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What Is an AI Kill Switch and Why Do US Lawmakers Want One?

The AI Kill Switch Act would let Homeland Security order frontier AI throttled or shut down, with fines up to $20…

My web version of Mars MIPS, now have builtin C compiler

A shell colon does nothing. Use it anyway

The shell colon (`:`) is a null-command builtin that, while doing nothing on its own, can be cleverly combined with…

Harddrive Is Probably Full

Most people's harddrives are chronically full regardless of storage capacity, with a poll showing approximately half of…

Corporate America Has Suddenly Decided to Stop Blowing Money on AI

One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.

A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions.

League of Legends designer shares game design field manual

A League of Legends designer shares insights from their experience working on major gaming systems, arguing that game…

Open-Weight AI Models Gain Support From Leading U.S. Tech Executives

Open-weight AI models became the focus of a joint message from several prominent U.S.

The Fedora 45 Sausage Factory

Fedora's release process begins when packagers push code to Git repositories, which triggers Koji (the build system) to…

With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience

Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape.

Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta aren't providing data they're legally required to.

MouthPad: A Tongue-Controlled Touchpad

# MouthPad Summary MouthPad is a custom-fit mouthpiece that enables hands-free control of phones, tablets, and…

Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB

Google is considering restricting on-device ADB (Android Debug Bridge) connections to protect against "bad actors,"…

ARC-AGI Leaderboard

The ARC-AGI-3 leaderboard tracks AI systems' ability to solve novel interactive tasks while measuring efficiency through…

Extinct Media Museum Tokyo

The Extinct Media Museum in Tokyo is a private interactive museum housing 4,000 items of obsolete media…

UK AISI / Caisi Preliminary Assessment of Kimi K3's Cyber Capabilities

UK and US artificial intelligence security institutes jointly evaluated Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model and found it…

I tried out OpenAI’s new AI keypad — which will be fun for some coders and slightly mystifying to everyone else

OpenAI's fancy new AI keypad will be a lot of fun for some, while many others are probably not going to touch it.

World Turns Three: Sam Altman-Backed Project Launches Phase 3 to Drive Real-World Utility

The new phase of World’s “Simple Plan” encompasses taking its proof of human functionality to apps, leveraging the ID…

Warning shot or publicity stunt - how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?

Hugging Face said the hack was done at superhuman speed by an AI with little or no human guidance.

Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M

The neolab is betting that automating routine computer tasks will soon outpace coding as AI's biggest use case.

AIs don't do what you want. This is bad

A database of 3,607 user-reported AI misbehavior incidents reveals that nearly 87% of cases involve overeagerness or…

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Smart Money Stage explores fintech, payments, AI, and everything between 

Money has evolved into far more than the cash in your wallet or your bank account.

Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech

"Here’s a more natural, flowing version of that section..."

Anthropic's Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap

Models are improving quickly, but the cheaper options are often good enough.

Show HN: Max Studio Tools (C++ DSP Modules for Max and Ableton Live)

Max Studio Tools is an open-source suite of C++ DSP modules for Max/MSP and Ableton Live that emulates classic studio…

Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber

The contract between the two companies ends in May 2028, Uber told TechCrunch.

PlayStation Network outage resolved after thousands of gamers unable to play

The outage affected gamers' ability to launch games, apps or network features on their PlayStation.

What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

The author argues that making all advertising illegal would eliminate the financial incentives behind addictive social…

Opus 5 is currently #1 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Leaderboard

Claude Opus 5 ranks as the top intelligence model on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Leaderboard, with its "max"…