Anthropic Proposes Framework for AI Agents in the Physical World
The AI lab argues that automation gains in scientific research and manufacturing must be balanced against a new class of risks.
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The AI lab argues that automation gains in scientific research and manufacturing must be balanced against a new class of risks.
On Wired's Uncanny Valley, senior writer Will Knight draws on a recent China trip to ask whether shared vulnerability could become shared diplomacy.
A software update disables the camera when wearers cover the front-facing LED, paired with a new marketing campaign to rehabilitate the device's image.
Binance founder Zhao Changpeng struck an optimistic tone, but a lingering crypto slump and surging interest in AI dampened enthusiasm at the conference.
Brief letters connect nostalgia for fading trades with the Serbelloni group's little-known AI findings and The Terminator's 1984 vision of machines crushing humanity.
The identity verification firm's fresh capital and acquisition aim to supercharge its RiskOS fraud-fighting platform with agentic AI.
A letter from leading technology companies warns that AI-powered cyber-attacks will become more sophisticated within months, narrowing the window for defensive preparation.
A new method learns to anticipate the unprecedented scenarios that critical infrastructure and global supply chains are least prepared for, even without historical records of similar events.
The agency says improved photon detection could matter for fields from quantum computing to deep-tissue imaging, where each particle of light carries information.
IBM is bringing Arm to its future IBM Z and LinuxONE systems, connecting mission-critical enterprise computing with modern cloud and AI infrastructure.
The country’s sovereign wealth fund has appointed former Shanghai official Wu Wei to the top role.
Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have turned a remote Inner Mongolian city into a crucial hub for the data centers powering China's AI ambitions.
The deal resolves allegations that TikTok and parent company ByteDance collected vast amounts of data on millions of users under 13.
After years of leaning on its own wallet, the retail giant will open its registers to rival tap-to-pay platforms, starting at select stores on August 24th.
A ruling against the Free State of Bavaria hands activist Markus Drenger a win, though fundamental Open Data issues remain unresolved.
China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom are centering billable AI tokens and computing operations in their latest growth strategies as AI adoption surges nationwide.
The SusRes program invested 120 million kroner in interdisciplinary research before concluding at a final conference.
CEO Jack Conte says the platform’s roadmap also includes security and platform upgrades, plus new features for creators and fans.
A Verge essay describes feline siblings who can't stand each other, a four-times-daily feeding routine, and the small appliance quietly absorbing the shock of a 2024 family expansion.
Analysts say the Chinese tech giant is seeing faster payback on AI investments and cloud growth that has not yet peaked as it reaches the halfway mark of its 380 billion yuan infrastructure push.
Heise's hands-on review examines Brett Trepstra's Marked 3, a macOS tool that bundles the full Markdown workflow into a single package.
The German tech publisher's iX brand pitches Make.com and n8n as a hands-on path to deploying AI agents across business workflows without writing code.
As demand for Meta's camera-equipped AI glasses explodes, privacy-conscious bystanders are turning to imperfect tools like Zuckoff to spot them.
While the UK government faces mounting pressure to scrap a sprawling Palantir health care deal, Greater Manchester insists it can do better on its own.
A new Google app feature will use AI to tune Discover based on natural-language requests and remember those preferences for future visits.
Enterprise customers appear willing to switch between frontier AI labs as new models land, raising questions about how durable their spending commitments really are.
The startup’s growth reflects a broader boom in AI training data demand that is also lifting rival firms.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology grants Zhejiang Geespace Technology a two-year permit, opening China's satellite communications market to private capital.
Heise examines whether the fastest integrated graphics units on the market can finally replace dedicated graphics cards for gamers.
Velatir lands fresh capital six months after its pre-Seed round and official launch.
Brussels' landmark AI regulation is poised to influence how South African media build, use, and govern AI tools far beyond Europe's borders.
BIOS version 3.20 for Ryzen 7040-series mainboards, released in July, has reportedly rendered some Framework Laptop 13 machines inoperable on both Windows and Linux.
Affected users say Grok began returning nonsensical output as early as Wednesday morning, flagging the issue to TechCrunch.
A new analysis explores how Gulf sovereign wealth acquisitions intersect with Egypt's institutional and policy frameworks.
The computer scientist known as a 'godmother of AI' describes leading her venture, World Labs, with a demanding, high-expectation approach.
The automaker is positioning artificial intelligence embodied in machines as the cornerstone of a strategy to move past traditional automobile manufacturing.
Anthropic's new invisible watermarks, meant to satisfy new EU rules, drew online override methods within hours of the announcement.
Testing the Google Pixel Watch 5, Victoria Song frames today’s smartwatches as polished but still searching for a more convincing purpose.
Footage showing the VR headset's unboxing, setup process, and accessories briefly appeared on the ARM Steam client following an update before being pulled.
Silicon Data is building a benchmark to help investors value and hedge the soaring cost of AI computing power.
Multiple cybersecurity researchers said they suddenly lost access to OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber program, which offers vetted users models with fewer guardrails.
The latest feature launch deepens Google's push to make Gemini the AI assistant students turn to for learning and studying, as competition with rivals like OpenAI intensifies.
One ad featured a pornographic deepfake closely resembling a U.S. politician, intensifying scrutiny of Meta’s ad enforcement.
The upcoming action film was available to stream in full on the US version of Prime Video for at least an hour, weeks before its August 21st theatrical release.
The scheduling company is expanding into meeting productivity tools and is also releasing a scheduling assistant called Callie.
After years of crowd-pleasing humanoid demos, China's robotics industry confronts the harder task of turning global attention and capital into commercially scalable businesses.
The municipal government's new plan leans on blockchain and AI infrastructure to supercharge its digital economy and close the gap with China's other leading tech hubs.
Drawing on a digital adolescence marked by both danger and discovery, Pam Wisniewski's story anchors a growing case for rethinking the tools meant to keep kids safe online.
In a Guardian op-ed, the Vermont senator argues that progressive candidates are defeating better-funded establishment Democrats by naming the economic realities voters live daily—and offering solutions their rivals won't.
By reconstructing the company's surveillance software, WIRED confirms the tool's reach extends well past plate readers—and some departments are already running it.
The company has invited media to a September showcase where the first Android-based notebooks are expected to be unveiled.
The premium walkthrough says Apple’s mail app has underused features, and argues attachment handling on the iPad can be even more comfortable than on a Mac.
HKGX and TGX Technology are building a new platform with Alibaba Cloud and Hundsun Technologies as Hong Kong pushes to become a gold trading hub.
China's best-known humanoid robot maker sees its shares leap more than sixfold on opening before early profit-taking trims gains.
US states allege the tech giant designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children, as Meta argues in court that social media addiction does not exist.
The world's biggest humanoid robot maker sees its shares surge as trading begins on Shanghai's Star market.
The Securities and Exchange Commission moves toward formal rulemaking for certain cryptocurrency-based investment contracts.
Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams say they want their late father's profile to be a 'safe, trusted place' after his daughter spoke out against the use of his AI likeness.
Leaked camera-equipped AirPods suggest Apple may lean on strict recording limits to sidestep the privacy pitfalls dogging other AI wearables.
A bipartisan coalition of 29 states accuses Meta of designing its platforms to addict young users, seeking massive penalties and changes to how the company operates.
The Verge argues that interest in the film owes a lot to Warner Bros. Discovery’s effort to shelve it, a move that also spotlighted the company’s pattern of disappearing nearly finished movies.
The new offering adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools to the chatbot teens were already using.
The Chinese tech giant is prioritising long-term artificial intelligence investment even as second-quarter net profits fall under competitive and cost pressures.
Tony Wu Yuhuai, a China-born co-founder of Elon Musk's AI lab, has become the focus of Chinese social media after a reported ultra-luxury Bay Area home purchase.
Four in ten leaders with employees working from home now want less remote work, according to a new survey from the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO).
Professor Eugene Fitzgerald's latest book examines the complex forces that turn scientific breakthroughs into real-world value.
The new dedicated mode centralizes existing youth safeguards and adds fresh safety features as regulators and rival platforms tighten age-based protections for AI tools.
The repairable Fairphone 6 Plus goes on sale unlocked in the US for $649.99 through Fairphone's website and Amazon, with support for T-Mobile and AT&T.
MIT Technology Review tempers forecasts of imminent recursive self-improvement, even as today's models already write code, generate synthetic training data, and help optimize the chips they run on.
Anthropic and OpenAI publish snapshots of how people use Claude and ChatGPT, but outside researchers say the public only sees company-selected data.
A new UK trial tests whether artificial intelligence can cut contrails, the heat-trapping streaks left behind by aircraft.
Version 27 of key Adobe applications will not run on Intel-based Macs, following Apple's completed transition to Apple Silicon.
After getting Allsky software running on a Raspberry Pi, the project’s next step is printing an enclosure to prepare the camera for night use.
The network's new show curates its stories from social media chatter and web searches — and has quietly been on air since April.
Founder and CEO Jacob Bank says he'll soon share more on ambitious plans to help users work with AI in Chrome.
Uber says it wants to reach one million drone deliveries a day by the end of 2029, with first deployments planned for this year.
The deal will see Wood manage lifecycle data for nearly 100 Equinor assets in Norway, underscoring the growing role of digital infrastructure in energy operations.
A Built In explainer recaps the world's top state-backed funds and tracks a growing push to channel capital into artificial intelligence.
The autonomous driving software company plans to develop an AI chip for self-driving applications and release the design as open source.
Apple will revise its data collection consent prompts after Germany's Federal Cartel Office said the design of App Tracking Transparency favored the company's own apps.
A heise+ analysis argues that digital sovereignty stops being a buzzword when it is tied to open source, open standards and verifiable certifications.
In a Heise commentary, the AvD argues that battery-electric cars alone cannot deliver climate neutrality and calls for lower energy prices and synthetic fuels.
The Chinese tech giant is divesting its wholly owned gaming arm to Trustar Capital as part of a broader shift away from noncore businesses.
The Japanese ramen chain is targeting expansion in Muslim-majority Indonesia, with halal considerations central to its strategy.
A new Heise+ tutorial argues that moving off classic application servers can modernize legacy Jakarta EE workloads.
A simple sewn-in hook — proudly branded BagLev — has The Verge's reviewer hooked on the camera-gear maker's new City Line of bags.
Beijing-based Ingenic Semiconductor has launched a Hong Kong share offering to raise up to HK$3.22 billion (US$410.4 million) to fund international growth.
Organizers are giving prospective attendees an extra week of discounted pricing for the online conference and adding a new on-site workshop in Cologne.
A $54 dining experience spotlights how discarded ingredients can be turned into a multi-course meal.
A new Spiceworks piece outlines how tech workers can preserve their value and career growth as AI reshapes the industry.
CoinMarketCap lists live price, market cap and chart data for the USD.AI token, which trades under the ticker CHIP.
The $50 Snap Grip Stand converted a critic who had previously dismissed the brand's accessories as overpriced.
Disney’s annual fan event previewed major Marvel and Star Wars projects, including the X-Men cast, a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer, a first look at VisionQuest, and a teaser for Ahsoka season two.
An opinion piece argues that uncontrolled AI rollout is not a 'mixed blessing' but a miscalculated risk born of a failure of responsible leadership, especially in Western nations.
Secondhand sellers say mystery buyers are placing large orders, prompting speculation that AI companies are acquiring books to scan for data.
The Verge says an ongoing RAM and storage crunch has thrown computer pricing out of whack just as students look for affordable laptops.
Nikkei Asia highlights ten notable Japanese craft spirit distilleries that offer public tours and tastings.
As some people describe themselves as ‘marrying’ chatbots, Republican state policymakers are drafting legislation to preserve the current legal status: no recognition under US law.
A new 'Media watermark' toggle in Gemini and Flow lets users strip the sparkle marker from AI-generated images, video, and music.
The app rolled out a redesigned wordmark this week, and critics say it barely resembles the old one — or even spells Instagram.
The sensor-level imaging feature, including a retro 'Digi' style that mimics older digital cameras, won't be coming to previous Pixel phones.
An open-weight model arrives alongside a locked, more powerful system, raising questions about how far Meta's AI openness really goes.
China’s richest province has signed a new framework with Alibaba as it seeks a broader digital upgrade spanning artificial intelligence, semiconductors and smart public services.
According to Nikkei Asia, Chinese electric vehicle brands, spearheaded by BYD, are closing in on the long-held stronghold of Japanese automakers in Australia.
The police-tech company is changing officers’ access to its nationwide network of license plate readers in response to growing criticism over surveillance.
As camera-equipped smart glasses become virtually indistinguishable from ordinary eyewear, a new Heise guide maps the legal recourse against covert video recordings.
The force says 'a great deal of public opposition is likely' to a proposed datacentre near Edinburgh, as AI infrastructure becomes a flashpoint worldwide.
A pro se litigant reportedly seeded his filings with chatbot-style prompts, underscoring growing confusion over how AI is being used in legal proceedings.
A partnership between UGM, Indosat, NVIDIA and the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs establishes the country's first university-based AI technology center in Yogyakarta.
The investment-banking giant is set to expand its exchange-traded fund footprint with the planned purchase of Neos Investments in a deal valued at up to $2.25 billion.
The sovereign wealth investor reports a passive 5.64% beneficial ownership position in the technology services firm via an amended Schedule 13G filing.
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund revealed a 6.7 million-share position in the Indian online travel company MakeMyTrip (MMYT) through an SEC filing.
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund is said to be providing capital for Investa’s purchase of a Sydney office tower in Australia.
Wired frames Mark Zuckerberg’s lengthy AI statement as thin on substance, in a broader conversation about how AI is reshaping culture.
A watershed cybersecurity breach has forced the AI lab to confront hard questions about the culture that enabled it.
A new filing in the companies' long-running dispute shows Apple seeking a cut of digital purchases made outside its in-app payment system, a move Epic says is "far outside of the bounds."
Prosecutors allege 17-year-old Arjun Aravind used the internet and AI to search for fantasy stories about killing his family; he is being held without bail after a not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf.
After a multi-billion kroner loss in 2024, the investment firm Perestroika posted a pre-tax profit exceeding 500 million kroner last year.
The robot vacuum’s new Matic Cues feature lets people speak directly to the machine or gesture toward debris to trigger a cleanup.
A new hands-on review finds autonomous mowers finally capable of real yard work, even as their tendency to wander keeps them short of set-it-and-forget-it status.
The AI company is tapping Dali Rajic to become its top salesperson as leadership changes continue.
MIT Technology Review argues the transition to post-quantum cryptography is a practical migration for business leaders rather than an emergency, despite quantum computing's threat to current encryption.
Prospective attendees have until 5 p.m. EDT on Sept. 16 to register for the Sept. 23–24 session.
The Verge's roughly two-hour hands-on with Marvel's Wolverine delivered the expected carnage — and an unexpected attachment to Logan himself.
The Wall Street Journal says Apple has considered a nine-figure budget to help Siri deliver current news from publishers.
The Chinese AI firm's latest flagship model is now available, but at steeply increased subscription rates for users.
The police-tech giant is rewriting how officers access its nationwide network of license plate readers, aiming to quell public criticism and win back contracts lost over mass-surveillance concerns.
The Chinese tech giant makes its flagship model free to download but requires large companies to pay for a separate commercial license.
The company acknowledges a slow response after US police officers misused its licence plate-reading cameras to track romantic partners.
The Switch 2's first Fire Emblem lets players swap between four heroes instead of pledging to a single faction like Three Houses.
China's top two contract chipmakers posted triple-digit second-quarter profit gains as demand surged for domestic AI chips free of US export controls.
The Chinese e-commerce giant beat market expectations on profit and revenue despite weaker sales, as it navigates soft consumer demand, fierce competition and expansion into new business lines.
Anthropic's 'Scarlet Letter' system tags anything Claude processed—including human writing it only edited—while staying invisible to users, for now.
The title is back as a Legacy Edition, but owners of the version removed in 2019 get no free upgrade.
Heise says the conference will feature a keynote by Dr. Constanze Kurz alongside sessions on agentic AI systems, data contracts, modern Lakehouse architectures and governance.
The Wuhan-based chipmaker captured 14% of global NAND bit shipments in the second quarter, narrowly overtaking Japan's Kioxia in a milestone for China's semiconductor ambitions.
Beijing's coordinated push across insurers, banks, and local governments aims to fast-track brain-computer interfaces from lab to patient.
The Retro Mechanical Keyboard with Dual Super Buttons is 30 percent off on Amazon, one of the lowest prices seen for the bundle.
Twitch's Chief Product Officer defended the opt-out default on a livestream, saying an opt-in system would draw almost no participation.
Nikkei Asia reports that Dhaka is pursuing partnerships with Turkey and China to develop domestic drone manufacturing capacity.
Risk aversion and conservatism are blamed for Japanese firms' slow embrace of artificial intelligence.
Nearly a third of British manufacturers report cyber-attacks on them or their supply chains, yet only half have a plan to respond.
The Peabody-winning studio behind 1000XResist returns with a Captcha-filled horror game about digital clones, corporate labor and what it means to have a 'meat body.'
The investment bank maintains its optimistic outlook on equities while forecasting crude oil prices will slip below the $70 mark.
A crowded global calendar includes central bank meetings and minutes, inflation reports, activity data, and updates from the IEA and OPEC.
A Marin Independent Journal opinion piece argues that California should take a restrained approach to artificial intelligence regulation rather than a heavy-handed one.
The head coach, who initially took full blame, disclosed the new detail during a recent press conference.
The AI company's coding assistant will soon operate with even less human oversight as auto mode switches on by default.
An opinion piece argues that long-running conflicts must remain exceptional rather than becoming an accepted feature of the international order.
A Heise top-10 test names a contactless smart lock that opens by face or hand as its winner, while noting other models have their own strengths.
A newspaper editorial examines how artificial intelligence is challenging the credibility of examinations and what institutions may need to do about it.
The AI company has launched its Armenia facility as the first stage of a plan to deploy more than 70,000 Nvidia GPUs by 2027.
A Verge column reframes automated writing-detection tools as a cultural fault line, tracing suspicion about machine authorship back well before ChatGPT.
The Shanghai-listed Nvidia challenger seeks fresh capital in Hong Kong amid booming demand for home-grown computing power.
On its fifth anniversary, the German tech publisher's training arm surveys the current challenges facing IT continuing education.
Lower-cost Chinese open-weight models are unsettling US investors even as analysts argue plummeting costs could expand global demand for AI systems.
Heise’s training offering is aimed at administrators and IT managers who need to understand their role in an ISMS and practice putting ISO 27001 measures into effect.
The doctors' association cites 'serious parental failure' and demands strict platform rules as Minister Prien prepares new legislation.
Rating agency cautions that financial institutions' AI adoption promises gains but leaves them exposed to outages and pricing pressure from dominant tech firms.
Meta is developing a cloud business focused on AI compute, adding competitive pressure to the biggest cloud providers.
Elon Musk's platform retires its embattled payout model in favor of a September 8 launch that gates rewards behind verified reach.
New AI toolbars and prompts are appearing in Google’s writing apps, and users who do not want Gemini’s assistance can disable those features.
The indietronica musician turned entrepreneur is developing new music hardware that he insists is a forward-looking product, not a nostalgia play.
Tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup before the plan was scrapped — and the episode raises the question of whether such proposals are now inevitable.
The legal-AI startup is reportedly seeking around $500 million in fresh funding, extending a rapid run-up in its valuation.
Sandra Joyce says bug-bounty programmes are being flooded with reports, users and companies are being hit by AI attacks, and cybersecurity is changing fast.
The author and academic argues education is at a crossroads, warning AI could enable disinformation, surveillance and inequality even as it promises real benefits in medicine, disability access and science.
Nejra Macic tror norsk næringsliv vil fortsette å vokse, men i et lavere tempo.
Report Remove says digitally manipulated intimate imagery is rising, as a watchdog warns AI is making sexualised or nudified content easier to produce.
The streaming platform's newest FAST experiment abandons handpicked libraries in favor of an unending stream of machine-made video.
The LA rapper seems to have stopped denying AI’s role in the 80s synth pop-themed track after producer Medasin’s claims and a detector release tied to Treblo.
The Moonrock-operated games media outlet, launched in late 2024, has shed its full newsroom, according to its former editor-in-chief.
After burning through millions on AI in months, Rippling launched AI Spend Console to track individual and team employee AI spending.
Tokyo's move to support the currency delivered only a muted response as traders questioned whether intervention could outweigh deeper skepticism about Japan's policy direction.
Citizen's Allowance recipients are increasingly using AI to contest official notices, straining job centers — and more than a quarter of the appeals succeed.
Respondents to a piece by China’s ambassador to the UK argue that openly released models bring real benefits, but China’s ecosystem — like others’ — falls short of robust openness standards.
The company said Jarnac will lead its global sales organization to strengthen customer relationships and go-to-market execution across key product areas.
The agency's announcement frames the session around overnight operations and market resiliency rather than an immediate overhaul.
The Federal Reserve Board is asking for public input on a proposal to update its rule governing credit extended to bank insiders, including executives, board members, and major shareholders.
WIRED reports that ChatTJB, created by artist and former Google employee Tucker Bryant, is meant to make people reflect on the "strange moment" around AI.
Samsung's first Ultra-branded foldable carves out its own form factor instead of simply supersizing the standard Z Fold 8.
The home-sharing platform says artificial intelligence is helping it ship features faster while it begins testing a new AI-powered search experience users can switch on and off.
Hwatsing Technology's new metrology system for six-inch wafers marks fresh progress in China's chip-tool sector, even as advanced manufacturing still leans on foreign suppliers.
The Chinese AI chipmaker said revenue and profit jumped in the first half as it benefits from a broad drive to replace foreign AI hardware.
An MIT Technology Review investigation describes how claims about a sprawling censorship apparatus migrated from fringe online discourse into federal policy, with effects felt inside the State Department amid DOGE-led cuts.
The European Commission is scaling up Europe’s IRIS² satellite network, with secure services for states, militaries and emergency responders targeted from 2029.
Hyperscale projects draw bipartisan backlash in Arkansas over water and electricity use and the appropriation of rural, Black-owned land.
The Indian dairy company is seeking a $1.13 billion valuation in a scaled-back public offering.
The WTA official score page lists Jessica Pegula against Alexandra Eala in the 2026 Washington, DC championship match.
The reported move would mark the Indonesian wealth fund’s first hedge fund investment.
Qatar-based telecom Ooredoo partners with Nvidia and Nokia on a multi-billion-dollar AI compute platform targeting Southeast Asia.
The regulator is standing up a specialized team to pursue accounting and financial reporting fraud with dedicated expertise, focus, and capacity.
Deadline says Uli Latukefu will play Ganondorf in the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie and that he signed a multi-picture deal, though Nintendo and Sony have not confirmed additional films.
Apple's flagship wireless earbuds are $60 off, with Amazon and Walmart matching the discounted price.
The Japanese trading house is moving to scale up beef production in Vietnam using sanitation and quality-management practices modeled on Japanese standards.
The Chinese automaker's Brazilian factory delivers its debut hybrid model as sales in Latin America's largest car market continue to climb.
The chipmaker's new SEPP initiative aims to strengthen education pathways from K-12 through post-secondary schooling and into semiconductor careers.
The forthcoming open-source model forecasts both a storm's track and intensity from lower-resolution data, though researchers admit they don't fully understand how it works.
A Guardian letter argues that banks should measure not only AI time savings but also the extra human work created when automation fails.
The AI agent environment Cloudflare originally built in-house for its employees is now being released as open-source tooling for people who don't write code.
The Norwegian club plans to exclude identified offenders for 20 matches, as UEFA sanctions loom over the supporter misconduct.
A unanimous yearlong moratorium in Hernando County, Florida, signals a growing bipartisan backlash against the infrastructure powering the AI boom.
Iron Bestie, a robotic make-up assistant powered by vision-language models and voice, beat more than 160 global competitors in a 48-hour hardware-meets-software sprint.
Die Funktion ist nun allgemein verfügbar und soll den Betrieb vereinfachen, weil keine separate Vektordatenbank mehr nötig ist.
SD-ledaren försvarar att Tidöpartierna slopat det kommunala vetot om uranbrytning och varnar för ny lagstiftning som han beskriver som för trubbig.
A Lawfare analysis finds xAI's AI-generated encyclopedia has been frozen since late April, with no entry changed in more than three months.
The island's electronics and manufacturing supply chain is positioning the emerging space economy as its next major market opportunity.
Google’s long-running Assistant will stop working on Android phones and Wear OS smartwatches next month, with Gemini assuming the personal assistant role.
Elected to lead the Moderate Youth League in 2020 and removed after two years, Matilda Ekeblad now stands as one of the Moderates' top parliamentary candidates in Östergötland.
More than 50 offending image and video ads appeared on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data, and some ran as recently as this week.
The e-commerce company brings serial entrepreneur Elias Torres back as chief product officer to spearhead its AI agent development.
Meta is expanding its AI coding offerings with a new agent it says can handle complex tasks in complex software.
Two cutting-edge systems targeted real people and organisations in what the UK's AI Security Institute calls an unprecedented incident.
Gunnar Lindstedt criticizes the streamer's new production for not disclosing which crimes Trustor figure Thomas Jisander was convicted of.
A new NIST demonstration suggests fragile quantum entanglement can hold up under tough, real-world conditions outside the lab.
The chipmaker and its partners are directing investment toward U.S. supply chains, energy grids and skilled labor to onshore the infrastructure behind AI and advanced computing.
Amazon’s Ring has introduced the Peephole Cam 2K, a sleeker replacement for its 2019 Door View Cam that installs through an existing peephole without drilling or wiring.
The software company is building a local version of its AI assistant Eney using Liquid AI's models, with plans to extend on-device inference to third-party developers.
The Claude-maker says it will co-design hardware and models to make its technology run faster and more efficiently.
Aggressive price cuts, technical breakthroughs and accelerating adoption from players like DeepSeek and MiniMax prompt the bank to lift its year-end projection from US$10 billion.
A cluster of US-China rifts over artificial intelligence models, advanced robotics, optical modules and an expanded forced labour blacklist is setting the stage for a contentious September leaders' meeting.
'Looksmaxxing' culture has spawned facial-analysis services like Qoves that sell 'science-backed' beauty advice for hundreds of dollars—but experts warn they lack scientific backing and can harm users.
The American Federation of Teachers is partnering with AI firms on educator training as teachers seek ways to use artificial intelligence without letting students outsource their thinking.
Activist group Everyone Hates Elon leads guerrilla ad and GDPR email campaigns against Meta's smart glasses, as rights groups warn of surveillance and women share stories of non-consensual filming.
Tech strategic adviser Itay Sagie argues that integrating AI can inadvertently reduce acquisition value unless founders design their AI strategy with exits in mind.
The feel-good sports sitcom's comeback may prove the most important release in a year packed with returning favorites and new originals.
The Shenzhen-based robotics startup is seeking a Hong Kong listing, joining other domestic robot makers despite new US trade restrictions.
The Chinese AI unicorn is expected to close its latest financing round this month while dismantling its offshore structure for a potential year-end listing in Hong Kong, according to sources.
Journalist Gil Durán says Silicon Valley billionaires such as Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are abandoning democracy and using their power to push authoritarian, apocalyptic visions.
Chinese tech giant extends global access to Hy3 through WorkBuddy, Tencent Design Miora and TokenHub, offering it free for a limited time.
Her brother, Filip Hammar, announced the news on Instagram.
The chipmaker said data center revenue reached $6.7 billion in its latest quarter, up from $5.8 billion in Q1 and 107 percent higher than a year ago, underscoring how AI demand is reshaping its business.
The encrypted messenger extends its linked-devices feature beyond PCs and iPads, letting a single phone number sync securely across additional Android phones and iPhones.
The battery purchase underscores the financial and supply-chain ties binding Elon Musk's companies together.
The Japanese HVAC maker posted a higher profit, with hotter European weather driving stronger demand for cooling units.
Wall Street rallied Tuesday, with the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq climbing as corporate profits piled up and oil prices slipped.
Readers preferred ChatGPT's simpler, more digestible prose in a new study, though researchers caution the findings do not render human authors obsolete.
Elon Musk tells financial analysts that critics are underestimating his aerospace giant as it reports its first-ever financial results.
The carrier's new EIP Flex 36 stretches the standard installment window by a year and waives upfront costs for a limited time.
Many BMW owners are being shown a banner ad for Spider-Man: Brand New Day on the car’s Control Display, a move framed as a “special surprise.”
A seven-year review of Tesla earnings calls shows the CEO devotes roughly half his speaking time to robots and AI, leaving the core car business in the background.
An unofficial revival promises classic ICQ elements including UINs, contact lists, and the signature “Uh-oh” sound, though little is known about who runs it.
NVIDIA's frontier open model aims to help self-driving vehicles navigate rare, complex scenarios beyond standard object detection and motion prediction.
The company is participating in an NSF effort to expand access to AI research and education resources across the U.S.
A new compact model from LiquidAI is pitched as a foundation for deploying on-device AI agents everywhere.
Puck's Matthew Belloni says generative tools have quietly become standard in filmmaking, shifting the industry's battle from adoption to power over what comes next.
A broadcast feature promises to read players' faces—leaving the poker world to wonder whether it's a party trick or a threat to the game's future.
A leaked memo obtained by The Verge suggests Microsoft's next console, codenamed Project Helix, will run titles from every prior Xbox generation as well as PC games.
Endeavour Optical Networks is betting that ultra-fast laser links in space can outpace today's undersea fiber backbone.
Bitkom’s ranking says Germany has good infrastructure, but weak use and a disastrous public administration.
Swedish police have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected assault after a brawl in Västerås SK's away supporter section during Monday's match against Djurgården.
Salget av Devold ga Flakk-familien sitt første overskudd på fire år.
Research finds non-experts defer to LLM-based diagnostic assistance even when it is wrong, while clinicians successfully catch the AI's errors.
Offline wallets are pitched as the gold standard of crypto security, but when the random number generator behind a seed phrase fails, the secret is guessable from the moment of creation.
Anders Szabo har registrert over 700 turar i sommar, medan faglege åtvaringar peikar på at konkurranse og poengsamling kan overskygge sjølve naturopplevinga.
The prolific studio behind Pokémon keeps experimenting outside its flagship series, but The Verge frames Beast of Reincarnation as another sign of how hard it is to establish a distinct identity.
As AI services spread, buyers are struggling to control costs while sellers remain unsure how much to charge, leaving both sides of the market without a reliable pricing model.
A reported $100 million deal would equip 50,000 Ukrainian kamikaze drones with US-developed AI, pushing one-way strike drones toward independent target tracking.
The expert in machine learning, statistics, and computation succeeds Professor Ankur Moitra.
After years of delays, Apple's AI upgrade makes Siri genuinely useful, but it lands in a landscape where capable assistants are now table stakes.
As competition for scarce AI expertise intensifies, companies are reaching out to doctoral students long before they finish their degrees.
A new malware campaign spreading through the Arch User Repository has prompted maintainers to suspend all AUR updates for the time being.
The city says cloudy water at Sundspromenaden and Scaniabadet may be caused by an algal bloom.
Leaked press images offer the clearest look yet at Lenovo's first Googlebook models, showing both a traditional laptop and a 2-in-1 tablet ahead of a launch expected later this year.
Beijing revises integrated-circuit layout regulations, clarifying licensing, transfer, co-ownership rights and infringement penalties as it pushes for tech self-sufficiency under US export controls.
The embodied AI division becomes the fourth Ant Group unit to step up capital-raising as it advances its general-purpose 'robot brain' ambitions.
A heise+ review looks at six compact battery-powered fans and highlights what buyers should watch for when purchasing and cleaning them.
A much-hyped AI-generated staging of Wagner's Ring at the festival's 150th anniversary lands as banal bric-a-brac rather than a probing meditation on power, knowledge and technology.
New Dynamic Insights feature turns system-wide runtime data into evidence-based recommendations for developers and AI coding agents optimizing software on Arm-based platforms.
On TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Altman's plea to slow the rate of AI progress puts him at the center of the industry's acceleration-versus-deceleration fight.
JD.com joins Alibaba and Meituan in rolling out AI-enabled smart helmets for food couriers, blending voice assistance and computer vision to boost rider safety and delivery efficiency.
Recent local elections indicate declining support for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling coalition.
Heise reviews the 24B2D5300 dual-screen display, a 120 Hz unit built for client-facing desks and shared workspaces.
A rapid portfolio liquidation by a fast-rising Wall Street hedge fund has sparked urgent warnings from Shanghai market analysts against the use of leverage.
A visit to a Shanghai AI research institute suggests China is presenting its artificial intelligence ambitions through cultural symbolism as well as technology.
A visit to a Shanghai AI research institute highlights how China is presenting its AI ambitions as both a technical and cultural project.
Heise's review of Xiaomi's latest smart sports watch asks whether its sensor accuracy, route navigation and marathon battery life make it a real alternative to Garmin and Polar.
A burst of progress in China's AI, chips and robotics is unsettling US markets, dividing tech leaders and forcing the Trump administration to react.
Secondhand dealers preparing for the Melbourne Rare Book Fair fear old and rare books are being scanned for AI training and then destroyed.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump urged Britain to stop depending on Norwegian oil, dismissing its role as only 'peanuts in the big picture.'
Maria Myklebust Olsen, a recent biotechnology graduate from Trondheim, will lead the student parliament after choosing to remain in the coastal city for another year.
CSAIL director and MIT professor recognized for contributions spanning robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems.
The invention targets harmful bacteria that can thrive in warm household plumbing.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking applications to strengthen the network that supports small and medium-sized manufacturers, with an informational webinar planned for July 28.
The strategic collaboration aims to accelerate the development of advanced semiconductor packaging using glass substrates to meet the performance and density demands of the AI era.
The Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes - Commercial effort supported domestic leading-edge CMOS technology and manufacturing in the United States.
As AI's computational demands outgrow single massive chips, Intel positions its U.S. advanced packaging to interconnect specialized chips into faster, unified systems.
As AI systems move from answering prompts to completing work, infrastructure must be optimized around the full workflow surrounding the model.
Through JVM tuning and workload-specific optimization, Atlassian improved throughput and latency while cutting costs across thousands of instances.
The approach focuses on reusable skills and insights that could help large language models adapt across tasks after deployment.
A Google Research blog item presents SymptomAI as work toward AI-assisted symptom assessment in a general science context.
The company is pressing a lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with a web scraper in a dispute tied to Google search results.
The popular YouTuber and science communicator warns that the dopamine rush from interacting with large language models has become detrimental to his personal well-being and, he argues, the wider world.
The shared family planner is discounted through August 9th as households brace for a hectic return-to-class season.
The Verge's Dominic Preston argues that as foldable phones lose their novelty and settle into maturity, the resulting stagnation is exactly the opening Apple has been waiting for.
Nvidia-backed AI startup Safe Superintelligence and fusion energy firm Commonwealth Fusion Systems topped this week's largest venture rounds.
A Wired security roundup flags cyberattacks on water systems, alongside items on FBI interest in AI crime-detection tools, Russia’s charges against Telegram’s founder, and xAI’s challenge to a state “nudification” ban.
New EU regulations require people to be told when they're interacting with AI or viewing AI-generated content, raising fears of 'disclosure fatigue.'
The bloc says the public-private push could mobilize more than €30 billion to expand sovereign AI computing capacity across Europe.
The European Commission outlines a multi-pronged funding strategy to address structural challenges and promote media freedom, pluralism, and innovation.
The initiative frames open source software as essential to global infrastructure and a key foundation for cybersecurity.
AI investor Sarah Guo champions NVIDIA's Jetson platform as a compact, powerful compute solution enabling AI development and deployment beyond centralized data centers.
Google DeepMind’s robotics update centers on extending AI capabilities from isolated actions toward coordinated, whole-body robot behavior.
The latest iteration of Google's AI music model promises advances in musicality, lyrics, vocals, and creative control.
Brussels pushed back high-risk deadlines through the Digital Omnibus but left Article 50's disclosure obligations locked on the original calendar.
The Shoreline Mafia member's solo climb to No. 58 has triggered immediate speculation that the track is largely machine-made.
The state ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward despite xAI’s lawsuit.
The company is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers but will keep existing unpermitted turbines in place for months.
The AI lab has posted a new V4-Flash version designation to its API docs, with no accompanying technical details.
The AI lab is reportedly building a system aimed at sustaining work beyond the single prompt.
The short-lived feature let users alter satellite imagery with text prompts, raising concerns about AI-generated deepfakes of real-world places.
A critical Exchange Server vulnerability is under active exploitation, with exploits capable of giving attackers persistent access that can survive credential rotation and disk re-imaging.
For parents like Kris DeVault, whose young son Brody has missed key developmental milestones, the new law is framed as urgently needed.
A new right-to-try framework aims to turn the state into a hub for early-stage biotech therapies, allowing drugs to advance after only preliminary testing.
Mark Zuckerberg previewed a future in which Meta’s AI tools do more than chat, acting on users’ behalf as the company goes all-in on AI.
Satya Nadella says the unified app combining chat, coding, and agentic capabilities will span consumer and commercial experiences when it launches this year.
A report says the incident helps explain how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face, with 10 days passing between exploitation of the JFrog flaw and a released fix.
A newly discovered fatal weakness took down a PQC algorithm that had survived years of testing.
MIT Technology Review’s newsletter flags a chip talent battle alongside a broader discussion of deflating AI hype.
As Meta spends heavily on AI infrastructure and agents, its CEO is trying to persuade investors the bet will pay off.
The initiative is aimed at accelerating scientific research, collaboration and discovery.
Retaining reasoning and enabling compaction boosted GPT-5.6 performance and efficiency on the abstract-reasoning benchmark.
The company announced a new AI model integrated into its MDASH platform, aimed at cybersecurity applications.
Show HN project offers both pre-trained model and tools for developers to train custom background removal solutions.
NVIDIA's CEO made his debut post on X to advocate for open access to AI models, joining Google, OpenAI, and Meta in the industry debate.
A detection technique embedded in assignment instructions flagged the vast majority of students for using AI tools.