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Anthropic, Nscale reportedly near second $45 billion compute deal
Anthropic and Nscale reportedly seek a second $45B compute deal, Bloomberg says, as both pursue IPOs.
Anthropic and Nscale reportedly seek a second $45B compute deal, Bloomberg says, as both pursue IPOs.
Survey of 8,316 AI users finds 48% had to correct AI-assisted work; NPR says schools struggle to measure AI's impact.
Robot vacuums can collect maps, audio and video, and a DJI flaw let one user access thousands of devices, Engadget reports.
A longtime business professor calls for abolishing business schools, saying MBA programs favor profit over public life.
TechRadar released Oct. 20 hints and full answers for Quordle, NYT Strands and NYT Connections.
Cramer: AI data-center stocks still risky despite rebound; charts, earnings, election and Anthropic IPO are hurdles.
A study published in Lancet Digital Health reports that researchers at Mass General Brigham built an AI system that estimates biological age and predicts cancer survival from a single facial photograph. The tool, trained on more than 40 million images, is not yet ready for widespread clinical use.
TechRadar reports France's Foreign Legion may get thousands of XXL robot mules built from retired tanks.
Hugging Face's Solaiman says embedded AI evaluators are no easy fix, citing reproducibility and standards gaps.
Engadget reports Wi-Fi 7 routers can fall short of promised speeds due to placement, device load and broadband limits.
doubleAI raised $200M in a Series A with Nvidia and Dell participating; CTech valued it above $1B.
Engadget says Wi-Fi 7 MLO is limited: no tested router supports full multi-radio mode, and older devices may not benefit.
Microsoft launched Guardian Agents and controls to contain rogue AI agents, treating frontier models as insider threats.
Kia launched a remote car-sharing pilot in Pangyo Techno Valley, with teleoperators delivering and returning PV5 vans.
HP's online store lists the EliteBoard G2a, a battery-equipped, C64-inspired machine built around AMD's 'Gorgon Point' Ryzen AI 7 Pro processor, at $4,200, according to TechRadar.
A 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 kit is available for $205 at Newegg by combining a promo code with the retailer's gift card offer, down from $316.
MiniMax released M3.1 Flash, claiming 70% lower agent-task costs and nearly triple the inference speed of M3.
California will get $6m in 23andMe bankruptcy to settle claims over a 2023 breach exposing 6.9m customers’ data.
DHS appointees asked CISA to secretly obtain and hack a voting machine, ProPublica reports; CISA staff refused.
Audiophile.fm launched free, ad-free iOS/Android apps for CD-quality and hi-res internet radio, with no subscription.
9to5Mac recommends Qi2 power banks, MagSafe stands, CarPlay adapters and fast chargers for the iPhone 18 Pro.
A study says battery production emissions, 0.18% of annual greenhouse gases, could grow tenfold by 2050.
Marq Evans’s Bigfoot documentary will be available to rent or buy on Prime Video in US and Canada from Oct. 20, 2026.
Miles is now selling a $99 OBD-II plug that tracks location, driving habits and vehicle health and can call for help after a crash, with membership plans starting at about $11 a month. The company says it never sells vehicle, trip or location data.