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Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models
Sep 30, 2026

Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious....

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America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch
Sep 29, 2026

America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch

For the sake of national security, it's a relief to learn that America.gov is not hallucinating to the point that it's penning lengthy poetry....

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California just changed the way you shop for food. Here's how
Sep 29, 2026

California just changed the way you shop for food. Here's how

California is creating a front-of-package label for what it deems non-ultraprocessed foods. Some say a nationwide definition is needed to avoid confusing consumers....

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At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves
Sep 29, 2026

At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves

President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Trump prefers....

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Urgent warning to seek higher ground as New Mexico dam is feared to break during major storm
Sep 29, 2026

Urgent warning to seek higher ground as New Mexico dam is feared to break during major storm

An urgent warning has been issued as a dam in the Southwest is said to be in imminent risk of failing, causing potentially deadly flash floods....

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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Sep 29, 2026

Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons

Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits....

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The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
Sep 29, 2026

The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US

Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials....

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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Sep 29, 2026

OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models

Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen....

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The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch
Sep 29, 2026

The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch

Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain name "dot.com," which now redirects to the Grok chatbot download page....

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Your car and its mobile app are probably handing over all kinds of data to tech companies
Sep 29, 2026

Your car and its mobile app are probably handing over all kinds of data to tech companies

Researchers at Northeastern University found vehicles and their companion apps regularly shared detailed data with some of the largest tech companies....

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