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AI almost led the US military to start a war with China, report says

The incident "almost started a war," according to a source cited in the report, and highlights the risks of incorporating AI into the sensitive work of the US Department of Defense. Engadget has asked the Department of…

When a cherished tree began withering away, locals suspected a killer in their midst

But this year, one tree was visibly suffering. "Green leaves were falling to the ground, which shouldn't happen at that time of year," recalls Jung, who lives near the streetside ginkgo in Buam-dong, a largely…

Quote of the day by ex-OpenAI chief scientist and SSI co-founder Ilya Sutskever: 'AI will keep getting better and the day will come when AI will do all the things that we can do' — a staggering prediction about a future superintelligence

This has long been a theorized possibility in the industry, but might we finally have the technology to realize this vision? "Slowly but surely – or maybe not so slowly – AI will keep getting better, and the day will…

Anthropic’s first embedded evaluator is … Accenture?

In a blog post , Anthropic said that Faculty, a company Accenture acquired in January to act as its AI division, will begin “evaluating and red-teaming models, conducting alignment assessments, and testing model…

Anthropic decides to support OpenAI's markdown instructions spec

This makes life easier for folks who use both platforms. "We're adding support for AGENTS.md to Claude Code," said Claude Code engineer Thariq Shihipar in a social media post . "Starting today in version 2.1.277, if…

Google gives me a free VPN, but these hidden gaps forced me to keep my paid subscription

A trusted VPN service often requires a subscription. Great VPNs like Surfshark, NordVPN , and ExpressVPN all have premium plans. Free VPNs, if trusted, often lack many core features. Google's free VPN is no exception.…

Tiny Dutch startup enlists Samsung as backer as it seeks to dethrone Nvidia AI GPU — but Euclyd won't get its inference chip out till 2028

The startup, called Euclyd, closed a funding round worth $231 million, drawing support from several firms beyond the South Korean electronics giant. According to Bernardo Kastrup, Chief Executive of Euclyd, commercial…

Microsoft agentically ports Copilot runtime to Rust for $120K

The migration cost about $120,000 in AI token usage plus about three weeks of a developer's time. However, managers also had to grapple with a few dozen regressions in the resulting code, pointing to AI’s ongoing…

Sony Music and UMG say Suno's new models still violates their copyright

The claim challenges the story Suno has generally told about its latest AI models , which are the first it's released since signing licensing deals with Warner Music Group and BMG . While Suno used licensed material to…

Clicks Communicator shipments begin in December

Gadget maker Clicks will soon learn how much pent-up demand there is for a modern-day BlackBerry. The company's first smartphone, the Clicks Communicator , will begin shipping in December, nearly a year after its CES…