In an experiment, Claude ran a vending machine in the WSJ newsroom and lost $1,000+ after it dropped prices to zero, gave away a free PlayStation, and more
until someone pointed out this would fall afoul of the US Onion Futures Act of 1958. @andonlabs : Turns out journalists are better red-teamers than AI researchers. We've taught the agent to reject fre...
OPM Director Scott Kupor earlier this month said DOGE “doesn't exist” and OPM took over many of its functions, eight months before DOGE was set to close
Good morning. I've been thinking a lot about how a fleet … Nicholas Ballasy / Just The News : DOGE officially dissolved, OPM says NDTV Profit : Trump's Government Efficiency Department Disbands 8 Mon...
A look at Allen Control Systems, the maker of AI-powered gun turrets for shooting down drones, co-founded by Steven Simoni, who sold Bbot to DoorDash for $125M
- Restaurant app founder pivots to AI-powered machine guns — Simoni builds hype with bravado, parties and podcasts X: @reuters X: @reuters : Steven Simoni is part of a new generation of entrepreneurs...
Anthropic's Threat Intelligence report for August says Claude was weaponized for sophisticated cybercrimes, including a “vibe-hacking” data extortion scheme
and It Could Happen Again Vyom Ramani / Digit : Vibe-hacking based AI attack turned Claude against its safeguard: Here's how Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.2503: Anthropic's Claude helps ...
Source: the CEO and the chief people officer of Astronomer were put on leave after a video of them cuddling on a kiss cam at a Coldplay concert went viral
claims staffers ‘enjoying’ Coldplay kiss cam drama: 'Everybody's laughing their ass off' Jessica Wang / Entertainment Weekly : CEO and coworker caught at Coldplay concert under formal investigation by...
Trump says a 25%+ tariff “must be paid by Apple” on iPhones not made in the US, and he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US
will other tech companies face the heat? Here's what the US President said The Economic Times : Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones not made in US, targets India production Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, ...
An analysis by the Digital Witness Lab at Princeton of 8,000+ messages finds messages advertising guns across 234 publicly accessible WhatsApp groups in India
Yashraj Sharma / Rest of World : X: @nikita1712 . Forums: r/india X: Nikita Saxena / @nikita1712 : Read this cracker of a story by @yashjournals that builds on research by @diwilab, shared exclusivel...
Mark Zuckerberg says spending heavily on AI infrastructure is a “strategic advantage” and vows Meta will invest “hundreds of billions” in AI over the long term
Wall Street breathes a sigh of relief X: Tae Kim / @firstadopter : For Zuckerberg to come out guns ablazing saying he expects Llama 4 to be the best AI model in the world when it comes out, if true, m...
Palworld developer Pocketpair says Nintendo and Pokémon Company are seeking ~$65K in damages in their lawsuit and lists three patents it's accused of infringing
and How Much Money It's Being Sued For Lincoln Carpenter / PC Gamer : Palworld developer reports Nintendo's suing over 3 Pokémon patents for only $66,000 in damages, but a videogame IP lawyer says fig...
Parents and US lawmakers are debating whether social media has fueled a teen suicide crisis, as mental health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans
Mental-health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans, and parents and lawmakers alike are scrutinizing life online for answers. Bluesky: @madelinevo.bsky.social and @caseyjohnston.bsky.soc...