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Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident

Anthropic executives said it was an accident and retracted the bulk of the takedown notices.

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TechCrunch

Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident

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Ars Technica

Nvidia rolls out its fix for PC gaming's "compiling shaders" wait times

Microsoft, Intel are also working on their own solutions for the issue.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Nvidia rolls out its fix for PC gaming's "compiling shaders" wait times

TechCrunch

A new dating app, Sonder, has a deliberately annoying sign-up process (and it’s working)

Sonder profiles are completely unstructured, encouraging users to build something that looks like a mood board or a digital collage. Think MySpace rather than LinkedIn.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

A new dating app, Sonder, has a deliberately annoying sign-up process (and it’s working)

TechCrunch

Startup funding shatters all records in Q1

The record quarterly fundraise largely fueled four mega-deals into OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo. But it also indicates a generally hot market.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

Startup funding shatters all records in Q1

Ars Technica

Here's what that Claude Code source leak reveals about Anthropic's plans

A persistent agent, stealth "Undercover" mode, and... a virtual assistant named Buddy?

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Here's what that Claude Code source leak reveals about Anthropic's plans

TechCrunch

Apple releases security fix for older iPhones and iPads to protect against DarkSword attacks

The security update protects a raft of older iPhones and iPads from attacks linked to leaked hacking tools called DarkSword.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

Apple releases security fix for older iPhones and iPads to protect against DarkSword attacks

WIRED

FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 Pill

Eli Lilly’s once-daily Foundayo is the second obesity pill to receive FDA approval. It will compete with Novo Nordisk’s pill version of Wegovy.

3 hours ago

WIRED

FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 Pill

TechCrunch

Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota

Meta's upcoming Hyperion AI data center will be powered by 10 new natural gas plants.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota

WIRED

AI Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted

A new study from researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz suggests models will disobey human commands to protect their own kind.

4 hours ago

WIRED

AI Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted

WIRED

The HP OmniBook 5 Is a MacBook Neo Killer, and It’s Only $500

The HP OmniBook 5 is a better laptop than the MacBook Neo in almost every way. Right now, it’s also $100 cheaper.

4 hours ago

WIRED

The HP OmniBook 5 Is a MacBook Neo Killer, and It’s Only $500

WIRED

‘Thank You for Generating With Us!’ Hollywood's AI Acolytes Stay on the Hype Train

Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy was one of the few skeptics at the Runway AI Summit, where AI was compared to fire and the printing press just a week after Sora’s death.

4 hours ago

WIRED

‘Thank You for Generating With Us!’ Hollywood's AI Acolytes Stay on the Hype Train

Engadget

Mr. Resident Evil signs a deal with Mr. Stellar Blade

4 hours ago

Engadget

Mr. Resident Evil signs a deal with Mr. Stellar Blade

WIRED

Our Favorite Budget Smartwatch Is $69

You can grab a nice discount on the Nothing CMF Watch 3 Pro for a limited time.

5 hours ago

WIRED

Our Favorite Budget Smartwatch Is $69

Engadget

What’s going on with Donut Lab?

5 hours ago

Engadget

What’s going on with Donut Lab?

Engadget

April's PS Plus Monthly Games include Lords of the Fallen and a trio of remastered Tomb Raider ports

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Engadget

April's PS Plus Monthly Games include Lords of the Fallen and a trio of remastered Tomb Raider ports

Engadget

The United app adds airport security wait times after lines return to normal

6 hours ago

Engadget

The United app adds airport security wait times after lines return to normal

TechCrunch

WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker

The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware.

6 hours ago

TechCrunch

WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker

Engadget

Lucid Motors recalls over 4,000 Gravity SUVs over seat belt defect

6 hours ago

Engadget

Lucid Motors recalls over 4,000 Gravity SUVs over seat belt defect

Ars Technica

A word from Editor Moonshark about Artemis II

Our resident Carcharodon lunaris weighs in about today's historic launch.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

A word from Editor Moonshark about Artemis II

Engadget

MindsEye will litigate its own launch 'sabotage' controversy in DLC form

7 hours ago

Engadget

MindsEye will litigate its own launch 'sabotage' controversy in DLC form

Ars Technica

LIGO data hints at supernovae so powerful they leave nothing behind

Pair instability supernovae create a "mass gap" in black holes.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

LIGO data hints at supernovae so powerful they leave nothing behind

WIRED

The New Era of Militia Influencers

The militia movement in the US is undergoing a rebrand that trades counterprotests for expensive weapons, manly sweatshirts, and highly curated Instagram grids.

7 hours ago

WIRED

The New Era of Militia Influencers

Ars Technica

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom

Sweden is bringing back books amid declining test scores.

9 hours ago

Ars Technica

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom

Ars Technica

Launch day has arrived for NASA's Artemis II mission—here's what to expect

"It’ll go when the engines light at T-0."

9 hours ago

Ars Technica

Launch day has arrived for NASA's Artemis II mission—here's what to expect