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The $2,000 iPhone Duo Just Launched, and Owners Are Already Reporting Broken Screens
Early owners are reporting cracks near the hinge, with one claiming their brand-new device lasted just six hours before showing damage.
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Everything We Know About the Free Adobe Clones Built With AI. Do They Actually Work?
A developer used Claude to build free, open-source alternatives to Adobe’s creative apps. They’re ambitious, familiar, and buggy.
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Anthropic Is Banning ‘Cruel’ Treatment of Claude. Yes, the Chatbot.
Anthropic is banning sustained, needless abuse of Claude. Protecting a chatbot raises questions about how tech treats people.
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The Internet Has Invented Fake Online Shopping, and There’s a Wild Reason Why People Love It
‘Dopamine sites’ let you pretend to buy products or order takeout, offering the familiar thrill of clicking without spending real money.
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The EU Wants Age Verification for Online Games, Social Media, and AI Chatbots. Here’s Why.
The proposal would introduce age checks for certain online games, alongside new restrictions on social media and AI chatbots.
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Original picture: a visualization of the fruit fly's brain, by Tyler Sloan for FlyWire, Princeton University We Hijacked a Fruit Fly’s Brain and Made It Write VICE Headlines
Vibe coders have gone viral after teaching the fly to trade crypto and “turning it bisexual.” We decided to make it our new intern.
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Photo: gremlin / Getty Images Why One of AI’s Biggest CEOs Is Suddenly Asking the Industry to Slow Down
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI development should slow, warning more capable autonomous agents could create major cybersecurity risks.
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ChatGPT Allegedly Told a Man Experiencing Delusions That He Was Jesus
A California man is suing OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT reinforced religious delusions during a manic episode before his suicide attempt.
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This $499 Dyson Toothbrush Uses AI to Find the Spots You Miss. Does It Work?
The CameraJet uses a tiny camera and AI to spot missed areas, then fires targeted water jets while you brush.
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Your Wi-Fi Could Be Helping Someone Track You Without You Knowing, Study Finds
Researchers used ordinary Wi-Fi signals to identify people and map their surroundings without cameras or devices being carried.
