Polygon

20 years ago, Tom Hanks perfected the puzzle-box blockbuster formula

In 2003, author Dan Brown published The Da Vinci Code, the second entry in his Robert Langdon trilogy after 2000’s Angels and Demons. The novel bolsters its murder-mystery framework with speculative ...
Yahoo Finance

A couple opened a small box in their Hertz rental to pay one toll — and got hit with a $234 charge

Lisa Reidmiller and Matt Wald — the couple behind the travel blog Ready Jet Roam (1) — were in Hershey, Pennsylvania, visiting Reidmiller’s family for the holidays when they rented a car for 11 days ...
The New York Times

Google Changes Its Search Box for the First Time in 25 Years

Using a new Gemini A.I. model, the tech giant is overhauling its search box dimensions to answer longer queries, adding a video-generation tool and simplifying online shopping. By Tripp Mickle Kate ...
Variety

‘Sheep in the Box’ Review: Kore-eda’s Sweet but Limp Sci-Fi Fable About a 7-Year-Old AI Humanoid

It's the Japanese director's gentle version of a high-concept tech fairy tale. Except that it mostly just sits there. At different points, “Sheep in the Box” is all those movies (and maybe a few more) ...
TechSpot

Google says AI now generates 75% of its new code, up from 25% in 2024

Bottom line: Google said on Wednesday that about 75% of its new code is now generated by AI and then reviewed by engineers, a figure that marks a sharp increase from recent levels. In October 2024, ...
WTAE-TV

Make room! Flyers, Penguins squeeze 11 players inside penalty box after Game 3 melee

TOGETHER OVER IN PHILLY. TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. WE NEED WINS. THIS IS A WINNING CITY. WE NEED WINS. I THINK WE NEED TO WORK ON OUR AIM. WE NEED QUALITY OPPORTUNITIES. IF WE’RE GOING TO ...
Bleeping Computer

Critical flaw in Protobuf library enables JavaScript code execution

Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a critical remote code execution flaw in protobuf.js, a widely used JavaScript implementation of Google's Protocol Buffers. The tool is highly ...
WPLG

Box truck driver runs over, kills woman crossing street in Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The driver of a box truck struck and killed a woman crossing the street in Miami Beach on Thursday afternoon. According to Miami Beach police, the crash happened at around 1:27 p.m ...
VentureBeat

43% of AI-generated code changes need debugging in production, survey finds

The software industry is racing to write code with artificial intelligence. It is struggling, badly, to make sure that code holds up once it ships. A survey of 200 senior site-reliability and DevOps ...
WMAZ

Jack-in-the-Box approved for construction in Perry | Here's what to know as the chain heads for Central Georgia

While a plan was proposed in Macon-Bibb County, another plan to bring the restaurant locally was already put in place. According to the City of Perry's Community Development website, a permit was ...
CNET

Anthropic Accidentally Exposes Source Code for Claude Code

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...