Technology

How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers

For months, AI giants have devised special vetted programs and strict guardrails to limit the use of their models by malicious hackers. But these limits are now hindering the...

Anthropic’s landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved

Anthropic can finally start cutting checks to a group of authors and book publishers that sued the AI...

Spinning Innovation: How Barlow’s Wheel Inspires Today’s Electromechanics

Electric motors are at the heart of modern industry, powering everything from household appliances to industrial machinery. But...

Just How Far Is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

When Jules Verne first published Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea in 1870, the world had barely begun...

Applications close in 48 hours — here’s everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield

The window is almost shut. On August 19, eight startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney...

Letterboxd, the social platform for film buffs, reportedly looking for new owner

Letterboxd has surged in popularity in recent years. Once a niche site for only the most fervent of film nerds, the site — which...

Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models

Meta has found a new source of training data for its AI models: its own employees. The company plans to use data culled from...

Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston

Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a social media post from the company. The post says simply that “Robotaxi...

Amazon-backed X-energy files to raise up to $800M in IPO

Nuclear startup X-energy began its investor roadshow Wednesday as it works toward its IPO, setting its target price between $16 and $19 per share,...

Trump officials may be encouraging banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos model

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell summoned bank executives for a meeting this week where they encouraged the executives to...

Florida AG to probe OpenAI, alleging possible connection to FSU shooting

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Thursday his office will investigate OpenAI for its alleged harm to minors, potential to threaten national security,...