A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been the victim of reductions across the tech industry, with a staggering 16,084 cuts taking place in February alone. We’re … Read more

State attorneys general warn Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and other AI giants to fix ‘delusional’ outputs

After a string of disturbing mental health incidents involving AI chatbots, a group of state attorneys general sent a letter to the AI industry’s top companies, with a warning to fix “delusional outputs” or risk being in breach of state law.  The letter, signed by dozens of AGs from U.S. states and territories with the … Read more

The 70% factuality ceiling: why Google’s new ‘FACTS’ benchmark is a wake-up call for enterprise AI

There's no shortage of generative AI benchmarks designed to measure the performance and accuracy of a given model on completing various helpful enterprise tasks — from coding to instruction following to agentic web browsing and tool use. But many of these benchmarks have one major shortcoming: they measure the AI's ability to complete specific problems … Read more

Repair iconic 2000s-era gadgets in upcoming indie game ReStory

We love a little nostalgia mixed in with our cozy gaming, and ReStory looks like a perfect blend of those two. In this upcoming indie game, you play the owner of a Tokyo electronics repair shop in the mid 2000s. The trailer that dropped today shows you tinkering with some very familiar gadgets from the … Read more

FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman

A stalkeware maker who was banned from the surveillance trade after an information breach that uncovered the private info of its prospects, in addition to the individuals they have been spying on, will be unable to return to promoting the invasive software program, in accordance the U.S. Federal Commerce Fee. The FTC denied a request … Read more

WordPress 6.9 “Gene” Released » Jaypee Online

The WordPress dev team just released WordPress 6.9 “Gene” earlier today. Each WordPress release celebrates an artist who has made an indelible mark on the world of music. WordPress 6.9, code-named “Gene,” honors the American Jazz pianist Gene Harris. A piano veteran, self taught at the age of six, Harris infused mainstream jazz with elements … Read more

Why AI coding agents aren’t production-ready: Brittle context windows, broken refactors, missing operational awareness

Remember this Quora comment (which also became a meme)? (Source: Quora) In the pre-large language model (LLM) Stack Overflow era, the challenge was discerning which code snippets to adopt and adapt effectively. Now, while generating code has become trivially easy, the more profound challenge lies in reliably identifying and integrating high-quality, enterprise-grade code into production … Read more

Pat Gelsinger wants to save Moore’s Law, with a little help from the Feds

A year after being pushed out of Intel, Pat Gelsinger is still waking up at 4 a.m., still in the thick of the semiconductor wars — just on a different battlefield. Now a general partner at venture firm Playground Global, he’s working with 10 startups. But one portfolio company has captured an outsized share of … Read more

Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked Waymo for more information about its self-driving system and operations following reports from the Austin School District that its robotaxis illegally passed school buses 19 times this year. In a December 3 letter sent to Waymo, regulators requested detailed information about its fifth-generation self-driving system and operations. … Read more