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AI / The Decoder ·
A study by Vals AI tested 25 AI models for alignment with Chinese government positions and found surprising results. Chinese models respond to political questions less uniformly than expected, and Western models occasionally adopt official Beijing positions too. The language of the prompt had an…
Tech / Wired ·
From marble runs to advent calendars, these are the best Star Wars gifts for fans of all ages.
Business / Fortune ·
Employers have huge sway over whether workers vote.
Tech / The Next Web ·
Salesforce has agreed to buy Rune Technologies. The US startup’s AI software helps the military plan supplies near the front line. Salesforce announced the deal on Thursday. Rune will join Missionforce, the defence business Salesforce launched a year ago. Salesforce did not disclose the price. It is…
Tech / The Verge ·
Reddit user pdfu found hints hidden in the HomeView 27.2 code that Apple could be adding security camera features to its smart home hub. The strings describe a security camera mode with motion detection, live streaming, and recording options, as well as privacy functions. According to pdfu, there is…
Tech / The Next Web ·
Alphabet’s Google is in talks with the US Defense Department to help protect the data behind Golden Dome, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Sana Pashankar and Kiel Porter cited people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are not public. TNW has not…
AI / The Decoder ·
OpenAI is now capping the number of paid ChatGPT accounts per device and payment card. Users who hit the limit can't start new subscriptions, and affected accounts can't be used on that device. Logging out doesn't automatically free up a spot. The policy will likely hit users who've been juggling…
Tech / Wired ·
You may not have noticed everything Google’s free software suite offers—especially a web app called Google Vids.
Tech / Wired ·
The Chromagraph Camera app costs $13 dollars and processes iPhone photos with the same color math Rian Johnson’s cinematographer, Steve Yedlin, uses for film.
Tech / The Next Web ·
France’s National Assembly has voted to tax companies for every gigabyte of data they send to French internet users. The measure, an amendment to the 2027 budget, would charge content providers €0.055 per gigabyte. Its Socialist authors estimate it would raise €10bn a year. It passed by 11 votes…
Tech / Wired ·
As prices escalate on gaming laptops, there’s really only one affordable option still around: the Lenovo LOQ 15, which offers a better performance and display than its competitors.
Tech / Wired ·
These portable heaters will heat a room quickly, quietly, and safely.
Business / Fortune ·
Elect a Congress that will put cash back in wallets.
AI / The Decoder ·
A Google-led research team built StreamVibe, a video agent designed to watch people cook or assemble furniture and speak up only when help is needed. A benchmark shows that none of the tested models reliably pick the right moment in longer videos, as errors compound and response quality drops…
Tech / The Verge ·
Leakers have pieced together a playable version of the canceled Portal prequel F-Stop. Most of the assets came from the massive 12-terabyte leak that dropped this August. That didn't include the game's source code or map data, but those final pieces apparently hit the Valve Cut Content Discord…
Tech / Wired ·
With a number of anti-data-center candidates poised to win on Tuesday, New York provides a glimpse at the tensions around actually having to do something about the digital infrastructure.
Business / Fortune ·
More than half a dozen U.S. military commissaries experienced refrigeration failure in August, and cybersecurity experts suspect a possible connection.
Tech / Wired ·
These top picks from brands like Ember, Owala, and Hydro Flask are built to last, keeping your drinks hot and your mornings smooth.
Tech / Wired ·
Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.
Tech / Wired ·
While Google is heralding a new series of laptops called Googlebooks, Chromebooks are sticking around—for now. These are the ones to consider.
Tech / Wired ·
A dying star 1,600 light-years from Earth is surrounded by two rings of gas and dust that astronomers believe are the remnants of the planetary bodies it once hosted.
AI / The Decoder ·
OpenAI combines the Chat and Work modes into a single interface. Starting in December, Plus, Pro, and Business plans will share a common, token-based quota for ChatGPT and Codex. More complex models consume more of this quota, while simple instant chats do not count toward it. In practice, this is…
Tech / The Verge ·
The FBI says North Korea was behind the massive $6.3 billion crypto heist that hit Binance on October 29th. The FBI labeled the activity "TraderTraitor" and said that it had observed actors it has connected to hack converting the tokens to Ethereum and preparing for further laundering of the…
Tech / The Verge ·
When I first heard about the new $149 HomePod Mini 2 at Apple's Welcome Home event last month, I was disappointed. It's been six years since Apple launched its entry-level smart speaker, and all it got in the second gen was a chip bump, some color glowy stuff, and better AirPlay? For $50 more than…