Топ-10 технологий на 2025-09-29
1. Beware coworkers who produce AI-generated ‘workslop’ | TechCrunch
Описание: Researchers at consulting firm BetterUp Labs, in collaboration with Stanford Social Media Lab, have coined a new term to describe low-quality, AI-generated work
2. AI startup Friend spent more than $1M on all those subway ads | TechCrunch
Описание: If you’ve been on the New York subway recently, you’ve probably seen stark white ads promoting a wearable AI device called Friend.
3. Switch 2 controllers and the OnePlus Watch 3 top our list of the best deals this week
Описание: Nintendo’s first-party Switch 2 Pro Controller can’t be beaten when it comes to its breadth of features and comfort. But at $89.99, let’s be real, it’s way too expensive for most people. Thankfully, a controller I’ve been testing recently, which is nearly as …
4. An App Used to Dox Charlie Kirk Critics Doxed Its Own Users Instead
Описание: Plus: A ransomeware gang steals data on 8,000 preschoolers, Microsoft blocks Israel’s military from using its cloud for surveillance, call-recording app Neon hits pause over security holes, and more.
5. How South Korea plans to best OpenAI, Google, others with homegrown AI | TechCrunch
Описание: South Korea has launched its most ambitious sovereign AI initiative yet, as the nation’s major tech players like LG and SK Telecom develop their own LLMs.
6. Inside the Nuclear Bunkers, Mines, and Mountains Being Retrofitted as Data Centers
Описание: Companies are going to great lengths to protect the infrastructure that provides the backbone of the world’s digital services—by burying their data deep underground.
7. Gear News of the Week: The iPhone Air Is Surprisingly Repairable, and Gemini Comes to Google TV
Описание: Plus: Withings collabs with Clue to offer advanced women’s cycle tracking, there’s a new Balmuda toaster, and Shokz shows off Dolby Audio–powered open earbuds.
8. Famed roboticist says humanoid robot bubble is doomed to burst | TechCrunch
Описание: Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent decades at MIT, is particularly skeptical of companies like Tesla and Figure trying to teach robots dexterity by showing them videos of humans doing tasks. In a new essay, he calls this approach “pure fantasy thinking.”
9. Microsoft Photos will soon auto-categorize your pictures
Описание: Microsoft is testing a way that will make it easier to sift through all the clutter in your photo library. An update coming to all Windows 11 Insiders on Copilot Plus PCs introduces a new AI-powered feature on the Photos app that will place images of receipts…
10. I spent three months with Telly, the free TV that’s always showing ads
Описание: The last few months, I’ve felt like I’m living in a cyberpunk movie. Each night, when I get ready to wind down, I reach for the remote to turn on a TV I got for free. When I hit the power button, a 55-inch screen lights up, but so does a smaller display benea…