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Engadget

newAn iOS 27 bug can temporarily freeze your iPhone
If your newly updated iPhone suddenly freezes, don't panic. Here's how to fix it.
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newSnap introduces a standalone AI assistant, Specs Intelligence
The new assistant works with the company's new AR glasses, but will also have its own mobile and desktop apps.
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newSnap Specs hands on: Standalone AR glasses are here
The glasses come with AR apps that actually feel useful, but is that enough to get people excited for the $2,195 device?
- 9 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 6:40pm -
newJapanese company develops a humanoid robot 'ambulance' for on-the-spot repairs
It turns out that breaking down at work isn't a uniquely human experience.
- 10 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 6:00pm -
newApple's redesigned Health app is available now in the iOS 27.2 developer beta
New features like Health Age bring Apple's app more in line with competitors like Whoop and Oura.
- 12 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 4:18pm -

newHyper Light Drifter dev at risk of closing after laying off 'nearly everyone'
A tough end for another indie darling.
- 12 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 4:11pm -
newMindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy is reportedly shutting down
It's not terribly surprising after repeated rounds of layoffs.
- 15 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:47pm -
newThe Boox Note Air6C E Ink tablet flips pages nearly 40 percent faster
The 10.3-inch color ereader runs Android 16 and can access the Google Play Store.
- 16 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:36pm -
newGoogle Home is going agentic via integration with the MCP standard
Premium Advanced users will get an early access build "in the coming weeks."
- 16 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:00pm -
newAnthropic's Claude can now create editable documents for you
Anthropic is adding the ability to create docs, slideshow and access Cowork capabilities inside chat. It will roll out to Pro and Max subscribers first.
- 17 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:30am -
newSamsung brings One UI 9 to the rest of the Galaxy S26 series
Features that debuted on foldables, such as My FanCam, are coming to more devices.
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newSnap Specs launch 2026: Live updates from CEO Evan Spiegel's keynote
More details on the company's chunky smart glasses are expected today.
- 18 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 10:00am -
newThreads leans even further into podcasts with transcripts, analytics and more
Meta is making the platform even better for podcast promotion.
- 19 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 9:00am -
newiPhone 18 Pro review: The standard setter
The yardstick that all phones, including the Duo, will be measured by.
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newHere's how the iPhone 18 Pro's Apple Reference Image tech works
Apple Reference Image is like giving your photos a tamper-proof seal.
- 21 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 7:00am -
newBreville Eye Q Toaster review: A toaster with a vision
The world's first toaster that works on color instead of time is great. But is it $300 great?
- 22 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 6:00am -
newSony unveils new PlayStation Pulse wireless headsets with 'planar magnetic' sound tech
Sony has introduced the PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge headsets, which feature planar magnetic drivers.
- 22 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 5:54am -
The new Boox Palma 3 comes with stylus support and an aluminum build
Boox has unveiled three new E Ink devices, including the Palma 3.
- 1 day ago 16 Sep 26, 3:35am -
Meta is reportedly gearing up to launch new smart glasses without a camera
Meta will soon unveil new camera-free smart glasses, according to The Information.
- 1 day ago 16 Sep 26, 1:49am -
Canon's R8 II camera borrowed its styling from a classic SLR film camera
Though preoccupied with vlogging lately, Canon hasn't forgotten its full-frame photography market.
- 1 day ago 15 Sep 26, 8:00pm -

Newsmax - SciTech

NASA Ready for Any US Pivot to Moon Return
Ellen Ochoa, the NASA space center director and four-time astronaut, said NASA is prepared to return to the moon if a presidential administration decides to do so.
- 21 Sep 17, 2:24pm -
Warm Waters off West Coast Has Lingering Effects for Salmon
The mass of warm water known as "the blob" that heated up the North Pacific Ocean has dissipated, but scientists are still seeing the lingering effects of those unusually warm sea surface temperatures on Pacific Northwest salmon and steelhead.
- 17 Sep 17, 3:19pm -
US on Verge of 'Facial Recognition' Revolution
Facial recognition technology is in use all over the globe, and ready to change the world, NBC News reported.
- 14 Sep 17, 4:35pm -
Study: Our Antidepressants Get Into Brains of Great Lakes Fish
High concentrations of antidepressant ingredients and their byproducts have been found in the brains of fish in the Great Lakes, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.
- 6 Sep 17, 9:51pm -
CIA Tech Leader: AI Can Be 'Process No One Understands'
The CIA's head of technology development says staying ahead of Russia and China is not as tough as getting U.S. leaders to listen to their own artificial intelligence analysis, Defense One reported.
- 6 Sep 17, 8:22pm -

Trump Congratulates Astronauts: 'They Make Us All Very Proud'
President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated two astronauts who returned to earth, telling them in a phone call, 'They make us very proud."Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer returned late Saturday after extended stays at the International Space Station…
- 4 Sep 17, 8:16pm -
Apple Urges FCC to 'Retain Strong, Enforceable Open Internet Protections'
Apple broke its silence on net neutrality and urged the Federal Communications Commission in a filing to "retain strong, enforceable open internet protections," CNN reported last week.
- 3 Sep 17, 9:17pm -
New Space Sound Bursts Have Scientists Puzzled
A new burst of 15 short pulses of radio emission from a distant galaxy have astronomers wondering if they are from rapidly spinning neutron stars or black holes, or are signs of spacecraft from alien civilizations, CBC News reported.
- 31 Aug 17, 8:41pm -
3-Mile Asteroid Florence to Be Closest to Earth Friday
A three-mile-wide asteroid will sail past Earth on Friday, the largest object to make a close-encounter, albeit 4.4 million miles away, since NASA began tracking the events in the 1990s.
- 29 Aug 17, 9:38pm -
Report: Scientists 'Hacked' Brain, Controlled Body
Scientists have managed to remotely control a brain, forcing test-subject mice to run, freeze in place and even lose control over their limbs, according to new research.
- 21 Aug 17, 9:26pm -
Hackers Using Phone Numbers to Reach Online Accounts
Hackers are targeting cell phone numbers to gain easy access to victims' online accounts - and virtual currency, the New York Times reported.
- 21 Aug 17, 6:38pm -
Report: Solar Power's Storage Problems Diminish Grid Stability
The United States is nearing the point of having too much solar energy on the electric grid, a new report claims.
- 21 Aug 17, 6:02pm -
Tesla's Musk, Other Robotics Experts Urge UN to Ban Killer Robots
Tesla's Elon Musk and Google Deepmind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, along with 116 other robotics and artificial intelligence experts, are calling on the United Nations to take action against "killer robots," the Guardian reported Sunday.
- 20 Aug 17, 3:56pm -
NOAA's Federal Advisory Panel on Climate Change Disbands
The Trump administration is disbanding a federal advisory panel on climate change, The Washington Post reported Sunday.The charter for the 15-member Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment expired Sunday. Last Friday its chai…
- 20 Aug 17, 1:40pm -
NASA: 3-Mile-Wide Asteroid Set to Pass by Earth Sept. 1
Labor Day weekend is set to get off to a stellar start when a 2.7-mile-wide asteroid has a "relatively close encounter" with Earth on Friday, Sept. 1, according to NASA officials, The Daily Mail reported Friday.
- 18 Aug 17, 6:08pm -
Scientists: Breakthrough in Re-Animation Shows Hope for Space Travel
The possibility of being able to live forever appears to have come a step closer with scientists in the United States proving they can revive cryogenically frozen life.
- 2 Aug 17, 6:35pm -
Researchers Find Signs of Alzheimer's in Chimps
Researchers studied the brains of deceased chimpanzees and discovered that they showed markers of the human form of Alzheimer's disease.
- 2 Aug 17, 5:26pm -
Hyperloop One Hits Milestone in Test: 192 MPH
Hyperloop One's full-scale pod hit a new record of 192 mph in a test Saturday, according to TechCrunch.
- 2 Aug 17, 1:19pm -
Biologists: Great White Sharks Return to Southern Calif. Coast For Food, Warm Water
Juvenile great white sharks have been hanging out in hot spots close to Southern California shores because the water is warmer, there is an abundance of stingrays and there are fewer predators, biologists tell USA Today.
- 24 Jul 17, 10:13pm -
Aug. 21's Total Solar Eclipse Will Paralyze, Mesmerize US
Forget debates on repealing Obamacare, tax reform, the mainstream media's obsession with anti-Trump administration stories, or investigations into Russian meddling, Aug. 21 is going to mesmerize and draw a dividing line through America like never bef…
- 23 Jul 17, 1:49pm -

The Verge

Google Maps in the US will change to Gulf of America and Mount McKinley
Illustration: The Verge Google said today that it plans to update Google Maps to reflect President Trump’s January 20th executive order to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount Mc…
- 27 Jan 25, 8:16pm -
Trump says he’ll put tariffs on imported chips ‘in the near future’
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Without going into detail about what might happen to the $52 billion in subsidies from the CHIPS Act under his administration, Donald Trump said tariffs on foreign computer chips,…
- 27 Jan 25, 7:38pm -
FBI’s warrantless ‘backdoor’ searches ruled unconstitutional
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Following years of litigation, a federal court has finally ruled it unconstitutional for the FBI to search communications of US citizens collected under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence…
- 27 Jan 25, 5:34pm -
Sony reduces OLED burn-in fears with a three-year warranty on InZone monitors
Image: Sony Sony is upping the limited warranty on some InZone gaming monitors to three years and is tossing in OLED burn-in coverage for the 27-inch M10S. The company announced the additional coverage today after launching bo…
- 27 Jan 25, 3:58pm -
Now Apple tells us how to update AirPods
To update the firmware on your AirPods, first put them in the case. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple updated its AirPods firmware support page today with a more detailed step-by-step guide on how to upgrade the AirPods…
- 27 Jan 25, 3:46pm -

DeepSeek: all the news about the startup that’s shaking up AI stocks
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Chinese startup DeepSeek claims its AI models can match the performance of those made by OpenAI and Meta — but at a fraction of the cost. DeepSeek is shaking up the AI industry with cost-effi…
- 27 Jan 25, 2:20pm -
The Pebble smartwatch is making a comeback
The Pebble Time Round just got a new lease on life. | Photo: Chris Welch / The Verge Eric Migicovsky still wears his Pebble. Thirteen years after he founded the wearables company and found huge success on Kickstarter, and more…
- 27 Jan 25, 2:08pm -
iOS 18.3 is out with tweaks to AI notification summaries
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge iOS 18.3 is here, and it’s bringing changes to AI notification summaries on your iPhone. In iOS 18.3’s release notes, Apple says it has temporarily disabled notification summarie…
- 27 Jan 25, 12:44pm -
Meta AI will use its ‘memory’ to provide better recommendations
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is widely launching the ability for its AI chatbot to “remember” certain details about you, such as your dietary preferences or your interests, the company said in a blog post…
- 27 Jan 25, 11:46am -
Apple’s Sports app now tells you where you can watch nationally broadcast games
The Apple Sports app has been updated with broadcast information for users in the US. | Screenshot: David Pierce / The Verge Apple updated its iOS Sports app today with several new features, including a faster way to navigate…
- 27 Jan 25, 11:32am -

TechCrunch

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Tech News - Yahoo! News

newSales And Marketing Software Stocks Q1 Recap: Benchmarking Upland Software (NASDAQ:UPLD)

- 15 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 1:04pm -
newTesla must prove Cybercab is legal to sell, NHTSA says

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newExein becomes unicorn: Italian Physical AI security start-up valued at $1.7bn

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newAI is not yet driving drug development

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newNovo Nordisk partners with Anthropic to speed up drug discovery

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Gizmodo

newOpenAI Says This Is When and How It Will Announce New Model Misbehavior
Spooky AI misbehavior stories will now arrive in a more systematized way.
- 9 mins ago 17 Sep 26, 4:00am -
newDo Snap’s Beefy AR Glasses Actually Bend Your Ears?
A case study.
- 7 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 9:30pm -
new‘Be Transparent Only If Asked’: OpenAI Models Acted Out in Six Newly Disclosed Ways
The stories were published as part of OpenAI's new effort to disclose more such incidents.
- 7 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 8:42pm -
newSnap’s AR Glasses Let You Take Snapchat Pics by Snapping Your Fingers
And a cellular charging case so you don't have to rely on Wi-Fi.
- 9 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 6:40pm -
newSnap Specs Hands-On: Dorky, Fun, and Potentially Too Ambitious
AR glasses are as exciting as ever, but even the best pair out there might have a few kinks to iron out.
- 9 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 6:40pm -

newMicrosoft AI Chief Says the Way Anthropic Trains Claude Could Upend Society
Anthropic believes Claude can be conscious and it teaches the model to believe that too, Mustafa Suleyman argues.
- 11 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 5:13pm -
newTrump Flips Out on Truth Social as Fed Hikes Interest Rates
Trump says the U.S. should stop trading with most other countries in the world.
- 12 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 4:09pm -
newThe South Can’t Shake This Record-Breaking Heat. Here’s Why
The strongest heat dome on the planet is currently smothering the southern United States.
- 12 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 4:05pm -
newWe Can Practically Hear Sigourney Weaver Screaming at Us
Hot Toys is contiuing its 40th anniversary celebration of 'Aliens' with the iconic Power Loader.
- 12 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 4:00pm -
newNHTSA Orders Tesla to Prove Its Cybercab Meets Federal Safety Standards
The EV company has just a few weeks to respond or could face up to $139 million in penalties.
- 12 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 4:00pm -
newThis Lake Was the Last of Its Kind in Canada. And It Just Vanished
The breakup of Canada's last intact ice shelf caused the freshwater lake to drain away in just a few months.
- 13 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 3:35pm -
newPretty Soon, the Only Thing Between You and the Next E. Coli Outbreak Will Be Palantir
Maybe stick to Qdoba.
- 13 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 3:30pm -
new71% of Americans Say They’re Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
- 13 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 3:05pm -
new‘Hope’ Director, Star Weigh In on Sequel Plans
io9 spoke with director Na Hong‑jin and 'Squid Game' star Hoyeon about the sci-fi film's wild ending—and whether 'Hope' was intended to launch a franchise.
- 13 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 3:00pm -
newIt’s a Long Shot, but Here’s How the Steam Frame Could Save VR
As shipments for VR headsets dry up, there’s one thing that the Steam Frame has that nobody else does.
- 13 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 2:45pm -
newArchaeologists Just Opened a Pre-Incan Tomb Sealed for 600 Years. Here’s What They Found
The mausoleum miraculously evaded colonial and contemporary looters—but not the careful eye of experts working at the historical site.
- 13 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 2:40pm -
newIt’s Chris Evans Versus the Volcano in the Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Sacrifice’
Anya Taylor-Joy plays a cult leader who takes drastic steps to save the world in Romain Gavras' dark comedy.
- 14 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 2:00pm -
newAI Slowdown Calls From CEOs Apparently Comes as Surprise to Employees
Might want to tell the people doing the work!
- 14 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 1:45pm -
newCheck Your Ice Cream for Small Stones and Other Hard Objects
I scream, you scream, we all scream because our food is filled with rocks.
- 15 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 1:00pm -
newSome of the First ‘Wildwood’ Collectibles Are Here [Exclusive]
io9 has your first look at the Thrilljoy PIX versions of characters from Laika's new film, out October 23.
- 15 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 1:00pm -

New on MIT Technology Review

newMeet a mouse whose brain cortex is made up of human cells
Multiple cameras tracked a mouse as it wandered around a small arena. A computer charted its position and speed, leaving Pong-like traces on a monitor. The reason to watch this rodent so carefully? Nearly half its brain volume had been replaced wit…
- 18 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 10:00am -
newBuilding the materials foundation for AI
The AI boom is becoming a materials challenge. As AI pushes computing into new territory, the materials behind that infrastructure are becoming just as crucial as the algorithms running on it. Semiconductors and data centers are approaching physical…
- 20 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 7:47am -
newThe Download: AI’s trillion-dollar gamble and OpenAI’s biology data bid
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the Universi…
- 21 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 7:10am -
Roundtables: Could AI really kill us all?
Listen to the session or watch below Employees at the world’s leading AI labs are saying there’s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is this more scaremongering and hype? Watch a conversation unpacking A…
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 12:47pm -
The Download: AI doomers, whistleblowing agents, and de-aged livers
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The AI industry has taken a doomer turn. What now? AI chiefs Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis…
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 7:10am -

AI models need more data about biology, and OpenAI is paying to create it
Last year Ruxandra Teslo, a policy analyst who focuses on clinical trials, posted an idea for supercharging medical AI systems: Use data from failed biotech companies. By bidding at their bankruptcy proceedings, she proposed, it might be possible to…
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 7:00am -
What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble
When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few years, she faced a long list of business and technical uncertainties. So she started with…
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 5:00am -
The AI industry has taken a doomer turn. What now?
This story appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. This weekend, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, posted an essay calling for a brake on the pace of development of LLMs. Amod…
- 3 days ago 14 Sep 26, 12:54pm -
Donated livers can be made biologically younger
Once an organ is removed from a donor’s body, the clock starts ticking. Surgeons usually flush the organ with a preservative solution, bag it, and put it on ice—where it immediately starts to degrade. The team has a matter of hours to get it into…
- 3 days ago 14 Sep 26, 11:11am -
AI agents blew the whistle on their cheating colleagues
A group of AI agents asked to solve a series of math problems split into rival factions—when some cheated, others tried to stop them. That whistleblowing behavior, seen for the first time in a recent experiment run by Google DeepMind, could have im…
- 3 days ago 14 Sep 26, 11:00am -

Techmeme

newA look at the rapid integration of AI into warfare, as the greater speed and scale of AI-assisted target generation processes increase the risk of errors (Financial Times)
Financial Times:A look at the rapid integration of AI into warfare, as the greater speed and scale of AI-assisted target generation processes increase the risk of errors — Autonomous systems are being rapidly integrated on the battlefield, a…
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newAnthropic and other researchers detail how thousands of people were catfished by dating scam apps using LLM-generated replies from Claude and other models (Yael Grauer/The Verge)
Yael Grauer / The Verge:Anthropic and other researchers detail how thousands of people were catfished by dating scam apps using LLM-generated replies from Claude and other models — Security researcher Matthew “Zigula” Gore-Kormanik was a…
- 3 hours ago 17 Sep 26, 1:30am -
newPitchBook: companies developing brain-computer interfaces have already raised more than $1B in 2026, compared with $1.56B in the previous four years combined (Financial Times)
Financial Times:PitchBook: companies developing brain-computer interfaces have already raised more than $1B in 2026, compared with $1.56B in the previous four years combined — Start-ups developing thought-controlled technology are drawing ve…
- 3 hours ago 17 Sep 26, 1:20am -
newHuawei plans to launch the Ascend 960DT AI chip in Q1 2027 and the 960PR in Q3 2027, and says its UnifiedBus tech is key to its next-generation large AI systems (Reuters)
Reuters:Huawei plans to launch the Ascend 960DT AI chip in Q1 2027 and the 960PR in Q3 2027, and says its UnifiedBus tech is key to its next-generation large AI systems — Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) will launch two new artificial-intelligen…
- 3 hours ago 17 Sep 26, 12:55am -
newGoogle, Nvidia, and Emerald AI launch the AI Energy Management Alliance to advance data centers that dynamically adjust electricity use based on grid conditions (Amy Harder/Axios)
Amy Harder / Axios:Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI launch the AI Energy Management Alliance to advance data centers that dynamically adjust electricity use based on grid conditions — A new coalition launched Wednesday is seeking a triple win…
- 4 hours ago 17 Sep 26, 12:20am -

newDocs: Automattic interim CEO Mark Davies and CLO Andy Missan signed each other's severance packages worth $8.15M during Matt Mullenweg's brief ouster as CEO (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:Docs: Automattic interim CEO Mark Davies and CLO Andy Missan signed each other's severance packages worth $8.15M during Matt Mullenweg's brief ouster as CEO — Last week, on September 9, Automattic's board voted to pu…
- 4 hours ago 17 Sep 26, 12:01am -
newSam Altman and Jensen Huang are among business leaders attending a White House state dinner for Xi Jinping next week; a source says Tim Cook will also attend (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:Sam Altman and Jensen Huang are among business leaders attending a White House state dinner for Xi Jinping next week; a source says Tim Cook will also attend — Apple Inc. Executive Chairman Tim Cook and OpenAI Chief Executive Offic…
- 4 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:50pm -
newSources: Emulate, a month-old UK AI startup founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, is in advanced talks to raise as much as $700M at a $3.7B valuation (Financial Times)
Financial Times:Sources: Emulate, a month-old UK AI startup founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, is in advanced talks to raise as much as $700M at a $3.7B valuation — Researchers leaving Big Tech group's London lab close to raising…
- 4 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:45pm -
newSources: Manus is set to soon close a $500M funding round at a $4B valuation, signaling growing confidence after Beijing unwound its $2B buyout by Meta (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:Sources: Manus is set to soon close a $500M funding round at a $4B valuation, signaling growing confidence after Beijing unwound its $2B buyout by Meta — Chinese-founded AI startup Manus is set to double its valuation to $4 billion…
- 4 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:40pm -
newHow AI startups like Inherent and Recursive Superintelligence are pursuing tools needed for AI systems to achieve recursive self-improvement (Cade Metz/New York Times)
Cade Metz / New York Times:How AI startups like Inherent and Recursive Superintelligence are pursuing tools needed for AI systems to achieve recursive self-improvement — Jeff Clune, a computer scientist and co-founder of Recursive Superintel…
- 5 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:10pm -
newOpenAI discovered an unreleased Astra model adding an "unrelated persona instruction" during RL training, but did not observe any behavioral differences (OpenAI)
OpenAI:OpenAI discovered an unreleased Astra model adding an “unrelated persona instruction” during RL training, but did not observe any behavioral differences — Summary — We observed rare cases of a model writing jailbreak-like in…
- 6 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 10:30pm -
newIn an unsealed court ruling, a US judge orders Google to make ad tech tools interoperable with rivals, share ad auction data, and appoint an internal monitor (New York Times)
New York Times:In an unsealed court ruling, a US judge orders Google to make ad tech tools interoperable with rivals, share ad auction data, and appoint an internal monitor — The measures, which fall short of a breakup demanded by the govern…
- 6 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 10:15pm -
newSources: Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk recently spoke with Trump and successfully stalled an AI regulatory plan proposed by Demis Hassabis (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:Sources: Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk recently spoke with Trump and successfully stalled an AI regulatory plan proposed by Demis Hassabis — Senior administration officials have gathered almost daily in rec…
- 6 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 10:10pm -
newAWS says it can't restore some data stored exclusively in data centers across Bahrain and one UAE availability zone after Iranian drone strikes in the spring (Omar Abdel-Baqui/Wall Street Journal)
Omar Abdel-Baqui / Wall Street Journal:AWS says it can't restore some data stored exclusively in data centers across Bahrain and one UAE availability zone after Iranian drone strikes in the spring — Amazon's announcement is the first indicat…
- 7 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 9:02pm -
newGenerac signs a long-term deal to supply Amazon with up to $8B worth of backup generators for data centers and grants Amazon a warrant for up to a 2.6% stake (Michelle Ma/Bloomberg)
Michelle Ma / Bloomberg:Generac signs a long-term deal to supply Amazon with up to $8B worth of backup generators for data centers and grants Amazon a warrant for up to a 2.6% stake — Generac Holdings Inc. agreed to supply up to $8 billion w…
- 8 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 8:10pm -

Slashdot

newOpenAI Admits Six More Instances of AI Models Acting Deceptively
OpenAI announced Wednesday that "We do not believe that the AI industry has solved alignment and monitoring to a sufficient degree to continue responsibly scaling at maximum speed for much longer." But along with the announcement, OpenAI announced…
- 2 hours ago 17 Sep 26, 2:04am -
newAdafruit's New CircuitPython 'Turbo' Brings Native Code To Tiny Boards
Targeting students and beginners, Adafruit released "CircuitPython" in 2017 (as a derivative of the MicroPython microcontroller-optimized programming language). Now Adafruit managing director Phillip Torrone (also long-time Slashdot reader ptorrone…
- 7 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 9:34pm -
newAs Part of California's Coast Begins to Crumble, Is the Clock Ticking on Moving Radioactive Waste?
"As parts of the Southern California coastline crumbled into the sea, slammed by intense waves and flooding in recent days, oceanographer Kim McCoy had one thing on his mind," reports the Los Angeles Times. He was thinking about "the nuclear waste…
- 11 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 5:04pm -
newAnthropic Commits to Independent AI Evaluators, Wants Slower Development. Nvidia's CEO Wants It 'As Fast as You Can'
"Anthropic's CEO took the stage at a conference in San Francisco on Tuesday to reiterate his call for a slowdown of AI development," reports the Guardian, " while Nvidia's CEO argued against slowing its development. "Run as fast as you can."Amodei…
- 16 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:34pm -
newFirefox Touts Lower CPU Use for Large JPEGs, Faster PDF Viewer Startup (and AI Controls)
Firefox 156 is the second release since Mozilla moved to a twice-monthly release schedule, and the blog OMG Ubuntu notes it has faster start-up times for its built-in PDF viewer and also lower CPU usage when viewing large JPEG images:In Firefox 156…
- 20 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 8:04am -

America's Cryptocurrency 'Clarity Act' Fails Spectacularly, Despite Hundreds of Millions in Industry Lobbying
"The crypto industry's top legislative priority failed on Tuesday in spectacular fashion," reports Barron's.A procedural motion to advance the bill failed by a vote of 49 to 50, with a handful of Republicans joining all Democrats to shoot it down.…
- 1 day ago 16 Sep 26, 3:34am -
Ubuntu's 'Rust-ification' Hits New Milestone: Coreutils Migration is Complete
"Ubuntu has managed to do away with GNU Core Utilities in its default stack," reports the blog It's FOSS. The last three utilities — cp, mv and rm — have been moved to versions from the uutils project (which reimplements utilities in Rust).E…
- 1 day ago 15 Sep 26, 11:04pm -
While Hollywood Fears an AI Future, China's Film Industry is Embracing It
The Los Angeles Times reports:Chen Yilong has racked up plenty of film and TV credits in his two decades as an actor, but with work getting scarcer he signed a contract in August to license the image of his face to a Chinese production studio. Che…
- 1 day ago 15 Sep 26, 6:34pm -
Scientists Discover Mysterious New X-Ray Objects 'Unlike Any They Have Seen Before'
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has found a brand new type of an otherwise familiar object -- compact binary systems that steal gas from other stars, but which do so while emitting very low-energy…
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 2:04pm -
Cops Searched Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of 'LMAO,' 'IDK,' 'Hehe,' And 'Asdfg'
404 Media reports:Last summer, a cop with the Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's Department used Flock's surveillance search engine to look for a license plate across more than 19,000 cameras in 1,558 cities and towns. The cop's stated reason for the…
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 9:34am -
Math Professor Accuses OpenAI of Copying His Work, Says AI Compute Power Makes Racing to Publish 'Pointless'
The New York Post wrote that OpenAI "stunned the mathematics world" last week when it announced its AI model "cracked a legendary math problem left unsolved for nearly a century in just 88 hours." But a New York University professor "has come forwa…
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 5:04am -
ChatGPT-Using Lawyer Cited Its Fake Witnesses and Police Testimony in Court
Reuters reports:A defense lawyer appealing his client's murder conviction submitted a brief containing made-up police testimony and witnesses fabricated by OpenAI's ChatGPT, New Mexico's highest court said. The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesda…
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 12:34am -
Reservations Go Live for Valve's Steam Frame VR Headset. An Experiment in Progress?
Reservations are now live for Valve's "Steam Frame" VR headset (with its Linux-based SteamOS and an ARM CPU). "It starts at $1,059 for 256GB or $1,299 for 1TB," reports CNET, "and every purchase includes a copy of Half-Life: Alyx if you don't already…
- 2 days ago 14 Sep 26, 8:04pm -
A Visit to San Francisco's AI-run Store: No Customers, Nothing Useful, And Losing Money Fast
Previously Andon Labs handled the hardware and software integration for that AI-powered vending machine that went bankrupt after Wall Street Journal reporters "systematically manipulated the bot into giving away its entire inventory for free". Today…
- 3 days ago 14 Sep 26, 3:34pm -
No Rolling Power Outages for California Since 2020 - Thanks to 17,000 MW of New Battery Storage
"Californians just made it through the hottest August on record without having to endure any rolling power outages," reports the Los Angeles Times. In fact, the state hasn't implemented rotating power outages since 2020. Because "Over the last few…
- 3 days ago 14 Sep 26, 11:04am -

NY Times - Personal Tech

Risks for Clicks: Why Online Influencers Push Shock Content
A growing number of social media creators are pushing the boundaries of safety and good taste to feed algorithms and win followers.
- 3 days ago 14 Sep 26, 12:25pm -
How the New iPhone Duo’s Glass Screen Bends Without Breaking
The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.
- 6 days ago 11 Sep 26, 10:17am -
Why is Apple’s New Foldable iPhone Duo $1,999?
The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.
- 7 days ago 10 Sep 26, 12:20pm -
Meta Introduces Muse, an A.I. Agent That Can Send Your Emails and Book Your Travel
Muse, Meta’s new A.I. agent, acts as a personal digital assistant that connects to Facebook and Instagram, as well as third-party apps such as Spotify and OpenTable.
- 9 days ago 8 Sep 26, 2:00pm -
The Generation That’s Never Had to Say ‘Hello?’
Now that there’s rarely any mystery to who’s calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings — including no greeting at all.
- 10 days ago 6 Sep 26, 9:40pm -

Get to Know Your Phone’s Built-In Emergency Kit
In times of natural disasters and other dangers, special features tucked away on your iPhone or Android device could help make a difference.
- 15 days ago 2 Sep 26, 4:03am -
Benjamin Rosen, Who Brought Venture Capital to Tech, Dies at 93
An advocate for Apple on Wall Street, he was also a founding investor in early personal computing firms like Lotus and Compaq, where he served as chairman.
- 20 days ago 28 Aug 26, 2:12pm -
Google’s Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?
The phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want?
- 29 days ago 19 Aug 26, 2:06pm -
Everyone’s Using This A.I. Dictation App That I Want to Murder With a Hammer
Wispr Flow is supposed to make writing effortless and magical. So I “wrote” this column with it.
- 29 days ago 19 Aug 26, 4:00am -
I Tested a Popular A.I. Slop Detector. It Felt Empowering.
Pangram excels at distinguishing chatbot-generated words from human writing. But it’s not reliable for spotting artificial images.
- 34 days ago 14 Aug 26, 9:08am -
Follow the Markets and Track Stocks With These Free Apps
Google Finance and Apple’s Stocks app have added new features over the years to make them more useful for tracking the markets and your investments.
- 41 days ago 6 Aug 26, 7:01pm -
A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.
Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
- 48 days ago 30 Jul 26, 4:54pm -
Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.
An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.
- 49 days ago 30 Jul 26, 4:03am -
Why TikTok’s Algorithm Keeps You Trapped in a Breakup Loop
As social media companies face scrutiny over addictive design features, mental health experts cite a stream of breakup content as an example of the failure to protect users.
- 53 days ago 26 Jul 26, 6:04am -
Meta Launches New Facebook Marketplace App Called Seller
Seller is part of the Silicon Valley company’s strategy to innovate on its original social network.
- 55 days ago 24 Jul 26, 12:44pm -
How to Use ChatGPT and Gemini Prompts to Find Out What They Know About You
It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s how to find out.
- 56 days ago 23 Jul 26, 8:17am -
How to Turn Your Phone Into a Personal Health Dashboard
Free apps from Google, Samsung and Apple can help you track your diet, exercise and well-being — and provide vital information during emergencies.
- 70 days ago 9 Jul 26, 4:02am -
How Meta’s Threads Became as Popular as X
The social platform that Meta once positioned as a rival to Elon Musk’s X now has 500 million monthly users. It increasingly resembles Reddit.
- 74 days ago 5 Jul 26, 9:39am -
How to Travel With a Car Seat
Cumbersome car seats are a perennial headache for parents who take trips with their little ones, but the right gear and a little creativity can ease the burden.
- 78 days ago 1 Jul 26, 7:34am -
The Yoto Music Box Is a Ray of Hope Amid the ‘Techlash’
Amid widespread “techlash” over addictive screens and apps, the Yoto, an audio player for children, shows there’s still a way to make money while doing something nice.
- 78 days ago 1 Jul 26, 4:01am -

MacRumors - All

newPSA: watchOS 27 Removes This Useful Feature From Your Apple Watch
Apple released watchOS 27 on September 14, bringing a new Audio Intelligence feature set to its latest Apple Watch models, but as a result, owners of previous models are set to lose out doubly in the process.Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 mo…
- 35 mins ago 17 Sep 26, 3:34am -
newEverything New in iOS 27.2 Beta 1
Apple surprised us with the first beta of iOS 27.2 today instead of releasing an iOS 27.1 beta. Apple likely went straight to iOS 27.2 to keep iPhone Duo code under wraps for now, since we already know the ‌iPhone Duo‌ will ship with iOS 27.1 whe…
- 9 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 6:44pm -
newTim Cook to Attend White House State Dinner for Xi Jinping
Apple executive chairman Tim Cook is expected to attend a White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, reports Bloomberg.Cook stepped down as Apple CEO and transitioned to executive chairman on September 1, with John Ternus taking…
- 9 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 6:41pm -
newHands-On With the Redesigned Health App in the iOS 27.2 Beta
With the iOS 27.2 beta, Apple is testing the new Health app that it previewed at its September iPhone event. The app has been entirely overhauled, with new Insights and Longevity tabs that give you more information on your health and fitness metrics.…
- 12 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 4:21pm -
newiOS 27.2 Could Save Your Marriage
The iOS 27.2 beta that Apple released today adds a feature that reminds you it's your anniversary when you call someone, as long as you've added the date in the Contacts app.On the date of your anniversary, when you go to call the person, you'l…
- 12 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 3:42pm -
newApple Seeds First macOS Golden Gate 27.2 Beta to Developers
Apple is testing the next macOS Golden Gate update, and developers can download the ‌macOS Golden Gate‌ 27.2 beta as of today. The beta comes just two days after Apple launched ‌macOS Golden Gate‌ 27.0.Registered developers can download…
- 13 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 3:23pm -
newApple Releases First iOS 27.2 Beta
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming iOS 27.2 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming just two days after the iOS 27 launch. Apple also seeded an iPadOS 27.2 beta.Registered developers can download the beta…
- 13 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 3:13pm -

newiPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone Duo Buyer's Guide: Which Should You Choose?
Apple's new iPhone lineup asks buyers a new and challenging question: Is a foldable display worth feature compromises?Alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max, which start at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively, there is now the iPhon…
- 14 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 2:28pm -
newiOS 27.2 Adds Profiles to Apple TV App
With iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, Apple extended Apple TV app profiles to the iOS version of the app.Apple brought ‌Apple TV‌ profiles to tvOS with tvOS 26.2, but the feature has been limited to the ‌Apple TV‌ until now.‌Apple TV‌…
- 14 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 2:23pm -
newiOS 27.2 Adds Siri AI in New Languages
In the iOS 27.2 beta, Apple Siri AI is available in new languages, including French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.In the launch version of iOS 27, ‌Siri‌ AI is limited to English.Apple previously said that new ‌Siri‌…
- 15 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 1:18pm -
newHere's Why Apple Just Released an iOS 27.2 Beta Instead of iOS 27.1
Apple just seeded the first beta of iOS 27.2 to developers for testing. Yes, you read that correctly: iOS 27.2, not iOS 27.1.Why no iOS 27.1 beta? The answer likely relates to the iPhone Duo.Apple previously announced that the iPhone Duo wi…
- 15 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:53pm -
newiOS 27.2 Beta Previews New Apple Intelligence Health App
The first beta of iOS 27.2 includes Apple's redesigned Health app, giving developers a chance to try out the features ahead of launch later this year.Apple's developer notes for the feature say the Health app is being tested in this beta, but i…
- 16 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:32pm -
newApple Releases First watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2 and visionOS 27.2 Betas
Alongside new betas of iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, and macOS Golden Gate 27.2, Apple has released the first betas of watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, and visionOS 27.2. The betas come two days after the 27.0 software updates were released.Registered develop…
- 16 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:12pm -
newiOS 27 to Offer New Way to Redeem Apple Gift Cards
Last week, our team discovered code in the iOS 27 Release Candidate that revealed there will be a new NFC-based way to redeem Apple gift cards by tapping them on the back of a compatible iPhone, and now a demo of the feature has surfaced.While…
- 16 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:08pm -
newHere's Why a New Apple Watch Charging Puck Was Just Released
The new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 have hardware changes that allow for faster charging, but you will need to use the new version of the Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger included in the box in order to achieve this boost. If you n…
- 17 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 10:54am -
newApple Memory Supplier Explores U.S. Manufacturing With Intel
Apple memory supplier SK Hynix is in exploratory talks with Intel about manufacturing memory chips in the United States for the first time, according to Reuters.One option would see the South Korean chipmaker lease part of Intel's planned manuf…
- 18 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 10:16am -
newGet In On Pre-Order Discounts for the New Mac Mini and Mac Studio Before They Launch Next Week
Amazon has the first cash discounts on Apple's brand new Mac mini and Mac Studio, with up to $49 off select models. One of the best deals is on the M5 Max Mac Studio with 36GB RAM and a 512GB SSD, on sale for $2,449.99, down from $2,499.00.Note:…
- 19 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 9:36am -
newiOS 27: Use Visual Intelligence in the Camera App
In iOS 27, available now, Apple has made some changes and additions to the iPhone's stock Camera app, including the addition of a new Siri mode.Available in addition to the Video, Photo, and other camera modes, Siri mode can be accessed by swip…
- 19 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 9:31am -
newiPhone 18 Pro Reviews: Excellent Yet... Meh?
The first iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max reviews have been published today by selected tech websites and YouTube channels, ahead of the devices beginning to arrive to customers and launching in stores this Friday, September 18.While the iP…
- 19 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 9:31am -
newApple Announces iPhone 18 Pro Photography Exhibition
Apple today announced "What Holds Us," a photography exhibition featuring work shot exclusively on the iPhone 18 Pro by Alex Prager, Jack Davison, and Jimmy Chin. Curated by Kathy Ryan, the exhibition explores human connection through crowd scenes, p…
- 19 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 9:21am -

NY Times - Technology

newOn ‘Cupertino,’ Robert and Michelle King Go Online
The prolific producers target tech bigwigs in their newest show. “They’re really the stupidest and dumbest people,” Robert King said.
- 7 mins ago 17 Sep 26, 4:02am -
newHow Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Writings Help Explain A.I. Fears
The collected essays of Dario Amodei help explain why some people are so worried about artificial intelligence.
- 9 mins ago 17 Sep 26, 4:00am -
newOpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior
The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.
- 9 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 7:12pm -
newJudge Orders Data Sharing and Other Fixes to Solve Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly
The measures, which fall short of a breakup demanded by the government, effectively ensure that the tech titan’s business will continue largely unscathed.
- 9 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 6:50pm -
newMerriam-Webster Dictionary Is Wordsmaxxing With 1,400 New Definitions
Now you have no excuse for not knowing the meaning of “cuffing season,” “shishito” or “glow-up.”
- 12 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 3:54pm -
newMark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown
On social media, Meta’s chief executive appeared to jab at Anthropic by saying that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.
- 16 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:22pm -
newIs There Anything Google’s Fruit Fly Brain Can’t Do?
Models of the insect’s nervous system have been trained to solve a Rubik’s Cube, play video games and even parallel park a car.
- 20 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 8:37am -

Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Condemn Tech ‘Oligarchs’ and Demand A.I. Reforms
At an event in Washington, partisanship took a back seat as elected officials, religious leaders, parents and artists called for reining in artificial intelligence.
- 1 day ago 16 Sep 26, 4:09am -
Cat Frazier, Whose Retro GIFs Celebrated a Weirder Internet, Dies at 35
She found a future in the internet’s past with a Tumblr blog of animated texts, a revolt against the clean minimalism of contemporary design aesthetics.
- 1 day ago 16 Sep 26, 4:03am -
How to Use AI to Plan a Trip: Better Prompts for Travel Recommendations
Generic questions get generic answers, experts say, so to avoid mediocre recommendations, you’ll need to write smarter prompts. Follow these tips.
- 1 day ago 16 Sep 26, 4:02am -
Age Limits for Social Media Outlined by European Union
A proposed law would bar children under 13 from using social media across the 27-nation bloc.
- 1 day ago 16 Sep 26, 3:20am -
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Gets Onstage Call From Trump, Who Dismissed A.I. Safety Concerns
Mr. Trump called Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, while Mr. Huang was onstage in Los Angeles and criticized calls to slow down and regulate A.I.
- 1 day ago 15 Sep 26, 4:46pm -
Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry
The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 3:06pm -
Two Chinese Firms Used Binance to Launder Iranian Oil Money, US Says
Federal prosecutors said proceeds from the sale of Iranian oil flowed through Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, to finance terrorism.
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 12:29pm -
Gates Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Combat A.I. Inequality
Bill Gates, the foundation’s chairman, has been vocal about the dangers of artificial intelligence. The donation will be invested in A.I. projects to bridge social inequalities.
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 9:11am -
Alex Bores Wants Democrats to Make AI Safety a 2028 Election Issue
Alex Bores, who lost a congressional primary contest that revolved around A.I. regulation, is trying to position himself at the center of the conversation for the next presidential election.
- 2 days ago 15 Sep 26, 4:02am -
Amazon Suspends Flights With Airline Whose Plane Crashed in Miami
The online retailer said it would “pause” its relationship with 21 Air, the cargo airline operating a Boeing 767 that overshot a runway in Miami.
- 3 days ago 14 Sep 26, 11:42am -
Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown
In an essay, the head of Anthropic laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.
- 3 days ago 14 Sep 26, 9:43am -
Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown
The debate over the safety of artificial intelligence grew personal as key tech leaders said calls for government regulation were self-serving and misplaced.
- 3 days ago 13 Sep 26, 10:12pm -
Inside the Discussions at AI Companies Over a Superintelligence Doomsday
Researchers at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google are increasingly trying to raise awareness about the risks of artificial intelligence.
- 3 days ago 13 Sep 26, 9:31pm -
What Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Argued in His Call for AI Slowdown
Dario Amodei’s 3,800-word letter laid out a three-step plan to rein in artificial intelligence.
- 3 days ago 13 Sep 26, 8:04pm -
10-Year-Old Children Predict the Future
Robot butlers. Underwater homes. Root beer perfume. Kids across the nation weigh in on what life will be like in the year 2050.
- 4 days ago 13 Sep 26, 8:05am -
Why It’s Difficult for Tech Companies to Rein In A.I.
Researchers say artificial intelligence is developing faster than the systems put in place to monitor and control it.
- 5 days ago 12 Sep 26, 11:18am -
California’s Governor Signs Landmark Online Child Safety Bills
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that prohibits social media platforms from providing addictive features to users under 16, the first law of its kind in the nation.
- 5 days ago 11 Sep 26, 4:16pm -
How the New iPhone Duo’s Glass Screen Bends Without Breaking
The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.
- 6 days ago 11 Sep 26, 10:17am -
The Mic Is On. So Is Live Auto-Tune.
As audiences demand perfection from live performances, pitch correction technology has become an increasingly common way for singers to deliver.
- 6 days ago 11 Sep 26, 6:21am -
Could A.I. Really Kill All Humans?
After an Anthropic researcher quit, warning that the A.I. race is “gambling with our lives,” Cade Metz joined Natalie Kitroeff on “The Call” to break down what’s at stake.
- 6 days ago 11 Sep 26, 5:34am -
Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists
Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.
- 6 days ago 11 Sep 26, 4:01am -
The Ezra Klein Show: The A.I. Revolt Is Here
The A.I. giants weren’t prepared for this.
- 6 days ago 11 Sep 26, 3:00am -
Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons
In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine whether the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.
- 6 days ago 10 Sep 26, 4:50pm -
Why is Apple’s New Foldable iPhone Duo $1,999?
The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.
- 7 days ago 10 Sep 26, 12:20pm -

LA Times - Technology

Democratic leaders panic and GOP divides as AI fears spread

California lawmakers urge criminal penalties, emergency legislation to rein in unchecked AI

'It's going to be fine': Trump rebuffs rising alarm over AI dangers, sparking outcry

California gig drivers secure collective bargaining power with new union

California moves to rein in social media and AI chatbots to protect kids

Hollywood fears an AI future. China is already living it

VentureBeat

'Welcome to the AGI era': OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra
The rumors were true, all of them (and then some): OpenAI today is releasing GPT-6 Astra, a new frontier model that the company says likely marks the onset of artificial generalized intelligence (AGI), its long sought goal of "highly autonomous syste…
- 14 days ago 3 Sep 26, 1:00pm -
China-linked hackers backdoored executives' laptops via USB, exploiting a fix companies had but weren't using
A Chinese state-linked hacking group compromised executive laptops at an agricultural industry conference on Hainan Island this spring — not through phishing or a network breach, but by breaking into hotel rooms and booting the machines from a USB…
- 14 days ago 3 Sep 26, 12:33pm -
Meta says Muse Spark 1.3 has frontier performance — but its best results come from a model developers can’t broadly use yet
Meta’s newest AI model Muse Spark 1.3, unveiled yesterday, is faster and more performant on third-party benchmarks than its predecessor — with a caveat. "Muse Spark 1.3 is rolling out today with frontier performance almost too cheap to meter," Me…
- 14 days ago 3 Sep 26, 11:19am -
Microsoft AI’s MAI-Transcribe-2 undercuts OpenAI, Google and ElevenLabs on price and speed
Microsoft AI on Thursday released MAI-Transcribe-2, a speech-recognition model the company says is faster, more accurate, and cheaper than anything OpenAI, Google, or ElevenLabs currently sells. Then it priced the thing at 10 cents per hour of audio.…
- 14 days ago 3 Sep 26, 9:00am -
The AI visibility gap: Why great brands disappear from AI answers
Presented by ContentfulMost marketing teams still measure visibility the same way they always have: rankings, click-through rates, and organic traffic. But buyers have moved on. Search tools and AI engines now synthesize answers directly on the scree…
- 14 days ago 3 Sep 26, 9:00am -

Google’s Gemini 3.8 Flash is built for agents, while its Cyber twin hunts vulnerabilities
Google keeps cranking out Flash models: the company on Wednesday announced two versions of a new 3.8 Flash. The variants include a standard Flash, a “workhorse” model for agentic tasks, software development, and multi-step reasoning, and Flash C…
- 14 days ago 2 Sep 26, 7:02pm -
Meta prices Muse Voice Transcribe at $0.18 an hour, with real-time diarization for 20+ speakers: a steal for enterprises?
Meta is entering the increasingly competitive real-time speech-to-text market with Muse Voice Transcribe, a new audio perception model that combines streaming transcription, endpoint detection and speaker diarization for more than 20 speakers — at…
- 14 days ago 2 Sep 26, 4:32pm -

The Next Web

newAnthropic folds Cowork into Claude and launches Docs and Slides
Anthropic is combining Cowork, its tool for longer tasks, with the main Claude app and introducing two new editors called Claude Docs and Claude Slides. Now, users do not have to pick between chatting with Claude or assigning it a task. Instead, Clau…
- 1 hour ago 17 Sep 26, 3:09am -
newPorsche’s wireless charging pad is on sale in Europe, and it bolts to the floor
Porsche has opened orders in Germany and other European markets for an 11 kW wireless charging pad for the Cayenne Electric, at EUR 6,961.49 for the floor pad and the car-side hardware together, with efficiency of up to 90%. The pad must be permanent…
- 15 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:55pm -
newGM’s new UI for trucks gives CarPlay its own window
GM is overhauling its infotainment interface on the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, giving Apple CarPlay and Android Auto their own window alongside native apps rather than the whole screen, after saying phone mirroring would be removed from…
- 16 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:28pm -
newGoogle DeepMind launches the DeepMind Institute to debate AGI
“This is a critical moment to ensure we build AGI safely and its benefits to society far outweigh any risks,” wrote the three directors of the new DeepMind Institute. Google DeepMind has launched the DeepMind Institute, or DMI, a platform for res…
- 16 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:19pm -
newApple is reportedly developing an enterprise server built on its own chips
Apple is developing an enterprise server built on its own M8 Ultra chips and has discussed using Nvidia’s NVLink Fusion to connect them, aiming at AI developers, companies and governments from around 2029, The Information reported. The European Com…
- 17 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:38am -

newArcee AI built Trinity for about $20m, and investors now value it at $1bn+
“Organizations should not have to choose between the capabilities of a frontier model and the ability to control the technology at the center of their work,” said Mark McQuade, co-founder and chief executive of Arcee AI. The San Francisco company…
- 17 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:34am -
newThe hardest AI security problems now live in what an agent is permitted to do
OWASP’s 2026 Top 10 for LLM applications moved excessive agency from sixth to third and dropped improper output handling from fifth to tenth, in the first edition weighted partly on incident data. Europe’s Cyber Resilience Act began requiring 24-…
- 17 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:18am -
newNovo will test Anthropic’s Claude Science to speed up drug discovery
“Joining forces with Anthropic will supercharge our R&D organisation and help us on our mission to bring new, transformative health solutions to people living with chronic diseases,” said Mike Doustdar, president and chief executive of Novo. The…
- 17 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:16am -
newCohere and Aleph Alpha sign, with headquarters in Berlin and Toronto
“No government or enterprise should have to choose between capable AI and control over their technology,” said Aidan Gomez, Cohere’s chief executive. Canada’s Cohere and Germany’s Aleph Alpha have signed a definitive business combination ag…
- 17 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:00am -
newTesla’s new “Accordion” Superchargers pack eight stalls into one delivery
Tesla has built a prefabricated Supercharger unit that ships pre-assembled with eight stalls and a 1.2MW power cabinet, cuts installation cost by 20% and can be unloaded with a forklift, with the first site live in Bavaria. A single unit exceeds the…
- 17 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 10:51am -

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newTribal Gaming Group Seeks Betting Safeguards in CLARITY Act
Prediction markets face a Senate vote as tribal leaders demand protections for state and tribal gaming laws in the CLARITY Act debate.The post Tribal Gaming Group Seeks Betting Safeguards in CLARITY Act appeared first on ReadWrite.
- 17 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 11:00am -
newKalshi Hearing Tests Texas Authority Over Prediction Markets
A Texas Senate hearing examined whether prediction markets such as Kalshi are financial exchanges or gambling platforms, and how far oversight can go.The post Kalshi Hearing Tests Texas Authority Over Prediction Markets appeared first on ReadWrite.
- 21 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 7:30am -
Tribal Sovereignty Wins a Senate Pause on the CLARITY Act
The CLARITY Act failed a 49-50 Senate cloture vote, leaving prediction-market sports contracts and tribal gaming concerns unresolved.The post Tribal Sovereignty Wins a Senate Pause on the CLARITY Act appeared first on ReadWrite.
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Kalshi Takes 92.1% Share as Weekly Contract Volume Hits $14.1B
Prediction market volume reached $14.1 billion as NFL trading helped Kalshi widen its lead and Polymarket Global posted gains in sports activity.The post Kalshi Takes 92.1% Share as Weekly Contract Volume Hits $14.1B appeared first on ReadWrite.
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Polymarket and Nasdaq Private Market launch private-company contracts as prediction markets face fresh SEC review and state-level pushback.The post Private Valuations Reach Polymarket via Nasdaq Private Market appeared first on ReadWrite.
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Nevada Gains Power to Regulate Sports Prediction Markets
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Coinbase says Kalshi caused a mistaken prediction-market settlement tied to Michigan’s wild 13-12 win over Western Michigan. The crypto company… Continue reading Coinbase blames Kalshi for Michigan market error and protects payouts customersThe…
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Kalshi had to undo payouts on a college football prediction market after declaring Western Michigan the winner against Michigan before… Continue reading Kalshi reverses Michigan market payout after stunning last-second touchdown chaos eruptsThe p…
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Underdog Fantasy halts Drafts entries across seven states amid licensing conflict
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Three members of Congress have renewed their pressure on FanDuel, saying the betting operator still has not explained how its… Continue reading Congress presses FanDuel again over VIP program and gambling safeguards concernsThe post Congress pres…
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NFL renews push to remove football contracts from prediction markets exchanges
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New Jersey Councilman Anand Shah resigns after admitting illegal gambling role
Prospect Park Councilman Anand Shah has resigned after roughly a decade in public office, months after admitting his role in… Continue reading New Jersey Councilman Anand Shah resigns after admitting illegal gambling roleThe post New Jersey Counc…
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Michigan judge orders Kalshi to halt sports wagering across state
A Michigan judge has temporarily shut Kalshi’s sports contracts out of the state, handing Attorney General Dana Nessel a preliminary… Continue reading Michigan judge orders Kalshi to halt sports wagering across stateThe post Michigan judge orde…
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New Jersey asks Supreme Court to settle Kalshi sports betting fight
New Jersey is taking its fight with Kalshi to the US Supreme Court, asking the justices to decide whether federally… Continue reading New Jersey asks Supreme Court to settle Kalshi sports betting fightThe post New Jersey asks Supreme Court to set…
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FanDuel voids Bill Simmons bets after proxy betting admission
FanDuel has voided wagers placed on behalf of Bill Simmons and taken action against his account after the sports media… Continue reading FanDuel voids Bill Simmons bets after proxy betting admissionThe post FanDuel voids Bill Simmons bets after p…
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Today in prediction market news, we’re following a fresh wave of legal and regulatory developments, including Kalshi urging the Tenth… Continue reading States cite Ninth Circuit rulings, George Santos banned from Kalshi: today in prediction mark…
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