaires
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received two donations of £36million each within 24 hours, an unprecedented £72million windfall that the party says will fund campaign infrastructure ahead of the next general election. The gifts, from cryptocurrency entrepreneur Ben Delo and long-standing backer Christopher Harborne, take Reform’s total fundraising this year to almost £90million, dwarfing the…
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I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China
An Ars Technica writer bought a $4,017 quadruped robot from Chinese manufacturer Unitree and used it to walk to work in Washington, DC, testing its practicality and drawing curious crowds along the way. The article argues that Unitree’s significance lies not in inventing new robotics technology but in making quadruped and humanoid robots dramatically cheaper,…
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We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?
Silicosis, a preventable but incurable lung disease, is increasingly affecting younger workers in the US, from Appalachian coalminers to Latino countertop fabrication workers, even though experts have long known how to stop it. The trend has worsened as mining and stone industry groups fight new dust-exposure regulations and the Trump administration declines to defend a…
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Reform’s £36m donor Ben Delo: Oxford-educated crypto king who was thrown out of three primary schools, pardoned by Trump and became UK’s youngest self-made billionaire
Reform UK donor Ben Delo, a British crypto billionaire, has given the party a record £36million, matched by a similar sum from fellow crypto investor Christopher Harborne, in what is intended to build a “war chest” for Nigel Farage ahead of the next general election. Delo, 42, moved back to the UK earlier this year…
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London Underground workers exposed to asbestos without protective masks, documents reveal
Documents disclosed during an employment tribunal suggest that hundreds of London Underground workers may have been exposed to asbestos for almost 20 years without the legally required face-fitted masks, according to the Guardian. The papers, seen as part of a case brought by former cleaner Micky Steeds, indicate Transport for London (TfL) could face further…