Anthropic Bans "Cruel" Behavior Against Its Claude AI
The updated policy does not explicitly cite so-called “model welfare,” the idea that AI systems might deserve types of protection usually reserved for living things, but Anthropic and its executives have openly entertain…
Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Friday, October 16, 2026 Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King came up with a preliminary answer when he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscop…
Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels – why have they not taken off?
Clinical Trial Indicates A.I. Chatbots Could Aid Urgent Care
Nearly 100 patients discussed their maladies with a Google bot, called AMIE, before meeting with physicians.
President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes
Together, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to Trump and his administration.
SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink
“These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort.”
U.N. Warns Against Technology Used to Read Citizens’ Minds
A report by the secretary-general warned that new technologies could be used to access and criminalize people’s innermost thoughts.
The Man City Scandal Is About More Than Football
A conversation about the biggest financial scandal in football history.
Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.
Bengaluru: Cyberfrauds pose as university president, dupe accountant of Rs 1.4 crore; 4 held
Cyberfrauds pose as university president, dupes accountant of Rs 1.4 cr