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World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months
Fervo Energy completed its first power plant in less than two years. The next phases promise to connect to the grid even quicker.
Fervo Energy completed its first power plant in less than two years. The next phases promise to connect to the grid even quicker.
SAVE $100.99: Normally $249.99, the Shark SpeedStyle Flex Pro is on sale for just $149 on Amazon ahead of its October Prime event. That's a 40% savings and a record-low price on one of the best Dyson Supersonic alternatives. Opens in a new window Credit: Shark Shark SpeedStyle Flex Pro $149 at Amazon $249.99 Save $100.99 Get Deal We're big fans of Dyson's beauty tech here at Mashable — and m…
Mattel Inc. is welcoming a new boss. So is Paramount. Roger Lynch will be stepping into his new role as CEO of Mattel, but he is not new to the toy company. Lynch has served as a member of Mattel’s board since 2018. Since 2019, he’s been CEO of Condé Nast, the media company behind Vogue , The New Yorker , Wired , and many other magazine brands. Mattel, as one of the leading global toy manufacturer…
The heads of two AI coding startups are fighting in public over an adviser who switched sides, as Carmen Arroyo reported for Bloomberg. Factory chief executive Matan Grinberg said on X on Wednesday that he was cutting ties with Chris Degnan, an adviser of about a year. Degnan was later named chief revenue officer at […] This story continues at The Next Web
Samsung has added $100 to the Galaxy S26, S26+ and Ultra and $200 to the 1TB Ultra, seven months after the phones went on sale, blaming the memory shortage. The same shortage made Samsung’s semiconductor division 94% of company profit in the first quarter while its mobile division’s operating profit fell about 38%. Samsung has […] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.
Grindr has agreed to buy PurposeMed, the company behind HIV prevention service Freddie, for $250mn in cash and stock, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Grindr will pay $190mn in cash and $60mn in shares. Up to $70mn more in cash depends on Freddie hitting targets in 2027. The deal is expected to close by […] This story continues at The Next Web
A Quinnipiac University national poll strongly suggests that Americans’ fears about AI now go well beyond job losses and energy cost hikes because of new data centers. Fears about AI threatening humanity have gone mainstream. The poll, released Wednesday, found that 73% of Americans are either very concerned (38%) or somewhat concerned (35%) that future AI systems could threaten human survival, wh…
'No Robo Bosses Act' signed in California, comes into force in July 2027 Humans can't just approve an automated decision, they must bring evidence Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Trump administration for a lack of federal leadership California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a major package of no fewer than 13 AI-related bills as the state continues to increase the pressure on AI via human-prote…
With its premiere just two weeks away, Marvel Studios has dropped one last trailer for the limited series, VisionQuest , which will complete the trilogy begun with WandaVision and Agatha All Along. (Spoilers for WandaVision and Agatha All Along below.) As previously reported , Marvel’s streaming TV portfolio has kind of been all over the place: a handful of hits, a few misses, and a bunch of middl…
Amazon has new Kindles. The company says it redesigned the lineup from the ground up. I look at them and see, well, Kindles. What new can you do with a slab of digital ink? Not much. Still, they made the front completely flat, with no seams, like a phone. And some of them come wrapped all around in colors with names like ube, alpine sky, seaglass green. Like all recent Kindles, the new versions ha…
Playboy has resurrected its 1983 sex questionnaire for Generation Z, and according to the magazine, what it found was surprising. Back in the 1980s, the magazine said the question of whether 18-to-29-year-olds had ever had sex “was not even worth asking.” But things have changed. Results from its new 2026 Gen Z Sex Survey show 19% of respondents report they have never had sex. One in three Gen Z m…
Fall has arrived, and it's International Coffee Day today, which makes it the perfect occasion for a roundup of Pumpkin Spice coffee. Before you bankrupt yourself indulging your Pumpkin Spice habit at Starbucks, it's worth checking to see if you could take care of it in the comfort of your own home. From Nespresso pods to K-Cups to ground coffee, there are pumpkin spiced options for every at-home…
Traverse barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank—your choices reflect the reality of nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there.
PadSplit rents out single rooms in shared homes. It is now moving into the San Francisco Bay Area, the New York metro area and Chicago, the company said in a press release on Thursday. The Atlanta-based startup lets homeowners split houses into furnished private bedrooms with shared kitchens and living rooms. Residents pay weekly, with utilities and […] This story continues at The Next Web
Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.
Micron and Samsung executives this week said the memory shortage will continue for at least the next couple of years. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra expects demand for the firm’s memory to exceed its available supply over that period, he told investors last night. Micron no longer sells consumer RAM, and Mehrotra’s statements refer to Micron’s business-to-business sales of high-bandwidth memory (HBM)…
Can the rest of the country have this please? Can the rest of the country have this please?
Pete Davidson has a lot to get off his chest. And, no, not just the tattoos. In a new Variety cover story and accompanying videos published Sept. 30, the comedian opened up about famous exes Kim Kardashian and Ariana Grande , discussed Ye's harassment, took aim at influencer culture, and defended AI filmmaking. And, naturally, the internet had plenty to say about all of it. He reflected on dating…
TSMC is weighing a new Texas campus of multiple fabs, each costing at least $20B, contingent on Congress extending a 35% manufacturing tax credit. Its only European plant, the Dresden joint venture, totals above EUR 10B and will run 28nm to 12nm nodes rather than anything used for AI. TSMC is eyeing a Texas campus […] This story continues at The Next Web
The founder of a US AI software company is taking a camera crew on a road trip to ask ordinary Americans how AI is changing their lives. The documentary, called America vs. AI, will cover about 3,400 miles and more than 20 cities this month, AskBobAI said in a press release. TNW has not independently verified […] This story continues at The Next Web
Jay Peters / The Verge : Sony launches Quick Spectral Super Resolution, a “new performance tier of AI upscaling” for the standard PS5 developed in collaboration with AMD — Sony's new Quick Spectral Super Resolution AI upscaling is coming first to Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei.
Stolen .edu accounts spread fake job offers and gift card scams Victims deposit fake $1,000 checks, then buy scammers gift cards Proofpoint linked operators to Nigeria through IP logging investigations Cybercriminals from Nigeria are targeting college students in the West with an advance fee fraud (AFF) scam tricking them into giving away hundreds of dollars. Security researchers Proofpoint discov…
The SiriusXM service joins a long list of streamers that have increased rates this year. The SiriusXM service joins a long list of streamers that have increased rates this year.
A federal judge has dismissed a pair of antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Rolling Stone parent company Penske Media Corporation, which accused Google of driving away web traffic with its AI-powered search features, as reported earlier by Reuters . US District Judge Amit Mehta takes Google's side in a ruling on Wednesday , writing that PMC and Chegg's claims don't stand up to antitrust law. In…
Walmart is turning its digital shelf labels into a way to find things. Shoppers can now make the label under a product flash from the Walmart app, as Laya Neelakandan reported for CNBC. The feature, called Shop to Light, is moving from a pilot to a wide rollout. Customers have already used it to flash […] This story continues at The Next Web
When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he doesn't see rows of cars — he sees millions of dollars just sitting there, depreciating. Come see MyMonthlyCar in the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 13 to 15 in San Francisco.
When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he doesn't see rows of cars — he sees millions of dollars just sitting there, depreciating, while people who only need a car for a few months are stuck paying too much for too little choice, so he built MyMonthlyCar, a platform that lets dealers rent out their idle used cars month to month (with an option to buy), and it's now one of the startup…
Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are the first games to support Quick Spectral Super Resolution. Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are the first games to support Quick Spectral Super Resolution.
An iterative upgrade once again for Samsung's laptop-sized tablet line. An iterative upgrade once again for Samsung's laptop-sized tablet line.
Ryan Roslansky, who ran LinkedIn before taking over Microsoft’s Office group, will leave the company at the end of 2026, as Jordan Novet reported for CNBC. Chief executive Satya Nadella announced the exit in a memo to staff on Thursday, according to CNBC. “Ryan leaves the organization in a strong position,” Nadella wrote In his […] This story continues at The Next Web
Sophie Austin / Associated Press : Gavin Newsom vetoes a CA bill banning secret recording with smart glasses in private places, saying its definition of wearable recording devices was too broad — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have penalized Californians for using smart glasses …
Ford chief executive Jim Farley said it is too late for Europe to fend off Chinese carmakers and that the United States should take its time deciding. Ford’s own answer in Europe is a Valencia joint venture in which Geely holds 34% and will build two of the four electric models from 2028. Ford’s chief […] This story continues at The Next Web
Sony is launching a new AI upscaling technology specifically for the regular PS5. The new tech, called Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), is a "new performance tier of AI upscaling" that's a result of Sony's Project Amethyst work with AMD, according to a blog post . Sony says that PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), which is available on the PS5 Pro , "remains the gold standard," an…
Florida cops are facing questions after a mandate to remove all Flock cameras tracking cars on St. Lucie County roads led local police to uncover more than a dozen suspicious cameras operating without permits. Local residents told The Washington Post that they were alarmed that no one knows who owns many of the mysterious cameras. Of the 14 cameras found, 11 had no obvious owners, raising concerns…
Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time.
New details about Grand Theft Auto 6 have emerged ahead of the game's launch, courtesy of an exclusive cover story by Game Informer , confirming even more gameplay features and immersive systems that will bring Leonida and Vice City to life. There's a lot to unpack, from an expansive open world to an array of side activities to engage with, and the ability to post on social media and doomscroll, b…
The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.
Wall Street Journal : OpenAI says it “parted ways” with three researchers for violating its “handling sensitive” info policies; sources: they shared it with an AI safety organization — OpenAI has parted ways with three researchers for allegedly sharing confidential company information …
Deep Blue took down Garry Kasparov at chess in 1997, AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol at Go in 2016, and poker bots have been beating professionals for years. But one classic game called Stratego held out. Even DeepMind, with its exceptional budget, couldn't build a machine that reliably beat the best human players. Now, a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon, MIT, New York University, and Stanford Univ…