Author: The Tech Guy

Our cherished memories may be more resilient than previously thought.Long-term memories are stored in synapses, the connections between neurons. These structures sit on tiny protrusions called dendritic spines, which dot neurons’ branching arms.When we learn, these spines grow. Larger spines tend to form stronger synapses and are more likely to persist during learning. In Alzheimer’s and other diseases that eat away at these connections, memories can fade.At least, that’s the traditional picture. A new study suggests the story is more complicated.Mice in artificial hibernation rapidly lost roughly half of their synapses, both large and small. Yet once awakened, they resurfaced…

Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs across teams working on the Vision Pro, Siri, and AI software as it reshapes some of its biggest hardware and software projects. The Vision Pro side is taking a particularly noticeable hit. Bloomberg reports that roughly 100 jobs are being cut from the organization behind the headset, including staff working on gaming and immersive video. Apple’s wider restructuring also reaches its software business. Jobs are disappearing from Siri and the Intelligent Systems Experience team, which is involved in the company’s growing AI efforts. Vision Pro is feeling the cuts hardest The layoffs add…

I love customizing my phone to make it feel more “me” than the out-of-the-box version the company gave me. Over time, I have tried multiple Android launchers and even installed an app that lets you search your entire Android phone from one bar. While most make your home screen look the same, only a few actually change how the phone looks and behaves, like this T9 launcher. Then I came across a launcher that does something different. It takes your app icons and turns them into balls that tumble, bounce, and pile up at the bottom of the screen, reacting…

Apple Music will soon force artists to label their AI-generated tunesIt follows moves from rival streaming services to limit AI musicSome users want Apple to outright ban AI tracks from its platformThe subject of music generated by artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic over the last couple of years, with the matter proving to be deeply polarizing among music lovers. Now, Apple is stepping in to enforce AI tags in Apple Music — but some users don’t think it’s going far enough.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple sent out emails to “industry partners” earlier this week outlining its…

Retired U.S. Army General Paul M. Nakasone, former director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, has launched a boutique national security advisory firm. The newly-formed Nakasone Group will counsel government leaders, corporations, prominent families, and other private clients confronting cybersecurity, geopolitical, and personal security risks. “After more than three decades in uniform — including leading U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency — I’ve seen how quickly the threats facing individuals, families, and organizations are evolving,” Nakasone said when announcing the firm on LinkedIn. “We built this firm to bring the caliber of security…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Since neuroscientists began excavating the human mind in search of the root cause of consciousness, they’ve acting on one foundational assumption — that consciousness is a function of the brain. It’s highly intuitive: we’re conscious, while rocks and dirt and other inanimate matter don’t seem to be. However, one researcher is flipping that assumption on its head. At a neuroscience symposium in Portugal, Allen Institute neuroscientist Christof Koch made a brave challenge — that consciousness might actually be a natural quality of the…

The European Commission may be happy with Apple’s new app store rules, but Epic Games sure isn’t. The Fortnite developer and proprietor of one of the largest game stores thinks that Apple’s changes still violate the Digital Markets Act. The Irish Independent posted quotes from a European Commission spokesperson: “The Commission welcomes Apple’s changes to their business terms, which follow a close dialogue between the Commission and Apple after the Commission issued a non-compliance decision related to Apple’s steering terms as well as preliminary findings related to alternative app distribution, both in April 2025.” The spokesperson also applauded the removal…

The Poco X8 series currently comprises the X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max, with a base X8 model also rumored to be in the works. Now, a new leak claims that Poco is preparing to launch an X8 Power variant as well. According to a tipster, the Poco X8 Power could debut soon with a massive 10,000mAh battery. The tipster has also shared the phone’s full specifications, suggesting that it could be a rebranded Redmi Note 17 Pro Max, which is set to launch next week. Poco X8 Pro Max The Poco X8 Power is tipped to feature a 6.83-inch…

A critical-severity type confusion in the isolated-vm Node.js library could allow threat actors to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on the host system. Through isolated-vm, developers can access the V8 JavaScript engine’s Isolate interface to build completely isolated JavaScript environments. Each Isolate is a completely separated V8 instance, with its own heap memory, execution state, and garbage collector. V8’s Isolates enabled the execution of multiple sandboxed JavaScript code instances on the same machine, without the need for a container or a virtual machine. isolated-vm is widely used for executing untrusted JavaScript code within a V8 Isolate. The recently identified type…

Independent assessment provides Australian organisations with additional evidence when evaluating application control for sensitive, government, defence and critical infrastructure environments.  Airlock Digital, a global provider of application control and allowlisting solutions, today announced that it has completed an independent Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessment at the PROTECTED classification level.  The assessment was conducted by an Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)-endorsed IRAP assessor against the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM). It provides Australian organisations with additional independent evidence when evaluating Airlock Digital’s security controls and their alignment with applicable Australian Government security expectations, including the ISM and Protective Security…