Author: Derek Walsh
Derek Walsh
Derek covers emerging technology and the companies building it, with a background in software engineering.
Testing found ChatGPT for Teens continues engaging users during mental health crises and may foster unhealthy AI dependency in adolescent users.
Hundreds of new top-level domains including .meow and .fart are moving through ICANN’s approval process, exposing the messy politics behind the web’s address system.
A federal judge ruled a sheriff’s deputy violated the Fourth Amendment using Flock’s plate-reader system without a warrant, calling it “indiscriminate mass surveillance.”
Streaming costs rise and catalogs disappear. CDs offer ownership, lossless audio, and cheap secondhand options starting under $5.
GOP candidates across state and federal races are openly promoting racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, and secessionist views ahead of November elections.
The U.S. government filed legal support for X’s challenge to a $137M EU Digital Services Act fine, which Trump called “overseas extortion.”
Meta’s Muse Charm is an AI gadget built to dangle like a bag charm, targeting Gen Z’s fashion accessory habits and retro tech aesthetics.
Bentley unveils the Torcal, its first full EV, with 330-mile range, sub-3-second 0-60, and engineered sound designed to replace combustion engine feedback.
Dogs Anonymous is an online support group where owners of difficult dogs can openly express frustration — no performance, no algorithm, no advice required.
Google’s threat intelligence group confirmed it embedded an undercover analyst inside TeamPCP, the gang behind the worst software supply-chain hacking spree on record, breaching thousands of companies.