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Psaki attacks outgoing press secretary Karoline Leavitt as a liar, claims she faced hardly any tough questions
Former Biden press secretary Jen Psaki criticised outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on MS NOW, saying Leavitt had faced few difficult questions in the briefing room and accusing her of repeatedly making false statements. The comments came as Leavitt announced she was leaving the Trump administration, prompting wider attention to her tenure and…
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Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can’t stop hitting snooze
Unforgetful is a new iOS and Mac reminders app from Marco Arment, creator of Overcast and Instapaper, aimed at people who routinely snooze or dismiss tasks. It uses Apple’s existing Reminders database but changes the notification experience so tasks are harder to overlook or accidentally lose, offering an alternative for users who dislike Apple’s Reminders…
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Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations
Google will let users remove the visible watermark from AI-generated images, videos and songs made with certain Google models. The change aims to give creators more control over material used professionally or creatively, while retaining mechanisms intended to identify AI-generated media. The optional setting will apply to Nano Banana, Omni and Lyria outputs in Gemini…
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Ars Live recap: How can we stop publishers from killing their own games?
Ars Technica hosted a live discussion with Stop Killing Games organiser Ross Scott about how to keep online games playable after publishers close their servers. Scott argued that publishers should plan for a game’s end of life from the outset, rather than removing access with little notice, saying the current approach leaves players without meaningful…
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Scottish police expect ‘great deal of public opposition’ to planned Larbert datacentre
Scottish police have warned that a proposed datacentre in Larbert is likely to face significant public opposition and may need strong security measures to prevent disruptive incursions. The warning is an early official sign of wider unease over the rapid growth of datacentre proposals in Scotland, which could complicate UK plans to expand AI infrastructure.…
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Lanterns Review: A Fantastic Cast Grapples with a Very HBO Take on DC Comics
DC Studios’ Lanterns is described as an adult, HBO-style Green Lantern drama in which Hal Jordan and trainee John Stewart investigate unexplained deaths in rural Nebraska that may be linked to a larger extraterrestrial threat. The review finds its opening episode funny, gripping and full of twists, and says the series stands apart from James…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Neal Stephenson, Mira Lane, Rod Roddenberry to Judge XPRIZE Sci-Fi Film Competition
XPRIZE has named astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, novelist Neal Stephenson, Google executive Mira Lane and Roddenberry Entertainment chief Rod Roddenberry as judges for its Future Vision sci-fi film competition. The initiative seeks short films presenting optimistic, technology-enabled futures, with the winning concept receiving funding to develop it further. Entrants worldwide have until 15 August to…
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Judge gives Google one week to fix “anticompetitive” app store download in Google Play
A US judge has ordered Google to make third-party Android app stores easier to find and install through Google Play within a week, finding that its current approach adds unnecessary anticompetitive barriers. The ruling matters because it strengthens remedies from Epic Games’ successful 2023 antitrust case and could give Android users more practical access to…
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Does Mark Zuckerberg really believe AI is ‘for everyone’?
Meta has released Glimmer, an open-weight AI model that people can download and run on their own hardware, alongside Mark Zuckerberg’s argument that AI should be available to everyone rather than concentrated among a small number of laboratories. The article centres on a TechCrunch Equity podcast discussion questioning how far that claim holds, given Meta’s…
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Get the best battery life for your MacBook by changing these settings
Engadget outlines practical macOS settings that can help MacBook users extend battery life immediately and preserve battery capacity over time. The most significant recommendation is to use Low Power Mode when running on battery, while checking the menu bar battery control for high-energy apps and current power settings. Users are advised to check Battery Health…