UN Security Council hears AI lab chiefs on loss-of-control risk
Bengio, co-chair of the UN’s scientific panel on AI , is briefing the Council alongside Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and Clément Delangue, the chief executives of OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face. According to Security…
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The new Beats 360 are 'some of the most comfortable, best-sounding headphones' — and you can save a whopping 80% on an extra pair of earcups
Originally priced at $49.99, you can get the Beats 360 Cushion Kit for just $9.99 for a limited time . The Beats 360 and Cushion Kit are only available for pre-order, with a September 24 release date. Save 80% on the…
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Interpol uses AI to identify 126 terrorists by analyzing over 100,000 images with new facial recognition tools
This allowed 126 people to be identified on paper as potential terrorists who would still need to be tracked down by the international police organization. . This approach left 6,362 unique, high-quality images, which…
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Modal Motors is trying to cut China out of electric motors entirely
This time, he wants to ditch rare-earth magnets entirely, in a bid to further separate the U.S. from China’s supply chain. As one of the founders in Startup Battlefield 200 who will compete at TechCrunch Disrupt next…
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Why Google's forgotten Pixelbook Go is still my favorite laptop in 2026
It's from 2019. It's a Google Pixelbook Go that I bought new, even though it was manufactured seven years ago. It's the only thing that's filled the netbook-sized hole in my heart, and makes me wish Google would bring it…
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DOJ defends Trump’s White House ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW
In a court document filed on Tuesday evening, the government’s lawyers justified President Donald Trump’s decision to ban the three organizations. They stated that access to the building is a privilege, not a right. The…
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Contrary to some reports, you don't have two brains
While the hindbrain may form a distinct fate first, most of the volume of the mature brain (pink) comes from the forebrain. Credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Late last week, we started seeing headlines about how…
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The GMKtec M8 is a surprisingly powerful 4.5-star mini PC for the office — and it's now discounted at Amazon
And for a limited time, it's discounted at Amazon . • Best for: Remote workers and office professionals who want a reliable and powerful machine for work. • The deal: The GMKtec M8 mini PC is now $390 (was $480) at…
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UiPath’s Dines says AI needs a manual and launches Cartographer to write it
Dines used his keynote at FUSION, UiPath’s annual conference at the Wynn Las Vegas, to make the case for that manual. He then introduced the product UiPath built to write it: UiPath Cartographer , which builds what the…
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Europe's fastest supercomputer is finally getting its domestic silicon infusion
On Tuesday, French chip designer SiPearl began delivery of its long-anticipated Rhea1 CPUs to Bull for integration into the system. Jupiter, which came online last year, became the European Union's first exascale…
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