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AI could erase half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within five years, warns Anthropic CEO
Irony alert: AI firm's CEO issues dire jobs warning
Israel confirms world-first combat use of laser-beam weapon, downs Hezbollah drones
The new laser weapons will complement Iron Dome defenses
Elon Musk leaves government role amid Tesla struggles, budget backlash, and DOGE drama
Musk's 130 days as a special government employee have ended
Panasonic abandons VGA port from "Let's Note" laptops, signaling end of era in Japan
The VGA connector is becoming a rare sight
China hosts world's first mechanical mixed martial arts tournament
Petite plastic pugilists packing powerless punches
Robots are taking over some tasks, but workers report losing purpose and autonomy
When robots take over, workers lose more than just tasks
AI will die "overnight" if copyright permission is enforced, says former Meta exec
You wouldn't steal a car, but tech companies should be free to do whatever they want with your content?
Putin calls for "throttling" Microsoft and Zoom in Russia, urges development of domestic alternatives
Even McDonald's didn't escape Putin's wrath
The CEOs of Zoom and Klarna have presented earnings calls using AI avatars
Zoom is rolling out a custom AI avatar feature
The new VC playbook: Buy old businesses, power them with AI
Legacy businesses are suddenly becoming Silicon Valley's new frontier
The CIA used a Star Wars fan website to secretly communicate with spies
The Force wasn't the only thing hiding in this website
Through the looking glass: The internet has seen its fair share of weird, but a Star Wars fan site secretly run by the CIA to communicate with overseas spies might top the list. StarWarsWeb.net looked like any other 2010-era fan page, complete with lightsabers, Yoda quotes ("Like these games you will"), LEGO ads, and hyped-up mentions of games like Battlefront 2 and The Force Unleashed II. But behind that nostalgic facade was a covert login system. If you entered the right password into the search bar, you'd unlock a secure line to CIA handlers. Or at least, that was the plan.
Tesla's humanoid robots aren't the right fit for factories, says former Optimus lead
Humans aren't built for repetitive tasks - so why are humanoid robots?
"One Big Beautiful Bill": House backs Trump plan to freeze state AI laws for a decade
Some are concerned about rogue AI, others want a uniform federal-level AI infrastructure
Elden Ring live-action movie confirmed to be in the works at A24 with director Alex Garland
From the same company making the Death Stranding movie
SilverStone is making another 80s-style case, this time a mid-tower
Retro on the outside, modern on the inside
Kansas woman sues porn sites after teenage son accessed adult content on old laptop
The sites are accused of violating a Kansas age-verification law
Survey science is in crisis: facing the dual threat of AI agents and falling human participation
Bots are taking your surveys – and skewing the results
New Orleans used AI surveillance without public knowledge or full oversight
Extensive location tracking and real-time facial recognition has raised Fourth Amendment concerns
If one PC creates 20dB of noise and another makes 40dB, how louder is the second PC?
Also: what are humming, rattling and whining PC noises?
Texas is pushing a bill to block under-18s from joining social media platforms
The bill's author labeled social media "the most harmful product our kids have legal access to in Texas"
Italy fines thousands as crackdown on pirate IPTV targets viewers
Illegal streaming drains €1 billion every year from Italy's football industry