Apple quietly just unveiled a new spatial audio format that expands on Dolby Atmos, and that could rival Google and Samsung’s Eclipsa Audio
ASAF offers Dolby Atmos-style spatial audio, with more effects Available for all Apple platforms bar…
New Release: Tor Browser 14.5.8
Tor Browser 14.5.8 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full changelog…
Is the universe really one big black hole?
Could this be an illustration of the entire universe? Arlume / Alamy The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to tell you about fascinating ideas from their corner of the universe. You can sign up for Lost in Space-Time here….
Google AI Plus comes to 36 more countries around the world
Google AI Plus is our new plan designed to help people do more with the latest Google AI models and features, for less. After a positive reception in Indonesia and our first wave of 40 countries, we’re expanding Google AI Plus to 36 more countries today. Google AI Plus includes higher limits for our image…
Implement automated monitoring for Amazon Bedrock batch inference
Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that offers a choice of high-performing foundation models (FMs) from leading AI companies through a single API, along with capabilities to build generative AI applications with security, privacy, and responsible AI. Batch inference in Amazon Bedrock is for larger workloads where immediate responses aren’t critical. With a batch…
Automate Amazon QuickSight data stories creation with agentic AI using Amazon Nova Act
Amazon QuickSight data stories support global customers by transforming complex data into interactive narratives for faster decisions. However, manual creation of multiple daily data stories consumes significant time and resources, delaying critical decisions and preventing teams from focusing on valuable analysis. Each organization has multiple business units, and each business unit creates and operates multiple…
Data and traceability drive discussions at the 12th “4sustainability” event
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 7, 2025 The 12th annual 4sustainability event took place on Friday, October 3, at Eurojersey’s headquarters in Caronno Pertusella, Italy. Ympact—an ecosystem that connects brands with their supply chains to track product and process data, monitor compliance, reduce environmental impacts, and optimize operations—organized the gathering. Ympact, founded by…
AI toys are all the rage in China—and now they’re appearing on shelves in the US too
But Chinese AI toy companies have their sights set beyond the nation’s borders. BubblePal was launched in the US in December 2024 and is now also available in Canada and the UK. And FoloToy is now sold in more than 10 countries, including the US, UK, Canada, Brazil, Germany, and Thailand. Rui Ma, a China…
Exploit Against FreePBX (CVE-2025-57819) with code execution.
FreePBX is a popular PBX system built around the open source VoIP system Asterisk. To manage Asterisk more easily, it provides a capable web-based admin interface. Sadly, like so many web applications, it has had its share of vulnerabilities in the past. Most recently, a SQL injection vulnerability was found that allows attackers to modify…
Medicare Part D Premiums Are Decreasing for Many Stand-Alone Drug Plans in a Number of States in 2026
CMS has just released information about Medicare Part D plans for 2026, including plan availability and premiums for the coming year. As this year’s Medicare open enrollment period approaches, there’s some good news for Medicare Part D enrollees when it comes to monthly PDP premiums – lower on average, according to CMS – even as…
OpenAI Sneezes, and Software Firms Catch a Cold
Allan Thygesen, the CEO of Docusign, was not particularly concerned when he saw the news last week that OpenAI had created an internal tool called DocuGPT. He might have preferred that OpenAI choose a different name for its contracting tool. But still, he thought, DocuGPT barely scratched the surface of what Docusign can do. “This…
