Sam Altman says the world should accept some "bad things" happening because of AI
OpenAI's CEO argues the technology will ultimately do "orders of magnitude" more good than bad
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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D drops to $429 with a free $70 MSI AIO cooler and Onimusha game
That's $140 worth of extras on top of the gaming CPU king
Blue Origin reveals 65-foot solar tower designed to power future bases on the Moon
The Power Tower is designed to generate more than 10 kilowatts
RuneScape 4 is officially in the works, and it started as a Dragonwilds expansion
The MMO has its own dedicated team and is likely several years from release
The base PlayStation 5 can now do AI upscaling, and it actually looks great
QSSR arrives via a free update to Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei, with more games expected to follow
Bill Gates says robots should pay FICA taxes when they replace human workers
Gates says taxing robots could help replace lost revenue and fund a stronger safety net
The Pentagon is creating a new command just for autonomous and robotic warfare
AutoWarCom will oversee drones, AI, and command and control systems across the US military
SteelSeries brings ultra-wideband wireless to gaming mice, chasing lag-free tracking
The $180 Sensei Pro and Rival Pro also add an 8K polling rate and dual-battery power for up to 120 hours
Amazon launches faster 4K Fire TV Stick with an all-new remote
Grab it for under $30 during Prime Big Deal Days
OpenAI takes on Meta Muse with always-on Dots agents, less than a day after delaying GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns
OpenAI is betting users will trust its agents with access to their accounts, apps, and even their laptops
Trump unveils voluntary AI safety pact, backs more data centers, and officially renames AI "Super Intelligence"
The "morally binding" agreement relies largely on tech companies policing themselves
PlayStation 5 emulation is evolving rapidly, and a native PS5-to-PC compatibility layer is now in development
PS5 emulation has apparently gone from unthinkable to playable in just a few months
ASML says AI's effect on chipmaking will unfold over the next 10 to 15 years, not overnight
ASML is betting bigger EUV mirrors and stacked transistors will keep chips advancing
Crystal ball: ASML is the only company that makes the EUV lithography machines needed to produce the world's most advanced chips. Its CEO, Christophe Fouquet, says the AI boom will play out over 10 to 15 years and that we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg. Meeting that demand will depend on better optics, vertical chip designs and a sprawling supplier network that can't be scaled up quickly. That makes ASML's roadmap a useful gauge of how far AI hardware can go, and how fast.
US drivers are finally getting the adaptive headlights Europe has had for years
Rivian, Tesla, Audi, Volvo, and Mercedes-Benz are bringing smarter lighting to American roads
US Army backs humanoid robot with ballistic protection for future battlefield missions
The US joins China in exploring how humanoid robots could be used on future battlefields.
Former EVGA manager reveals how Nvidia's Founders Edition cards helped drive the company out of GPUs
Winners & losers: EVGA's 2022 exit from Nvidia graphics cards remains one of the industry's most striking partner breakups, and this first-hand account shows how the relationship worked day to day. Hedrick describes a company squeezed by Nvidia's Founders Edition cards, pressure to keep a loss-making entry model and tight control over launch information, all in a business that made up 78% of EVGA's sales. It's only one side of the story, though. Nvidia's CEO and outside reports point to EVGA's own strategy and costs.
Anthropic warns IPO investors its AI could end humanity, dedicating 80 pages to the risks
Blackmail, resisting shutdown, and human extinction make for an unusual investment pitch
WTF?! In what sounds like a self-defeating move, but could also be a way to hype its IPO, Anthropic is warning any potential investors that the company's most advanced AI models could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity." How much that will dissuade people from investing in the company remains to be seen.
Microsoft gutted the Age of Empires studio while folding it into Activision
Former employees say the studio's next project was canceled during the transition
This wireless eGPU claims to deliver RTX 5090-like performance over Wi-Fi
Cyberpunk 2077 was shown running at more than 90 fps over Wi-Fi 7
First look: External graphics cards have so far been limited by their need for high-bandwidth ports such as OCuLink and Thunderbolt 5. WiCi aims to address the issue by transmitting a GPU's horsepower over Wi-Fi. The company claims that multiple devices on a network can share an eGPU's compute for gaming and AI workloads.
Microsoft wants Copilot to become an "OS" that writes your documents and manages your work
The new Autopilot tool works 24/7 across Teams, Outlook, and Office documents without human input
Ripple effect: Microsoft may be backing away from the Copilot+ PC branding, but it's doubling down on the bigger idea behind it: turning AI into a layer that actively runs your computer and gets work done for you. Its latest Copilot overhaul pushes that vision further than before, combining Office, coding tools, and autonomous agents into what CEO Satya Nadella calls a "new OS for work." Public testing begins in the coming weeks.
Google is launching AI chips into space to see if they survive up there
Google's space AI chip test isn't about power, it's about whether the hardware survives at all
This amazing DIY desk uses a camera and a motor to charge your phone wherever you set it down
Custom desk build adds transparent display, standing-desk automation, and hydration reminders
Samsung confirms faulty update bricked its smart refrigerators, promises an emergency fix
The fridges lost power and went offline after a buggy firmware update
Microsoft's smaller Surface Pro and Surface Laptop get faster Snapdragon chips and much higher prices
The new chips bring stronger graphics and AI performance to the lineup
Meta's new smart glasses skip the cameras, and the privacy backlash that came with them
Audio-only AI glasses arrive next month starting at $349, Meta VR glasses packing 5K micro-OLEDs launch next spring at $1,299