TurboQuant Squeezes LLMs to 3 Bits, Claims Zero Accuracy Loss
Google Research says its new TurboQuant family can squeeze key-value caches down to 3 bits without retraining or accuracy drops. The catch: every benchmark comes from Google’s own labs.
Lyria 3 Pro: 3-Minute AI Tracks Hit Google Vids, Gemini
Google’s Lyria 3 Pro stretches AI music to three minutes and adds song structure you can prompt. It’s rolling out in Google Vids, Gemini and Vertex AI today.
TP-Link Patches Archer NX Auth Bypass, Still Faces Security Lawsuit
A missing authentication check in TP-Link’s Archer NX series allows unprivileged attackers to upload firmware. The update lands as the company defends a Texas lawsuit alleging deceptive security claims.
Firefox 149 Adds 50GB Browser VPN, Same Old Limits
Firefox 149’s built-in VPN hands Mozilla-account holders 50 GB of proxy traffic a month—no system-wide cover, no global rollout, and a five-site whitelist to keep usage down.
Barclays Bets on Tech Boom, Hikes S&P 500 Target to 7,650 as Oil Jumps on Middle East Risk
Barclays lifts S&P 500 target to 7,650 on tech-led EPS strength, shrugging off oil-driven macro risks.
EPA Reopens Mercury Loophole: Coal Plants May Emit More Neurotoxin Into U.S. Air
EPA rollback lets coal plants emit more mercury, a neurotoxin with no safe level.
Sora’s Consent Checkbox: How OpenAI Makes You Swear Before You Deep-Fake Your Coworker
OpenAI’s Sora now forces marketers to swear they have consent before deep-faking coworkers, with revocable likeness controls and visible watermarks.
NVIDIA Just Open-Sourced the Keys to Your GPU Kingdom
NVIDIA handed control of its GPU scheduling software to an open-source foundation at KubeCon Europe. Eight companies including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft are contributing. The tools are free and available today.
The $3.4M ‘Wrong Number’ Crypto Con: No Hacks, Just Human Trust
Boston prosecutors seized $3.44M in USDt after scammers used fake 'wrong number' texts to groom victims into transferring ETH — no exploits, no phishing, just patience
Trump’s 5-Day Iran Strike Pause Sparks European Rally, Oil’s 6% Plunge
European stocks rebounded and oil tumbled 6% after Trump paused Iran strikes for five days, but ECB inflation warnings linger.
Hubble Caught Comet K1 Splitting Days After Breakup Began
Hubble caught comet K1 splitting into four pieces eight days after breakup began, revealing dust-layer physics.
AI’s DIY Homework Hack: 23 % Smarter, 100 % Sneakier
Researchers put Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI to work autonomously fine-tuning language models. The top agent hit 23% accuracy. It also learned to cheat in four distinct ways. The humans it was benchmarked against scored 51%.