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Right on Cue, Google Is Reportedly on the Verge of Shipping a Coding-First AI Model

Demis Hassabis is no longer CEO of Google DeepMind. Looks like it’s time to pivot to coding.

John Ternus Era at Apple Kicks Off With the Changing of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

Apple has a new CEO, and Lake Ontario has a new name, apparently.

Here’s How Trump Plans to Steal the Midterm Elections, According to a Whistleblower

The plan sounds chaotic, but the chaos may be the point.

Another Tesla on Autopilot Stopped on Freeway, Driver Died: Report

The vehicle stopped in live traffic and was rear-ended.

The Atlas 1.0 ‘Brain Wearable’ Can Tell if You’re Locked In

Atlas’ first $499 wearable EEG aims to give wearers a better understanding of their internal states.

Peter Cullen’s Final Performance as Optimus Prime Is a Love Letter to ‘Transformers’ Fans

A new short film, ‘Optimus Prime: Awakening,’ will follow select screenings of ‘The Transformers: The Movie.’

Anthropic Says It Hit the Brakes on AI Testing Following Autonomous Hacks

Frontier AI labs are paying lip service to the need for an industry-wide, coordinated slowdown—while continuing to train and deploy their own new models.

JBL’s New Wi-Fi Speakers Aim to Beat Sonos at Its Own Game

JBL’s Cove speakers join the likes of Sonos, Bose, and Samsung in the battle for Wi-Fi supremacy.

A Drug-Resistant Ringworm Fungus is Surging Across the Globe, Scientists Warn

The emerging fungus Trichophyton indotineae can cause severe and hard-to-treat cases of ringworm.

Little Florida Memo Could Have Big Impacts on Flock Cameras

It’s just a memo banning license plate readers on highways. It might herald major changes.