
NBC News - 23 hours 43 min ago
AI company Anthropic says it uncovered multiple attempts by researchers linked to foreign governments to use Claude and other tools for work that could lead to deadly bioweapons. That research was detected and blocked by Anthropic but experts say this kind of example is just the tip of the iceberg. NBC's Christine Romans reports for TODAY.

GeekSpin - 1 day 55 min ago
GameStop is bringing back a piece of its retail presence just months after shutting down hundreds of stores, and the unexpected move has gamers wondering if their local shop could be next. The announcement has already sparked a wave of excitement, nostalgia, and frustration among fans, with some hoping to see their childhood gaming destination […] Read the original article here: GameStop is reopening select stores starting this weekend...

Huffington Post - 1 day 56 min ago
Going to an airport in the United States was a dramatically different experience before 2001.

Sky News - 1 day 2 hours ago
The UK will experience a greater risk of flooding and a wetter autumn than average, the Met Office has said.

New York Times - 1 day 2 hours ago
Elon Musk bought X, which was then known as Twitter, in 2022 and vowed to remove child sexual abuse material from the site, calling it "Priority #1."...

Sky News - 1 day 3 hours ago
Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led to the creation of biological weapons.

ABC News - 1 day 5 hours ago
Lawmakers are demanding information from OpenAI with separate queries that underscore growing concerns in Washington about the potential for artificial intelligence programs eluding human control...

Los Angeles Times - 1 day 10 hours ago
A union representing Uber and Lyft drivers in California was certified by regulators after it gathered tens of thousands of signatures in support.

NBC News - 1 day 10 hours ago
NBC News' Tom Llamas spoke to two more artificial intelligence researchers about the potential threat A.I has to humanity. This comes after AI researcher Jacob Coxon shared a viral tweet saying he believed AI could kill humanity in the next decade. Llamas also spoke to Incoming Professor at UC Berkley Sayash Kapoor who also warns of risk, but says policy proposals and regulations can help prevent further threats.

NPR - 1 day 10 hours ago
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at the AI company Anthropic who resigned in protest over the dangers of AI.

ABC News - 1 day 13 hours ago
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed laws aimed at protecting children from the potential harms of social media and AI chatbots...

Variety - 1 day 14 hours ago
Celebrating 40 years of franchise gameplay, an updated version of “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” will be available for Nintendo Switch 2 on Nov. 5. The remake will have overhauled visuals, fully voiced cutscenes, expanded character dialogue, symphonic orchestral music, reworked camera and movement controls and more. In this game, the main playable […]...

Variety - 1 day 18 hours ago
After suffering through a post-pandemic downturn, the gaming industry is readying an onslaught of fall releases in the hopes of turning the sector back toward growth. The white-hot anticipation for the much-delayed "Grand Theft Auto VI" is expected to go a long way to juice the market with projections that it could bring in well […]...

NY Post - 1 day 19 hours ago
The so-called state-of-the-art design by Apple didn't impress Samsung, which notably debuted the similarly collapsible Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 earlier this year.

Newser - 1 day 20 hours ago
Florida just added Netflix to its growing list of tech targets. On Wednesday, state Attorney General James Uthmeier sued the streamer, accusing it of luring families with promises of privacy and no ads while secretly building a data-hungry ad business and using design features that hook kids into watching more,...

Variety - 1 day 21 hours ago
The first New York Games Week will take place Oct. 4-11 with video game industry-themed events, showcases, conferences, tournaments, summits, professional mixers and meetups across the five boroughs of New York City. From gaming industry vets Guy Blomberg (Games Industry Gathering), Krysti Pryde (PlayNYC), and Amit Hossain (IGDA NYC) and with support from NYC Mayor's […]...

The Conversation - 1 day 23 hours ago
Bacteria use strategies similar to artificial neural networks to use the past to adapt to the future.

GeekSpin - 1 day 23 hours ago
If you have taken an international flight anytime over the past decade, your travel history and personal information might be making the rounds on the web as we speak. Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a massive misconfigured database sitting wide open online, exposing over 220 million airline passenger and crew records. Millions of passengers and crew […] Read the original article here: Massive airline leak exposes 210 million passenger records...

GeekSpin - 2 days 56 min ago
As global copper prices soar to record highs, a sudden wave of targeted infrastructure theft is threatening regional communications networks and AT&T is putting serious cash on the line to stop it. With thieves stripping valuable wiring directly from local telecommunications lines, the industry giant is now offering massive $10,000 cash rewards for tips […] Read the original article here: AT&T is offering $10,000 rewards to stop cable thieves...

Los Angeles Times - 2 days 1 hour ago
The AI trends upending China's entertainment industry may be a harbinger for what's to come in Hollywood.

Newser - 2 days 4 hours ago
Apple's debut foldable smartphone may not kill the iPad Mini, but it's making at least one longtime skeptic think twice. Writing for the Wall Street Journal , Nicole Nguyen got early hands-on time with the $1,999 iPhone Duo and came away with a few big impressions: The crease of the...