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The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing
The RealReal, a secondhand luxury fashion consignment retailer, said it's updating its bot defense system, effectively making it harder for AI agents to shop on its site. The change comes days after The Verge reported that an AI agent could be used to take ad…
Apple is adding an AI chatbot to Pages, Keynote, and Numbers
Apple is bringing an AI assistant to its suite of productivity apps, including Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. The assistant, which is built on AI models from Apple and OpenAI, can understand a document's context to perform tasks like designing, animating, and r…
ChatGPT Can Now Access Your iCloud Mail and Calendar
OpenAI today said it added iCloud Mail and Calendar plugins to ChatGPT. With the iCloud Calendar integration, ChatGPT can read, schedule, and update events that show up on your iPhone's Calendar app or any third-party app that uses iCloud Calendar. T…
OpenAI announces three big science discoveries and a new way to work with academics
Less than a month after its mass release of hundreds of manuscripts that it said contained solutions to long-standing mathematics questions, OpenAI is back with three more "major" discoveries in math, computer science, and physics. What's different this time …
Amazon tells software engineers what really matters as AI ushers in the era of the 'Renaissance Developer'
Amazon's new software engineering guidelines warn against chasing AI usage metrics and emphasize business results over token consumption.
United CEO Scott Kirby says he had an 'epiphany' after hiring an AI tutor and vibe-coding a sports betting tool
United Airlines' Scott Kirby said a lightbulb went off on how he could use AI after vibe-coding a gambling tool during a gym session.
I built GPTZero in college, and it became a hit. We sold it to an AI company —Now I worry AI is ruining writing.
Edward Tian built GPTZero in college and sold the AI writing detection tool to Superhuman. Now he worries AI is changing how people write and think.
Anthropic has 7 cofounders. Dario and Daniela Amodei say one trait is key to making that work.
Dario and Daniela Amodei said one trait allows Anthropic to run with seven cofounders, all of whom will retain control after the company goes public.
Anthropic’s IPO filing lays out a plan to ‘revolutionize every area of human endeavor’ with AI
Anthropic has filed its S-1 prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission, preparing the company behind Claude to beat OpenAI to the punch with an IPO. In a filing with the SEC, Anthropic said it plans to list on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker …
An 11-person startup raised $40 million to challenge robotics' data-hungry giants
Machenta, founded by Imperial College London researchers, raised $40 million to build AI that teaches robots new tasks from one demonstration.
An AI safety leader says he stopped saving for retirement because he believes AI will kill us all in the next 10 years
Nate Soares says he stopped saving for retirement because he sees a better-than-50% chance of AI-driven human extinction within 10 years.
AI is making scams against older Americans more convincing. Experts share how to spot the new red flags.
AI is making scams targeting older Americans harder to detect, from voice cloning to convincing phishing messages. Five experts share warning signs.
Intel CEO leads a $30 million bet on a startup aiming to unite hundreds of neoclouds. Read its pitch deck.
Backed by Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan's VC firm, Hyperbolic raised $30 million to make it easier for companies to rent compute across different AI clouds.
Canva Chases AI Domination With a New AI Image Model for Designers
Canva Craft won’t be the company’s last AI tool. Will creators jump on board?
Apple Says Siri AI Will Support Even More Languages Later This Year
Apple today announced that Siri AI will gain support for Chinese (Traditional), Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese later this year. The feature initially supported English only when it launched in September, with support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portugue…
Anthropic's IPO filing answers one of the biggest questions about the AI boom: Can AI labs actually make money?
Anthropic's IPO filing shows AI can be profitable at scale. An analyst estimates its revenue per employee outpaces Meta and Google.
Researchers are getting tired of OpenAI gatekeeping its breakthroughs
On Monday, OpenAI announced impressive breakthroughs in mathematics, computer science, and physics, along with what the company says is an evolving approach to communicating its findings. But despite its apparent course correction, researchers who spoke to Th…
UK Home Office May Face Investigation Over Use of OpenAI Tools
A government watchdog is considering a probe into the Home Office’s use of ChatGPT technology to process asylum claims amid concerns over the tools’ accuracy and secrecy surrounding their use.
Anthropic, Suno Sued for Unlawfully Using Songs by Madonna, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell
Companies are accused of training their AI models using copyrighted music and lyrics.
Nvidia's worst nightmare may be lurking inside Anthropic's IPO filing
Anthropic's multichip strategy could weaken Nvidia's pricing power over time, though analysts say switching between AI chips remains difficult.
Former Yahoo CEO Needed AI to Help Describe What Makes Her Own Daughter Special
AI is solving being a deadbeat parent.
Meet the AI Agents Trying to Be Real-Life Journalists
Jayden, Sam, and Zack are eagerly pitching editors on reported stories and investigative features. The catch? They're all AI agents.
Train a Balance Bot With Reinforcement Learning
Teach a robot to balance, using reinforcement learning in simulation just like the big labs. The post Train a Balance Bot With Reinforcement Learning appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.
Microsoft’s Massive Employee Buyout Shows How AI Is Reshaping the Economy
The company is offering a voluntary exit to 60,000 eligible employees while betting billions on the AI infrastructure buildout.
OpenAI Has a Surprising Defense Against Election Deepfakes
ChatGPT is cracking down on photorealistic, political deepfakes ahead of next week’s US midterm elections.
Anthropic's IPO filing is the talk of Wall Street. Michael Burry says it hasn't eased his worries about the AI boom.
Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame pointed to Anthropic's slowing revenue growth and pressure on pricing and usage of AI models.
iOS 27.2 Features: Everything New in iOS 27.2
Apple released iOS 27.2, uniting the iPhone Duo and other iPhone models on the same version of iOS. iOS 27.2 is the first major iOS 27 update, and it adds several useful new features. Siri AI Improvements Siri AI can recall past conversations you had wi…
Why You Shouldn’t Use AI Chatbots to Decide Who to Vote For
The midterm elections are upon us, but before you use an AI tool to help you decide on your votes, you need to know these things.
New iPad Mini Gains Adaptive True Tone Flash
Apple's new iPad mini features an Adaptive True Tone flash, bringing an iPad Pro feature to Apple's smallest tablet for the first time. Unlike the iPad Air, the previous-generation iPad mini already featured a True Tone flash. Apple says the new Adaptive…
Anthropic's workplace is rapidly changing. Here are 3 revelations about its employees and culture.
Anthropic's IPO filing reveals how Claude is reshaping work, why head count is surging, and the stakes of retaining top AI talent.
I ran Anthropic's 335-page IPO filing through an AI-writing detector. Well, well, well…
Is it bad if Anthropic didn't rely heavily on Claude to write its IPO paperwork — or is this an example of when the stakes are too high to rely on AI?
Trump escalates anti-Muslim attacks against El-Sayed in Michigan
President Trump intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, portraying him as a threat to national security and questioning his loyalty to the United States.
VisionQuest is what happens when AI really goes rogue
In Marvel's VisionQuest, a superpowered robot tries to better understand humanity by getting lost in elaborate, digital daydreams in which he and other artificial intelligence-powered beings live together in a home. The series is deeply fantastical, yet it pl…
For the Sake of Our Retirement, Let’s Hope AI Is for Real
Or just plan on working til you die.
Anthropic’s elaborate plan to keep Wall Street at bay
Anthropic wants to have it both ways. With its impending IPO, it wants to tap the vast riches of the public markets and insists it doesn't want to compromise its core mission of developing AI safely and for the benefit of humanity. But greater model capabilit…
Google’s New AI World Model Can Generate Human Voices, Not Just Video
“Understanding and simulating the world is a crucial aspect of building AGI,” the company wrote in its launch post.
Trump is making it easier for fossil fuel companies to leak methane
In its latest gift to oil and gas companies, the Trump administration is expected to announce plans today to weaken rules that guard against methane leaks. Methane is a smog-forming pollutant and a powerful greenhouse gas that's up to 80 times as potent as ca…
Research Sheds New Light On DeepSeek’s Safety Risks
Some prominent tech leaders point to open-weight AI as the future. But the technology is far from perfect, and new dangers are being discovered all the time.
CMF Speaker M Review: This Bluetooth Speaker Sparks Joy
A satisfying mix of portable audio and dairy.
Last Week’s Critical PHP Warning Was the Tip of the Web Vulnerability Iceberg
AI is finding new holes in the infrastructure of the internet. Is anyone around to patch them?
Apple Creator Studio Brings MotionVFX and AI Assistants to Subscribers
It isn’t just new hardware dropping this week in Apple’s “Pro and Tell” event.
OpenAI Trumpet’s 3 More Math and Science Results, Along With a New Plan for Publishing Them
The company has already handed this work over to expert "shepherds" for completion.
Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus Reveals What’s Under the Hood
Anthropic on Monday filed documents ahead of a blockbuster IPO that offers insight into the company’s financials, risk factors, and views on the future of AI.
Everything old is new again with the Fitbit Edge
Last week, I sank into my living room couch and watched a bedraggled, nihilistic Matthew McConaughey take a drag of a cigarette in season 1 of True Detective. "You know, someone once told me time is a flat circle. Everything we've done, or will do, we're gonn…
Elon Musk’s AI-Generated ‘Odyssey’ Is Here to Save Western Civilization
“Homer didn’t have Grok. We do.”
How Aldi is pushing down grocery prices
The German-owned chain's low prices are winning over shoppers — and pushing competitors to respond.
Anthropic’s Deal With Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI Is Even Bigger Than We Knew, IPO Filing Shows
Anthropic's S-1 filing has been made public. And the IPO frenzy begins.
AI Killed the Homework Era
Commentary: And it could mean the massacre of grading in general.
Samsung's Exynos 2700 allegedly 'overpowers' Qualcomm's Extreme chip in the CPU game
Another round of bold rumors claims Samsung's Exynos 2700 is "outperforming" Qualcomm's Extreme chip in early tests.
Medieval Farming Set the Stage for Deadly Lake Tsunamis in Italy. It Could Happen Again
Push nature to its limits, and it can produce unexpected natural disasters—something that medieval societies found out the hard way.
OPPO Find 10 Pro Max review: the best Android phone ever made
I used the Find X10 Pro Max as my daily driver for just under two weeks, and I'm convinced that this is the best smartphone ever made.
As iPhone Duo Cracked Screen Reports Surface, a New Teardown Shows a Possible Culprit
In spite of its display issues, iFixit declares the iPhone Duo “the most repairable foldable” it’s ever tinkered with.
Healey's Budget needs to sustain the stronger economy through gathering clouds
The economic is positive now but come January things could become trickier for the Labour government
Why one VC firm is mentioned more than 50 times in Anthropic's S-1
Anthropic's IPO paperwork mentions Spark Capital more than 50 times, reflecting Yasmin Razavi's early investment and board seat at the AI company.
Anthropic will take your money — but not your advice
Dario Amodei and his cofounders will be happy to sell you shares in their AI giant. But you won't get a voice in the way they run their company.
Elon Musk says neoclouds are cooked, and SpaceX won't be buying them
The SpaceX CEO said many neoclouds will face "guppy-level death" because they lack alternative streams of revenue.
Meta’s $25 billion legal loss just put blood in the water
When attorneys general from across the US announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta this summer, the sum was unprecedented. But a ruling last week by a New Mexico judge blew that number out of the water. The judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to resolve…
Archaeologists Thought This Roman Soldier Was Killed in a Tax Revolt. The Truth May Be Much Worse
After reading the case files, you'll see why taxes were probably the least of this guy's problems.
Ford’s Most Affordable EV Will Offer Built-in Bidirectional Home Charging
The Fathom’s built-in inverter can keep the lights on in your home during an outage — not bad for under $30,000.
Anthropic’s Latest Claude Security Disclosure Will Make You Sympathize With Claude
Oh so you've never sidestepped a paywall?
9 Out of 10 Coffee Experts Agreed, This Is the Best Way to Brew
Here’s how most coffee professionals make their morning brew.
Google's Genie 4 World Model Adds Audio, More Realistic Worlds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Google DeepMind released its newest world model, Genie 4, in research preview on Tuesday. The latest model generates the most photorealistic and interactive worlds yet, allowing users to type prompts mid-si…
M4 vs. M6 iMac Buyer's Guide: Should You Upgrade?
Apple's latest iMac skips the M5 chip and moves directly to the M6, bringing faster performance, improved connectivity, and faster storage. So how much has changed since the M4 model arrived in 2024, and is it worth upgrading? The M6 iMac starts at $1,49…
Lula's comeback in Brazil dents Trump's ambitions for Latin America
The Trump-Lula relationship may have thawed, but several issues could reignite tensions between the two leaders.
Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo handsets with screen problems
Photos shared online showed faults appearing on the screens of Apple's first foldable device.
Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India. In a message to employees, Microsoft chief people officer Amy Coleman writes that this gives staff members "the opportunity to leave Microsoft with financi…
Republican voters are getting worried about high costs as inflation stings and the midterms approach
Republicans are increasingly feeling the drag of high costs, and more say that the president's economic policies have made conditions worse.
The Xbox Ally Handhelds Are Getting an Upscaled Lease on Life
A small software update does wonders for Xbox’s only handhelds (that aren’t made by Xbox).
Microsoft Is Offering 60,000 Employees Money to Just Go Away
Buyout now or layoff later?
The secret succession rankings that Anthropic shareholders will never see (unless the company is ordered)
Seven of Anthropic's cofounders can confidentially list up to 10 successors who would inherit their power in a special LLC with voting control.
‘Absolute Acoustic Silence’: Triangular UFO Spotted by Federal Agents
A newly released report says the craft "was executing a slow, controlled, perfectly vertical ascent directly over the ridge line."
The iPhone Duo Is 3 Days Old—And Screens Are Already Cracking
Buyers around the world are experiencing the same odd disaster.
Samsung may slash Galaxy A production by 20% in the fourth quarter
Samsung is reportedly slashing Galaxy A production by 10 million phones, with more cuts coming in 2027.
Israel and the US are both going to the polls - the consequences will be global
The next fortnight sees two elections on different continents. The outcomes will shape geopolitics and the global economy, writes James Landale
NASA Safety Panel Says a Starship Moon Landing Needs 22 Launches. Musk Has a Very Different Number
A member of NASA’s safety panel casually dropped that SpaceX’s plan to bring astronauts back to the Moon requires topping-off an orbital fuel depot nearly two dozen times for just one mission.
Our Claude is an awesome Claude
The utopian and apocalyptic religiosity of Anthropic's S-1.
Are We All Maxxed Out? Dictionary.com Names ‘Maxxing’ Its 2026 Word of the Year
Data center and unc were on the shortlist of words considered for the tribute.
Apple’s ‘Pro and Tell’ Event: Everything Announced So Far This Week
A new iPad Mini and possible upgrades to the MacBook Pro and iMac are coming. Here’s what we’re anticipating in another big week for Apple.
New iPad Mini Announced Today Has More Than 12 New Features
The new eight-generation iPad mini unveiled today has a long list of new features and changes, as outlined in our all-in-one summary below. Here is what is new for the iPad mini:
- Larger, brighter, and more vivid 8.5-inch OLED display, up from 8…
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Anthropic's IPO filing is no ordinary Wall Street document
The 335-page document employs an almost religious fervor as Anthropic asks investors to believe in its mission.
My iPhone Duo In-Store Experience Almost Has Me Convinced I Need One
Quite simply, you’ve got to play with Apple’s folding iPhone to really understand its appeal.
The first deadline for student-loan borrowers to pick a new repayment plan is approaching after a 30-day extension
After receiving 30-day "final notices" to transition off the SAVE plan, the first batch of student-loan borrowers has to take action by November.
iOS 27.2 Fixes Over 160 Security Vulnerabilities
Apple's iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 updates fix more than 160 security vulnerabilities, which means it's a good idea to install the software as soon as you can. An Apple Intelligence vulnerability that could let a remote attacker access sensitive data was f…
Meta Muse Makes Marketplace Better. How I Set It Up to Help Me Shop Online
It’s no surprise that Muse really shines within Meta apps like Facebook.
Apple Responds to iPhone Duo Display Cracking Reports
Shortly after the iPhone Duo launched, a few users reported hinge issues that were causing cracks in the inner display. Apple has now responded to the reports in a statement to MacRumors, saying a small number of units are affected. The response to iPhon…
Trump administration pushes for food assistance card upgrade to fight fraud
The proposed rule is a major step forward in addressing a form of fraud that has robbed SNAP recipients of millions.
T-Mobile’s T-Mix Phone Plans Introduce New Choose-Your-Own Perk Scheme
The new plans have a broad pool of extras, from streaming services to phone discounts, but there are caveats to how many you can pick.
MacBook Pro's Switch to OLED Could Spell Trouble for Mini-LED Industry
Apple's expected switch to OLED for the MacBook Pro will help accelerate a sharp decline in mini-LED laptop displays, with annual panel shipments forecast to fall roughly 75% between 2025 and 2027, according to Counterpoint Research. Apple's MacBook Pro…
Redistricting isn't playing out how the GOP hoped. And, Brazil's Lula wins 4th term
Republicans are spending millions on the midterms, and they still may not win districts drawn to favor them. And, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in a stunning political comeback.
What smart people are saying about Anthropic's IPO paperwork
Investors and tech onlookers react to Anthropic's IPO, from its soaring revenue and massive compute commitments to questions about its operations.
What the superrich want in a home in 2026
Ultrawealthy homebuyers are prioritizing living in places where there money goes further, and where they can live longer, healthy lives.
I’ve competed in 21 Hyrox races around the world. These are my 3 favorite host cities.
Lau Wen Loong has been competing in Hyrox races for two years and feels super fit. "I never imagined I could be faster than my younger self."
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