In a wild experiment, a tech journalist tried to infect a Windows XP virtual machine with modern malware. Surprisingly, much of it simply wouldn’t run, crashing due to missing system features or 64-bit requirements. But this doesn’t mean the 23-year-old OS is safe.
Researchers have cracked a long-standing problem plaguing tin sulfide thin-film solar cells. By inserting an ultra-thin 7-nanometer germanium oxide layer, they boosted device efficiency from 3.71% to 4.81%, a nearly 30% jump.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has announced Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025 as planned. He accuses Apple of implementing “competition-crushing” new fees instead of complying with a law requiring it to open iOS to competing stores.
The future of browsing might be AI agents doing the work for you. But a real-world test of the two leading contenders shows that future is still frustratingly far away. One agent, however, failed much more gracefully than the other.
NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has finished its first scan of the entire night sky in just six months of operations. The mission creates a groundbreaking 3D map across 102 infrared wavelengths, data that will help scientists investigate the first moments after the Big Bang.
Alternative investment giant Ares Management is making a major move into the US data center market. Its Ada Infrastructure platform just acquired a huge 314-acre site in Virginia for a new campus and bought two fully leased facilities nearby.
OpenAI is in talks to raise up to $100 billion, which could value the company at $830 billion. The move signals a massive escalation in the capital required to compete in AI.
TikTok and ByteDance have struck a deal to form a new U.S.-based company, backed by Oracle and other investors. This move is designed to comply with a 2024 law and likely prevents an app ban. The political and business implications are huge.
A 1970s-era newspaper office in Hamilton could get a very 21st-century makeover. McMaster University is considering a proposal to transform the building into a sustainable AI data center and innovation hub.
The Ubisoft Halifax team has voted overwhelmingly to form a wall-to-wall union, joining CWA Canada. This follows a wave of similar votes at studios like id Software and Blizzard teams, all against a backdrop of widespread industry layoffs and uncertainty.
