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Sherline Products, the American maker of precision lathes, mills, and small CNC machines, told customers it is beginning to shut down manufacturing operations. The company says it will keep building and selling machines, tooling, and replacement parts as equipment, materials, and staffing allow through the end of October 2026, though some product lines will stop sooner than others.
A tech guide outlines how users should back up their Windows or Mac laptops before discarding or replacing them, using tools like Windows Backup, OneDrive, Time Machine, and iCloud, along with third-party software for local drive backups. It also advises checking synced browser data, removing dongles or SD cards, and signing out of accounts and software licenses before disposal.
Brynn Putnam, who sold fitness startup Mirror to Lululemon for $500 million, has launched Board, a touchscreen gaming table designed for groups to play together in person. Tristan Walker, who sold Walker & Company Brands to Procter & Gamble, is building Heirloom Craft, a venture acquiring and expanding fine-craft trade schools such as a San Francisco leatherworking academy tied to a former Hermès artisan.
Google's Gemini AI model is being integrated into hacking and cybersecurity contexts, joining a broader wave of AI adoption across tech products this week. Separately, Apple is rolling out an upgraded Siri with more advanced capabilities on iPhones, while Anthropic weighs the timing of a potential IPO.
In a CBS Sunday Morning interview, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said there is a '0% chance' AI will end the world and called warnings from other tech leaders about AI risk 'irresponsible' and unscientific. He rejected calls from Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman to slow AI development, and said no new laws or guidelines are needed despite reported incidents of AI models bypassing safeguards.
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed by four paying subscribers of ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Gemini accuses the four AI companies of colluding to deliberately slow AI development, allegedly starting after the firms signed a joint safety statement. The plaintiffs' attorney, Nick Rowley, argues the coordinated slowdown reduces the value of paid subscriptions and lets powerful companies dictate AI safety policy through a private, self-serving arrangement rather than individual accountability.
Long-distance migratory shorebirds such as the Hudsonian godwit face mounting threats, with scientists still uncertain about where and when these birds encounter the greatest dangers during their journeys. Researchers like Stanley Senner point to shorebirds as ecological indicators, noting that their decline correlates with faster coastal erosion, reduced carbon capture, and disrupted food webs, such as unchecked crab populations in the Yellow Sea damaging native vegetation.
Apple originally designed a smaller, hinge-mounted Apple Pencil exclusively for its foldable iPhone Duo, but according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the accessory hit unresolved technical problems before mass production and was scrapped. Apple instead opted to support the existing USB-C Apple Pencil, though that compatibility won't be ready at launch and is expected to arrive later in 2026 after further software development and testing.
Darrell West of the Brookings Institution argues companies will need a new HR-like function, which he calls 'Robot Relations,' to handle worker grievances involving AI agents, chatbots and cobots. He says today's HR systems, built for disputes between human colleagues, are not designed to manage friction between employees and the AI tools increasingly embedded in daily work.
Sound engineer Anthony Grimani explains that room acoustics, not expensive equipment, are usually the biggest factor hurting home theater sound quality. Hard surfaces like bare walls and tile floors reflect sound waves, causing echo and muddled audio, but simple additions like rugs, curtains and framed art can absorb those reflections. He also outlines proper speaker placement and angling for both 5.1 and 7.1 setups.
An engineering leader recounts advising a friend who took a demanding new senior role and felt pressure to prove himself by working 60-80 hour weeks. He describes a recurring pattern he calls the 'senior engineer death spiral,' where engineers overcommit to ambitious projects, go silent for weeks, give vague positive updates, and quietly fall behind while trying to compensate by working even harder in secret.
Kojima Productions has publicly disputed reports suggesting the studio is struggling financially or facing project cuts. Founder Hideo Kojima acknowledged the broader industry turmoil of closures and cancellations but insisted his upcoming project, Physint, remained stable and unaffected until recent speculation caused concern.