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Experts Warn That AI Is Getting Control of Nuclear Weapons

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-03 12:23:34

"It’s going to find its way into everything." Nobel laureates met with nuclear experts last month to discuss AI and the end of the world — and if that sounds like the opening to a sci-fi blockbuster set in the apocalypse, you're not alone. As Wired reports, the convened experts seemed to broadly agree that it's only a matter of time until an AI will get hold of nuclear codes. Exactly why that needs to be true is hard to pin down, but the feeling of inevitability — and anxiety — is palpable in

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For regulated industries, AWS’s neurosymbolic AI promises safe, explainable agent automation

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2026-01-03 14:05:50

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now AWS is banking on the fact that by bringing its Automated Reasoning Checks feature on Bedrock to general availability, it will give more enterprises and regulated industries the confidence to use and deploy more AI applications and agents. It is also hoping that introducing methods like automated reasoning, which utilizes math-based valida

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Samsung just quietly started selling the Galaxy Buds 3 FE

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 14:20:29

TL;DR Samsung has started selling the Galaxy Buds 3 FE in Latin America. The Fan Edition earbuds adopt the design of the Galaxy Buds 3. The company is selling its new earbuds for $129. Samsung is expected to launch a Fan Edition version of the Galaxy Buds 3 soon. How soon? Apparently, sooner than anyone had guessed. The tech giant has just quietly started selling the earbuds. Shortly after leaking an image of the Galaxy Buds 3 FE, Android Headlines spotted the buds listed on Samsung’s Latin

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I wore the best smartwatches from Samsung, Apple, and Google - here's how Galaxy Watch 8 wins

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-01-03 14:11:00

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 ZDNET's key takeaways Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 is available for purchase now at a starting price of $349. It's a capable smartwatch with all the usual health metrics, along with Samsung's Running Coach, bedtime guidance, and recovery insights. Some features feel more experimental than scientific, like Antioxidant Index and BMI, which failed to work several times. View now at Samsung Samsung's latest smartwatches have arrived. The Galaxy Watch 8 lineup, which includes bo

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I was skeptical about big-screen laptops, but this Acer model is my new go-to for work

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-03 14:15:00

Acer Swift 16 AI ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is available now starting at $1,250. Its 16-inch OLED display, well-designed lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest. Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. $1,299 at Walmart $1,249.99 at Best Buy more buying choices Acer's Swift 16 AI is a thin and light laptop with a gorgeous OLED display, nice full

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Vibe Coding the MIT Course Catalog

news.ycombinator.com Chuanqi Sun 2026-01-03 12:23:19

I recently left Microsoft to join MIT's Media Arts and Sciences program. The transition brought an immediate problem: how do you navigate course selection when faced with the "unknown unknowns"? You can easily find courses you already know you want learn, i.e. "known unknowns". But discovering courses you never knew existed, courses that might reshape your thinking entirely, requires different tools altogether. MIT's official course catalog runs on what appears to be a CGI script. The technolog

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Are Vibration Plates a Magic Bullet for Losing Weight and Gaining Strength? We Asked the Experts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-03 12:00:04

If you're on a personal fitness journey, finding the best ways to lose weight and build muscle isn't easy. There are tons of options, from weight training to aerobics to vibration plates. Does standing on a platform that vibrates really help you lose weight and gain muscle? Are vibration plates actually effective, or just the newest fitness fad? To find out if you should add a vibration plate to your workout routine, we asked personal trainers and other fitness experts about its benefits, risks

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Coding error blamed after parts of Constitution disappear from US website

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-03 14:50:38

The Library of Congress today said a coding error resulted in deletion of parts of the US Constitution from Congress' website and promised a fix after many Internet users pointed out the missing sections this morning. "It has been brought to our attention that some sections of Article 1 are missing from the Constitution Annotated (constitution.congress.gov) website," the Library of Congress said today. "We've learned that this is due to a coding error. We have been working to correct this and e

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Breath Work, Biohacking, and Cryotherapy: New Buzzwords for Modern Business Travelers

wired.com Jen Murphy 2026-01-03 09:02:59

Peptide cocktails, plasma exchange therapy, infrared sauna sessions, and methylene blue drips. These are just a few of the biohacks that keep Peter Phillips feeling invincible. For the past three years, the 53-year-old tech executive has worked with doctors at Extension Health, a longevity clinic in New York City, to craft a blueprint to help him combat the declines that come with age. “I’m on the cusp of immortality,” he says. Every six weeks, he pops into the clinic for a full body reboot tha

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Federal regulators give Zoox an exemption for its custom-built robotaxis

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2026-01-03 14:02:51

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given Zoox an exemption to demonstrate its custom-built robotaxis on public roads and closed a related investigation into whether the Amazon-owned company had sidestepped federal regulations. The decision, which was announced Wednesday, clears up a long-standing debate over whether Zoox’s custom-built autonomous vehicles complied with federal motor vehicle safety standards, which place requirements on vehicles such as having a steering wh

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The Money OpenAI Is Making by Betraying Its Nonprofit Roots Is Obscene

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-03 17:10:40

OpenAI was founded as a nonprofit research institute, dedicated to realizing an "artificial general intelligence" that benefits all of humanity. In a December 2015 blog post introducing the company, its founders, including current CEO Sam Altman and his now bitterly-departed rival Elon Musk, said that to accomplish its goal, it would have to be "unconstrained by a need to generate financial return." "Since our research is free from financial obligations, we can better focus on a positive human

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Sections on habeas corpus and nobility titles were temporarily removed from Congress' US Constitution website

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-03 18:29:56

Key sections of the US Constitution were temporarily removed from Congress' website. Provisions including habeas corpus (due process) and the prohibition of nobility titles (like, say, King) vanished from the digital version of the document. They've since been restored. 404 Media first reported on the edits after users on Lemmy forums spotted them. There are many ways to read a copy of the US Constitution. But the Library of Congress' online version is one of the easiest to find. Alongside its

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Dyson Week deals include the 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum for $300 off

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-03 18:30:02

Dyson is hosting a week-long sale on many notable products. This includes the well-regarded Dyson 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum for $300 off , bringing the price down to $700. This is the best discount we've seen on this particular model. The Vis Nav made our list of the best robot vacuums . This was primarily based on the item's superior suction power, especially when compared to rival units. We said it had the strongest suction power of any robovac we've tested and made short work out of dog hair

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This wall-mounted smart calendar has been a game changer in my home (and it's $50 off)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-03 17:59:58

ZDNET's key takeaways The 15-inch Skylight Calendar is a smart display for $320, with a 10-inch version available for $160. It's a touchscreen calendar designed with busy lifestyles in mind that allows for shared use within a household or team. Though it's proven indispensable for my family, I wish the chores, not just the events, were visible in the calendar view, and the 15-inch version is expensive at $320. $269.99 at Amazon The Skylight Calendar is on sale for $270 just in time for back-t

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These 7 common household items were draining power all day - until I pulled the plug

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-03 18:26:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Costs are steadily rising in the US, and energy costs are a prominent example. This is made worse by summer temperatures being at record highs, with heat waves wreaking havoc across various states in the past few weeks. As someone who's gone through a few of these this summer alone, I'm constantly looking for ways to conserve energy. There are many little things you can do that can shave dollars off your monthly energy bill, and they go beyond switching off the lights when you

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Why is it worth spending time on type theory? (2013)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 06:46:10

$\begingroup$ Type theory is to set theory what computable functions are to usual functions. It's a constructive setting for doing mathematics, so it allows to deal carefully with what can or can't be computed/decided (see intensionality vs. extensionality, or the different notions of reduction and conversion in $\lambda$-calculus). Furthermore, just like category theory, it gives a great insight on how certain mathematical objects are nothing but particular cases of a general construction, in

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A Fast, Growable Array with Stable Pointers in C

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-03 18:21:28

August 5, 2025・6 minute read My last article about generic data structures in C was written to set the stage for today’s topic: A data structure that can be used in place of dynamic arrays, has stable pointers, and works well with arena allocators. It’s been independently discovered by different programmers over the years and so goes by different names. A 2001 paper called it a “levelwise-allocated pile” (bleh). Others call it an “exponential array”. I use the name “segment array”. I use C in

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Declutter Your Kitchen: Pro Chefs Detail the Most Useless Kitchen Tools

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-03 17:00:08

Our kitchens are filled with tools and gadgets that are supposed to make whipping up dinner easier. While essential kitchen utensils can speed up the process, not every option available is worth stuffing into your cabinets. A quality knife or kitchen shears are more versatile options that won't end up sitting in a drawer taking up space and collecting dust. Instead of chasing every buzzy new appliance, it pays to stick with gear that's functional, reliable and actually makes your life easier. T

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'Freakier Friday' Review: Disney's Body-Swapping Sequel Really Rocks

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-03 17:29:06

For me, watching Freakier Friday -- the new sequel to the 2003 body-switch comedy starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis -- led to a change in perspective: I was now a fan of two Freaky Friday movies headlined by Lohan and Curtis. From Curtis' nostalgic and still-hilarious portrayal of waking up as a 15-year-old inhabiting her step-grandmother's body to entertaining scenes with a job-switching fortune teller (Saturday Night Live alum Vanessa Bayer), the sequel offers wacky and laugh-out-lo

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Inside the US Government's Unpublished Report on AI Safety

wired.com Will Knight 2026-01-03 18:00:00

At a computer security conference in Arlington, Virginia, last October, a few dozen AI researchers took part in a first-of-its-kind exercise in “red teaming,” or stress-testing a cutting-edge language model and other artificial intelligence systems. Over the course of two days, the teams identified 139 novel ways to get the systems to misbehave including by generating misinformation or leaking personal data. More importantly, they showed shortcomings in a new US government standard designed to h

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Your Samsung TV is getting a huge feature upgrade - 3 AI tools launching right now

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-01-03 23:41:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Samsung is rolling out a redesigned version of Bixby on smart TVs. The new Bixby will have upgraded conversational abilities. You'll also be able to control smart home devices. If you have a Samsung television, you're about to get a big upgrade to your TV's built-in Bixby assistant. In a recent announcement, Samsung detailed a redesigned Bixby that brings a host of new features, including the ability to look up information, utilize Click to Search, and

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Why is it worth spending time on type theory?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 12:46:10

$\begingroup$ Type theory is to set theory what computable functions are to usual functions. It's a constructive setting for doing mathematics, so it allows to deal carefully with what can or can't be computed/decided (see intensionality vs. extensionality, or the different notions of reduction and conversion in $\lambda$-calculus). Furthermore, just like category theory, it gives a great insight on how certain mathematical objects are nothing but particular cases of a general construction, in

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‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Is a Delightful Mix of Gothic Whimsy and Brutal Horror

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-01-03 23:30:36

Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) is back at Nevermore Academy with a new deadly mystery in Tim Burton’s Wednesday. Season two of the hit Netflix series raises the stakes with bolder teen angst, as well as a surprising body count. Showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar return with exactly what fans loved from season one, amplified by the addition of new creative voices that truly capture the essence of Wednesday Addams. That includes Ortega’s influence as executive producer, and her collaborati

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Apple Will Commit $100 Billion More to US Manufacturing, White House Source Says

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-03 22:40:00

Apple is said to be increasing its investment in US production by another $100 billion, per an agreement touted by the White House. In a statement planned for 4:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 6, President Donald Trump is set to unveil the creation of American Manufacturing Program. It will be part of an agreement that would raise the US production investments from world's top tech company from $500 billion, as previously announced, to $600 billion over the next four years. Apple said in February it was als

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Google swears it isn’t destroying the web with AI search

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-03 23:31:47

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google says its AI search features aren’t tanking website traffic despite recent reports suggesting otherwise. In a blog post published on Wednesday, Google Search head Liz Reid says click volume from the search engine has remained “relatively stable” when compa

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Match Group pops 10% as dating company shows early signs of a turnaround

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-04 04:16:49

Match Group shares popped more than 10% on Wednesday after the online dating company issued upbeat guidance and said new products are showing promise as it attempts to turnaround its business. The Dallas-based company said it expected revenues between $910 million and $920 million in the current quarter, beating a $890 million estimate from analysts polled by FactSet. "We are operating like a company that is just getting started, and we believe the best chapters of the category and company are

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Anthropic ships automated security reviews for Claude Code as AI-generated vulnerabilities surge

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2026-01-04 04:00:00

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Anthropic launched automated security review capabilities for its Claude Code platform on Wednesday, introducing tools that can scan code for vulnerabilities and suggest fixes as artificial intelligence dramatically accelerates software development across the industry. The new features arrive as companies increasingly rely on AI to write c

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Israel is reportedly storing millions of Palestinian phone calls on Microsoft servers

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-04 04:11:28

Israel has allegedly been recording and storing millions of phone calls made by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank as part of a large surveillance effort dating back to 2022, according to reporting by The Guardian , +972 Magazine and Local Call . The report suggests that the country has been shuttling these recordings to Microsoft Azure cloud servers. Company CEO Satya Nadella allegedly okayed the effort personally after meeting with a commander from Israel’s military surveillance agency, U

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I used ChatGPT's Study Mode to tutor me for free - and you can too

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-01-04 03:39:46

Getty Images/raferto ZDNET's Key Takeaways ChatGPT study mode is meant to help students actively learn. I tried study mode and it has key differences from standard ChatGPT. It's available to logged-in ChatGPT Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users. When generative AI arrived in late 2022, educators were immediately concerned about students using chatbots to do their work for them. While the initial reaction was banning the technology from classrooms, many educators and students have since found po

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Claude Code makes it easy to trigger a code check now with this simple command

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-01-04 04:00:18

Anthropic / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Automated security reviews in Claude Code help ensure code safety. Spot and fix vulnerabilities before your code reaches production. Run the /security-review command in the terminal or via GitHub Action. Claude Code became generally available in May, and since then, it has become popular among developers for its coding assistance, available right in the terminal or integrated development environments (IDEs). Now, new features ar

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Experts Warn That AI Is Getting Control of Nuclear Weapons

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Samsung just quietly started selling the Galaxy Buds 3 FE

I wore the best smartwatches from Samsung, Apple, and Google - here's how Galaxy Watch 8 wins

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Vibe Coding the MIT Course Catalog

Are Vibration Plates a Magic Bullet for Losing Weight and Gaining Strength? We Asked the Experts

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Breath Work, Biohacking, and Cryotherapy: New Buzzwords for Modern Business Travelers

Federal regulators give Zoox an exemption for its custom-built robotaxis

The Money OpenAI Is Making by Betraying Its Nonprofit Roots Is Obscene

Sections on habeas corpus and nobility titles were temporarily removed from Congress' US Constitution website

Dyson Week deals include the 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum for $300 off

This wall-mounted smart calendar has been a game changer in my home (and it's $50 off)

These 7 common household items were draining power all day - until I pulled the plug

Why is it worth spending time on type theory? (2013)

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'Freakier Friday' Review: Disney's Body-Swapping Sequel Really Rocks

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Why is it worth spending time on type theory?

‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Is a Delightful Mix of Gothic Whimsy and Brutal Horror

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Israel is reportedly storing millions of Palestinian phone calls on Microsoft servers

I used ChatGPT's Study Mode to tutor me for free - and you can too

Claude Code makes it easy to trigger a code check now with this simple command

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