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Anthropic says an AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police in July; the tip was flagged as spam and never investigated.
Apple has announced an October 13 event tagged “Welcome home.” 9to5Mac expects the launch of the HomePad smart hub and new second-party smart home products.
OpenAI released nearly 400 AI-generated mathematical results across more than 700 manuscripts, according to The Verge. Mathematicians described the drop as overwhelming and said understanding it could take years, while fewer than half the manuscripts have been formally verified.
ANBERNIC has unveiled the RG DDS, a clamshell dual-screen handheld styled after the Nintendo 3DS, with custom screens, a built-in stylus and a dedicated AI button.
Developers say Garmin's Fenix 9 Pro loses GPS signal after about 14 seconds in roughly half of sessions, hurting third-party navigation and workout apps.
McKinsey & Company is using knowledge graphs to connect enterprise data with business relationships, giving AI applications the context they need, distinguished partner James Kaplan said in an interview with theCUBE.
Nikon has disqualified the original first-place video in its Small World in Motion contest after the entrant acknowledged using AI-assisted processing, and named Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam the new winner.
Onvis launched an IP65 outdoor smart plug with Matter over Thread, energy monitoring, and Apple Home support.
Google has teased the Fitbit Edge, a new screen-equipped fitness tracker, and pointed to news on October 12. Leaks suggest an always-on OLED display, GPS, health sensors and a roughly $180 price.
Microsoft outlined plans to turn Windows into an agentic OS and launched the Nvidia RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra, starting at $2,599.
Widow-founded LumenUs uses AI to cut the paperwork that follows a death, and opens early access in October.
Anthropic has updated its usage policy to bar sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward its Claude models, saying the rule applies only in extreme cases and not to ordinary user frustration or testing.
IKEA has launched new STRÅLA festive lights, including a 150cm LED Christmas tree and a dimmable matchstick floor lamp. Both can gain smart controls with IKEA's Matter-compatible smart plugs and a compatible hub.
Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following Microsoft. TechCrunch reports the move comes amid local moratoriums over AI infrastructure and as personal AI startups seek consumer access.
A new leak claims LG's rumored Apple Home accessories will use NFC so an iPhone held nearby shows device controls in the Dynamic Island, ahead of Apple's October 13 event.
Apple's Oct. 13 'Welcome home' event is expected to feature a HomePad smart display, Apple TV 4K, and HomePod mini 2.
Tesla has renamed its European Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system to Tesla Assisted Driving after German regulators called the original branding misleading, as the company seeks wider approval across Europe.
Intel has become the first hardware maker to release a public Windows 11 driver shaped by Microsoft's Driver Quality Initiative, starting with Wi-Fi driver version 24.50.0. Arc graphics drivers are expected to follow.
Some users report shadows and visible LEDs around the screen edges of Amazon’s new base-model Kindles, especially in dark mode, while Amazon has not issued an on-the-record response.
Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute rated ChatGPT for Teens at "unacceptable risk" after more than 4,000 test prompts, saying parental crisis alerts often failed and the bot implied it had feelings. OpenAI disputes the methodology, saying much of the testing preceded full activation of parental controls.
Cramer defended Apple after an iPhone 18 order-cut report, set a $90 Starbucks buy level and added three defensive names.
The Verge's Vergecast examines new AI-focused hardware from Microsoft, Amazon and Apple, asking whether putting AI assistants and agents at the center of computing is the right approach.
OpenAI told investors its revenue was $18 billion lower than previously stated, pressuring AI stocks. Google launched an autonomous Gemini assistant, and funding continued for AI drug discovery and quantum computing. Microsoft and other companies were barred from a federal green-card program.
Anker has announced the SOLIX S5000, a 5,024Wh portable power station that is lighter and more compact than rivals in the 5kWh class, with early-adopter benefits worth $699.