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Global Heating Drives Rat Populations Up, Study Finds; Poison May Not Be the Answer
Study links rising rat populations to global heating; poison may not be the answer.
Study links rising rat populations to global heating; poison may not be the answer.
Autonomous short-haul trucking startup Gatik raised $200 million in its largest funding round to date, two months after a PepsiCo deal, according to TechCrunch.
The 1999 classic Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64 has been fully decompiled, paving the way for unofficial native ports to modern platforms like Android and Windows.
OpenAI's new chip, Jalapeño, delivers up to 1.9x more work per watt and 3.6x lower latency than Nvidia's superchips in benchmark tests.
Beijing Off-road's Taitan 700 launched on Aug. 25 with prices starting at 279,800 yuan. It features Huawei's Qiankun ADS 5 and off-road NOA, combining luxury and off-road capability.
Sihoo's Doro C300 Pro V2 ergonomic chair is discounted to $399.99 in the US and £410 in the UK during Labor Day and back-to-school sales, featuring adaptive lumbar support and 8D armrests.
TechRadar published a step-by-step guide to self-hosting AI agents locally with OpenClaw and Open WebUI, reducing reliance on third-party cloud services.
Two TechRadar articles argue that modern endpoint deployments and managed VPS plans may conceal legacy application and server management burdens.
Apple has published a new support page with 50 accessibility tips for older adults, covering vision, hearing, and more across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other devices.
Keenable raised $26M from Accel to build web search for AI agents; its 100B-document index is already in production.
Nearly 1 in 5 US LinkedIn users 'time travel' to add AI skills, study finds.
Wyze announced the Indoor Cam Pan, a $39.98 pan-and-tilt indoor camera with a lens that retracts completely into the body for privacy.
GuliKit's $29.99 Switch 2 dock is a compact, affordable alternative to Nintendo's, featuring a stand and 4K output, though it lacks a built-in power adapter.
Perplexity launched Portable Computer, a local-first AI agent that runs models on-device, offering speed, security and cost savings. It's available now for paid Linux users with Nvidia RTX GPUs, coming to Windows in September.
WhatsApp upgrades 2FA with alphanumeric passwords and adds context for unknown callers to bolster security.
Nucleus Security launched AI engine Nucleus Helix for exposure management, adding discovery, natural-language interface and expanded threat intelligence.
Ropedia unveiled HOMIE Gen2, a head-mounted wearable that captures human movement and environmental data to train robots, aiming to improve AI training efficiency.
A vulnerability in Nvidia's NemoClaw allows attackers to fully control a local Ollama server and poison AI agents via a single malicious website visit.
Nothing unveiled Nothing OS 5.0 based on Android 17, featuring a major design overhaul and new Glyph tools, but Phone 1, Phone 2, and CMF Phone 1 won't receive it.
Apple unveiled the M6 Mac mini and M5 Ultra Mac Studio, boosting AI performance with new chips and higher starting prices.
Android Authority reports Google is developing a ‘Listening area’ feature for Live Translate on Android XR, letting users choose between front-only and surrounding-area microphone modes.
Cybercriminals are using fake OpenAI Codex sites on Google Ads to spread AMOS infostealer to Mac users, researchers at CATO CTRL found.
Nvidia's earnings will test hyperscaler dependence concerns; Cisco/Nvidia expand AI factories; Nvidia debuts edge robotics chip.
TCL Note A1 review: a stylus-first Android tablet with paper-like display, but it falls short as tablet and e-reader.