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News and Updates: Digital publishers are losing traffic as Google’s AI Summaries siphon clicks. A survey from Digital Content Next found median referral traffic from Google Search down 10% year-over-year in May and June, with some outlets seeing drops of 25%. Pew data shows only 8% of users click links when AI Overviews appear vs. 15% with standard results. Publishers are calling for transparency,...

News and Updates: Australia will ban social media accounts for anyone under 16 starting December 10, making it the first country to enact such a rule. The law, passed with 77% public support, puts enforcement on tech companies and aims to boost youth mental health, though teens and advocates argue it removes spaces for connection rather than fixing harmful features. The U.S. autonomous vehicle ind...

News and Updates: Disney will fully integrate Hulu into Disney+ in 2026, creating a single streaming app while still offering standalone subscriptions. Internationally, Hulu will replace the Star brand in fall 2025. Disney expects the merger to cut costs, lower churn, and boost ad sales. Hulu + Live TV will merge with Fubo under a JV but remain separate until its own Disney+ integration in 2026. T...

News and Updates: Delta defends AI pricing system after lawmakers accused it of “surveillance pricing” to inflate fares. Delta says it does not use personal data for individualized prices—AI only analyzes aggregated demand, competitor offers, and route performance. About 3% of domestic flights now use AI pricing, with plans for 20% by year’s end. Critics say vague early explanations fueled public...

News and Updates: “Vibe coding” is redefining software development by letting AI handle most coding tasks — even architecture — through natural-language prompts. Tools like Windsurf, Replit, and Microsoft Copilot let pros and hobbyists alike generate entire apps, but the code still needs close review. Google recently acquired Windsurf’s CEO for $2.4B, highlighting AI’s growing role in dev workflow...

News and Updates: The Republican-led FCC is moving to kill its 1Gbps broadband speed goal, arguing that such benchmarks unfairly disadvantage satellite and fixed wireless services like Starlink and T-Mobile Home Internet. Chair Brendan Carr says the current 100/25 Mbps standard is more "technologically neutral," though critics warn the move could hinder fiber rollout and inflate broadband availabi...

AI, AGI, ASI, Where are we now, how soon before the next levels of AI? Guest: Don Monistere, CEO of General Informatics Alexander Adams, CEO, Vigilus Kyle McCleary, Graduate Computer Science Student at LSU

A Reunion of AI experts to look for the next few years! Guest: Don Monistere, CEO of General Informatics Justin Obney – Founder, Obney. AI Alexander Adams, CEO, Vigilus Kyle McCleary, Graduate Computer Science Student at LSU

A Reunion of AI experts to look back on the past 2 years of Artificial Intelligence Guest: Don Monistere, CEO of General Informatics Justin Obney – Founder, Obney. AI Alexander Adams, CEO, Vigilus Kyle McCleary, Graduate Computer Science Student at LSU

News and Updates: A Purdue University study found anti-phishing training may be worse than ineffective. Testing 12,000+ fintech employees, researchers saw no reduction in phishing link clicks — and in some cases, trained staff clicked slightly more often. Experts say companies should shift focus from costly training to technical defenses. TikTok is reportedly developing a new U.S.-only app, codena...

News and Updates: SpaceX slapped a $1,000 “demand surcharge” on new Starlink Residential subscribers in parts of Washington, Oregon, and Northern Idaho, pushing startup costs as high as $1,349. The fee aims to slow adoption and prevent network congestion — a sharp climb from $100 last year. Windows 11 has finally overtaken Windows 10 in global desktop market share. Statcounter data shows Windows 1...

News and Updates: Google Earth turns 20 — Google celebrates two decades of Earth exploration with historical Street View now added to Google Earth. Highlights include viral launches, disaster response after Katrina, aiding scientific discoveries, the Saroo Brierley story from Lion, and the viral #somewhereonGoogleMaps trend. 400 million Windows PCs vanished — Microsoft quietly revealed Windows act...

News and Updates: Brazil’s Supreme Court voted to hold social media companies liable for illegal user content, moving tech regulation closer to Europe’s model. Critics warn it may stifle free speech as platforms preemptively censor content. A New York judge ruled a wrongful death lawsuit against Meta and TikTok can proceed, finding it plausible their algorithms actively targeted dangerous “subway...

Key Highlights: DocuWare replaces manual, paper-based processes with digital document management and automated workflows, improving efficiency, collaboration, and security. Unlike simple cloud storage, DocuWare uses AI-powered indexing, intelligent document processing, and compliance tools to actively manage documents — not just store them. Approval processes are streamlined with automatic routing...

News and Updates: Windows 12 rumors point to more built-in AI features, modular design (CorePC), better ARM support, and possible subscription options — but no official release date yet. Expect a clearer picture after Windows 10 sunsets in late 2025. Apple’s iOS 26 will bring useful everyday upgrades this fall, including group chat polls, real-time call translation, a spam filter for unknown messa...

News and Updates: GameStop damages Nintendo Switch 2 consoles: Google settles shareholder lawsuit for $500M: “To Be Less Evil” "AI" startup Builder.ai revealed to be 700 human employees: England's High Court warns lawyers against citing fake AI-generated cases: Meta platforms showed hundreds of "nudify" deepfake ads: OpenAI hits $10 billion in annual revenue: Business Insider lays off 21% of staff...

News and Updates: T-Mobile’s Starlink-powered satellite beta is now open to anyone with a compatible phone — even if you’re on AT&T or Verizon. Cable companies like Charter, Comcast, and Altice added more mobile customers than AT&T or Verizon in Q1 2025 as consumers push back against Big 3 price hikes. The U.S. officially lifts its 50-year ban on supersonic commercial flights over land, cl...

Top Story: Windows 11 adoption rate slows despite Win 10 EOL in Oct 2025 Waymo released a peer reviewed study proving their cars are safer than human drivers Chinese made XPeng outperformed Tesla in Full Self Driving mode comparison

News and Updates: Fed judge says Fla. Law banning teens on social media is probably unconstitutional People pirating Streaming TV, especially for sports Microsoft says not all USB-C ports are the same and wants the industry to change Starlink wants to reduce the latency to under 20 milliseconds and increase bandwidth to 1Tbps

Top Story: Anthropic’s LLM Claude resorts to blackmail so as not to be replaced Google rolling out “AI Mode” for search to rival other LLMs Chicago Sun-Times used AI to create Top 15 Summer Books, 10 were fake Union sues video game that used AI to create Darth Vader’s voice instead of actor Duolingo’s CEO said the company would be “AI First” Duolingo’s CEO back tracks and says AI not replacing hum...

News and Updates: Netflix and YouTube will use AI Gen ads for cheaper plans TikTok videos to get free software result in malware Texas bans social media for those under 18 Texas creates age-verification laws despite privacy concerns Baby gets lifesaving Personalized Gene-Editing cure

Top Story: Students are using AI to make sure their papers do not read like AI generated Professor uses ChatGPT to create Content, some of the students call it hypocritical A deep dive into the rapid pace the generative AI is evolving, and we are not ready

News and Updates: Apple makes changes to the way they collect in App Store Apple is settling a $95M Siri Class Action, how to get $100 Uber says Robotaxis are busier than almost all the human driven ride shares Autonomous trucks are driving across Texas Warner Bros can’t stop rebranding HBO Sesame Street will now be on Netflix as well as PBS

Top Story: Visa trying to the AI shopping experience credit card AI continues to grow, but hallucinations are getting worse Zuckerberg thinks most of your friends will be AI chat bots Researchers violated ethical standards while investigating AI usage online

News and Updates: The Dept. of Justice wants to force Google to sell Chrome and Double Click Slate is making a No Frills $20K EV truck Tesla falls from first to eight in new EV sales in Australia Changes coming to Win 11 Start Menu and new features Netflix is using AI as a search/recommendation tool