SNL Skewers Anthropic CEO: 'I Urge You to Urge Me to Stop' - CNET
CNETby Gael Cooper17d ago
If AI executives and employees really think artificial intelligence has a chance to kill us all, why are they still trying to make AI more powerful?
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top 33%US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028
Singularity Hubby Edd Gent17d ago
US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028 A government-funded competition would award prizes for quantum computers that do useful work no supercomputer can...
‘We don’t have to repeat the 30 years’: India taps Asia’s chip hubs to fast-track semiconductor ambitions
Channel News Asiaby Shadma Shaikh17d ago
‘We don’t have to repeat the 30 years’: India taps Asia’s chip hubs to fast-track semiconductor ambitions In the first of a series on India’s chipmaking ambitions, CNA speaks to industry players...
How to improve your FPS for better gaming (without buying new hardware) - Engadget
Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Dave Meikleham)17d ago
How to improve your FPS for better gaming (without buying new hardware) You don't need a new GPU to increase your frame rates, but you'll need to turn off some fancy graphical enhancements.
Anthropic Releases Its Second New AI Model in Less Than a Week
Gizmodoby Webb Wright17d ago
Anthropic is continuing to release new AI models at a rapid clip, despite its CEO’s pleas for a unilateral slowdown to give the industry’s safety frameworks time to catch up with the technology’s...
I'm So Confused: Are We Going Faster, Or Slower, Or Just Faking Everyone Out
Feld Thoughtsby Brad Feld17d ago
Two weeks ago, Amodei (Anthropic) published We Must Pace the Frontier, and Altman (OpenAI), Hassabis (Google), and Musk (SpaceXAIZWQ5r) all agreed. But Huang (Nvidia) didn’t.
Building Assistive Robots to Help People Live Independently
IEEE Spectrumby IEEE Spectrum17d ago
In this edition of our A Day in the Life of a Roboticist series, we meet Charlie Kemp, cofounder and chief technology officer of Hello Robot, who develops mobile manipulators to help people in...
Khanna to introduce AI safety bill with ban on 'recursive' technology until safeguards exist
US Top News and Analysisby Garrett Downs17d ago
Silicon Valley Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna will introduce a bill to regulate artificial intelligence, which includes strict liability standards and a ban on "recursive" self-improving AI until the...
Uncovering species–specific chemical sensitivity by focusing on mammalian hormone receptor evolution
Phys.orgby Ehime University17d ago
Uncovering species–specific chemical sensitivity by focusing on mammalian hormone receptor evolution Chemicals affect biological species in different ways, posing a major challenge for assessing...
This Zippo case now hides a full DIY micro-toolkit inside - Yanko Design
Yanko Designby Sarang Sheth17d ago
The Zippo lighter has been in pockets since 1932, surviving wars, road trips, and at least a few questionable life decisions.
These Are the Best Tech Gifts Under $50
Lifehackerby Jake Peterson17d ago
Tech products can get expensive fast. When you factor in the historic demand from the ongoing memory crisis, you might find yourself spending more than you'd like for the people on your list.
The Guy Who Saved The Predator Franchise Is Reportedly Making A Sleeping Beauty Movie
Kotakuby Zack Zwiezen17d ago
Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg is reportedly taking a break from the sci-fi franchise he helped reinvigorate to work on a different Disney-owned IP, but it ain’t Star Wars or Alien.
Four NVMe slots and 14 simultaneous transcodes make this NAS hard to ignore
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale17d ago
I've spent the past few weeks using the Asustor Lockerstor 2 Gen2+ NAS, and it is definitely a different experience than I'm used to.
Source: Inference provider Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Marina Temkin17d ago
AI inference infrastructure provider Modal Labs is nearing a $750 million funding round led by Accel at a $15.75 billion valuation that includes the investment, according to a source with knowledge...
Faster, safer, smarter, cheaper: Anthropic makes the case for Claude Sonnet 5.5
Android Authorityby Stephen Schenck17d ago
Faster, safer, smarter, cheaper: Anthropic makes the case for Claude Sonnet 5.5 Sep 28, 2026 — 5:13 PM ET - Anthropic is introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5 as an optimized alternative to Opus 5.5.
MacOS Golden Gate 27.0.1 Update with Bug Fixes Available to Download - OS X Daily
OS X Dailyby Paul Horowitz17d ago
MacOS Golden Gate 27.0.1 Update with Bug Fixes Available to Download Apple has released macOS 27.0.1 Golden Gate, the first software update to the new Golden Gate operating system.
Watch a YouTuber Emulate PlayStation 5 Games on an Xbox Series X - CNET
CNETby Zachary McAuliffe17d ago
The ultimate console crossover just went from a gamer’s pipe dream to reality. Modder Devran Cosmo Uenal recently posted a video on YouTube in which he plays a PlayStation 5 emulator on an Xbox...
Shock shift in Australian phone cycles
PerthNowby Paige Fryer17d ago
Number of Australians keeping old smartphones doubles amid rising device costs Australians are keeping their phones for longer as the price of new devices continues to climb, with some of the...
Why are employees reluctant to disclose AI use to their bosses?
Phys.orgby Alexander Bernard17d ago
Why are employees reluctant to disclose AI use to their bosses? Countless employees across the country are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline workflows and increase...
One encryption tool can lock down 10GB in 35 seconds, and a lifetime subscription is only $40
Mashableby StackCommerce17d ago
TL;DR: Encrypt and privately share Windows files with an EncryptPro Personal Plan lifetime subscription for $39.99 (reg. $139).