Author: Zach_Wilson
Gavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning the state to take the lead on AI oversight, including the potential to mandate a “kill switch” for frontier models, with a new executive order issued Friday. Newsom’s order directs the state to convene a group of experts that will deliver recommendations within…
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2,000 UK flight cancellations caused by ‘previously unknown defect’ that happened in the ‘space of a millisecond’ — travel chaos took days to fix and left hundreds of thousands stranded
Nats report reveals a software defect caused days of flight disruption The defect occurred in the ‘space of a millisecond’ Severity of the incident was not identified until 2.5 hours later The UK airspace came to a grinding halt earlier this month after the UK’s National Air Traffic Services (Nats)…
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What Hollywood thinks about existential AI warnings
As the tech sector sounds alarms about AI’s potential to destroy humanity, entertainment labor groups are urging the public to stay focused on what’s already happening. The Verge reached out to Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate, and other studios who have started using AI, as well film startups focused on bringing…
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Hi-fi and home theater legend Wharfedale announces four(!) new subwoofers, and if that seems like overkill, wait until you see how big the largest one is
Wharfedale launches four new subwoofers: 8, 10, 12 and 15 inches New long-throw drivers and up to 360W output From £799 (about $1,068 / AU$1,499) Legendary speaker maker Wharfedale has created four new boom boxes in the form of the new Nova subwoofers. Ranging in size from an apartment-friendly 8-inches…
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Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI
A team of three independent security researchers at Hacktron says it took less than 72 hours for them to hack into OpenAI employee accounts using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 and 5, the Wall Street Journal reports. They were able to access OpenAI’s GitHub repository, called “Monorepo,” which reportedly contains “OpenAI’s…
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The Transformers: The Movie re-review: Still the best (and it’s not close)
In honor of its 40th anniversary, we celebrate the greatest Transformers movie ever made. Source
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