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Inventor who encouraged Elon Musk to make Optimus says most humanoid robots today are 'terrifying'

interview Scott LaValley, CEO of Cartwheel Robotics, says robot makers should prioritize social acceptance over capabilities

Offbeat13 Sep 2025 | 69

New Really Simple Licensing spec wants AI crawlers to show a license - or a credit card

For whom the bill tolls

AI + ML11 Sep 2025 | 11

WhatsApp's former security boss claims reporting infosec failings led to ousting

Meta shrugs off allegations of improper dismissal, ignoring privacy and security

Legal08 Sep 2025 | 12

Dev snared in crypto phishing net, 18 npm packages compromised

Security08 Sep 2025 | 8

OpenAI reorg at risk as Attorneys General push AI safety

California, Delaware AGs blast ChatGPT shop over chatbot safeguards

AI + ML05 Sep 2025 | 12

Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features

Unavoidable AI has developers looking for alternative code hosting options

Devops05 Sep 2025 | 72

AI code assistants make developers more efficient at creating security problems

Fixes typos, creates timebombs

AI + ML05 Sep 2025 | 21

Boffins build automated Android bug hunting system

AI agent system said to have found more than 100 zero-day flaws in production apps

Security04 Sep 2025 | 4

Oracle’s layoff train rolls on: 101 in WA, 250+ in CA - with more cuts looming

Big Red bloodbath not yet acknowledged by the company

PaaS + IaaS03 Sep 2025 | 19

Biased bots: AI hiring managers shortlist candidates with AI resumes

When AI runs recruiting, the winning move is using the same bot

AI + ML03 Sep 2025 | 20

Tech talent biz Andela trains up devs in GitHub Copilot

The beatings will continue until usage improves

AI + ML03 Sep 2025 | 7

Total recall: Mistral AI's Le Chat can now remember your conversations

A host of plugins also make it a better business tool

AI + ML02 Sep 2025 | 2

AI spies questionable science journals, with some human help

"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship"

Science31 Aug 2025 | 18

AMD Ryzen CPUs fry twice in the face of heavy math load, GMP says

GMP library test meltdown has AMD looking for answers

Systems29 Aug 2025 | 36

Microsoft unveils home-made ML models amid OpenAI negotiations

Microsoft AI honcho insists partnership with Sam Altman's brainbox behemoth is alive and well

AI + ML28 Aug 2025 | 4

Not in my browser! Vivaldi capo doubles down on generative AI ban

Web browsing belongs to the people, not the bots

Applications28 Aug 2025 | 20

ChatGPT hates LA Chargers fans

Harvard researchers find model guardrails tailor query responses to user's inferred politics and other affiliations

AI + ML27 Aug 2025 | 15

Crims laud Claude to plant ransomware and fake IT expertise

comment AI lowers the bar for cybercrime, Anthropic admits

AI + ML27 Aug 2025 | 3

Anthropic teases Claude for Chrome: Don't try this at home

AI am inevitable, AI firm argues

AI + ML26 Aug 2025 | 7

AI robs jobs from recent college grads, but isn't hurting wages, Stanford study says

ai-pocalypse Machine-learning models are automating away some entry-level roles

AI + ML26 Aug 2025 | 13

Nvidia touts Jetson Thor kit for real-time robot reasoning

GPU modules for AI and robotics take aim at latency

Edge + IoT25 Aug 2025 | 2

Linux Foundation says yes to NoSQL via DocumentDB

PostgreSQL implementation of document-oriented NoSQL datastore adopted under permissive MIT license

Databases25 Aug 2025 | 7

Search-capable AI agents may cheat on benchmark tests

Data contamination can make models seem more capable than they really are

AI + ML23 Aug 2025 | 18

AI giants call for energy grid kumbaya

Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI researchers warn of uneven power usage associated with AI training, and propose possible fixes

AI + ML22 Aug 2025 | 18

Anthropic scanning Claude chats for queries about DIY nukes for some reason

Because savvy terrorists always use public internet services to plan their mischief, right?

AI + ML21 Aug 2025 | 12

Honey, I shrunk the image and now I'm pwned

Google’s Gemini-powered tools tripped up by image-scaling prompt injection

AI + ML21 Aug 2025 | 10

Microsoft stays mum about M365 Copilot on-demand security bypass

UPDATED Redmond doesn't bother informing customers about some security fixes

Security20 Aug 2025 | 8

Perplexity's Comet browser naively processed pages with evil instructions

updated Rival Brave flags prompt injection vulnerability, now patched

AI + ML20 Aug 2025 | 8

Open the pod bay door, GPT-4o

Researchers use LLM in 'AI Space Cortex' to automate robotic extraterrestrial exploration

AI + ML20 Aug 2025 | 8

Vision AI models see optical illusions when none exist

When is a duck not also a rabbit? When it's a canard

AI + ML19 Aug 2025 | 35

Facial recognition works better in the lab than on the street, researchers show

High accuracy scores come from conditions that don't reflect real-world usage

Research18 Aug 2025 | 31

GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire

MIT NANDA study finds only 5 percent of organizations using AI tools in production at scale

AI + ML18 Aug 2025 | 22

Nabiha Syed remakes Mozilla Foundation in the era of Trump and AI

interview The non-profit has a new look but still stands up for the open web

AI + ML17 Aug 2025 | 26

Codeberg beset by AI bots that now bypass Anubis tarpit

Nowhere to hide

Devops15 Aug 2025 | 27

Oracle cuts cloud jobs with Seattle hit hard as AI spending soars

AI will take your salary in capex before it can take your job

PaaS + IaaS15 Aug 2025 | 11

No more Blocktoberfest? German court throws book at ad blockers

UPDATED Could tinkering with a site’s code to hide ads count as infringement?

Legal15 Aug 2025 | 137

Breathe easy: Apple Watch can read your oxygen levels again

iBiz shifts data to iPhone in patent workaround

Personal Tech14 Aug 2025 | 25

Doctors get dopey if they rely too much on AI, study suggests

A tool can become a crutch

AI + ML13 Aug 2025 | 19

Claude Code's copious coddling confounds cross customers

Never mind the errors, we've had it with "You're absolutely right!"

AI + ML13 Aug 2025 | 15

AI model 'personalities' shape the quality of generated code

But despite the differences, all models excel at making errors and shouldn't be trusted

AI + ML13 Aug 2025 | 1

Perplexity takes a shine to Chrome, offers Google $34.5 billion

Could the most popular browser change hands?

AI + ML12 Aug 2025 | 34

Poisoned telemetry can turn AIOps into AI Oops, researchers show

Sysadmins, your job is safe

Networks12 Aug 2025 | 6

GitHub head ankles as Microsoft takes biz by the hand

Code hosting biz takes a back seat within Microsoft's CoreAI division

Devops11 Aug 2025 | 17

The dead need right to delete their data so they can't be AI-ified, lawyer says

Not everyone wants to be simulated after they're gone

AI + ML09 Aug 2025 | 52

Humans make better content cops than AI, but cost 40x more

To keep toxic content from damaging brands, both people and machines have a place

AI + ML08 Aug 2025 | 30

Robots can program each other's brains with AI, scientist shows

It's a step toward The Terminator, built 20 times faster than people can program

AI + ML07 Aug 2025 | 20

Not big in Japan: Apple's WebKit browser requirement may break new law

Three jurisdictions now want browser engine variety for a better mobile market

Legal06 Aug 2025 | 13

Atlassian's Trello redesign may be 'worst in tech history' say frustrated users

UPDATED Customers compare upgrade to Microsoft's mega-messy Windows 8

SaaS06 Aug 2025 | 48

Perplexity vexed by Cloudflare's claims its bots are bad

AI search biz insists its content capture and summarization is okay because someone asked for it

AI + ML05 Aug 2025 | 25

How to train your robot: Wear a tiny one in a baby carrier

You can build your own robot CHILD for under $1,000

Science05 Aug 2025 | 16

Perplexity AI accused of scraping content against websites’ will with unlisted IP ranges

Cloudflare finds AI search biz ignoring crawl prohibitions and trying to hide its spiders

AI + ML04 Aug 2025 | 14

Reddit is people! Which means its search might not be so damaged by AI slop

Community content site aims to profit from real conversation

AI + ML02 Aug 2025 | 32

OpenAI removes ChatGPT self-doxing option

Checkbox to make chatbot conversations appear in search engines deemed a footgun

AI + ML01 Aug 2025 | 11

Amazon is spending a boatload on AI but investors are impatient for results

Hang in there, it's early days, insists CEO Andy Jassy

AI + ML31 Jul 2025 | 7

New Google AI model maps world in 10-meter squares for machines to read

DeepMind geospatial AI model offers comprehensive view of Earth image data

AI + ML31 Jul 2025 | 14

Bitter fight over 2020 Microsoft quantum paper both resolved and unresolved

Deep dive Ground control to Majorana

Science31 Jul 2025 | 30

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Inventor who encouraged Elon Musk to make Optimus says most humanoid robots today are 'terrifying'

New Really Simple Licensing spec wants AI crawlers to show a license - or a credit card

Walmart's bet on AI depends on getting employees to use it

Spectre haunts CPUs again: VMSCAPE vulnerability leaks cloud secrets

Google Cloud CEO sees sunny days ahead thanks to AI demand

Apple's 'Awe Droppings' fall close to the tree

WhatsApp's former security boss claims reporting infosec failings led to ousting

Dev snared in crypto phishing net, 18 npm packages compromised

OpenAI reorg at risk as Attorneys General push AI safety

Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features

AI code assistants make developers more efficient at creating security problems

Boffins build automated Android bug hunting system

Oracle’s layoff train rolls on: 101 in WA, 250+ in CA - with more cuts looming

Biased bots: AI hiring managers shortlist candidates with AI resumes

Tech talent biz Andela trains up devs in GitHub Copilot

Total recall: Mistral AI's Le Chat can now remember your conversations

AI spies questionable science journals, with some human help

AMD Ryzen CPUs fry twice in the face of heavy math load, GMP says

Microsoft unveils home-made ML models amid OpenAI negotiations

Not in my browser! Vivaldi capo doubles down on generative AI ban

ChatGPT hates LA Chargers fans

Crims laud Claude to plant ransomware and fake IT expertise

Anthropic teases Claude for Chrome: Don't try this at home

AI robs jobs from recent college grads, but isn't hurting wages, Stanford study says

Nvidia touts Jetson Thor kit for real-time robot reasoning

Linux Foundation says yes to NoSQL via DocumentDB

Search-capable AI agents may cheat on benchmark tests

AI giants call for energy grid kumbaya

Anthropic scanning Claude chats for queries about DIY nukes for some reason

Honey, I shrunk the image and now I'm pwned

Microsoft stays mum about M365 Copilot on-demand security bypass

Perplexity's Comet browser naively processed pages with evil instructions

Open the pod bay door, GPT-4o

Vision AI models see optical illusions when none exist

Facial recognition works better in the lab than on the street, researchers show

GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire

Nabiha Syed remakes Mozilla Foundation in the era of Trump and AI

Codeberg beset by AI bots that now bypass Anubis tarpit

Oracle cuts cloud jobs with Seattle hit hard as AI spending soars

No more Blocktoberfest? German court throws book at ad blockers

Breathe easy: Apple Watch can read your oxygen levels again

Doctors get dopey if they rely too much on AI, study suggests

Claude Code's copious coddling confounds cross customers

AI model 'personalities' shape the quality of generated code

Perplexity takes a shine to Chrome, offers Google $34.5 billion

Poisoned telemetry can turn AIOps into AI Oops, researchers show

GitHub head ankles as Microsoft takes biz by the hand

The dead need right to delete their data so they can't be AI-ified, lawyer says

Humans make better content cops than AI, but cost 40x more

Robots can program each other's brains with AI, scientist shows

Not big in Japan: Apple's WebKit browser requirement may break new law

Atlassian's Trello redesign may be 'worst in tech history' say frustrated users

Perplexity vexed by Cloudflare's claims its bots are bad

How to train your robot: Wear a tiny one in a baby carrier

Perplexity AI accused of scraping content against websites’ will with unlisted IP ranges

Reddit is people! Which means its search might not be so damaged by AI slop

OpenAI removes ChatGPT self-doxing option

Amazon is spending a boatload on AI but investors are impatient for results

New Google AI model maps world in 10-meter squares for machines to read

Bitter fight over 2020 Microsoft quantum paper both resolved and unresolved

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