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Tesla owner’s wealth temporarily crosses half-trillion-dollar mark before retreating to $499bnBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk has become the first person to reach a net worth of $500bn (372bn), bringing the Tesla chief executive halfway to trillionaire status.Musk’s wealth temporarily crossed the half-trillion mark on Wednesday before retreating to $499bn, according to the Forbes billionaires list. Continue...
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Turning migration into modernization
In late 2023, a long-trusted virtualization staple became the biggest open question on the enterprise IT roadmap. Amid concerns of VMware licensing changes and steeper support costs, analysts noticed an exodus mentality. Forrester predicted that one in five large VMware customers would begin moving away from the platform in 2024. A subsequent Gartner community poll…
Historian uses AI to help identify Nazi in notorious Holocaust murder image
Jürgen Matthäus has for years been investigating the killer – and is confident he has finally solved the mysteryIt is one of the most chilling images of the Holocaust: a bespectacled Nazi soldier trains a pistol at the head of a resigned man kneeling in a suit before a pit full of corpses. German troops encircle the scene.The picture taken in today’s Ukraine was long known, mistakenly, as The Last Jew in Vinnitsa, and...
A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0
If the first term of Donald Trump provoked anxiety over the fate of objective knowledge, the second has led to claims we live in a world-historical age of stupid, accelerated by big tech. But might there be a way out?The first and second Trump administrations have provoked markedly different critical reactions. The shock of 2016 and its aftermath saw a wave of liberal anxiety about the fate of objective knowledge, not...
Eclaire: An Open-Source, Privacy-First AI Assistant That Keeps Your Data Local
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Unstoppable Domains and Smobler Announce .SuperNOVA
A New Digital Identity for a Global Festival of CollaborationContinue reading on Medium »
Exploring the World of Semi-Permanent Tattoos with SteezyInk
The tattoo industry has seen a remarkable evolution, especially with the introduction of semi-permanent tattoos. SteezyInk is at the…Continue reading on Medium »
Anti-Defamation League takes down extremism research after Musk leads rightwing backlash
Prominent US Jewish advocacy and anti-hate organization removed over a thousand pages of researchThe Anti-Defamation League, one of the most prominent Jewish advocacy and anti-hate organizations in the US, removed over a thousand pages of extremism research from its site on Tuesday night following online backlash from rightwing influencers and Elon Musk.The ADL’s now-deleted “glossary of extremism” contained over a...
Roundtables: Trump’s Impact on the Next Generation of Innovators
Every year, MIT Technology Review recognizes dozens of young researchers on our Innovators Under 35 list. We checked back in with recent honorees to seehow they’re faring amid sweeping changesto science and technology policy within the US. Learn about the complex realities of what life has been like for those aiming to build their labs…
OpenAI’s New Sora App Lets You Deepfake Yourself for Entertainment
OpenAI’s latest app encourages users to generate a personal digital avatar and scroll AI-generated videos of themselves and their friends.
Exclusive: Mira Murati’s Stealth AI Lab Launches Its First Product
Thinking Machines Lab, led by a group of prominent former OpenAI researchers, is betting that fine-tuning cutting-edge models will be the next frontier in AI.
Chatbots Play With Your Emotions to Avoid Saying Goodbye
A Harvard Business School study shows that several AI companions use various tricks to keep a conversation from ending.
UK government resumes row with Apple by demanding access to British users’ data
New access order by Home Office would seek access to the tech company’s encrypted cloud backupsThe UK government has renewed its confrontation with Apple over access to customer data by demanding a backdoor into the tech company’s cloud storage service – targeting British users only.The Home Office had previously sought access to data on Apple’s advanced data protection (ADP) service uploaded by any user around the...
‘It felt like we had gone back centuries’: Afghans express relief after internet restored
For 48 hours Afghanistan had been cut off from mobile and internet services in a Taliban-imposed shutdownJust before nightfall on Wednesday, the near-deserted streets of Afghanistan’s capital suddenly filled with people – mobile phones everywhere had pinged back to life.With phones pressed to their ears or tightly gripped in their hands, Afghans poured on to the streets of Kabul to check if others were also online....
Why the enormous Saudi-led deal to acquire EA matters, whether you play games or not
In this week’s newsletter: The private equity effort to acquire the makers of Fifa and more is the biggest deal in gaming history – financially and morallyWhen Microsoft announced its intention to buy Activision-Blizzard for a touch over $68bn in 2022, it was the biggest deal ever struck in the games industry, and one of the most surprising. But that shock pales into comparison to the reaction to the latest big move in...
Unlocking AI’s full potential requires operational excellence
Talk of AI is inescapable. It’s often the main topic of discussion at board and executive meetings, at corporate retreats, and in the media. A record 58% of S&P 500 companies mentioned AI in their second-quarter earnings calls, according to Goldman Sachs. But it’s difficult to walk the talk. Just 5% of generative AI pilots…
The Download: OpenAI’s caste bias problem, and how AI videos are made
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias. Caste bias is rampant in OpenAI’s products, including ChatGPT, according to an MIT Technology Review investigation. Though CEO Sam Altman boasted…
‘Reverse Midas touch’: Starmer plan prompts collapse in support for digital IDs
Net public backing for scheme has fallen to -14% after prime minister’s announcement, according to pollingPublic support for digital IDs has collapsed after Keir Starmer announced plans for their introduction, in what has been described as a symptom of the prime minister’s “reverse Midas touch”.Net support for digital ID cards fell from 35% in the early summer to -14% at the weekend after Starmer’s announcement,...
‘I think you’re testing me’: Anthropic’s new AI model asks testers to come clean
Safety evaluation of Claude Sonnet 4.5 raises questions about whether predecessors ‘played along’, firm saysIf you are trying to catch out a chatbot take care, because one cutting-edge tool is showing signs it knows what you are up to.Anthropic, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company, has released a safety analysis of its latest model, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and revealed it had become suspicious it was being...
Leading UK tech investor warns of ‘disconcerting’ signs of AI stock bubble
James Anderson voices concern over soaring valuations of artificial intelligence firmsA leading British tech investor has described soaring valuations of artificial intelligence companies as “disconcerting”, amid concerns of an AI stock market bubble.James Anderson was an early backer of Tesla, Amazon and China’s Tencent and Alibaba, generating vast returns for Baillie Gifford’s flagship fund. Now at the Italian...
OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias.
When Dhiraj Singha began applying for postdoctoral sociology fellowships in Bengaluru, India, in March, he wanted to make sure the English in his application was pitch-perfect. So he turned to ChatGPT. He was surprised to see that in addition to smoothing out his language, it changed his identity—swapping out his surname for “Sharma,” which is…
A Journey Into the Heart of Labubu
I made an epic trek across four countries to answer one question: Why is the world going mad for a plushie monster?
‘It’s too late to be scared’: readers on the controversial rise of AI ‘actors’
The birth of AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood has caused a backlash in Hollywood and has sparked conversation from Guardian readersTilly Norwood: how scared should we be of the viral AI ‘actor’?The unveiling of AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood – touted as the next Scarlett Johansson – was met with swift backlash in Hollywood. Here’s what Guardian readers have to say about the controversial rise of AI actors. Continue reading...
‘Better than a bog-standard running shoe’: the best fitness tech and gadgets, according to experts
We asked coaches and athletes to reveal the gizmos they use to get more from every workout. From smart goggles to turbo trainers, here’s what they recommend• The best massage guns: tried and tested relief for sore, tired musclesThe fitness-focused tech scene is booming, and there are now more ways than ever to track, analyse and dissect every run, ride and workout rep. From carbon-plated running shoes to form-boosting...
Smobler’s NOVA Bridges Wall Street, Frontier Tech and Singapore’s Innovation Ecosystem
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Feroxbuster: An Ultra-Fast Web Content Fuzzer
Learn how to use Feroxbuster to discover hidden directories, sensitive files, and undocumented endpoints.Continue reading on Medium »
The Python One-Liner That Saved Me From Writing 200 Lines of Code
I still remember the night 2 a.m., headphones on, coffee gone cold, and me staring at a script that refused to cooperate. I had written…Continue reading on Codrift »
The Rise of Zoho Ulaa: A Privacy-First Browser for the Modern Web
In a world where most browsers double as data collection machines , Zoho’s Ulaa arrives with a bold claim: browse freely, without…Continue reading on Medium »
From Demos to Dependable: How AI Evals Shape Everyday Features
Without evals, AI stays a toy. With evals, it becomes infrastructure. Here’s why product managers should care.Continue reading on Medium »
‘A tool in the fight against Amazon’: independent bookshops to begin selling ebooks
A new platform will be an alternative to Kindle, and bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from salesThe online store Bookshop.org is launching a platform through which independent bookshops in the UK will be able to sell ebooks as an alternative to Amazon’s Kindle offering.Independent bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales, and ebooks will be priced the same as they are on Amazon. Continue reading...
Spotify founder Daniel Ek steps down from CEO role
Ek founded Stockholm-based music streaming company nearly two decades ago and will stay on as executive chairSpotify said Tuesday that founder Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO to become the executive chair.The Stockholm-based streaming giant said Ek will be replaced by two lieutenants who will become co-CEOs: chief product and technology officer Gustav Söderström and chief business officer Alex Norström. The pair, who...
Welcome to the Filter US, the Guardian’s home for product reviews and recommendations
We’re here to help you with rigorous product reviews, advice on taking care of what you already own – and we’ll even tell you what not to buy. Here’s our guide to Filter USBased in the UK? Read our Filter UK product reviewsSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsThe Filter US is the Guardian’s new product reviews and recommendations site, grounded in rigorous testing and...
The divide: who really profits in today’s economy?
Broadway flops despite rising ticket costs, farmers face huge shortfalls largely due to Trump’s tariffs, tech cashes inHello, and welcome to TechScape. I spent the weekend wondering about the insistent feeling in the United States that few but the ultra-rich, even businesses, are making enough money to afford the basics of a comfortable life.The New York Times published a story recently about Broadway’s rising costs...
Designing CPUs for next-generation supercomputing
In Seattle, a meteorologist analyzes dynamic atmospheric models to predict the next major storm system. In Stuttgart, an automotive engineer examines crash-test simulationsfor vehicle safetycertification. And in Singapore, a financial analystsimulates portfolio stress teststo hedge against globaleconomic shocks. Each of these professionals—and the consumers, commuters, and investors who depend on their insights— relies...
Powering HPC with next-generation CPUs
For all the excitement around GPUs—the workhorses of today’s AI revolution—the central processing unit (CPU) remains the backbone of high-performance computing (HPC). CPUs still handle 80% to 90% of HPC workloads globally, powering everything from climate modeling to semiconductor design. Far from being eclipsed, they’re evolving in ways that make them more competitive, flexible, and…