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William James at CERN (1995)

William James at CERN Some Examples of Selection in Minds and Computers 1. William James Principles of Psychology This is obviously true of action. Whatever views your views on free will, it is indubitable that differing options occur to us, that we compare them, that we prefer some to others, that eventually we elect one and dismiss the rest. More interestingly, James describes the role of selection in perception, and finds it at every level of neural and mental life. The sense organs, to b

How to Watch Apple’s iPhone 17 Announcement, and What to Expect

Ah, September. The kiddos head back to school, the geese head south for the winter, and we all head to Cupertino to see the new iPhones. Apple’s latest product launch event is happening on September 9. The livestreamed announcement starts on Tuesday at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern, and 6 pm British Summer Time. You can watch the livestream right here on this page, on Apple's website, or on Apple's YouTube channel. If you're already deep in the Appleverse, you can also watch in the Apple TV app o

Google’s plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Last week, Google dropped a bombshell: The company plans to verify the identity of all developers who distribute apps for Android, even those outside the Play Store. Starting next year, if a developer chooses not to verify their identity, Android will prevent their apps from being installed on certified devices (ie. devices with Google Mobile Services). This news sent shockwaves through the enthusiast community, with many criticizing Google for transforming An

Get ready for Tuesday’s Apple Event with these ‘awe dropping’ bingo sheets and wallpapers

We’re just three days away from Apple’s “Awe dropping” event, where they are expected to announce the iPhone 17 lineup, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and more. For some extra fun before and during the event, check out these wallpapers and bingo sheets! As a reminder, the Apple Event keynote will stream live starting at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET. You can watch on Apple’s website, YouTube, or the Apple TV app. Wallpapers First up, Basic Apple Guy has many great wallpapers available, including a lovely gr

Apple plans to release iPhone 17 and more at the 'Awe Dropping' event September 9: Here's everything to expect

We're now just days away from the Apple's September 9 event, where the company is all but certain to unveil the iPhone 17 line. This year's theme of "Awe dropping," which was featured in Apple's invitations to the media sent on August 26 doesn't reveal much by way of clues, though some think the heat-mapped Apple logo is indicative of better thermal cooling in the new models. But more importantly, we already know how to watch the Apple iPhone 17 event itself: The keynote will be livestreamed on

A Software Development Methodology for Disciplined LLM Collaboration

Disciplined AI Software Development - Collaborative A structured approach for working with AI on development projects. This methodology addresses common issues like code bloat, architectural drift, and context dilution through systematic constraints. The Context Problem AI systems work on Question → Answer patterns. When you ask for broad, multi-faceted implementations, you typically get: Functions that work but lack structure Repeated code across components Architectural inconsistency ove

Dare to Stream These 11 Great Horror Movies on Prime Video

Coherence is a huge favorite here at CNET and it's a terrifying watch. Not necessarily in the traditional, gory, horrific sense but more in terms of the concepts. It's a multiverse movie released before multiverses were cool and is not what you expect. Coherence is the kind of movie you'll finish and immediately rewatch to try to rewire your brain. It's a fantastic achievement and a must watch.

This iPhone 17 Pro mock event looks like Apple’s keynote leaked early

While Apple’s iPhone 17 event kicks off in just a few days, this preview footage could almost be mistaken for the real thing. Jon Prosser is back with another video that looks almost indistinguishable from the real thing. His latest mock reveal covers all the things we expect to see, stitching together every major leak and rumor into a visually impressive video. Anyway, when life gives you lawsuits, make keynote videos.

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Broadcom stock jumps 9% on new $10 billion customer that analysts say is OpenAI

Analysts at Mizuho, Cantor Fitzgerald and KeyBanc all said they think AI startup OpenAI is the customer. The Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the partnership, that the two companies co-designed a chip that will hit the market next year. "One of these prospects released production orders to Broadcom, and we have accordingly characterized them as a qualified customer for XPUs," Tan said. He added that the order increased Broadcom's forecast for AI revenue next yea

Broadcom stock jumps 11% on new $10 billion customer that analysts say is OpenAI

Analysts at Mizuho, Cantor Fitzgerald and KeyBanc all said they think AI startup OpenAI is the customer. The Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the partnership, that the two companies co-designed a chip that will hit the market next year. "One of these prospects released production orders to Broadcom, and we have accordingly characterized them as a qualified customer for XPUs," Tan said. He added that the order increased Broadcom's forecast for AI revenue next yea

Development speed is not a bottleneck

"You are wrong, Pawel. You can vibe code a successful product without any technical skills. Here's one example." I liked the challenge, especially since it referenced a source. What I thought would be a short comment evolved into a series of articles. This post is the last one (or at least I believe so at the time of writing), and I will focus on the product management side. Well, just one aspect of it. The perception that the pace of shipping features (or building in general) is the bottlene

A Quarter of Nvidia's Revenue Comes From a Single Giant Customer

In case you haven't heard, there might be a slight problem with the US economy: that it's being propped up by a tiny number of tech companies betting big on an AI revolution. Among the tech titans, no company is more important than the AI chip maker Nvidia. Often likened to a shovel seller during a goldrush, Nvidia's revenue has exploded in recent years, from $26.9 billion in 2023 to a heart stopping $130.5 billion in 2025. That unprecedented growth propelled Nvidia to become the first company

Broadcom stock jumps 15% on new $10 billion customer that analysts say is OpenAI

Broadcom shares soared 15% on Friday after the chipmaker said on its earnings call that it had secured a new $10 billion customer. Analysts quickly pointed to OpenAI. Following a better-than-expected earnings report late Thursday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan told analysts that a fourth large customer had put in orders for $10 billion in custom artificial intelligence chips, which the company calls XPUs. "One of these prospects released production orders to Broadcom, and we have accordingly character

Development Speed Has Never Been a Bottleneck

"You are wrong, Pawel. You can vibe code a successful product without any technical skills. Here's one example." I liked the challenge, especially since it referenced a source. What I thought would be a short comment evolved into a series of articles. This post is the last one (or at least I believe so at the time of writing), and I will focus on the product management side. Well, just one aspect of it. The perception that the pace of shipping features (or building in general) is the bottlene

Apple's iPhone 17 Event Is Just Days Away. Here's How to Watch

Apple's annual fall iPhone launch event is just around the corner. The keynote kicks off Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup, which could include a slimmer version of the phone, as well as the Apple Watch Series 11 and the AirPods Pro 3. The invite, which Apple sent on Aug. 26, shows the title "Awe dropping," with a glowing Apple logo that seems to reference Siri's colorful glow. There's also an interactive element when you view the invite on Apple.com. With

The Apple iPhone 17 'Awe dropping' event happens next week: Here's what to expect on September 9

We're now less than week away from the Apple's September 9 event, where the company is all but certain to unveil the iPhone 17 line. This year's theme of "Awe dropping," which was featured in Apple's invitations to the media sent on August 26 doesn't reveal much by way of clues, though some think the heat-mapped Apple logo is indicative of better thermal cooling in the new models. But more importantly, we already know how to watch the Apple iPhone 17 event itself: The keynote will be livestreame

Civilization developer Firaxis is laying off staff

Firaxis, longtime developer of the strategy series Civilization, is laying off an undisclosed number of staff, Game Developer reports . The studio's publisher and owner 2K confirmed that the layoffs were happening as Firaxis "restructures and optimizes" for "adaptability, collaboration, and creativity." The layoffs follow turmoil at another 2K studio , Cloud Chamber, which is supposed to be developing the next Bioshock game. Since the restructuring has yet to be publicly disclosed, it's hard to

Tim Cook expected back at the White House for Trump AI event

Where will Tim Cook be on the Thursday before the iPhone 17 event? Back at the White House, it seems. The Apple CEO gifted President Trump a big chunk of 24k gold with a piece of glass in August after announcing plans to make all iPhone glass in Kentucky. 29 days later, their next meeting will focus on AI, according to The Hill: President Trump on Thursday will host two dozen high-profile tech and business leaders for the first event in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, including M

Salesforce slump deepens as stock drops nearly 5% on weak guidance

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2025. A bad year just got worse for Salesforce . Following a disappointing revenue forecast in its quarterly earnings report late Wednesday, Salesforce's stock slumped nearly 5%, bringing its decline for 2025 to 27%. That's the worst performance in large-cap tech. Revenue increased 10% in the fiscal second quarter from a year earlier, cracking double-digit growth for the

Broadcom reports 63% jump in AI revenue as results beat estimates

Broadcom reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat expectations and provided robust guidance for the current quarter. The stock was little changed in extended trading. Here's how the chipmaker did versus LSEG consensus estimates: Earnings per share: $1.69, adjusted, versus $1.65 expected $1.69, adjusted, versus $1.65 expected Revenue: $15.96 billion versus $15.83 billion expected Broadcom said it expects $17.4 billion in fourth-quarter revenue, higher than the $17.02 billion expected

Roborock's new weed-killing robot mowers will save your back (and time)

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's takeaways Roborock has introduced its first robot lawnmowers. Three models will be available, each with a different purpose. The company hasn't revealed pricing or release date yet. Roborock is headed outdoors. The company best known for its robot vacuum cleaners (including the recent viral one with a mechanical arm that picks up small objects) has unveiled its first robot lawnmower. In an announcement today

Salesforce slump deepens as stock drops more than 5% on weak guidance

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2025. A bad year just got worse for Salesforce . Following a disappointing revenue forecast in its quarterly earnings report late Wednesday, Salesforce's stock slumped more than 5%, bringing its decline for 2025 to 27%. That's the worst performance in large-cap tech. Revenue increased 10% in the fiscal second quarter from a year earlier, cracking double-digit growth for t

Artie (YC S23) Is Hiring Engineers, AES, and Senior PMM

Why you should join Artie We are building Artie, a real-time data streaming solution focused on databases and data warehouses. Typical ETL solutions leverage batched processes or schedulers (DAGs, Airflow), which cannot achieve real time data syncs. We leverage change data capture (CDC) and stream processing to perform data transfers in a more efficient way, which enables sub-minute latency.

Musk will not attend Trump tech CEO dinner at White House

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., center, arrives at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump will host two dozen high-profile tech and business leaders for an inaugural event in the White House's renovated Rose Garden on Thursday. Invitees include Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and OpenAI founder Sam Altman, according to a list conf

Broadcom earnings primer: AI chip demand and growth are key

Broadcom is scheduled to report earnings for its fiscal third quarter after the close of regular trading on Thursday. Here's what analysts are expecting, according to a consensus from LSEG. Earnings per share: $1.65 $1.65 Revenue: $15.83 billion Broadcom, which develops custom chips for Google and other huge cloud companies and also makes networking gear needed to tie thousands of artificial intelligence chips together, is expected to report revenue growth of 21% from $13.07 billion a year a

Apple's iPhone 17 event is less than a week away. Here's how to watch (and what to expect)

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple's iPhone launch event will take place on Tuesday, September 9. The iPhone 17 lineup will likely include a new iPhone 17 Air (Slim) model. Other expected releases include the Apple Watch Series 11 and updated AirPods. September, better known in the industry as Techtember, is here, and kicking off the deluge of fall product announcements may be arguably the biggest of them all: Apple's iPh

Salesforce slump deepens as stock drops 7% on disappointing guidance

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2025. A bad year just got worse for Salesforce . Following a disappointing revenue forecast in its quarterly earnings report late Wednesday, Salesforce's stock slumped 8%, bringing its decline for 2025 to 28%. That's the worst performance in large-cap tech. Revenue increased 10% in the fiscal second quarter from a year earlier, cracking double-digit growth for the first t

13 Superfoods Found In Your Fridge That Can Protect Your Kidneys

Your kidneys are working nonstop, whether you know it or not. They clear waste from your blood, balance fluid levels, regulate hormones and even influence things like blood pressure and energy. As important as kidney health may be, it doesn't always get the focus it should. The CDC estimates that more than 1 in 7 adults in the US are living with chronic kidney disease, and many don't even know it. That's why prevention and daily care are so important. Taking simple steps now can help protect y

Visa's AI-enhanced payment options will be coming to more apps soon, thanks to new MCP support

Getty Images / Anna Barclay / Contributor Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Visa Intelligent Commerce opens Visa's payment network to developers and engineers. These individuals can then build agentic AI shopping experiences using Visa's network. Now, Visa Intelligent Commerce offers Model Context Protocol (MCP) support. AI agents can optimize how people do everyday tasks in the digital world, including shopping. In May, Visa unveiled Visa Intell