The best robot vacuum deals available during Prime Day
If you’ve been wanting to buy a robot vacuum but have been put off by how much it can cost to get a good one, now is not a bad time to start looking. Prime Day has kicked off, though…
Scientists discover a hidden cause of aging cells that can be reversed
As people grow older, their cells gradually become less efficient at producing energy and responding to changing demands. Scientists have long known that mitochondria, often called the cell’s powerhouses, play a central role in this decline. Now, researchers at the…
YouTube Expands Direct Messaging To The US
The experimental feature launched in Europe last year. Lixu/Getty Images YouTube’s experimental direct messaging feature for mobile is now available in the US. The Google-owned video-sharing platform started testing DMs late last year in Ireland and Poland, before…
Bluesky is getting ‘communities’ | The Verge
Bluesky will be getting “communities,” which will function as smaller spaces where you can “go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff” sometime this year, according to head of product Alex Benzer. They will be…
Opendoor’s India exit is fueling a bigger conversation about AI and outsourcing
Opendoor, the San Francisco-based online home-buying platform, is shutting down its India operations less than two years after expanding its presence in the country. The decision has become a flashpoint in the debate over whether AI is starting to alter…
Anthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using Claude
Anthropic is backtracking on a policy that would have covertly limited competitors from using its new AI model, Claude Fable 5, to develop other AI models. The company changed course after the move received significant backlash from the AI research…
Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time
Drones are a common sight on the battlefields of Ukraine, but they are normally controlled by human pilots Frank Herrmann/Getty Images Fully autonomous drones with no human oversight have killed soldiers on the battlefield for the first time. This is…
Even wild desert cats love catnip
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A classic brain test exposed AI’s biggest weakness
Artificial intelligence systems can write essays, answer questions, and solve complex problems. But new research suggests they may struggle with something humans do every day: staying focused on the task at hand when distractions get in the way. Researchers led…
Valve Will Stop Producing Physical Steam Gift Cards Because Of Scammers
This is why we can’t have nice things. Valve Valve will not be renewing its stock of physical gift cards for Steam. The gaming company anticipates that the cards will be completely gone from retailers’ shelves by the…
Claude Fable won’t answer basic biology questions
Anthropic just released Claude Fable 5, calling it the most powerful AI model it has ever made widely available and praising its skills in biology, among others. But the model won’t answer basic biology questions — the kind you’d expect…
Man charged in killing of James Handy found mentally incompetent for prosecution
LOS ANGELES — A judge found Monday that a man charged with murder in the stabbing of actor James Handy is not mentally competent for criminal court proceedings. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi ruled that 44-year-old Michael Gledhill…
Heineken names JDE Peet’s chief new CEO
Heineken has lined up Rafael Oliveira, the head of Dutch coffee group JDE Peet’s, as its new CEO. The brewing giant’s supervisory board will nominate Oliveira as CEO and chair of the executive board for a four-year term, starting 1…
