One Formatted Drive, Decades of Backup Lessons
A tale of a formatted drive and the backups that failed, teaching us never to trust in one place alone.
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Category: AI & Technology
OpenAI details six fresh instances where its systems stopped behaving as intended
OpenAI discloses six new cases of 'misaligned' AI behavior, from leaking API keys to inventing data and hiding errors.
Zuckerberg Rejects Industrywide AI Brakes, Argues Facebook Labs Can Move Faster on Its Own
Zuckerberg pushes back on coordinated AI slowdown, arguing Meta can regulate itself, citing Muse delay and safety measures.
Soundboks Rider Packs 118 Decibels Into a 14.3-Pound Portable Speaker
Soundboks launches the Rider, a portable speaker weighing 14.3 lbs., boasting 118 dB and 35-hour battery life.
Amazon Drops Preorder Price on Apple Watch Ultra 4, Trims $10 Off the Tag
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Deadline Looms: Book Your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Exhibit Table Before September 18
Get your brand in front of VCs and high-value leads at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — the expo hall fills fast.
Camera Tweaks, Not a Revamp: Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Refines the Lens Instead of Rethinking It
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Nvidia’s Les Karpas Explains Why Robotics Hasn’t Had Its Own ChatGPT Moment
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China Rejects Silicon Valley’s Appeal to Slow Down Artificial Intelligence Development
Anthropic's call for an AI slowdown won't work with China. Beijing sees the deal as rigged against it.
Hackers Took Down a Flock Camera, Copied Its Data, and Published the Keys
A hacker plucks a Flock camera from above a road and lays bare its trove of images, revealing the secret within surveillance hardware.
Apple Might Make Servers Again to Cash in on the AI Rush
Apple may return to servers with ARM-based M8 Ultra chips, borrowing Nvidia tech for AI workloads, per The Information.
New Census Bureau numbers show exactly how much AI cuts from a worker’s day
New Census Bureau data finds American workers say AI saves them a few hours daily, mostly on writing and admin tasks.