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Ben Affleck is going viral for his deep knowledge of AI, from neural networks and transformers to open weights. The actor, who sold his AI filmmaking startup to Netflix earlier this year, is proving he's more than just a…

Consumer AI launches, tools, and practical coverage.

Apollo 12 photo AS12–46–6842 , which shows a purported “UAP”, can you spot it? On May 8th, the Department of War released a trove of files showing various images, testimonials, audio recordings, and videos capturing what…

If there is any place that would be off-limits to AI, the control room of a nuclear power plant certainly sounds like one. The nuclear industry is historically cautious and risk averse—understandable given the possible c…

The usage of AI is often talked about in the healthcare industry; however, it is often ambiguous as to what that entails in practical applications. What type of AI systems are currently being used within the healthcare s…

According to city’s rent board, eviction notices are up 44% and tenants are on edge over landlords swooping in over their homes To say that Maria Zamudio and her team have been busy lately would be a gross understatement…

The global tech ecosystem gathers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at San Francisco’s Moscone West on October 13-15. Get your pass now to save up to $100. Get a second of the same ticket type to save 50%.

At the New York Film Festival premiere of Artificial, Luca Guadagnino's satirical Sam Altman biopic, the director said onstage that "[when] someone wants to play God, that's very interesting to me." The idea of playing G…

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Gears of War: E-Day leads the charge on GeForce NOW this week, bringing Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago’s first fight against the Locust Horde to the cloud with GeForce RTX-powered performance. A new way to join the action…

A musical about a drama group’s pilgrimage and reflections on activist art join an intriguing show about lost languages In a Dublin theatre festival programme tackling heavy themes of racism, conflict and prejudice, Lour…

Mainstream AI news from a large tech publication.

The Center for Humane Technology helped spark a movement against excessive screen time, but internal tensions over its direction and strategy have simmered for years, sources tell WIRED.

Refugee gig workers for tech companies don’t know how much they’ll be paid – if AI hasn’t already taken their jobs In a portable building in Kakuma, a refugee camp near Kenya ’s northern border with South Sudan , Grace u…

Every week, the company has been introducing new devices and products. So here's a nifty roundup.

A summary of a Chinese essay, with a few short translated excerpts. All views below are the author's; quotes are my translations. On 14 September 2026, a DeepSeek engineer writing as intlsy published a WeChat essay title…

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A search for forecourts will now display their pricing, using the government's Fuel Finder scheme.

I've always been kind of into computers since I was young. And then when film started to move from analog film to digital, I became more interested in that aspect of it. And the visual effects workflow for many years has…

I’ve been putting off writing a blog post that seems very important to me, because it seems important, and so should be done on a later day when I am a better person, and able to do it justice. Also, once I have written…

Suppose you and Bobby the car salesman are haggling over the price of a car. You could try saying that you won’t pay more than $3k, but Bobby can equally retort that he won’t sell it for less than $4k. If you guys manage…

Epistemic status: a curiosity I chased for an afternoon. Facts verified and footnoted; the why is speculation. AI use: research (more examples and their context), review, grammar and light phrasing. No added hormones I s…

My question relates to full-text translators that are not specifically based on LLMs. My current understanding is that the term Generative AI goes beyond LLMs and that the full-text translators (especially those which ar…

Sometimes it can feel to me like the worst enemy of utilitarians are utilitarians. Normies are going to get turned off to utilitarianism when they see things like Nikole Hannah-Jones hurting her own daughter's education,…

From Ugg and Ninja to KitchenAid and Shark – we researched the best sales to get your hands on for Prime Day The best deals from Amazon’s rivals and sales on home essentials Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your wee…

It’s October, so it’s time for color frequency statistics on the spring/summer fashion ready-to-wear collections! Previous entries: FW26 , SS26 , FW25 , SS25 , FW24 , SS24 . My methodology hasn’t changed — it’s still aut…

The biggest barrier to AI adoption isn't awareness. It's the gap between talking about AI and building with it. Here's the playbook we used to turn non-technical, customer-facing professionals into confident AI builders…

Anti-Patterns in Software Blogging Some excellent writing advice from Michael Lynch. Michael warns against "meandering intros", misjudging your reader's existing knowledge, assuming they'll read your previous posts, and…

The “father of the iPod” says the first generation of AI gadgets failed to solve real problems — and the next wave will need to earn consumers’ trust.

Users reject site’s explanations after detailed instructions for writing response to post on popular forum were published Mumsnet has denied using AI to produce content after detailed instructions to help an AI model wri…

OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, just days after the launch of Dots. Join this conversation by registering for your pass. Get you pass now to save up to $100 and get a se…

You've considered listening to the advice you hear. You've considered reversing any advice you hear . But have you considered ignoring any advice you hear? Reasons to ignore any advice you hear Most people give advice th…

From Nvidia and Chime to Obvious Ventures and Anthropic, explore the entire roundtable agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $100 on your pass and get a second pass at 50% off.

The launch of a collector’s box hints at a new reality: the kinds of games I grew up with are becoming a luxury item, locked behind a forbidding spending barrier • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign…

In 6 days, 10,000+ people from across the global startup and tech ecosystem will come together at San Francisco’s Moscone West for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. If you’re planning to be one of them, register for your ticket b…

The triple release of The Social Reckoning, Musk and Artificial is less a clear political stance, more like movie studio opportunism Hollywood is sending a clear message: it’s a friend of tech. Netflix is no longer a lon…

Sourced from my Substack and adapted for LessWrong. Epistemic status: confident. No online community has shaped how we think about AI as much as LessWrong. The community Eliezer Yudkowsky founded now runs through the who…

Project lead says it celebrates ‘incredible contributions’ Jamaica-born sociologist made to Britain’s culture Whether it was Thatcherism, populism or the story of the Sony Walkman, Stuart Hall was a public intellectual f…

Playground is a new experimental gaming platform that lets you create, play, and share custom games.

College Planner is coming to ChatGPT for Teens to help students manage college applications, alongside new flashcards, quizzes, and a teen AI council.

Mainstream AI news from a large tech publication.

Amid a sea of AI writing slop, a new stamp for “organic literature” will help readers to pick out books authored by real, corn-fed, free-range humans.

Consumer AI launches, tools, and practical coverage.

Latest model is launching in New York to target rich US buyers – and is more than 5.2 metres long and 2 metres wide It has no rear window, will not fit into a UK parking space and – starting at £130,000 – ($172,000) is a…

Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try

I have a very basic circuit with 1 led connected to a digital pin, a photoresistor connected to a analog pin and im trying to teach the microcontroller when to light up the led. I have this code: #define readPin A1 #defi…

New York film festival: The origin story of Sam Altman’s company is reimagined as a campy comedy starring Andrew Garfield On the day that Luca Guadagnino ’s film about Sam Altman and OpenAI premiered, Vanity Fair release…

Learn how to administer Amazon SageMaker HyperPod through Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio while preserving cluster governance. This post shows platform teams how to design infrastructure boundaries, govern access, alloca…

OpenAI’s CEO seems to want to privatise his company’s huge financial gains while making all of us pay for any negative consequences Tech bros’ messianic streaks can show up in subtle ways. But one of Sam Altman’s flaws i…

Get all of your scaling and tech questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Here's the full breakout session agenda, happening October 13-15 in San Francisco. Register now to join and save up to $100, and get a secon…