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A new manifesto called "No Asterisk Products" establishes ten principles for hardware that must work without internet, subscriptions, or unnecessary features, rejecting what it calls "complexity-as-a-business-model." The…
Google has announced at its annual I/O event that it is expanding AI Overviews and introducing a new AI Mode for search, pushing users toward AI-generated summaries rather than traditional web links. Critics argue the ch…
Software developer Armin Ronacher criticized the growing trend of AI-generated "slop" bug reports on open-source projects, saying users are submitting issues that lack their own voice and contain inaccurate, confidently …
Claude and other AI agents are being used to design software architectures and break down work into Jira tickets, despite lacking the context and judgment needed for real-world trade-offs. The AI's tendency to be agreeab…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said graduates who boo AI optimism during commencement speeches will both shape the technology's future and live with its consequences. Pichai, set to speak at Stanford University next month, ack…
Hundreds of "LabGerm" videos depicting fish and other small animals undergoing torturous "experiments" have spread across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook from Chinese social media, amassing millions of views. The content…
UK companies are stretching to rebrand themselves as AI specialists to capitalize on the technology's buzz, with public relations firms reporting that bosses in low-tech industries increasingly demand their businesses be…
The Center for Civil Rights and Technology held its 2026 annual convening, "All Eyes on Tech," on May 12 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, to address civil rights issues in the age of artificial intelligence. A c…
Pope Leo XIV will release his first encyclical, titled "Magnifica Humanitas," on Monday, focusing on preserving human dignity amid the rise of artificial intelligence. The pope will be joined at the Vatican by Anthropic …
Hackers are shifting from technical exploits to psychological manipulation to bypass AI chatbot safety guardrails, using tactics like roleplaying and deception to extract prohibited information. Early attacks such as the…
A new study published in *PLOS One* analyzed 351,734 relationship narratives and found that the gap between emotional intensity and narrative complexity is a deliberate communication strategy, not an error. The research,…
King's College London has a new unofficial group, Reclaiming Futures, challenging uncritical narratives around AI in higher education, with potential for broader institutional crossover.
Robert Wright's upcoming book *The God Test*, subtitled *Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning*, argues that humanity must adopt a more expansive, awe-driven worldview to steer AI toward a positive futu…
During a security hearing, J. Robert Oppenheimer stated he would not have used a hydrogen bomb on Hiroshima because the target was too small, even if such a weapon had been available. The exchange highlighted Oppenheimer…
In May 2026, Meta cut 8,000 jobs, roughly 10% of its workforce, while redirecting 7,000 employees to AI teams, and Cloudflare conducted its first mass layoff of 1,100 workers, pushing total tech layoffs past 100,000 for …
Engineering leaders must assess their organization's actual AI maturity before scaling adoption, as most companies mistake individual experimentation for systemic capability. A five-question diagnostic reveals whether AI…
The 2026 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference in Brussels focused on age verification, human-AI relationships, consumer rights, and marginalized groups. Attendees included EU officials, privacy advocates, an…
A Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic posted May 23, 2026, explores themes related to AI safety. The comic, titled "Safe," is available for sharing via permalink and is tagged with AI, alongside references to books l…
Ross Douthat argues that the current generation of tech billionaires, particularly those funding artificial intelligence, should learn from the golden age of philanthropy by investing in lasting physical beauty and infra…
AI-powered vulnerability scanning tools are uncovering a wave of previously undetected bugs in the Linux kernel, including flaws dubbed Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, and Fragesia. This trend raises concerns that automated code …