We’re running out of reasons to ignore AI safety
…And why was the agent looking for a way into Hugging Face? They had apparently reasoned that the developer platform might store the answers to the cyber benchmark and that getting them…
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AI warfare is already here
…Google. “The systems we were talking about were not futuristic,” said Marijan, who is a senior researcher at Project Ploughshares, a peace-focused independent research institute. “They were existing platforms that had…
Computer cops
…and policies; it just ingested the data it had been given, leading to a more intensive focus on historically over-policed areas: a self-perpetuating cycle. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com…
Apple iPhone 16 Pro review: small camera update, big difference
…The updated Qi2-enabled MagSafe puck can charge the iPhone 16 Pro at 30W. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25626275/247263_iphone_16…
Polestar owners left ‘holding the bag’ after EV brand pulls out of the US
…What would happen with their vehicles? Who would service them? Would they still get software updates? And at a time of record-high rates of EV depreciation, what would happen to the…
US Elections
…Delaware County is updating poll workers’ oath to bar election bets on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, Spotlight PA reports. “I think they’re a pernicious, horrible factor and I don’t…
I spy
…This time, Meta partnered with Kylie Jenner, and ever since, the hot takes have been flowing on Threads, the company’s X-like social media platform. “We all agree that the…
The heist of iOS 26
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/268343_Prosser_CVirginia7-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Employees at Apple love the surprise, and not just the executives, says…
Sorry kid, drones are for war now
…And those who might have tried are being scared off by Trump policy. Just before Christmas, the FCC banned all future “foreign” drones, not just DJI, from entering the United States…
Climate Change
…Search-and-rescue operations lacked access to pinpoint data on where tornadoes touched down, because Kristi Noem’s DHS spending policies are holding up approval of a $200k contract, reports CNN : As…