- GPT-5.5 matches heavily hyped Mythos Preview in new cybersecurity tests
ars-technica· 01-may
New results suggest Mythos' cyber threat isn't "a breakthrough specific to one model."
- Study: AI models that consider user's feeling are more likely to make errors
ars-technica· 01-may
Overtuning can cause models to "prioritize user satisfaction over truthfulness.”
- Amazon stuck with months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers
ars-technica· 01-may
AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on.
- Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers?
ars-technica· 02-may
Acoustic fire suppression goes commercial.
- The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS
ars-technica· 01-may
Op-ed: Valve has made a dent in Windows' gaming share, but can it keep going?
- Man dies covered in necrotic lesions after amoebas eat him alive
ars-technica· 01-may
Doctors suspect three factors, each unremarkable on its own, contributed to his fate.
- Scorpions go terminator mode and reinforce their weapons with metal
ars-technica· 01-may
Different hunting patterns seem to dictate different distributions of metal.
- Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day
ars-technica· 01-may
The outage has hampered communication concerning a critical vulnerability that gives root.
- Minnesota passes ban on fake AI nudes; app makers risk $500K fines
ars-technica· 01-may
More evidence of Grok CSAM seen as Minnesota passes nudifying app ban.
- Senators ban themselves from prediction markets after candidates bet on own races
ars-technica· 01-may
Senator decries "blatant, brazen corruption," wants to target Trump admin next.
- Exclusive eBook: Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones
mit-tech-review· 30-abr
The ultimate plan to live forever is a brand new body. This subscriber-only eBook explores R3 Bio, a small startup that has pitched a startling and ethically charged vision for “brainless clones” to serve the role of backup human bodies. byAntonio Regalado March 30, 2026 Related Stories: Access all subscriber-only eBooks:
- The Download: the North Pole’s future and humanoid data
mit-tech-review· 30-abr
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Digging for clues about the North Pole’s past In the past, getting to the North Pole involved a treacherous trip through ice many meters thick. But last year, a research vessel…
- This startup’s new mechanistic interpretability tool lets you debug LLMs
mit-tech-review· 30-abr
The San Francisco–based startup Goodfire just released a new tool, called Silico, that lets researchers and engineers peer inside an AI model and adjust its parameters—the settings that determine a model’s behavior—during training. This could give model makers more fine-grained control over how this technology is built than was once thought possible. Goodfire claims Silico…
- Trump’s mass firing just dealt another blow to American science
mit-tech-review· 01-may
This past week delivered another gut punch for science in the US. This time, the target was the National Science Foundation—a federal agency that funds major research projects to the tune of around $9 billion. The foundation’s efforts were overseen by a board of 22 prominent scientists. On Friday last week, they were all fired.…
- Inexpensive seafloor-hopping submersibles could stoke deep-sea science—and mining
mit-tech-review· 01-may
Smack dab between Australia and South America, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel Rainier is currently on a mission to map more than 8,000 square nautical miles of the Pacific seafloor in search of critical mineral deposits. But it isn’t doing it alone; for a month starting this week, it will…
- A new US phone network for Christians aims to block porn and gender-related content
mit-tech-review· 01-may
A new US-wide cell phone network marketed to Christians is set to launch next week. It blocks porn, which experts in network security say marks the first time a US cell plan has used network-level blocking for such content that can’t be turned off even by adult account owners. It’s also rolling out a filter…
- The Download: a new Christian phone network, and debugging LLMs
mit-tech-review· 01-may
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A new US phone network for Christians aims to block porn and gender-related content A new US-wide cell phone network marketed to Christians is set to launch next week. It blocks…
- Operationalizing AI for Scale and Sovereignty
mit-tech-review· 01-may
Companies are taking control of their own data to tailor AI for their needs. The challenge lies in balancing ownership with the safe, trusted flow of high‑quality data needed to power reliable insights. This conversation from MIT Technology Review’s EmTech AI conference examines how AI factories unlock new levels of scale, sustainability, and governance—positioning data…
- Cyber-Insecurity in the AI Era
mit-tech-review· 01-may
Cybersecurity was already under strain before AI entered the stack. Now, as AI expands the attack surface and adds new complexity, the limits of legacy approaches are becoming harder to ignore. This session from MIT Technology Review’s EmTech AI conference explores why security must be rethought with AI at its core, not layered on after…
- Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models
mit-tech-review· 01-may
In the first week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk took the stand in a crisp black suit and tie and argued that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into bankrolling the company. Along the way, he warned that AI could destroy us all and sat through…
- Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic
techcrunch· 01-may
Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large power sources.
- Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions
techcrunch· 01-may
Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said.
- Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity
techcrunch· 01-may
The DTC skin, hair, and menopause care brand will use the non-dilutive capital to super-charge customer acquisition.
- Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
techcrunch· 01-may
The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models.
- People are finally using Reddit’s search
techcrunch· 01-may
The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thursday.
- Replit’s Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why he’d rather not sell
techcrunch· 01-may
At TechCrunch's sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, we covered a lot of ground in a short time, beginning with the question everyone in the industry is asking right now: in a world where rival Cursor is reportedly in talks to be acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion, is Replit also bound to sell?
- Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies
techcrunch· 02-may
Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber's chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch's StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, describing it as a natural extension of a nascent program the company announced in late January called AV Labs.
- Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
techcrunch· 01-may
A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected several Ubuntu and Canonical websites, and prevented users from updating the Linux-based operating system.
- Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch
techcrunch· 02-may
It is not that European startups never get attention — Lovable and Mistral AI are proof of that. But there are many more that insiders are tracking.
- Musk v. Altman is just getting started
techcrunch· 01-may
Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, and his own tweets are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the “nonprofit for the […]
- All the evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman
the-verge· 01-may
The Musk v. Altman trial is underway, and that means exhibits, or the evidence to be presented in court, are being revealed piece by piece. So far, email exchanges, photos, and corporate documents are circulating from the earliest days of OpenAI - and from before the AI lab even had a name. Some high-level takeaways: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gave OpenAI an in-demand supercomputer, Musk largely drafted OpenAI's mission and heavily influenced its early structure, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appeared to want to lean heavily on Y Combinator for early support for OpenAI, OpenAI president Greg Brockman and Ilya Sutskever worried about Musk's level of con … Read the full story at The Verge.
- Splatoon Raiders preorders for the Switch 2 are nearly 20 percent off
the-verge· 01-may
Nintendo recently announced a new pricing policy, which knocks $10 off the cost of digital versions of future first-party titles exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2. Splatoon Raiders, for instance, is available for preorder ahead of its July 23rd release for $49.99 digitally or $59.99 for the physical edition. However, Amazon and Walmart are the exception in how they’re pricing preorders for the cartridge version. Right now, you can reserve the upcoming title at both retailers for $49.94, which is a few cents cheaper than the digital version. Raiders isn’t a sequel to Splatoon 3, but rather a spinoff that has similar third-person, paint-splatting gameplay set in new locales. Splatoon Raiders Where to Buy: $59.99 $49.94 at Walmart (physical) $59.99 $49.94 at Amazon (physical) The same $10 d…
- Birdfy’s smart bird feeder is down to its best-ever price for Mother’s Day
the-verge· 01-may
From crafting machines to smart calendars, a number of unique gifts are already on sale in the run-up to Mother’s Day, May 10th. Birdfy smart feeders are another discounted option to consider, particularly the new Birdfy Feeder Metal 2 (4K), which is on sale for $259.99 ($50 off). If you’re looking to spend less, you can also grab the basic Birdfy Feeder for just $99.99 ($100 off) from Amazon or Birdfy, with the latter retailer throwing in a free botanical gift bag and greeting card. Birdfy Feeder Where to Buy: $229.99 $99.99 at Amazon $229.99 $99.99 at Birdfy (with free gift bag and card) Birdfy’s standard bird feeder uses a 1080p camera with a 155-degree field of view and color night vision to capture birds in clear detail as they stop by. It then sends real-time alerts to the Birdfy mo…
- Dreame — the vacuum company — just ‘launched’ its own phones
the-verge· 01-may
This is just one of 29 different Aurora Lux designs. | Photo by Kelsey McClellan / The Verge Dreame, a Chinese manufacturer best known for its robot vacuums but with ambitions to do much more, says it's making smartphones now. I'm not sure I believe it. The company showed off two phones at its own Next event, which took place in California this week, though both had previously been revealed in China in March. Neither phone has actually launched, though - in China, the US, or elsewhere - and the company has revealed only a handful of specs about either. Aurora Nex LS1 is the more interesting of the two, but also the less plausible. It's a modular smartphone with a magnetic attachment point where the rear camera would normally be. D … Read the full story at The Verge.
- Anker’s discounted 2-in-1 USB-C cable is a great way to spend $15
the-verge· 02-may
I’ll never stop gushing about 2-in-1 USB-C cables. They’re really nice to have because, at this point, I’ve amassed so many devices that charge via USB-C. It’s also common for more than one to need to be recharged at a time, which is where they come in handy. I can charge my Nintendo Switch 2 and work-issued MacBook Air, or my Google Pixel 9 Pro and Kindle, without taking up more than one port on the power adapter. A couple of models that offer up to 140W passthrough charging speeds are currently matching their lowest price to date — including Anker’s braided option, which is available from Amazon and Anker in black or white starting at $14.99 ($3 off). If you don’t mind paying a bit more for a slightly longer cable, Native Union’s recycled 6.5-foot Belt Cable, which features an animal-fr…
- Playing Esoteric Ebb is like rolling the dice with a great DM
the-verge· 02-may
It took me a while to get into Esoteric Ebb, a new CRPG from developer Christoffer Bodegård. The elevator pitch is basically Disco Elysium, but in the fantasy style of Dungeons & Dragons: You play as a cleric wandering around a small town who's trying to figure out, among other things, the mystery of why a tea shop in town exploded, and all the while, you're having conversations with different character traits in your head. Like Disco Elysium, you see the world from an isometric, top-down perspective. Also like Disco Elysium, Esoteric Ebb requires a lot of reading, weighing the opinions of your competing voices, and making some bold dice rol … Read the full story at The Verge.
- Amazon’s built-in AI price history expands to show the entire last year
the-verge· 01-may
Amazon's built-in price tracking feature now allows you to see how much a product's price has changed over the past year. To use the feature, open the Amazon app and select the "Price history" button next to the item's price, or ask Amazon's AI assistant Rufus. The expansion comes just weeks ahead of Amazon's annual Prime Day event, which California Attorney General mentioned in his "price fixing" lawsuit against the retail giant. In the lawsuit, Bonta accuses Amazon of pushing other companies to raise the price of their products at other retailers in the days leading up to its annual deals event. Bonta also claims Amazon "bullied vendors t … Read the full story at The Verge.
- The things we’re building
the-verge· 02-may
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 126, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I need 10 or 15 skirts from Calvin Klein, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) Happy Ruthless Self-Promotion Week! We're dedicating almost all of this issue to the stuff we've been making recently. Personally, I've been reading about the Tesla diner and Dwarkesh Patel and The Rest Is History, starting a Ted Lasso rewatch to get ready for season 4, watching a robot injure Joanna Stern, continuing down the rabbit hole of gorgeous Japanese stationery, wondering if those cool shoes … Read the full story at The Verge.
- Microsoft tests redesigned Windows 11 Run menu with dark mode and more
the-verge· 01-may
Microsoft is testing its much-needed refresh for the Windows 11 Run menu, offering a modern interface that the company says is faster and comes with support for dark mode. The redesign is rolling out now to Windows 11 Insiders in the new Experimental Channel. In a blog post explaining the changes, Microsoft says it decided to drop the Run menu's "Browse" button - a shortcut to user files - after finding "very low usage." Instead, Microsoft added support for a new "~\" command, which leads to your user directory. Microsoft says it built the new Run menu using code from Command Palette, a utility available through PowerToys that allows you t … Read the full story at The Verge.
- Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price
the-verge· 01-may
Apple's Mac Mini now starts at $799 after the company pulled the $599 option with 256GB of storage from its online store, as spotted earlier by MacRumors. The model's discontinuation comes just one day after Apple CEO Tim Cook said during an earnings call that a chip shortage will impact its Mac products in the coming months. "If you look forward to June, the majority of our supply constraints will be on several Mac models," Cook said. "We think looking forward that the Mac Mini and the Mac Studio may take several months to reach supply-demand balance." He added that both devices saw "higher-than-expected demand" as well, with many people b … Read the full story at The Verge.