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Fast Company's Innovation by Design Awards named Conway's Arcade, built by Special Guest X for Google, the winner in its artificial intelligence category. The project is an AI-driven arcade cabinet that continuously generates new variations of classic games such as Space Invaders and Breakout, alongside a list of other honorees in the category.
After Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging US regulation to slow AI development, and Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Satya Nadella voiced support for pacing progress, White House tech advisor David Sacks pushed back publicly. Sacks told AI leaders they don't need government permission or antitrust waivers to slow down voluntarily, and questioned whether their motives were truly altruistic.
Researchers at UC San Francisco tested a surgically implanted 253-electrode array that reads brain activity to simultaneously produce on-screen text and animate a personalized avatar's movements. The system, tested with two participants with severe paralysis, is described as the first brain-computer interface to handle verbal and non-verbal communication together within seconds of intent.
Nature interviewed eight higher-education leaders and consultants about the condition of UK universities as roughly 518,000 new students, including around 300,000 aged 18, begin term this week. Nearly 40% of institutions are forecast to run a deficit this financial year amid falling funding and shifting enrollment patterns. While the panel disagreed on whether degrees still offer value and whether the situation constitutes a full-blown crisis, they converged on two points: the current financial model cannot continue, and universities are not prepared for the disruption artificial intelligence will bring.
At the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, President Xi Jinping said China would spearhead artificial-intelligence cooperation among the bloc's developing economies, including creating an open-source AI community, sharing large language model development, and running training seminars. He also proposed a digital ecosystem cloud platform, an engineer cultivation alliance, and a youth exchange program focused on scientific innovation.
Prior Software Inc. has released Prior, a predictive intelligence tool that lets users ask questions about future events—from sports and financial markets to personal choices—and receive a forecast report. The platform gathers context through follow-up questions, scans current web information, and reviews a user's past predictions before generating a calibrated probability, weighted scenarios, key drivers, and suggested actions. Pricing ranges from a free weekly prediction to tiered subscriptions up to $499 monthly for unlimited forecasts.
Apple's iOS 27, rolling out broadly after its beta period ends, includes several under-the-radar upgrades to Safari powered by Apple Intelligence. One standout is a 'Notify Me' feature that lets users describe specific content changes—like a price drop—they want tracked on a webpage, with Safari periodically scanning for that update. These Apple Intelligence features require an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, and are also coming to iPadOS 27 and macOS 27.
Anthropic, founded by Dario Amodei to build AI cautiously and counterbalance riskier rivals, is now facing internal tension between its safety-first founding principles and the commercial pressure to compete aggressively in the AI market. The lab's original structure was meant to insulate it from the very competitive dynamics it now finds itself entangled in.
As AI systems take over data analysis, pattern recognition, and rapid report writing, the value of being the most knowledgeable person in a room is diminishing. The piece argues that human traits like empathy and genuine care for others are becoming the more essential leadership qualities, since machines cannot replicate them.
Dario Amodei, chief executive of Anthropic, has publicly urged the AI industry to slow its pace of development rather than pursue unchecked speed. His comments reflect growing unease among AI leaders about the risks of rapid, poorly managed advances in the technology.
A veteran chief information security officer describes how everyday tech questions from friends and family have shifted from routine computer troubleshooting to worries about artificial intelligence risks. Drawing on that experience, the CISO lays out four concrete actions individuals can take now to protect themselves as AI-related threats grow more prevalent.
A new leak reported by MacObserver reveals specifications for the Lenovo Googlebook 15, one of the first Android-based laptops arriving under Google's upcoming Googlebook platform. The device reportedly includes a 15.3-inch 120Hz OLED screen with 2,880 x 1,800 resolution, an Intel Core Ultra 5 processor, up to 32GB of RAM, and up to 512GB of storage. It also carries a distinctive LED accent called a 'glowbar' and support for Gemini AI features like Magic Cursor.