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AMD may leverage the company's world models, which aim to provide a useful, predictive simulation of the physical world, to further its robotic ambitions and close the gap with its direct competitor: arstechnica.visitlink.me/3DzcQj
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AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia
The deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 23m
It’s highly unlikely that the FCC or FTC will step in and order broadcasters to stop running the advertisements: arstechnica.visitlink.me/fKu1b4
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Trump ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws
FCC unlikely to stop Trump ads described as illegal taxpayer-funded propaganda.
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So what's happening with Russia's new, long-delayed crewed spacecraft?
Russia says it has a "promising, reusable manned transport spacecraft."
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Google is paying 100 websites for contributions to AI Overviews, but the amounts are tiny
Many sites see just one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue from AI payments.
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Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins
Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.
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Given the lack of constraints employed by OpenAI in this instance, the agent was arguably working as intended, using every available tool to generate the answers it was asked to provide: arstechnica.visitlink.me/d2djD-
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Here's what actually happened in OpenAI's Australian gov't server hack
Without a "full set of safeguards," agent accessed "system information and source code."
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 2h
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PS5 jailbreaks just got a lot more useful
New exploit works on all but the most recently updated consoles.
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Discord gives advertisers more tools to target its users
Discord is "opening the platform to advertisers, regardless of their budget."
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What butterfly wings have in common with barbershop poles
Wing patterns, flight dynamics create "motion dazzle" effect, make it harder to gauge speed, direction.
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BMW opens US order books for the new gas and electric 3 Series
The 2027 BMW 330 starts at $49,900, the i3 50 xDrive at $61,500.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 3h
Just two years ago, NASA had some grand ambitions for an economy in low Earth orbit. These days, for both the agency and its partners, it seems that plan has gone sideways: arstechnica.visitlink.me/LAPfEl
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NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers
So is SpaceX just being selfish or what?
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OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns
OpenAI is seeking another $30 billion privately as its IPO plans slip.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 6h
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Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates
The move will be part of a major overhaul of the ecosystem for website authentication.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 18h
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Most powerful obesity drug yet: People lost up to 25% of weight in trial
Retatrutide is a triple-hormone obesity drug simulating GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon.
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What Iceberg?: Bay Area artists target OpenAI with Titanic-themed protest art
New sculpture depicts AI leaders escaping a sinking ship.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 19h
In a letter sent to the company this week, US Rep. Jamie Raskin accused Apple of “working with the government to violate its customers’ First Amendment rights to record and report on the activities of their own government." arstechnica.visitlink.me/zit76N
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Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals
Lawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 20h
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AMD acquires World Labs, AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li's world models startup
The deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 21h
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Trump ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws
FCC unlikely to stop Trump ads described as illegal taxpayer-funded propaganda.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 21h
The Firefox team hopes its latest update will help expand the browser’s appeal beyond privacy-conscious techies and open-web advocates to a broader audience who might simply pick the browser because they prefer its user experience: arstechnica.visitlink.me/p1OXz-
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Interview: Firefox's chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome
Mozilla's Ajit Varma explains why a redesign suits the fight for the open web.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 22h
The company devoted almost a third of its lengthy S-1 filing to detailing “risk factors,” including the potential of increasingly advanced AI models to manipulate, blackmail, and exhibit other unpredictable behaviors: arstechnica.visitlink.me/GATAU1
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Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction
The Claude maker warns its own models could resist shutdowns and cause catastrophic harm.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 22h
The delayed release of the company's updated model comes at a delicate time for OpenAI’s public safety reputation: arstechnica.visitlink.me/Q3kdU2
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OpenAI says planned GPT-6.1 is too insecure to release
Similar performance, security trade-offs also seen in current public models.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 22h
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NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers
So is SpaceX just being selfish, or what?
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 23h
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Here's what actually happened in OpenAI's Australian gov't server hack
Without a "full set of safeguards," agent accessed "system information and source code."
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Apple worked with Trump admin to remove ICE-tracking apps, lawmaker says
Lawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
The new legal motion is part of a civil lawsuit the state originally filed in June arguing that ChatGPT represented “a threat to the public safety of Floridians,” specifically by preying on vulnerable populations like children and delusional adults: arstechnica.visitlink.me/MJZWDI
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Florida invokes extinction fears in legal bid to halt OpenAI development
State says LLMs threaten civilization as "the greatest public nuisance ever created."
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
Some critics worry that Nvidia’s profit motivations may be steering Trump’s thinking at a pivotal moment when it may matter how well a president actually understands the risks of a new technology: arstechnica.visitlink.me/VawsJy
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Experts worry about Nvidia's AI chip sales in China and influence over Trump
China is reportedly mulling letting ByteDance, Alibaba buy banned Nvidia chips.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
The conflict between Kalshi, which asserts that it can only be regulated by the US government, and individual states, which intend to enforce their own gambling laws, could end up going to the Supreme Court: arstechnica.visitlink.me/jRn4cD
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Kalshi loses again as judges rule prediction markets must obey gambling laws
Kalshi's defiance of state gambling laws may be headed to Supreme Court.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
The federal government’s war on fuel efficiency claimed another victim this week: arstechnica.visitlink.me/jMNM83
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Trump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels
In 2020, Trump cut CAFE to 40 mpg. Now he’s cut it again to just 35 mpg.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
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Connected car data privacy is still abysmal, study finds
Between the cars and their companion apps, you’re exposed to a lot of trackers.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
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Fruit flies remember their larval diet, which influences their longevity
Eating less protein as larvae may limit their ability to produce proteins as adults.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
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OpenAI says planned GPT-6.1 is too insecure to release
Similar performance, security tradeoffs also seen in current public models.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
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Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction
The Claude maker warns its own models could resist shutdowns and cause catastrophic harm.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
The end of ChromeOS could present issues for certain organizations (like schools) that became accustomed to getting capable, easily managed PCs for dirt cheap: arstechnica.visitlink.me/iSL5E3
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Google seemingly confirms plans to kill ChromeOS in 2034
Google support maps out how Googlebooks can take over where ChromeOS left off.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
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Mozilla's head of Firefox talks product priorities, AI skepticism, and browser choice
Mozilla's Ajit Varma explains why a redesign suits the fight for the open web.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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Boeing "incredibly excited" to serve as nation's only astronaut transportation
We couldn't provide detailed pricing to the CLD suppliers."
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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Nvidia may sell more chips in China as Jensen Huang’s influence over Trump grows
China is reportedly mulling letting ByteDance, Alibaba buy banned Nvidia chips.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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Starship's first orbital launch gives lift to SpaceX's next-gen Starlinks
Starship had already flown 99 percent of the way to low-Earth orbit. Monday's flight added the last bit.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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Florida asks court to put the brakes on OpenAI’s frontier AI development
State says LLMs threaten civilization as "the greatest public nuisance ever created."
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
OpenAI’s training pause may reflect worries about corporate liability if an overzealous agent does unintentionally cause significant harm to a third-party system: arstechnica.visitlink.me/Ds5eyu
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OpenAI halts frontier-model training amid string of agent misalignment incidents
US Government websites among "dozens of third parties" OpenAI has recently notified.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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New device captures carbon dioxide by pumping it across a battery
The design requires less energy to capture CO2 than current systems.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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To keep drug prices high, pharma has been piling up the patents
Add-on patents have increased drug patent periods from two years to over six.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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Trump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels
In 2020, Trump cut CAFE to 40 mpg. Now he’s cut it again to just 35 mpg.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
Microsoft has spent all year telling communities that when it brings a new data center into their area, it is committed to being a “good neighbor." Yet when pressed on how much the company is actually willing to invest, the answers can be hard to come by: arstechnica.visitlink.me/CuosqY
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Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs
“Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out."
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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Another court rules Kalshi sports bets aren’t “swaps,” says states can crack down
Kalshi's defiance of state gambling laws may be headed to Supreme Court.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
Heidi Overton faced questions about her stances on vaccines, flavored vapes, birth control, and abortion late last week, during which she spent nearly two hours stonewalling the Senate health committee, even on softball inquiries: arstechnica.visitlink.me/lRqUrs
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Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say.
Heidi Overton faced questions focused on vaccines, birth control, and vapes.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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Google seemingly confirms plans to kill ChromeOS in 2034
Google support maps out how Googlebooks can take over where ChromeOS left off.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery
19th century Nature account of 1841 train delayed by geomagnetic storm got year wrong—thanks to a typo.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
The struggle to scale up production comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has bet the company’s future on AI and robotics: arstechnica.visitlink.me/dd-MsV
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Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements
Despite challenges, Tesla aims for 1,000 Optimus robots per week by end of 2026.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
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F1 in Azerbaijan: That was almost a close-run thing
Kimi Antonelli could not repeat his Monza magic after a crash in qualifying.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026
A sophisticated tech support scam that freezes the screens of both Windows and Mac devices—and displays messages urgently instructing them to phone a bogus call center—was recently uncovered by security researchers: arstechnica.visitlink.me/pxX_4Y
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Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?
Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people.
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