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AI flunks logic test: Multiple studies reveal illusion of reasoning

Bottom line: More and more AI companies say their models can reason. Two recent studies say otherwise. When asked to show their logic, most models flub the task – proving they're not reasoning so much as rehashing patterns. The result: confident answers, but not intelligent ones. Apple researchers have uncovered a key weakness in today's most hyped AI systems – they falter at solving puzzles that require step-by-step reasoning. In a new paper, the team tested several leading models on the Tower

Deal: Your Samsung Galaxy Ring purchase comes with a free $100 gift card!

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority If you’ve been looking to get a Samsung Galaxy Ring, today is your lucky day. While released nearly a year ago, this accessory is very rarely on sale. There’s no discount on it right now, but you can get a free $100 gift card with your purchase. Get the Samsung Galaxy Ring with a $100 gift card for $399.99 ($100 off) This offer is available from Amazon, so the free gift card is for use exclusively with the popular online retailer. The sale applies to all colo

Builder.ai did not "fake AI with 700 engineers"

The Pulse is a series covering insights, patterns, and trends within Big Tech and startups. Notice an interesting event or trend? Send me a message. Before we start, an important correction from last week’s The Pulse: this publication was among those to incorrectly report that defunct AI startup, Builder.ai, faked its product by hiring 700 human engineers to pretend to be an AI product called Natasha. I’ve since talked with former engineers at Builder.ai to get the real story, which is the firs

Got a Nintendo Switch 2? Here's the Right Way to Move Your Games and Data

A system transfer from the original Switch to the Switch 2 is supposed to be easy, and it is. However, there are a few tricks in the process that some Switch 2 owners have tripped over since buying the new portable console. If you have both an original Switch and a Switch 2, Nintendo added a System Transfer tool that moves over your profiles, purchased games, save data and other settings. This option shows up when starting up the Switch 2 for the first time, but if certain instructions aren't f

Google services are experiencing a partial outage

Users have also reported issues with Spotify, Discord, Snapchat and more. Update: At about 2:30PM ET, Google posted that "All product impacts except Google Meet have recovered. Google engineers continue to work on full mitigation." However, reports of issues have remained high for some other platforms. Original story: Google reported disruptions to several of its services today. According to the company's app status page, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Chat, Google Cloud Search, Google Docs,

A massive Google Cloud outage messed up Google Home, Spotify, and other services

Our engineers have identified the root cause and have applied appropriate mitigations. While our engineers have confirmed that the underlying dependency is recovered in all locations except us-central1, we are aware that customers are still experiencing varying degrees of impact on individual google cloud products. All the respective engineering teams are actively engaged and working on service recovery. We do not have an ETA for full service recovery. We will provide an update by Thursday, 2

Engineer creates first custom motherboard for 1990s PlayStation console

Last week, electronics engineer Lorentio Brodesco announced the completion of a mock-up for nsOne, reportedly the first custom PlayStation 1 motherboard created outside of Sony in the console's 30-year history. The fully functional board accepts original PlayStation 1 chips and fits directly into the original console case, marking a milestone in reverse-engineering for the classic console released in 1994. Brodesco's motherboard isn't an emulator or FPGA-based re-creation—it's a genuine circuit

Disney Pinnacle unveils Genesis Keys quest with Web3 support from Dapper Labs

Disney Pinnacle by Dapper Labs, the digital pin collecting and trading platform, has now announced its Genesis Keys quest. That means Disney fans worldwide can claim free Genesis Keys every four hours as part of the global quest for one-of-one Genesis Editions — the first digital pins ever minted on the platform. The Genesis Keys campaign marks the first phase of Disney Pinnacle by Dapper Labs’ rollout gearing up for more action throughout the summer. As the community collectively claims Keys

Becoming an AI-Native Engineer

Posted on June 10, 2025 I’m confident I’m not alone in saying I’ve spent a lot of time over the past couple of years thinking about AI as an engineer / developer and what it means for our field and for our careers. For a long time, software engineering felt like a safe bet. After all, how could we be automated away when we’re the ones writing the automation? Or so we thought. Like many, I’ve run the full gamut of emotions on the topic: excitement, uncertainty, fear, frustration, more excitemen

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Switch 2 size comparison: Nintendo’s latest up next to a whole lot of consoles

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Nintendo’s Switch 2 is faster, more powerful, and all around better than its predecessor in just about every way. It’s also bigger than the OG Switch. But, like, how much bigger? Okay, sure, we can check the specs and see that the Switch 2 is half an inch (12.7mm) taller and 1.2 inches (30.48mm) wider than the original — and it’s 0.22

iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

QEMU README QEMU is a generic and open source machine & userspace emulator and virtualizer. QEMU is capable of emulating a complete machine in software without any need for hardware virtualization support. By using dynamic translation, it achieves very good performance. QEMU can also integrate with the Xen and KVM hypervisors to provide emulated hardware while allowing the hypervisor to manage the CPU. With hypervisor support, QEMU can achieve near native performance for CPUs. When QEMU emulat

Solving LinkedIn Queens with SMT

June 12, 2025 Solving LinkedIn Queens with SMT For sure easier than solving it in SAT! No newsletter next week I’ll be speaking at Systems Distributed. My talk isn't close to done yet, which is why this newsletter is both late and short. Solving LinkedIn Queens in SMT The article Modern SAT solvers: fast, neat and underused claims that SAT solvers are "criminally underused by the industry". A while back on the newsletter I asked "why": how come they're so powerful and yet nobody uses them?

Nintendo Switch 2 Blows Past Records to Sell 3.5 Million Consoles in Just 4 Days

We knew it was highly anticipated, but Nintendo on Wednesday confirmed that its new Switch 2 handheld game console has sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide within the first four days of release. This makes it the fastest-selling Nintendo device ever, flying past other releases like the original Switch, which by comparison sold 2.74 million units in its first month. The Nintendo Switch 2 launched at a price of $450 for the standard America version of the console, which has yet to be affect

Anker MagGo Foldable 3-in-1 Charger Is Now at All-Time Low on Amazon, Limited Stock Going Fast

Charging your phone and all the other tech items you use on a daily basis can be one of the clunkiest parts of your day. You’re typically having to juggle cables, trying to find the right port in the dark, or dealing with a charger that mysteriously stops working mid-charge. And it’s super annoying. No one wants to put themselves through all that just to juice their phone back up to a full charge. And no one should have to. Not when multitasking chargers like this one are on offer. See at Amazo

Daiko will launch blockchain-based virtual pets game

Daiko said it plans to launch its blockchain-based Virtual Pet game to bring real-world dog care into gaming. The Irish company said we live in a time where our lives are increasingly intertwined with smart devices and digital experiences, and innovators like Daiko are taking the canine-human bond to the next level. Set for a 2026 debut, the Daiko’s Virtual Pet morphs your real-world dog care routine into an immersive, gamified digital experience that grows, learns, and plays alongside you. Yo

Xgimi adds a laser option and built-in batteries to its MoGo 4 projectors

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Xgimi is sticking batteries into the latest versions of its compact MoGo projectors, making them even more portable since you no longer need to bring an extra power bank if you don’t have access to an outlet. Both the MoGo 4 and MoGo 4 Laser are supposed to have enough built-in power to watch a two-and-a-half-hour movie, and they include other we

GitLab patches high severity account takeover, missing auth issues

GitLab has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in the company's DevSecOps platform, including ones enabling attackers to take over accounts and inject malicious jobs in future pipelines. The company released GitLab Community and Enterprise versions 18.0.2, 17.11.4, and 17.10.8 to address these security flaws and urged all admins to upgrade immediately. "These versions contain important bug and security fixes, and we strongly recommend that all self-managed GitLab inst

Cadillac Optiq 2025 Review: Prices, Specs, Availability

The 2025 Cadillac Optiq is the US brand’s shot at capturing buyers of small, high-end EVs in North America and several other markets. It’s the latest in a lineup of five electric models from a brand recasting itself as all (or mostly) electric, tech-forward, and truly global—unlike its US luxury-barge image of past decades. I spent eight days in an Optiq in early May, and drove 840 miles throughout upstate New York and environs, and also New York City. It’s a quiet and comfortable small-SUV EV

24 Gifts for Dads Who Don’t Need Anything (2025)

your Dad doesn't need a gift for Father's Day. Ask any dad in your life, and he'll tell you the same. However, you should gift him something anyway. I am not only a dad and a gear reviewer, but also someone with a specific philosophy about what makes a good gift for middle-aged men like me. The best gifts for a dad are things that not only are relevant to his interests but also can be fairly described as “overkill.” Dads tend to like things that are useful but overbuilt. You can rarely go wrong

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Danish Ministry Replaces Windows and Microsoft Office with Linux and LibreOffice

The Danish Ministry of Digitization is to completely abandon Microsoft in the coming months and use Linux instead of Windows and switch from Office 365 to LibreOffice. Minister Caroline Stage (Moderaterne) announced this in an interview with the daily newspaper Politiken. It comes just a few days after the country's two largest municipalities initiated similar steps. This summer, half of the ministry's employees will be equipped with Linux and LibreOffice. If everything goes as expected, the ent

Amazon Is Selling Off This 56,800mAh Power Bank Stock, Now 85% Off the Original Price

Power banks have become essential companions for anyone who needs to keep their devices charged on the go. Whether you’re working remotely, traveling or simply out for the day, running out of battery on your smartphone, AirPods, or laptop can be a real hassle. While there are countless power banks available, many fall short in two critical areas: battery capacity and charging speed. That is why having a model that can do everything is a game-changer and right now, this Moihosso 56800mAh 22.5W p

Inside the AI Party at the End of the World

In a $30 million mansion perched on a cliff overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI researchers, philosophers, and technologists gathered to discuss the end of humanity. The Sunday afternoon symposium, called “Worthy Successor,” revolved around a provocative idea from entrepreneur Daniel Faggella: The “moral aim” of advanced AI should be to create a form of intelligence so powerful and wise that “you would gladly prefer that it (not humanity) determine the future path of life itself.”

Microsoft Office migration from Source Depot to Git

After going in deep in product, I found myself drawn to a different challenge: making other developers more productive. As one of my biggest mentors would always say: “Developer productivity is always ‘Multiplier work’, especially in places where you have a lot of developers. By saving a couple minutes from every developer, every day, you’ve saved years of human life waiting for stuff.” The project that really forged me was the Office migration from Source Depot to Git. Source Depot: A Journey

New study finds little evidence of surge pricing when retailers use digital shelf labels

Recap: In recent years, digital shelf labels have stirred debate across the United States. Although some shoppers and lawmakers worry the technology could enable unpredictable, demand-driven price hikes, a new academic study suggests those fears may be overblown. Research recently published by teams from the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California, San Diego, and Northwestern University analyzed five years of pricing data from a major grocery chain that adopted digital shelf

Google DeepMind CEO Says AI Will Let Us "Colonize the Galaxy" Starting in Five Years

In the age of artificial intelligence, CEOs have ranked among the tech's biggest cheerleaders. Drawing on sci-fi tropes and ill-defined industry terms, the pitch usually involves a confident prediction, like that humans and AI will learn to live in "peaceful coexistence" — just imagine the alternative! — and an arbitrary timetable, like that AI will result in a doomsday scenario by 2027 (unless, that is, lawmakers give these massive tech firms carte blanche to do whatever they want.) And unlik

IBM aims to build the world’s first large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer by 2028

IBM intends Starling to be able to perform computational tasks beyond the capability of classical computers. Starling will have 200 logical qubits, which will be constructed using the company’s chips. It should be able to perform 100 million logical operations consecutively with accuracy; existing quantum computers can do so for only a few thousand. The system will demonstrate error correction at a much larger scale than anything done before, claims Gambetta. Previous error correction demonstra

Deal: Energizer rechargeable batteries hit a record-low 2025 price!

I am tired of seeing modern accessories operating on standard batteries. I just want everything to have an integrated battery! But alas, it seems we will have to keep using regular batteries for a while. This is why I rely on rechargeable batteries. And while they can be a bit pricey, right now you can save over 50% on this Energizer rechargeable battery and charger bundle. Buy the Energizer Recharge Pro with 4 Rechargeable Batteries bundle for $13.99 ($15.99 off) This offer is available from A

I love the OnePlus 13, but the official wireless charger is just maddening

Robert Triggs / Android Authority I’m a chaotic gadget charger, topping up my phone as and when rather than sticking to a rigorous overnight routine like a normal person. As such, you might think that wireless charging would be right up my street — pop the phone down, give it a little juice, and be back on my way. Unfortunately, wireless charging is notoriously slow, meaning that even half an hour on the dock is seldom enough for me. Thankfully, a few brands, mainly from China, offer fast(er)

MagSafe Monday: UGREEN’s 145W Power Bank is a MagSafe beast that charges everything

Over the years, I’ve tested my fair share of portable battery packs and desk docks. Most of them fall into two categories: slim and convenient or bulky and powerful. The UGREEN Nexode Power Bank manages to be both. It’s MagSafe compatible, supports Qi2, and has enough power to top off a MacBook Pro in less than an hour. If you’re looking for one device that can charge your whole Apple setup at once, this might be the one. I use it daily. Some of my favorite gear Abode Home Security System Abode

iOS 26 will bridge the gap with digital IDs in Apple Wallet thanks to this new addition

Yesterday at WWDC25, Apple announced a new addition to the Wallet app that’ll certainly bridge the gap when it comes to digital ID adoption in the United States: support for passports. Apple announced Drivers Licenses and IDs in Apple Wallet back with iOS 15 in 2021, but since then, it’s only rolled out to a handful of US states. Apple currently supports 9 US states plus Puerto Rico, and will soon add 3 more. Still, 12 is far short of all 50 US states. Soon, however, Apple will introduce suppo