Amazon Raised Kindle Prices Across Almost Every Model — This Is the One Worth Buying
A ranking of Amazon's e-readers reveals the Kindle Paperwhite as the standout pick amid a price hike that raises nearly every model.
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Category: AI & Technology
MPs Call for New AI Bill After Warning Existing Laws Are Ill-Equipped
Parliamentary committee warns UK law can't keep up with AI risks to rights, calls for new bill.
Signal Plans to Let Users Register Without a Phone Number, Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Signal plans to let users register without a phone number using zero-knowledge proofs, sparking debate about spam and privacy.
Student Recalls Prank That Spread Virus Panic — and Sees the Same Fear in AI Research
An old prank of panic recalls the terror now spread among technologists, whose fears outrun any proof.
Anthropic Boss Urges AI Slowdown — and Nobody Knows How It Would Work
Anthropic's boss wants the AI industry to slow down. But nobody has explained how slowing down would actually work.
Anthropic CEO Warns Against the Rush to Build Smarter AI, Citing China’s Pace
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns of AI misuse and urges a US-China joint slowdown, while Trump dismisses extinction fears.
Anthropic’s Coxon Walks Out Over AI Development Pace, Praising Amodei’s Call to Slow Down
Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon quits, warns labs are racing toward 'self-improving superintelligence'.
Dodgy Ads Keep Showing Up on Google — Here’s How to Spot Them
Why does Google's AI catch dodgy ads in seconds, while human reviewers approve them twice? The answer may lie in incompetence.
Homebrew 7.0.0 Arrives With Faster Installs, Stronger Sandboxing, and macOS 10.15 Support Dropped
Homebrew 7.0.0 brings faster installs, security fixes, and changes for older Macs and non-standard setups. A dense release.
The Interim Computer Museum Opens Its Doors Online
A small museum preserves the machines that shaped modern life, letting visitors handle the very hardware that changed everything.
Anthropic Chief Wants the Whole Industry to Slow Down
Anthropic CEO warns AI's pace may outrun our control, citing OpenAI-Hugging Face breach; proposes independent evaluators, common safety standards.
Developer Builds Tool to Find Out Why Bun’s Zig Build Ran So Slow
A developer built a tracer to measure Bun's build time, finding a linker step consuming most of the duration.