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Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children. As of late last month, the investigation—led by US senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat of Georgia—had unearthed 41 cases of physical and sexual abuse; 14 involving pregnant detainees and 18 involving children. The accounts of abuse span facilities in 25 states and include Pu

Ticket reseller sued for illegally buying over 2,000 Taylor Swift tickets

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Federal Trade Commission is suing a ticket broker for allegedly using “illegal means” to buy up hundreds of thousands of live event tickets, including for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour. Key Investment Group, which also does business as Epic Seats, TotalTickets.co

Trump administration reportedly weighs 10% stake in Intel via CHIPS Act grants, making government top shareholder

Lip-Bu Tan, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., departs following a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration is discussing taking a 10% stake in Intel , according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday, in a deal that could see the U.S. government become the chipmaker's largest stakeholder. As part of a potential deal, the government is also considering converting some or all of Intel's grants f

There's a Hollow Knight: Silksong livestream on April 21 at 10:30AM ET

Is it finally happening? Team Cherry just announced a livestream for the long-anticipated sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong. It takes place on August 21 at 10:30AM ET. The company says it will be making a "special announcement" about the game. We don't exactly know what this announcement will be, but it's starting to feel like a release date or at least a release window. Rumors have been swirling that the title would finally be getting a release date during this week's Gamescom festivities, with G

Sony Inzone launches new peripherals in collaboration with Fnatic

Inzone dropped a fresh batch of gaming peripherals today. Sony introduced the Inzone line in 2022 and it offers peripherals such as monitors and earbuds for gaming consumers. The new wave of gaming gear was developed with major esports organization Fnatic, and the specs are meant to target competitive players. All of the items are available for pre-order today. The lineup includes a pair of audio devices: the Inzone H9 II Wireless Gaming Headset and the Inzone E9 In-Ear Monitor. The H9 II heads

How to Watch 'KPop Demon Hunters' in Theaters for Two Days Only

Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters is getting a short sing-along run in theaters, which means fans can belt out the film's catchy songs with a real-life crowd. Let's just hope there aren't any demons lurking around. A sing-along version of KPop Demon Hunters -- the streaming service's most-watched original animated movie ever -- will hit movie theater screens this weekend in countries including the US and Canada. The Netflix film premiered June 20 and follows superstars and covert demon hunters Rumi,

India’s government to propose blanket ban on real-money gaming

Real-money gaming companies are reeling as India moves to propose a blanket ban on their operations under a new legislation. The Indian government plans to prohibit real-money games — whether based on skill or chance — under its proposed online gaming regulation, per a draft seen by TechCrunch, which was also verified by three sources, including one consultant with the Indian IT ministry and two people working closely with the Indian government and real-money gaming companies. Proposed to be c

Watch Google’s Pixel event with live commentary from Android expert Mishaal Rahman

TL;DR Google launches the Pixel 10 series at its Made by Google event tomorrow afternoon. The company is streaming the whole thing live at 1pm Eastern. Android Authority is doing its own live commentary on the stream, as well as a post-event breakdown. It’s happening! In less than a day, Google takes the stage in Brooklyn — with a little help from Jimmy Fallon — to introduce the world to the Pixel 10. This is easily the Pixel launch we’ve been most anticipating in years, featuring hardware po

The best Apple TV VPNs of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

When you sign up for Apple TV, setting up a virtual private network (VPN) to use with the streaming service might not be your first thought -- but they provide many benefits that can improve your streaming experience. An Apple TV-ready VPN can improve your online privacy and disguise your IP address, potentially allowing you to access content libraries outside your home region. Native Apple TV apps have entered the market in the past few years, making it easier than ever to take advantage of V

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Attention Is the New Big-O: A Systems Design Approach to Prompt Engineering

1. Understanding Attention: Your First Step to Better Prompts If you’re human, you’re probably reading this from left to right. You might not have stopped for a moment to consider the fact that your LLM doesn’t read in the same order as you or I. Instead, it weights relationships between all tokens at once, with position and clustering dramatically changing what gets noticed. In working with an LLM the structure you choose can have a greater impact on your results than the precise words you ch

Months After Switch 2 Launch, Most Controllers Still Lack This Vital Feature

Switch 2 gamers who come home bone tired after a long day of drudgery will collapse on the couch and want to take their mind off life’s worst entanglements with a few hours of gaming. These working stiffs necessarily have to reach for the now more expensive first-party controller first if they don’t want to get up and hit the Switch 2 power button. All but a paltry few third-party devices can remotely wake the console from sleep. Peripheral maker Gulikit is currently the only third-party brand w

Labubus Are on Track to Be a Billion-Dollar Business This Year

Labubus, the mischievous elf plush toys seen hanging on every celebrity’s designer bag this summer, have gone viral across the world, but now we know exactly how popular—and profitable—they have been. On Tuesday, the Chinese company Pop Mart, which manufactures and sells the Labubu franchise, released its financial report for the first half of 2025, and it has had a terrific year. Overall, Pop Mart’s revenue grew 204 percent compared to the year before, and net profits increased 362 percent. Th

Get ready for Silksong’s ‘special announcement’ on Thursday

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Prepare your best clown makeup: Team Cherry, the developers of Hollow Knight: Silksong, will be making a “special announcement” about the game on Thursday at 10:30AM ET. The announcement will be shown on Team Cherry’s YouTube channel, and the premiere link is already live. It’s been a ver

Aalo Atomics raises $100M to build a microreactor and data center together

Nuclear startups have been soaking up attention from hyperscalers and cash from investors. Aalo Atomics is the latest beneficiary of the big tech-small nuclear love affair, raising $100 million in a Series B, the company announced today. The startup plans to flip the switch on its first reactor in the summer of 2026, CEO Matt Loszak said in a LinkedIn post. The facility will be located on the campus of the Idaho National Laboratory. Aalo — not to be confused with the defunct furniture startup

Nvidia says it's evaluating a 'variety of products' after report of new AI chip for China

Nvidia said Tuesday that it is evaluating several products following a report that the company is working on a new artificial intelligence chip for China that is more powerful than the currently available H20. The new product, tentatively called the B30A, is expected to be based on Nvidia's Blackwell chip architecture, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the company's plans. Nvidia hopes to deliver sample units to Chinese clients for testing as soon as next month, according to Reuters

Apple reportedly ups iPhone production in India as country's Russia ties roil White House

Apple has reportedly boosted iPhone production in India as the country faces pressure from the White House over its Russian oil purchases. "We have planned to up the tariffs on India," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Tuesday. "These are secondary tariffs for buying the sanctioned Russian oil." Bessent accused India of "profiteering" by purchasing cheap Russian oil and reselling it during the Ukraine war, "which is unacceptable." Earlier this month, President Donal

VB AI Impact Series: Can you really govern multi-agent AI?

Single copilots are yesterday’s news. Competitive differentiation is all about launching a network of specialized agents that collaborate, self-critique, and call the right model for every step. The latest installment of VentureBeat’s AI Impact Series, presented by SAP in San Francisco, tackled the issue of deploying and governing multi-agent AI systems. Yaad Oren, managing director SAP Labs U.S. and global head of research & innovation at SAP, and Raj Jampa, SVP and CIO with Agilent, an analyt

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Pharma firm Inotiv says ransomware attack impacted operations

American pharmaceutical company Inotiv has disclosed that some of its systems and data have been encrypted in a ransomware attack, impacting the company's business operations. In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Inotiv says that the cyberattack occurred on August 8 and took action to contain the breach. “On August 8, 2025, Inotiv, Inc. became aware of a cybersecurity incident affecting certain of its systems and data,” Inotiv informs. “The Company’s preliminary i

Labubus Are on Track to Be a Billion-Dollar Business This year

Labubus, the mischievous elf plush toys seen hanging on every celebrity’s designer bag this summer, have gone viral across the world, but now we know exactly how popular—and profitable—they have been. On Tuesday, the Chinese company Pop Mart, which manufactures and sells the Labubu franchise, released its financial report for the first half of 2025, and it has had a terrific year. Overall, Pop Mart’s revenues grew 204 percent compared to the year before, and net profits increased 362 percent. T

The Global Car Reckoning Is Here. Far Too Many Auto Companies Don’t Have a Plan

On a drab, overcast March day in Amsterdam in 2022, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares took off his face mask and strode onto a makeshift stage to confidently explain to a crowd of journalists and analysts how the company that had recently unified brands as diverse as Fiat, Peugeot, Maserati, Ram, and Opel was going rewrite the rules of the car industry. His tie sat slightly askew and his greying hair needed a trim, the picture of a man far too focused on applying dynamic capitalistic principles to a

NVIDIA is reportedly developing an AI chip for China more powerful than the H20

NVIDIA is working on a new AI chip meant for the Chinese market that's more powerful than the H20, according to Reuters. It will reportedly be based on the company's latest Blackwell architecture, which can produce chips between seven and 30 times faster than its previous AI platform. Reuters says the product is tentatively named B30A and will have a single-die design, putting all its main components on a single piece of silicon. It will apparently be capable of half the computing power of NVIDI

How to undo a reconciliation in QuickBooks Online - the easy way

Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways QuickBooks hides reconciliation undo features from normal users. Reversing old reconciliations requires undoing them in sequence. Switching into Accountant mode unlocks the secret "Undo" option. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Regardless of the size of your company, one of the most important accounting tasks you can do is a regular reconciliation. This is

AT&T Promo Code: Get Up to $300 in August

Major wireless carriers: A necessary evil if you travel a lot, have a family, or are just interested in coverage that’s reliably consistent and widespread. AT&T is the third-largest provider in the US (first for 5G), with the largest coverage map. I’ve had various AT&T plans for more than a decade, first for just myself and now for my whole family, even though I only get one cell bar at my house and have to stand in one 5-square-foot patch of yard to make a phone call. And have lost entire days

We could make Rosie the Robot, but should we?

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Robots are coming, but are we ready for them? All the big consumer tech companies are working on robotic companions for our homes. There’s Amazon’s Astro, Samsung’s Ballie, LG’s AI Agent, and whatever it is that Apple is dreaming up i

Is the Camera Control button one of the biggest iPhone flops? [Poll]

A random report from an account with zero track-record for anything claims that the iPhone 18 will drop the Camera Control button as too few people are using it. The claim is entirely meaningless, but I strongly suspect that it’s right in one respect: that hardly anyone is using the feature … The Camera Control button was introduced in the two iPhone 16 Pro models a little under a year ago, and Apple made a pretty big deal of it at the time. A hardware control was something I’d wished for pri

NY Business Council discloses data breach affecting 47,000 people

The Business Council of New York State (BCNYS) has revealed that attackers who breached its network in February stole the personal, financial, and health information of over 47,000 individuals. As the state's largest statewide employer association, BCNYS represents over 3,000 member organizations, including chambers of commerce, professional and trade associations, and other local and regional business organizations, as well as some of the largest corporations worldwide, which employ more than

GPT-5 is friendlier now - but not everyone likes it. Here's why

OpenAI / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways OpenAI has made GPT-5 warmer and friendlier. Many users say they don't want a friendlier ChatGPT. Challenge lies in finding a balance between simplicity and choice. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Looking for a kinder, gentler AI model? Then you might like the latest flavor of GPT-5. Other people, though, not so much. On Friday, OpenAI announced an update

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PyPI Preventing Domain Resurrection Attacks

Preventing Domain Resurrection Attacks Summary PyPI now checks for expired domains to prevent domain resurrection attacks, a type of supply-chain attack where someone buys an expired domain and uses it to take over PyPI accounts through password resets. These changes improve PyPI's overall account security posture, making it harder for attackers to exploit expired domain names to gain unauthorized access to accounts. Since early June 2025, PyPI has unverified over 1,800 email addresses when