EA is closing BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, after more than 30 years

EA is closing BioWare and its Edmonton studio after deciding not to move forward with early development of the next Mass Effect.

AI isn’t having much of an effect on company profits — which is putting more scrutiny on why bosses should pay for it
AI isn’t having much of an effect on company profits — which is putting more scrutiny on why bosses should pay for it

While AI budgets are set to rise, around half will barely keep up with inflation, and quantum could need further investment too.

Anglo-Finnish Oxford University quantum spinout QuantrolOx raises €12M

An Anglo-Finnish University of Oxford quantum spinout has raised €12m in a funding round, it said today, as investment in the quantum sector continues to heat up.The Series A funding round in Quantrol…

Musk’s backing for a SpaceX-Tesla merger rattled insiders, Reuters reports
Musk’s backing for a SpaceX-Tesla merger rattled insiders, Reuters reports

Some of the people working on a possible SpaceX-Tesla merger worry that Elon Musk’s public comments could draw shareholder scrutiny and delay the process by several weeks, Reuters reported on Thursday. Milana Vinn of Reuters heard this from a person wi…

​Why Approved Access Doesn’t Guarantee AI Agent Security

That is why agent security has to move beyond one-time approval.

17 Russian trawlers logged mapping undersea cables connecting the US and Europe

An investigation claimed that Russian boats have been spending the past five years mapping and surveying undersea cables.

Apple is apparently testing iPhone Duo 2 with Face ID instead of the Touch ID button

Apple may bring under-display Face ID to the iPhone Duo 2, addressing a key complaint about its first foldable.

Evals, And How They Help Build Good AI Agents For Enterprises​

My core rule for enterprise AI is simple: Build your evals first.​

Eiliko maker says it’s hiring an ‘independent security firm’ after Verge report on its insecure robots
Eiliko maker says it’s hiring an ‘independent security firm’ after Verge report on its insecure robots

Eiliko, a cute robot charm you can hang on your bag with built-in AI conversations, turned out to be a security nightmare. It told owners that “your secrets are safe with me,” but hackers could easily read complete transcripts of everything we told the toy, and that was just the beginning. The Verge and security […]

LTO roadmap extends to 365 TB per cartridge as tape storage refuses to die

Despite all odds, the AI boom is increasing relevance of tape storage as technology enables cheap storage with zero power consumption in idle and ultimate security with an air gap.