MIT study shows 'cognitive debt' through ChatGPT - here’s what it means in real-world practice

A new MIT study suggests that using AI writing assistants like ChatGPT can lead to what researchers call "cognitive debt" - a state where outsourcing mental effort weakens learning and criti [...]

Google's AI-powered Search Live feature is here to further cannibalize the internet

Google's Search Live feature with voice input is now available on its app for iOS and Android in the US. You'll have to opt in to AI Mode in Labs to be able to access it, but after you do, y [...]

Devil May Cry and the early Mortal Kombat games join GOG’s Preservation Program

GOG’s Preservation Program launched in late 2024 and the number of included games has doubled since the initial wave, currently sitting at 183. The latest headline-grabbing additions are the first f [...]

Return to Silent Hill is coming to theaters next January

The third Silent Hill movie is still heading to theaters. According to Deadline, Return to Silent Hill will premiere on January 23, 2026. The film is directed by Christophe Gans, who also helmed the o [...]

Every iPhone model you can update to iOS 26 (and which ones don't support it)

The next big iOS update brings a bold new design - here's which iPhones are getting it. [...]

Via the False Claims Act, NIH puts universities on edge

A funding pause at Michigan illustrates the uncertainty around new language in NIH grant awards. [...]

Amazon Rebuilt Alexa Using a ‘Staggering’ Amount of AI Tools

From writing code to testing the new Alexa+, Amazon engineers used generative AI throughout the build process. We talk to Amazon's Daniel Rausch about the next version of the voice assistant. [...]

Animated Death Stranding movie gets its screenwriter

Hideo Kojima said in an interview with Vogue Japan earlier this year that an anime based on his game Death Stranding was in the works. Today, Deadline reports that Aaron Guzikowski will write the scre [...]

After RFK Jr. overhauls CDC panel, measles and flu vaccines are up for debate

The new ACIP agenda includes MMRV and thimerosal-containing flu vaccines. [...]