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No OpenAI IPO Until the AI Stops Going Rogue, CEO Sam Altman Says
OpenAI has "got to be able to make confident safety claims" before an IPO, Altman told reporters.
Trump Clearly Expects AI Leaders to Go Along With His ‘Super Intelligence’ Rebrand. Will They?
Trump seems to be claiming that private sector AI leaders are on board with this.
FBI’s Top Cyber Guy Warns ShinyHunters Crew That They Better Watch Their Backs
The FBI isn't mad, it's tracking the hackers, actually.
Trump’s New America.gov Chatbot Seems to Drop Acid When You Tell It to Play Minecraft
We know why.
‘Big Short’ Investor Expects AI Bubble Burst ‘Sooner Than Later’
The investor famous for predicting the 2008 housing market crash is expecting stocks to tumble next year.
Apple’s New CEO Looking to Cut Jobs and Push for Faster Product Launches
John Ternus reportedly wants to make Apple leaner and faster.
With Dots, OpenAI Wants You to Stop Being Afraid of Its AI Agents
The company is following in Meta's footsteps by putting a cutesy face on its technology.
With No Astra to Release, OpenAI Pivots to New GPT-6.1 Sol Model
Different name, supposedly less risk.
Scientists Dated the Catastrophic Pompeii Eruption Using Only Rocks. Here’s How Close They Got
According to Pliny the Younger, Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24th, 79 CE. That date is now helping geochronologists modify a common mineral dating technique.
El Niño’s Dreaded ‘Kelvin Wave’ Is About to Hit California
This signature of El Nino could raise sea levels by up to a foot.
Nazi Germany Couldn’t Have Built a Working Reactor, Let Alone a Bomb, Study Finds
Contrary to historical documents, Nazi Germany's nuclear program was far from achieving criticality.
GLP-1 Needles Tossed in the Trash Are Injuring Sanitation Workers
At least 49 sanitation workers in New York have been pricked by exposed needles this year.
The Next ‘Spider-Man’-Centric TV Show May Be a Clone War
'Spider-Noir' is done, but the next show is likely to adapt Marvel Comics' 'Clone Saga' storyline.
Trump Airbnb-ifies Government Services with AI-Powered America.gov
America, Online.
A Physicist Has an Ingenious Plan to Track Arctic Sea Ice With a Cold War-Era Early Warning Radar
An effort to bounce radar off the ionosphere across vast distances was too late for the Cold War, but it may help make Arctic shipping lanes safe.
The ‘Game of Thrones’ Movie Has an Official Release Date
'Aegon's Conquest' will hit theaters June 1, 2029.
A New Contender for Repairable Earbuds King Is Dropping Soon
The Fairbuds 2 are launching soon, which is big news for anyone that cares about repairability.
The Writers of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Tried Killing Hawkeye Over Black Widow
Co-writer Stephen McFeely discussed the decision at a recent Q&A for the Marvel film.
Smart Glasses Recalled After Overheating Reports and ‘Risk of Serious Injury or Death’
"The firm has received 10 reports of the AIR3 glasses overheating including reports of a burning sensation to the face and the left side of the ear."
Boeing’s Starliner Faces a Critical Test This Year as NASA Runs Out of Options
With SpaceX's Crew Dragon set to retire, the agency is forced to bet on Boeing's troubled spacecraft.
Leaked Anthropic IPO Prospectus Gives Wall Street an Early Look at How AI Could Go Off the Rails
The company is aiming for a $2 trillion valuation following its stock market debut in November.
‘Doctor Who’ Has Entered the AI Debate in an Alarming Way
A BBC boss saw an AI-generated episode of the series and deemed it 'pretty good.'
Archaeologists Unearth a Medieval Woman Buried With a Child in Her Arms
While further analysis is necessary to reveal their identities, 'there must have been a close relationship,' explains archaeologist Giuliano Volpe.
A Buried Oklahoma Crater Was Dated to the Wrong Era—and It Actually Lines Up With a Mass Extinction
No matter what technique we used, it was coming back to this younger signal."
Privacy Crypto Wallet Is Bringing Anonymous Payments to Stablecoins. Will Regulators Allow It?
Is this even legal?
Framework’s Revised Desktop Could Be the Modular Mac Studio of PCs
It's one of very few PCs that now sport AMD's biggest, baddest chip with a RAM spec to make wallets cry.
Creative Jobs Have Plummeted Amid the AI Boom
Film, TV, publishing, and other creative industries are suffering one of their worst stretches of job losses in decades.
Here’s When You Can Watch ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ at Home
The record-breaking film will be available to download October 6 before physical release on December 15.
Starship Has Finally Gone Orbital. Now Comes the Hard Part
Reaching orbit for the first time was a major milestone for Starship, but the road to commercial viability remains long.
Watch a YouTuber Do What Nintendo Couldn’t: Get ‘Super Mario 64’ Running on an SNES
It required a custom engine and an enhancement chip, but still.
Nothing Is Getting Roasted for Copying the AirPods Max Bra Case
I don't see the big deal.
‘Lego One Piece’ Won’t Sell You on the Live‑Action—But It’ll Definitely Make You Curious About the Anime
Netflix's special Lego recap episodes of its live-action 'One Piece' series sees Usopp embellish the Straw Hat Pirates' journey so far, streaming now.
Mike Flanagan Hopes His ‘Carrie’ TV Series Runs for Three Seasons
Plus, an update on 'Happy Death Day 3.'
If You Use Money to Buy Things, You Should Read This Book
Lindsay Owens, author of the incredible new book Gouged, tells us why the Robin Hood theory of surveillance pricing is a myth.
Asteroid Bennu Came From an Unexpected Corner of the Solar System
A new study pinpoints Bennu's birthplace to a specific zone between the inner and outer solar system.
Polaroid’s New Anti-AI Camera Lets You Mess With Exposure Times and More
The Polaroid Mod camera will let you mess with exposure times to create some actually cool effects.
A Mathematician Discovered a New Eight-Faced Shape. It Looks Like a Glitch in Reality
For a seemingly pointless exercise, these odd shapes can actually serve a practical purpose.
Netflix Wanted ‘Obsession’ and Wouldn’t Have Released It in Theaters
Instead of becoming a theatrical smash, Curry Barker's horror breakthrough could have been a straight-to-streaming release.
This Gene-Tech Is More Impressive Than the Extinct Dire Wolves It Created. Here’s Why
Colossal Biosciences brought back 20 key segments of extinct dire wolf DNA into living, breathing, wolf pups-and the tech used to do it could change conservation and paleontology for good.
Casey Affleck’s Embarrassing Christopher Nolan Story Is Glorious
The Oscar-winning actor called the Oscar-winning director on behalf of his kids and it was weird.
FBI Staff Memo Reportedly Assumes ShinyHunters Stole ‘All FBI Employees’ Personal Data
It's been a rough week for the FBI.
Senate Report Says Tether’s USDT Is Central to Iranian Proxy Financing
Among sanctioned crypto wallets reviewed for the study, 84% transacted in USDT.
Trump Wanted to Force Postal Workers to Conduct Identity Checks on Mail-in Voters
White House officials tried to convince the USPS to agree to a plan requiring mail-in ballots be sent via Certified Mail.
Nothing’s New Wireless Headphones Take the ‘Pro’ Label Literally
The $400 Headphone 1 Pro are targeting audiophiles and musicians.
Trump’s Transportation Dept. Rolls Back Fuel Efficiency Standards Despite Surging Gas Prices
Because fuel inefficiency and smog are Americans' most popular issues right now.
OpenAI Cancels Release of GPT-6.1 Astra Because It ‘Regressed’ on Safety
It doesn't sound like it morphed into a diabolical hacker. It mostly just screwed up.
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ May Be Re-Released With New Footage
'Avengers: Endgame' did it, so why not the film that beat several of its box office records?
Anthropic Releases Its Second New AI Model in Less Than a Week
Like other recent models, Sonnet 5.5 is said to mostly be cheaper and faster.
Not Even $10,000 Could Convince These Locals To Stop Protesting a Data Center Project
A developer is offering Pennsylvania locals cash to stop protesting a new data center.
Federal Judge Blocks Utah’s VPN Crackdown
The judge temporarily blocked the rule after finding it likely unconstitutional.
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