Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity

Their warnings echo concerns that other artificial intelligence experts have voiced in recent months, as calls increase for a slowdown in the pace of development.
AI research startup Listen Labs scrubbed a $1.5B funding round for Salesforce talks

Listen Labs walked away from a signed Series C term sheet from Menlo Ventures, sources say.
Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence

Mullenweg said in a company Slack message that it was against his will.
OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors

Paul Christiano, an influential AI researcher focused on alignment, is joining the OpenAI Foundation as a member of its board.
Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999

At the company’s annual September product event, Apple also demonstrated its work on artificial intelligence and other new devices.
Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules

Massachusetts has become the third state in as many months to slap new restrictions on data center development.
Apple’s new CEO is reviving a Steve Jobs strategy from 25 years ago

John Ternus made the case in his first keynote as Apple CEO that the iPhone isn’t going anywhere.
Apple Watch’s new AI features are normalizing the idea that technology is always listening

Apple says its new watches won’t save raw audio, but features that can transcribe recent speech and summarize ambient conversations raise new questions about consent, privacy, and how people behave when they know they …
Everything Apple announced at its fall iPhone event, from the foldable iPhone Duo to an always-listening Apple Watch

The main event was the tech giant’s highly anticipated first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo.
There are new shiny iPhones, so Apple is making you pay more for older models

Apple is raising the price of its existing iPhone models by $100, including iPhone 16, iPhone 17, and iPhone Air.