METABLOKS / TECH

WIRED

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Becomes ‘Assisted Driving’ in Europe

The automaker has been criticized for misleading drivers with the feature’s name. Now it’s renaming it for European regulators.

59 minutes ago

WIRED

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Becomes ‘Assisted Driving’ in Europe

Engadget

An Anthropic model submitted a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police

Thankfully, it does not seem to have diverted police resources.

1 hour ago

Engadget

An Anthropic model submitted a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police

Ars Technica

AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software

Study finds coding efficiency gains get "absorbed" by human review "bottleneck."

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software

TechCrunch

An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police

Anthropic did not discover this behavior until over two months after its AI submitted the false tip.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police

WIRED

Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting

Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech.

1 hour ago

WIRED

Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting

Ars Technica

Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial

CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial

TechCrunch

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers

Ars Technica

PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023

"The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023

Ars Technica

AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner

New winner is Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam for video of a roundworm and single-celled Dileptus.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner

Ars Technica

Your artwork could be featured in the next Debian release

Debian Linux has put a call out for artist submissions for its next release: Forky.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Your artwork could be featured in the next Debian release

WIRED

NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public

The data drop includes photographs, audio, video, and astronauts’ notes that will be used to study the moon and prepare for future human missions.

2 hours ago

WIRED

NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public

Engadget

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar review: A great home theater option all by itself

Bose's latest soundbar pulls double duty as both a TV and music speaker. Plus, it doesn't need a separate subwoofer for adequate bass.

3 hours ago

Engadget

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar review: A great home theater option all by itself

Engadget

Intel is reportedly launching new CPUs on old sockets that support DDR4 memory

If you guessed the RAMpocalypse is involved...

4 hours ago

Engadget

Intel is reportedly launching new CPUs on old sockets that support DDR4 memory

TechCrunch

LumenUs helps automate tedious paperwork in times of grief

"The day your loved one passes away, you also get this honorary badge of a project manager for a project you had no idea about," said founder Sara Tashakorinia.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

LumenUs helps automate tedious paperwork in times of grief

Engadget

What it's like to spend a night in a Pebble Flow EV RV

Staying in the tech-infused trailer can kind of feel like being in a spaceship - in a good way.

4 hours ago

Engadget

What it's like to spend a night in a Pebble Flow EV RV

TechCrunch

Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?

Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums from New York ...

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?

TechCrunch

Danu Robotics' fight to build a better recycling robot

For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Danu Robotics' fight to build a better recycling robot

TechCrunch

We can't help treating AI like it's human. But should we?

"When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr. Sherry Turkle writes. "And we are wired to care for it in return."

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

We can't help treating AI like it's human. But should we?

WIRED

I’m Still Convinced the iPod Was the Perfect Gadget

Apple’s original music player got many things right. Chief among them: It didn’t connect to the internet.

6 hours ago

WIRED

I’m Still Convinced the iPod Was the Perfect Gadget

Ars Technica

Microsoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency

The US says Microsoft abused immigration rules; the company disputes the claim.

8 hours ago

Ars Technica

Microsoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency

Engadget

Webb telescope detects galaxy origin of the farthest fast radio burst we've seen to date

Astronomers used the Webb telescope to see where the farthest fast radio burst we've ever seen had come from.

8 hours ago

Engadget

Webb telescope detects galaxy origin of the farthest fast radio burst we've seen to date

Engadget

What to expect at Apple's 'Welcome home' event next week

The company is reportedly rebooting its smart home ambitions with a smart display and a whole bunch of other accessories.

9 hours ago

Engadget

What to expect at Apple's 'Welcome home' event next week

WIRED

Dunking on Dating App Profiles Is Content Gold. People Are Getting Sick of It

Relationship coaches, TikTokers, and disgruntled singles alike frequently shame bad profiles, as more apps experiment with blocking screenshots.

10 hours ago

WIRED

Dunking on Dating App Profiles Is Content Gold. People Are Getting Sick of It

WIRED

The Best Mac Desktop to Buy (2026): Mac Mini, Mac Studio, or iMac?

Apple’s Mac desktops have become some of the most sought-after computers this year, driven by surging interest in agentic AI. Here’s which model to buy depending on your use case.

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WIRED

The Best Mac Desktop to Buy (2026): Mac Mini, Mac Studio, or iMac?