Ryanoverman/Getty Images The U.S. Interstate Highway System began taking shape in the 1920s. However, all those projects were put on hold in 1929 when the Great Depression hit, and remained so for decades. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act in response to the explosion […]

Apple launched iOS 26.5.2 this week to protect iPhones from AI-driven attacks. This update includes multiple fixes that were previously planned for the upcoming iOS 26.6 but were ultimately deemed more urgent due to the growing role of AI in hacking. iOS 26.5.2 fixes nearly 30 security issues, mainly in Safari’s web engine. These bugs […]

As enterprise AI systems scale to handle complex workflows, practitioners face the challenge of routing subtasks to the right tools and skills. Agents can have hundreds of tools and skills and get confused on which one to use for each step of a workflow. To address this challenge, researchers at Alibaba developed SkillWeaver, a framework […]

When you sprain your ankle in the middle of a run, your body sends a pain signal to your brain, forcing you to stop. Essentially, the ability to sense pain stops you from pushing through the injury and causing further self-harm. Researchers at Delft University of Technology and Wageningen University have applied this exact concept […]

Over the years, buying an iPad has become an increasingly confusing task. With multiple models and overlapping features and accessories, there’s no longer a clear-cut way to recommend one iPad for one type of user. Still, Apple does have a general idea of how it sees the iPad lineup and who each model is meant […]

Chris Davies/SlashGear The 2026 Mazda CX-5 is bigger, looks more striking, and yet still starts under $30,000 — albeit before destination fees and taxes — but it’s the dashboard where arguably the most important changes are to be found. For years, now, the Japanese automaker has found […]

Google has shut down the Tenor GIF API, which many social media apps used for GIF messaging and post replies. As of June 30, Google third parties can no longer request new API keys or access the API with existing keys. Google says it is focusing its resources on strengthening its core products and retaining […]

Two-thirds of enterprises have hedged their AI model strategy, and the past few weeks of controversy around Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 model showed why that posture has gone mainstream.  On June 12, a U.S. export-control order pulled Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 — the most capable model on the market — offline for every customer, with […]

Me being me, one of the first things I wanted to do in my new home was set up the smart home technology. That’s now almost complete (I’m currently engaged in mortal battle with presence detectors) and I’ll have an update soon. But there was also the matter of the smart home tech I was […]

With the price of some PC components right now, it’s arguably better to go for a prebuilt rig. The iBuyPower 4th of July Mega Sale could help with that, as you can get up to $350 off any custom or RDY prebuilt PC over $999 with the coupon code ‘JULY4’. Out of all the options, […]