Google has just released a report detailing how much energy its Gemini apps use for each query. In total, the median prompt—one that falls in the middle of the range of energy demand—consumes 0.24 watt-hours of electricity, the equivalent of running…
Survivors will bring ‘survival extraction’ to the series
On Friday, Ubisoft announced… something. The company describes The Division 2: Survivors as “an updated take on the survival extraction experience.” Is it DLC? Is it a new game mode? We have no idea. But Ubisoft said it will “strive for…
Astronomers discover brightest ever fast radio burst: ‘This marks the beginning of a new era’
Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest flash of radio waves ever seen and have tracked this fast radio burst (FRB) back to its source. This feat could revolutionize theories surrounding these mysterious and rapid blasts of radiation that, in…
Another executive departs Apple for Meta even as a hiring freeze begins
Cloud AI infrastructure lead Frank Chu is the sixth Apple executive to leave for Meta, but may be one of the last as Meta stops hiring for its AI teams. Another executive departs Apple for Meta The so-called AI brain drain…
Your Grok chats are now appearing in Google search – here’s how to stop them
Grok conversations shared by users have been found indexed by Google The interactions, no matter how private, became searchable by anyone online The problem arose because Grok’s share button didn’t add noindex tags to prevent search engine discovery If you’ve been…
The Download: Ukraine’s Starlink repair shop, and predicting solar storms
Starlink is absolutely critical to Ukraine’s ability to continue in the fight against Russia. It’s how troops in battle zones stay connected with faraway HQs; it’s how many of the drones essential to Ukraine’s survival hit their targets; it’s even how…