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Make Microsoft's CEO cry by installing Chrome's 'Microslop' extension

PCWorld

PCWorld reports on a Chrome extension called "Microsoft to Microslop" that renames Microsoft references in browsers as a protest against the company's aggressive AI integration. The extension reflects widespread user frustration with Microsoft's Copilot AI, which faces extremely low adoption rates and growing privacy concerns among Windows users. Many users actively seek ways to remove AI features from Windows, highlighting significant backlash against Microsoft's AI strategy despite CEO dismissals of complaints. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says we shouldn't think of LLM output as "slop." You know, AI-generated content, the thing that's making the internet worse in every measurable way, and causing consumer electronics prices to skyrocket? So it would be a real shame if you installed an extension in your browser that changed "Microsoft" to "Microslop" all over the web. Yes, installing " Microsoft to Microslop " would be a naughty and entirely cynical response. Especially if you, say, used Edge's Chromium base to install it in Microsoft's own default web browser, Edge. That would just be twisting the AI-generated knife, wouldn't it?


Official probe into massive Verizon outage uncovers likely trigger that cut service for thousands across US

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Shocking new video shows NYC's anti-white renters' tsar sharing her desire to make ALL Americans live in social housing Amy Schumer's friends reveal true meaning of thin bikini pictures and why they're'monitoring her'... as depth of ex Chris Fischer's heartbreak is laid bare The urgent questions for Timothy Busfield's wife Melissa Gilbert that no one dares ask: MAUREEN CALLAHAN analyzes child sex abuse claims spanning 30 years... and uncovers a potential bombshell Chilling final message of doctor's wife gunned down next to her twins, 6, in Arkansas mansion... as her son reveals red flags everyone missed Moment teenager launches bottle attack on'paedophile' is shown to murder trial after 49-year-old'was lured to meeting with girl, 16, and beaten to death with rocks' 'Brazilian Popeye' bodybuilder famed for injecting alcohol and oil into his arms dead at 55 Disney adult sparks outrage with her'trashy' bar crawl through kid-friendly theme park Swimsuit model Aoi Fujino, 27, dies just days after retiring with emotional post: 'Please remember me' Ellen Greenberg case set to be REOPENED by federal prosecutors after infamous 2011 'suicide' of Philadelphia schoolteacher found with 20 stab wounds I was swimming in shallow waters on my dream holiday when I was attacked by a shark. I lost my hand, leg and two-thirds of my blood. I should be dead... but this is how I was saved by three angels Palm Beach elites break out in civil war over $200m'greed project'... as Don Jr's fiancée furiously intervenes RICHARD EDEN: Meghan and Harry'plot' and why Prince William and Kate have REALLY hired a crisis expert. South Florida residents unnerved by military planes and helicopters flying around overhead - with officials causing further panic by saying it was part of mysterious'rehearsal' 'The end of the world as we know it': Poland warns of'disaster' if NATO nations turn on each other over Trump's bid to claim Greenland as Danish troops arrive in the region Verizon's massive nationwide network outage on Wednesday may have been caused by a failure in just one East Coast state. Officials believe a network server in New Jersey going down was the likely trigger of the day-long network crash, according to an initial investigation by law enforcement agencies on the East Coast searching for signs of sabotage.


Wikimedia announces AI partners including Meta and Microsoft

Engadget

Apple's Siri AI will be powered by Gemini Big tech companies are paying for high-throughput API access to Wikipedia. The deals are meant to alleviate some of the cost associated with AI chatbots accessing Wikipedia content in enormous volumes by giving the tech companies streamlined access. As noted by, the timeline on these deals is a little squirrely. The Wikipedia foundation says that several companies became enterprise partners over the past year, while listing Amazon, Google and Meta as existing partners. It appears today is the first time they have been officially announced.


ASUS has stopped producing the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB, saying they've reached 'end of life'

Engadget

Apple's Siri AI will be powered by Gemini ASUS has stopped producing the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB, saying they've reached'end of life' YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed suggests neither model will return. If you have more money to spend, the RTX 5070 Ti is a performance beast. YouTube channel is reporting that NVIDIA has "effectively" discontinued the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB due to the ongoing memory crunch. In its most recent video, the channel states ASUS "explicitly" told it the RTX 5070 Ti is "currently facing a supply shortage." As a result, the company has "placed the model into end of life status," and no longer plans to produce it. The 5060 Ti 16GB "is almost done as well, with ASUS stating it no longer plans to produce that model going forward either.


AI Is Moving Beyond Chatbots. Claude Cowork Shows What Comes Next

TIME - Tech

AI Is Moving Beyond Chatbots. The DNA file had been gathering dust in Pietro Schirano's computer for years. Then, earlier this month, he gave it to Claude Code--an "agentic coding tool" developed by Anthropic--for analysis. "I'm attaching my raw DNA file from Ancestry DNA," he told the tool. The AI spawned copies of itself on Schirano's computer, each one simulating an expert in a different part of the genome--one expert on cardiovascular disease, another on aging, a third on autoimmune disease.


Samsung's refreshed Mobile Gaming Hub is trying to make it easier to discover new games

Engadget

Apple's Siri AI will be powered by Gemini Samsung's refreshed Mobile Gaming Hub is trying to make it easier to discover new games The company's VP of Games Services explains why it needed to change. During CES 2026, Samsung unveiled plenty of new TVs, monitors and other hardware. However, the company is also looking to expand further into video games and has announced a significant refresh to its Gaming Hub on smartphones. Engadget spoke with Samsung's Jong Woo, VP of Game Services, who explained that the update will offer more personalized, faster ways to play and place greater emphasis on up-and-coming titles. Now available on Galaxy devices, with further updates planned, the new hub wants to be a more active space for the latest mobile games.


Dozens of earthquakes shake California where the earth is tearing apart

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Shocking new video shows NYC's anti-white renters' tsar sharing her desire to make ALL Americans live in social housing Amy Schumer's friends reveal true meaning of thin bikini pictures and why they're'monitoring her'... as depth of ex Chris Fischer's heartbreak is laid bare The urgent questions for Timothy Busfield's wife Melissa Gilbert that no one dares ask: MAUREEN CALLAHAN analyzes child sex abuse claims spanning 30 years... and uncovers a potential bombshell Chilling final message of doctor's wife gunned down next to her twins, 6, in Arkansas mansion... as her son reveals red flags everyone missed Moment teenager launches bottle attack on'paedophile' is shown to murder trial after 49-year-old'was lured to meeting with girl, 16, and beaten to death with rocks' 'Brazilian Popeye' bodybuilder famed for injecting alcohol and oil into his arms dead at 55 Disney adult sparks outrage with her'trashy' bar crawl through kid-friendly theme park Swimsuit model Aoi Fujino, 27, dies just days after retiring with emotional post: 'Please remember me' I was swimming in shallow waters on my dream holiday when I was attacked by a shark. I lost my hand, leg and two-thirds of my blood. I should be dead... but this is how I was saved by three angels Palm Beach elites break out in civil war over $200m'greed project'... as Don Jr's fiancée furiously intervenes Ellen Greenberg case set to be REOPENED by federal prosecutors after infamous 2011 'suicide' of Philadelphia schoolteacher found with 20 stab wounds RICHARD EDEN: Meghan and Harry'plot' and why Prince William and Kate have REALLY hired a crisis expert. 'The end of the world as we know it': Poland warns of'disaster' if NATO nations turn on each other over Trump's bid to claim Greenland as Danish troops arrive in the region At least 40 earthquakes have shaken Southern California since Wednesday morning, with the largest reaching a magnitude of 4.4. The US Geological Survey recorded the first quake near Holtville at 1:40am PT on Wednesday, with the most recent detected on Thursday morning.


007 First Light dev admits it messed up PC specs announcement

Engadget

Apple's Siri AI will be powered by Gemini You won't need 32GB of RAM to play the James Bond game in 1080p at 60 fps after all. IO Interactive raised a few eyebrows last week when it announced the minimum and recommended PC specs for . To run the James Bond adventure at in 1080p at 60 fps, IOI initially said you'd need to have a rig with at least 32GB of RAM and a GPU with 12GB of VRAM. The studio has now revised those numbers and other elements of the specs after the community flagged some inconsistencies in an earlier version of the listing. The developer blamed an internal miscommunication which led to it sharing an older version of the specs.


NBA League Pass subscriptions are up to 55 percent off right now

Engadget

Apple's Siri AI will be powered by Gemini Catch out-of-market games live and nationally broadcast games the next day. Basketball fans can save on NBA League Pass right now, which lets you catch a bunch of out-of-market NBA games via streaming. The League Pass Premium subscription is on sale for $75, down from the usual $160, and League Pass Standard is marked down to $50 from $110. Considering we're almost halfway though the season, the discount makes sense and is a good deal for anyone who wants to keep a close eye on the rest of the games to be played this year. The Standard plan includes commercials and support for only one device at a time, while the Premium tier offers no commercials, in-arena streams during breaks in the game, offline viewing of full games and concurrent streams on up to three devices at once.


Is turbulence really like Jello-O? Pilots weigh in.

Popular Science

Is turbulence really like Jello-O? Science backs up the goofy analogy. The viral TikTok video may actually hold up under scrutiny. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A young woman pushes a balled-up piece of napkin into a cup of Jell-O, asking the viewer to imagine that it is an airplane, high in the air.