Anthropic will put $100 million into the Claude Frontier Academy, a training program that aims to certify 10,000 engineers from its partner network by the end of 2027, starting with staff from Accenture, Morgan Stanley and Novo Nordisk.
TechRadar reported that a Ukrainian drone chief targeted by a $20 million Russian bounty warned humanity is losing control as AI becomes a 'digital panopticon.' The available article text did not provide further details.
Meta has opened its Muse AI agent to third-party hardware with an open source Muse Gadgets project and is giving away 5,000 Muse Home Link dongles to connect the agent to smart home devices.
NetApp is putting AI agents to work on storage operations within boundaries set by human policies, executives said at NetApp INSIGHT, where governance and accountability took center stage.
Apple could announce an October special event as early as Oct. 5 if it plans to unveil new smart home and HomePod products on Oct. 13, according to 9to5Mac, which says October event timing has varied widely.
Apple says a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T have lost cellular service, and units already affected require hardware replacement. Software and carrier updates released this week are meant to prevent new cases.
Sling TV has stopped selling Sling Passes, the day, weekend and week-long passes that let viewers watch channels such as ESPN and CNN without a monthly subscription, according to The Desk.
In the latest 9to5Mac Overtime podcast, Jeff Benjamin and Fernando Silva discuss whether the iPhone 18 Pro camera can replace a mirrorless camera and whether buyers should get it now or wait for the iPhone Duo.
Engadget calls Batomon Showdown the hottest new auto battler, blending Pokémon-style monster collection with Super Auto Pets economy and positioning. It costs $6 on Android and $15 on Steam.
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OpenAI, SoftBank, Blackstone, QTS and seven unions have formed the American Infrastructure Alliance to fight local opposition and moratorium calls against new AI data centers in the U.S.
A developer has released an open-source Lego AI generator as a dockerized web app that uses OpenAI, Claude and OpenRouter to generate LDraw CAD models, according to a Hacker News Show HN post.
Google has added a Map tool to Gemini on Android and iOS for location-based prompts, and a beta version of the Google app replaces the forward slash with @ for skills and connectors.
A 9to5Mac column says iOS 27's Siri AI stands out by not pretending to be human, unlike ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. The writer calls it a capable tool that regularly reminds users it is AI.
AT&T customers with iPhone 18 Pro Max are reporting dropped calls, texts, data and 911 access. AT&T has told users to install iOS 27.0.1, but some say the fix is not universal.