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Anthropic says it would be legally unsound for the Pentagon to blacklist its technology after talks over military use of its artificial intelligence models broke down.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: OpenAI has fired an employee following an investigation into their activity on prediction market platforms including Polymarket, WIRED has learned. OpenAI CEO of Applicatio...

Researchers at Cortical Labs used living human neurons grown on a chip to learn how to play Doom in about a week. "While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step...

There's already 5,000 sensors embedded in Antarctica's ice to look for evidence of neutrinos, reports the Washington Post. But in November scientists drilled six new holes at least a mile and a half deep and inst...

As Iranian missiles targeted US-linked sites across the Gulf, the UAEs missile shield was activated in real-time.

That USB port on your router looks useful, but plugging in the wrong device can create security and performance problems across your whole network.

Plus: The top US cyber agency falls into shambles, AI models develop an upsetting penchant for nuclear weapons, and more.

NASA's Artemis 3 mission will no longer land astronauts on the moon -and it might not involve SpaceX's Starship megarocket, either.

Anthropic on Friday hit back after U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Pentagon to designate the artificial intelligence (AI) upstart as a "supply chain risk." "This action follows months of n...

Careless big-time users are treating FOSS repos like content delivery networks Opinion I'm at the Linux Foundation Members Summit, and Sonatype's CTO Brian Fox introduced me to a new open source problem. I wouldn...

The war between the Pentagon and Anthropic just reached a new nadir.

joshuark shares a report from Ars Technica: Perplexity has introduced "Computer," a new tool that allows users to assign tasks and see them carried out by a system that coordinates multiple agents running various...

When a Honda compact took the top spot in KBB's 2026 Best Buy award, few were surprised - the same model has won the honor nearly a dozen times.

Friday was "a horrible day" for investors in Duolingo, reports Fast Company. But Friday's one-day 14% drop is just part of a longer story. Since last May, Duolingo's stock has dropped 81%. Yes, the compan...

Keeping your house safe is a priority for any homeowner, but you don't need to spend a fortune on security systems. Instead, try these simple methods.

Has Donald Trump brought about Claudemania?

OpenClaw has fixed a high-severity security issue that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed a malicious website to connect to a locally running artificial intelligence (AI) agent and take over control. "Our...

When looking for a decent TV, people don't commonly want to overspend, but they want to make sure their TV has premium features like 4K resolution.

WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack.

Healing through imagination. Researchers prove that "rescripting" painful childhood memories with a supportive defender can permanently lower the fear of failure in adults.

A smart plug with USB ports can let you automate lots of gadgets around your house. Here are five clever uses for the USB ports on your smart plugs.

Ryobi often makes very capable tools for very reasonable prices, but its biscuit joiner kit isn't necessarily the affordable slam dunk you may be expecting.