The military embraced AI long before Claude
…time. In an example like that, if your systems flag a problem and they’re digitally connected, on the one hand, it could be much easier to raise anomalies, problems, risks…
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Apple is embracing the fantasy of AI photo editing
Apple used to question whether generative AI-powered editing features were worth the risk of distorting our perceptions of the world. Now it seems Apple no longer believes that photos should accurately…
The Govee smart lamp brightened up my room, and then my life
…I could shift from cool to warm without needing a towel and risking starting a fire. There’s a ripple effect that slowly moves across the wall and, for reasons I can…
There’s an internet choke point in the Middle East — is the solution in the North Pole?
…Periodically, policymakers will release reports noting that this arrangement seems risky, but these routes are the shortest, often in use since the telegraph era, and the system has managed remarkably well. Cables…
New Mexico has a plan to overhaul Facebook and Instagram
…And despite the privacy concerns created by getting rid of encryption, Ackerman said, “the risks to minors of encrypted messages far outweigh the privacy concerns for that population.” Meta attorney Alex Parkinson…
Final Fantasy meets Zelda? Yes, please
…The game lets you freely jump around between the time periods, as many quests involve going backward or forward in time to learn some vital piece of information or collect an important…
America’s dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here
…A New York Times analysis found that in just nine days, Grok shared “at least 1.8 million sexualized images of women,” though some estimates were even higher. But the law’s…
Can anyone look cool wearing Snap’s $2,000 glasses?
…If there’s even the off chance that wearing these on a first date won’t get you a second, why would you risk it? There are other practical reasons why these…
Apple’s best AI idea looks a lot like vibe coding
…I asked for one that would put my device into Do Not Disturb, and start a 30-minute timer with “Stop Playing” as the setting in the “When Timer Ends” section, but…
Musk v. Altman proved that AI is led by the wrong people
…Public sentiment about AI is at an all-time low. In a Pew Research survey from last summer, half of US adults said the “increased use of AI in daily life makes…