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Leaked Memo: Anthropic CEO Says the Company Will Pursue Gulf State Investments After All

Anthropic is planning to seek investment from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, according to a Slack message CEO Dario Amodei sent to staff Sunday morning, which WIRED obtained. Weighing the pros and cons, Amodei acknowledged in his note that accepting money from Middle East leaders would likely enrich “dictators.” “This is a real downside and I'm not thrilled about it,” he wrote. “Unfortunately, I think ‘No bad person should ever benefit from our success’ is a pretty difficult principle to r

Trucking's uneasy relationship with new tech

Trucking's uneasy relationship with new tech 41 minutes ago Share Save Sam Gruet Technology Reporter Reporting from Vancouver Share Save Getty Images Digital trucking apps look to minimise trucks without cargo When Jared first started out in trucking more than two decades ago, he didn't anticipate he'd be on tour with a country music star, hauling guitars, amps, and other pieces of on-stage equipment. "It just happened, right place, right time," the Canadian driver, who prefers not to use his

Google DeepMind makes AI history with gold medal win at world’s toughest math competition

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 Google DeepMind announced Monday that an advanced version of its Gemini artificial intelligence model has officially achieved gold medal-level performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad, solving five of six exceptionally difficult problems and earning recognition as the first AI system to receive official gold-level grading from

Losing language features: some stories about disjoint unions

You can give users syntactically unguarded access to union members, say by using container.field syntax, in which case all you can do if the tag doesn't match that field at runtime is to raise a runtime error, which you can at least do systematically, but the ergonomics are lousy: it's inefficient (you wind up checking twice) and it doesn't help the user avoid the runtime error by statically forcing cases to be handled. You can do #1 but then also fail to even raise a runtime error when the t

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12 of the Best Horror Movies to Stream on HBO Max

HBO Max hosts a variety of frightening flicks, from classics like The Silence of the Lambs to newer offerings like the period horror film Sinners. The options change often, so if you aren't feeling HBO Max's current spooky selection, it's worth swinging back by later. HBO Max recently reinstated the HBO portion of its name and starts at $10 per month or $100 per year. You can also get the streaming service free with a Doordash DashPass annual plan. If you're in the mood for a horror movie, here

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Gemini with Deep Think achieves gold-medal standard at the IMO

The International Mathematical Olympiad (“IMO”) is the world’s most prestigious competition for young mathematicians, and has been held annually since 1959. Each country taking part is represented by six elite, pre-university mathematicians who compete to solve six exceptionally difficult problems in algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory. Medals are awarded to the top half of contestants, with approximately 8% receiving a prestigious gold medal. Recently, the IMO has also become a

Sutton SignWriting is a writing system for sign languages

SignWriting was invented in 1974 by Valerie Sutton , a ballet dancer who eight years earlier had developed a dance notation named Sutton DanceWriting . [8] The current standardized form of SignWriting is known as the International Sign Writing Alphabet (ISWA). [9] The SignWriting system is visually iconic: its symbols depict the hands, face, and body of a signer. And unlike most writing systems, which are written linearly, the symbols of SignWriting are written two-dimensionally, to represent t

Kevin Feige Says Mephisto Was Never the Plan for ‘WandaVision’

By the time Mephisto, played by Sacha Baron Cohen, appeared at the end of Ironheart to strike a sinister deal with Riri Williams, it felt almost anticlimactic for Marvel fans. That’s because it was long anticipated that the character would appear on WandaVision, or perhaps, when that didn’t happen, its witchy spin-off Agatha All Along. There were certainly teases about it, but it wasn’t meant to be until Marvel’s most recent series—and that’s according to Kevin Feige himself. As reported by CBR

The iPhone 17 Could Be Revealed in Less Than Two Months. Here's What Date to Expect It

Anticipation is growing as the release of the rumored iPhone 17 draws near, but recent speculation about the release date offers us a glimpse into when we'll learn everything about the new iPhone. In his Power On newsletter on July 13, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that the announcement should come Sept. 9 or 10. That generally aligns with CNET Senior Editor Patrick Holland's prediction, based on his assessment of Apple's past announcements and a decade of reviewing mobile phones. We'll get more

A ChatGPT ‘router’ that automatically selects the right OpenAI model for your job appears imminent

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 In the 2.5 years since OpenAI debuted ChatGPT, the number of large language models (LLMs) that the company has made available as options to power its hit chatbot has steadily grown. In fact, there are now a total of 7 (!!!) different AI models that paying ChatGPT subscribers (of the $20 Plus tier and more expensive tiers) can choose betwee

Chinese startup Manus challenges ChatGPT in data visualization: which should enterprises use?

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 The promise sounds almost too good to be true: drop a messy comma separated values (CSV) file into an AI agent, wait two minutes, and get back a polished, interactive chart ready for your next board presentation. But that’s exactly what Chinese startup Manus.im is delivering with its latest data visualization feature, launched this month.

Scholars solved a 130-year literary mystery and it hinged on one word

A medieval literary puzzle which has stumped scholars including M.R. James for 130 years has finally been solved. Cambridge scholars now believe the Song of Wade, a long lost treasure of English culture, was a chivalric romance not a monster-filled epic. The discovery solves the most famous mystery in Chaucer's writings and provides rare evidence of a medieval preacher referencing pop culture in a sermon. The breakthrough, detailed on July 15 in The Review of English Studies, involved working o

Yoni Appelbaum on the real villians behind our housing and mobility problems

Over the past few decades, an astonishing pattern has taken place: Americans no longer migrate. From a peak of roughly one third of the country moving cities in a single year, today, migration rates have declined and are now in line with the Old Continent of Europe. The dynamism of the American economy was predicated on all kinds of people seeking out work and building families, but now that mobility is gone — and we need to find out why. Yoni Appelbaum, a senior editor at The Atlantic, just pu

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 22, #1494

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle was kind of medium for me. It's a familiar word, but I didn't guess its first letter for some time. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. Today's Wo

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 22 #506

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one, especially if you've ever kept a fish tank. Those of us who have should do swimmingly on the puzzle, but if you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's

Block's stock pops on addition to S&P 500

The logo for the U.S. tech firm Block is displayed and reflected in numerous digital screens in London, England, on March 3, 2023. Block shares jumped 7% on Monday after S&P Global said the company will join the S&P 500, replacing Hess, which was acquired by Chevron's for $54 billion. The stock rose following the announcement late Friday as investors sought to get in ahead of index fund managers, who will need to buy shares to mimic the changes. Square's $48 billion market cap at Monday's clos

YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others

Google announced Monday the removal of nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts tied to state-linked propaganda campaigns from China, Russia and more in the second quarter. The takedown included more than 7,700 YouTube channels linked to China. These campaigns primarily shared content in Chinese and English that promoted the People's Republic of China, supported President Xi Jinping and commented on U.S. foreign affairs. Over 2,000 removed channels were linked to Russia. The content

Major iPhone changes are coming, here’s the three-year rumored roadmap

Apple’s iPhone lineup is set to undergo a lot of big changes in the years ahead. Based on recent reporting from Wayne Ma and Ming-Chi Kuo, here’s a look at what’s rumored to be coming not only this fall, but in 2026 and even 2027 as well. 2025: iPhone 17 Air is new ultra-thin model, 17 Pro Max gets thicker Source: AppleTrack This year has already been a noteworthy one for the iPhone lineup. Earlier this year, iPhone 16e launched as a brand new model replacing the iPhone SE. But this fall is

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Google shows off the Pixel 10 less than a month before its launch

As is tradition, Google has already shown off at least one of its new Pixel phones before it's announced. The front page of the Google Store currently features a short video teasing one of the Pixel 10 smartphones the company is announcing on August 20. If you take the webpage literally, then Google's video is showing off the base Pixel 10, which has a similar look to the Pixel 9, with some key differences. Those include a new grayish-blue finish, a tweaked back design that makes the back of th

Jane Jacobs Got Americans Stuck

Over the past few decades, an astonishing pattern has taken place: Americans no longer migrate. From a peak of roughly one third of the country moving cities in a single year, today, migration rates have declined and are now in line with the Old Continent of Europe. The dynamism of the American economy was predicated on all kinds of people seeking out work and building families, but now that mobility is gone — and we need to find out why. Yoni Appelbaum, a senior editor at The Atlantic, just pu

Hidden Sensors Reveal Filthy Truth About Handwashing in Hospital Bathrooms

Here’s something that will make you lose just a bit more faith in humanity—or at least reach for some hand wipes. New research shows that even in hospitals, a substantial number of people aren’t bothering to wash their hands. Scientists from the University of Surrey in England led the study, installing sensors near hospital toilet and sink pipes to keep track of people’s handwashing. Nearly half of toilet users skipped the sink after flushing, they found. The researchers say more effective stra

Ted Lasso Kicks Off Filming for Season 4 in Kansas City. Here's What We Know So Far

Macy Meyer Writer II Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, including home security, fitness and nutrition, smart home tech and more. In each article, Macy helps readers get the most out of their home, tech and wellness. When Macy isn't writing, she's volunteering, traveling, walking her dog, Holden, or watching sports.

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Can't Wait for iOS 26? The Public Beta Could Land on Your iPhone This Week

When Apple announced iOS 26 at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, the tech company also announced that the new iOS version would be available to the general public this fall. However, developers can try an early version of iOS 26 now, and public beta testers could see the iPhone software this week. According to the latest rumors, we could see the public beta as soon as Wednesday. When is the iOS 26 public beta release date? We don't have an exact date, but rumors suggest Apple could

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OpenAI jumps gun on International Math Olympiad gold medal announcement

On Saturday, OpenAI researcher Alexander Wei announced that a new AI language model the company is researching has achieved gold medal-level performance on the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), matching a standard that fewer than 9 percent of human contestants reach each year. The announcement came despite an embargo request from IMO organizers asking AI companies to wait until July 28 to share their results. The experimental model reportedly tackled the contest's six proof-based probl

Google gets ahead of the leaks and reveals the Pixel 10 early

Google has an event next month to officially launch the Pixel 10 series, but the leaks have been coming fast and furious beforehand. There won't be much left to learn on August 20, particularly now that Google has revealed the phone. Over on the Google Store, there's a video revealing the Pixel 10's design, and it looks just a little familiar. The video (which you can also see below) isn't very long, but it offers an unobscured look at the phone's physical design. The 13-second clip opens with

Alarming Video Shows Experimental Fighting Robot Thrashing Uncontrollably

"I'm so sorry." Breaking Away A video making the rounds on social media shows a humanoid robot flailing its arms and legs, seemingly trying to break free of a harness. The clip shows the robot causing the crane it's hanging from to collapse to the ground as a nearby human watches in shock, putting his hands on his head as he surveys the damage. "Oh my god, what the f*ck was that?" a female voice, presumably belonging to robot combat company REK CTO Amanda Watson, can be heard saying in the b

FAA Allows SpaceX to Drop Starship Rocket Bits on Sacred Hawaiian Island

Elon Musk’s obsession with colonizing Mars is polluting Earth. As SpaceX seeks to ramp up its launches of Starship, it’s also expanding its splashdown area where pieces of the rocket are allowed to litter the Pacific Ocean. A recent expansion threatens marine wildlife surrounding a sacred island in native Hawaiian tradition. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved SpaceX’s request to rain down debris in the waters surrounding Mokumanamana, an uninhabited island in Northwestern Hawaii

Ted Lasso Kicks Off Season 4 Filming in Kansas City. Here's What We Know So Far

Macy Meyer Writer II Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, including home security, fitness and nutrition, smart home tech and more. In each article, Macy helps readers get the most out of their home, tech and wellness. When Macy isn't writing, she's volunteering, traveling, walking her dog, Holden, or watching sports.

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Gemini Deep Think learns math, wins gold medal at International Math Olympiad

The students participating in the annual International Math Olympiad (IMO) represent some of the most talented young computational minds in the world. This year, they faced down a newly enhanced array of powerful AI models, including Google's Gemini Deep Think. The company says it put its model to the test using the same rules as human participants, and it improved on an already solid showing from last year. Google says its specially tuned math AI got five of the six questions correct, which is