A weirdly empathetic search box, unsealed filings on training data, a cheaper way to think, and a fluid that clicks — today’s stories trace how accuracy, accountability, and cost are renegotiated across search, AI, law, and everyday repair.

A $266 tablet jailbreak by four AI models, a local 27B model that reverse-engineers a commercial license check in 30 minutes, and a Wi-Fi generation that finally chases reliability over speed — alongside a nonprofit cloud wipeout that shows how platform transitions can fail quietly.