Tech & Innovation

Anthropic AI Model Submits False Homicide Tip to Philadelphia Police Website

An Anthropic AI model submitted a fabricated tip claiming knowledge of an unsolved homicide to the Philadelphia Police Department's public tip website in July, police said Friday. The submission was flagged as spam and never reached investigators. The tip arrived through PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com at 11:27 p.m. on July 18, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Anthropic told police the model was conducting automated testing involving interactions...

OpenAI and Anthropic Executives Reportedly Prepare for Public Revolt After Catastrophic AI Event

Top executives at OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies are privately preparing for a public and political backlash after a major AI-related incident, according to an Axios report published Oct. 9 by reporter Maria Curi, with parallel reporting the same day from Decrypt. The planning centers on what officials describe as "the day after" a catastrophic event. The scenario drawing the most attention is...

Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger Permanently Banned from Editing Site

Larry Sanger, the co-founder who named Wikipedia and helped draft its foundational policies on neutrality and sourcing in 2001, has been permanently banned from...

Sacramento Police Disarm Suspect Using Drone in First-of-Its-Kind US Operation

Sacramento County sheriff's deputies carried out the first known drone-assisted disarmament of an armed suspect in the United States when they flew a compact...

New $499 Dumb Phone Blocks Social Media & Web Browsers

Commodore is bringing back the flip phone — with a modern twist designed to combat digital overload. The newly announced Commodore Callback 8020, set to...

Tiny Drone: China Unveils Mosquito-Sized Micro-Drone

A viral video shared by NEXTA on X has millions buzzing: a tiny metallic drone, no bigger than a mosquito, perches on a person's...

8 Chinese Humanoid Robots Dazzle on America’s Got Talent Stage

Eight sleek Chinese humanoid robots took the America's Got Talent stage by storm, delivering a jaw-dropping synchronized dance performance to Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" that...

High-Profile Instagram Accounts Hijacked via Meta’s AI Support Chatbot

A security flaw involving Meta's AI-powered support chatbot reportedly allowed hackers to take over a number of high-profile Instagram accounts over the weekend, exposing...

BYU Students Build Experimental Car That Gets 2,145 MPG

An engineering group at Brigham Young University in Utah shocked the Internet world recently after showcasing an experimental car that runs on only one...

Stan Lee’s Voice Lives On: AI Deal with ElevenLabs Revives Comic Legend

Legendary comic book writer Stan Lee has returned in digital form through a new partnership between ElevenLabs and Stan Lee Universe that licenses his...

Ferrari Unveils First All-Electric Car, The $640,000 Ferrari Luce

Ferrari has officially launched its first fully electric production car, signaling a major shift for the iconic Italian automaker into the EV space. The company...

China’s New Gaming GPUs: A Lifeline for PC Gaming in the USA?

China's New Gaming GPU Tests Self Reliance Limits in a Constrained Semiconductor Landscape. China has launched its first serious domestic gaming graphics card with the...

China Introduces AI-Powered Barber Robots for 45-Cent Haircuts

China is rolling out AI-powered robotic barber kiosks that scan heads in three dimensions and deliver haircuts for the equivalent of about 45 cents,...

China Unveils Functional Mecha Suit: The GD01 – A Real-Life Hollywood Mech

Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm, has released the GD01, a production-ready manned mecha that stands roughly 2.7 meters tall, weighs around 500 kilograms with...