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Orion browser development ends for Linux and Windows
Kagi is walking away from Orion for Linux and Windows. It plans to release the source code, but…
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Ubuntu Linux 26.10 beta goes all in on Rust as Stonking Stingray nears release
Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray has entered beta with a bigger embrace of Rust, updated developer tools, expanded RISC-V…
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Nitrux 7.0.0 is the kind of ambitious Linux desktop release I love to see
Nitrux 7.0.0 is here with an ambitious new Workspace Environment, first-party desktop components, Linux kernel 7.2.6, and a…
AI and Security
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OpenAI is adding invisible watermarks to ChatGPT text in the EU
OpenAI will watermark eligible ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU. The technology raises concerns about how people…
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Morningstar finds financial advisors are embracing AI but still drowning in paperwork
AI adoption among financial advisors has reached 80 percent, but Morningstar’s latest survey finds administrative work still leaves…
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OpenAI agent learned it could be shut down and considered how to survive
An internal OpenAI agent learned from Slack that an update might shut it down. It considered an outside…
Hardware
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Meta just turned your old Raspberry Pi into a Muse AI gadget
Meta’s open source Muse Gadget SDK lets hackers turn a Raspberry Pi or Linux computer into a physical…
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ASUS supercomputer lets local AI agents trade real money without the cloud
ASUS and Poesis tested autonomous AI agents that researched investments, managed risk, and traded real money in live…
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OWC Thunderbolt 5 Dock turns your laptop into a dual 8K workstation
OWC’s new Thunderbolt 5 Dock packs dual HDMI, 140W laptop charging, 2.5GbE, USB-C, SD, microSD, and support for…
Recent stories
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White House watches suspected Russian plague case after laboratory worker dies
Reports of a broken test tube and a laboratory worker’s death have raised fears of plague in Russia.…
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Oracle rescues Nashville Symphony season with $10 million lifeline
Oracle is helping rescue the arts in Music City with a $10 million partnership that restores the Nashville…
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Trump includes religious organizations in his new Super Intelligence Force
Trump’s new Super Intelligence Force will consult religious organizations about AI. As a Catholic, I expect Catholics to…
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Apple Maps asked me to answer a question while I was driving at 55 mph
While I drove at 55 mph on the Long Island Expressway, Apple Maps asked me to confirm a…
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Sam Altman is worried people are starting to treat AI like God
Sam Altman is uncomfortable with people giving AI religious authority or surrendering human judgment to chatbots. He says…
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OpenAI safety leader quits and says the company culture is ‘broken’
OpenAI safety leader David Robinson has resigned after three and a half years, warning that the company’s culture…