OpenAI reportedly spends $300 million on camera firm Glass Imaging
OpenAI buys Glass Imaging, the smartphone camera maker behind Apple's Portrait Mode, for over $300 million.
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Instagram Account Collects 36 Photos Machines Can’t Recreate as Generative AI Hits Its Peak
An Instagram account posts 36 chaotic pictures too human for any machine to produce, rejecting artificial intelligence's scripted grip.
Apple Releases iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27 With Siri AI and Liquid Glass Refinements
Apple's iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate update brings Siri AI and refinements to Liquid Glass design, plus a transparency slider.
Unitree’s founder cut costs to the bone, and the company now leads the cheap humanoid robot race
Unitree founder Wang Xingxing cuts every screw himself to build cheap humanoid robots, but early quality woes took years to fix.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says Human Control Over AI Is Not Guaranteed
OpenAI's Sam Altman warns AI could outpace humanity or concentrate power in one company. He calls for pacing and shared safety standards.
AI Industry Leaders Push for Slower Development as Policymakers Consider New Rules
Anthropic's CEO wants AI to slow down. Here's what tech leaders and the President actually said in response.
Air taxis take test flights above Texas skies as futuristic transit nears reality
A pilot scheme of air taxis takes its first public flight over the skies of Texas, a harbinger of a future wherein the air is filled with such conveyances.
Russell’s Principles for Fast Tokio Applications
A blog post lays down principles for writing fast Tokio applications, with practical guidance on fairness, batching, and measuring latency.
Dario’s Plan for a Trustworthy AI Future Gets One Writer Asking Him to Prove It
A sharp reply to a CEO's plea to trust his firm alone with AI's future, questioning his claims of cures, prosperity, and freedom.
Microsoft fixes Windows and Excel bugs — but breaks audio, remote access, and pasting in the process
A patch meant to mend flaws in Windows and Excel broke audio, remote access, and pasting, while a zero-day flaw afflicts on-prem SharePoint.
Microsoft writes rules telling its AI models they cannot hack systems or fool people
Microsoft's new AI code of conduct bans hacking, deepfakes, and loss of human control, per its own document.
Jensen Huang Puts Trump on Speakerphone at Summit to Announce Robots Won’t Take Over
A tech CEO summons a president upon his stage, and the people hear the chief deny that the machines shall ever rule.