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Dell has launched the Pro 5 (WB526), a compact 2K QHD webcam aimed at office workers, featuring a Sony sensor, 78-degree field of view, autofocus, and a physical lens shutter. The device supports Windows Hello, includes an anti-theft cable lock, and offers AI-driven features like auto-framing and face tracking, alongside a built-in microphone. It's priced at $119.99, currently discounted to $114.99.
Samsung TVs use HDMI-CEC, branded Anynet+, to let connected devices like consoles and soundbars share control of power, input switching, and volume through a single remote. The convenience can backfire when devices send unexpected signals, causing TVs to switch inputs or power on unintentionally, issues that can often be fixed by checking cable connections, firmware, and CEC settings on both ends. Samsung's system supports up to 12 devices, but disabling CEC to solve one problem can break HDMI eARC audio functionality, since eARC depends on Anynet+ being active.
Fresh government data show U.S. wage growth trailing inflation, with the Employment Cost Index revealing a 0.4% year-over-year drop in real wages and salaries through June. Meanwhile, labor's share of nonfarm business income hit a record low of 52.8% in the second quarter, prompting economists to ask whether AI is beginning to squeeze pay even before it eliminates jobs outright. Research from Apollo Global Management suggests workers in AI-exposed occupations are already seeing slower real-wage gains.
Multiple AI companies are now accusing each other of stealing proprietary technology, models, or data, even as the broader industry itself has built its foundation on scraping internet content without explicit consent from original creators. This dynamic has created a contradictory landscape where firms decry theft while relying on similarly extractive practices for their own products.
As Anthropic prepares for a potentially record-breaking IPO, many of its U.S. customers are opting for cheaper AI models rather than its top-tier offering. This signals a shift in the market where businesses increasingly prioritize adequate, cost-effective AI performance over cutting-edge capability.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has cautioned that rapidly advancing AI capabilities could enable a persistent, AI-driven botnet swarm to take over large parts of the internet within 6 to 12 months, potentially causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. Former Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger echoed similar concerns, estimating a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction within the next decade, citing the lack of a solid plan for AI alignment.
A Verge editor traces his discovery of The Units through a synthpunk.org archive found via the Wayback Machine, leading him to the band's 1980 record Digital Stimulation. He argues the album, led by Scott Ryser and Rachel Webber, sounds startlingly modern despite its era-specific production, with tracks resembling contemporary acts like MSPAINT, DFA-era dance-punk, and Single Frame.
RevenueOS is a new open-source system that connects to a business's website, ads, leads and email to identify revenue-losing issues and propose fixes. It only executes changes—like site fixes, pausing ad campaigns, or sending emails—after explicit user approval, and only charges once the results are measured and agreed upon. A local demo command lets users test it on any site without creating an account or storing data.
Tom's Hardware tested AZZA's PSAZ-750G, a $78 750W power supply built on a Helly platform and marketed with an 80 PLUS Gold logo, an ATX 3.1 rating and a native 12V-2x6 connector. The review found the unit's efficiency fell just short of actual Gold-tier performance at half load, and the Gold badge is not backed by any official certification. It also ships with hardwired cables and a 12V-2x6 connector limited to 450W despite the unit's 750W rating.
Smartphones pick up significant grime through constant handling, with studies showing they can carry far more bacteria than a toilet seat. Despite this, cleaning experts caution against using Windex, compressed air, hydrogen peroxide or bleach on phone screens, since these substances can permanently damage the display's protective coating.
Xcimer, a laser-based fusion startup, has struck a partnership and investment deal with RTX, the conglomerate that owns Raytheon. The move reflects a broader trend of fusion companies seeking defense industry backing as climate tech venture funding tightens, reviving fusion's historical ties to national security research.
Amazon's Prime Video announced an AI feature that digitally alters actors' mouth movements to align with dubbed dialogue tracks, starting with the English version of German series Maxton Hall. The company says it plans to expand the tool to other titles, framing it as a way to make dubbed content feel more natural to viewers.