Widow’s Bay ends not with a bang, but with a clang. Eight clangs, actually: those of the island’s pesky church bell. The bell rings out in the episode’s final moments, in the sudden aftermath of the storm that ravaged Widow’s Bay. But what do they mean, and what do they signal for the island’s future?…
The Trump administration’s move to impose export controls on Anthropic’s most powerful AI technology followed a spat over the company granting South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom access to its Claude Mythos model, according to people familiar with the matter. US officials were concerned about what they alleged were SK Telecom’s ties to China, those…
Chi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural anthropologist. As a co-founder of Goodwater Capital, a firm focused exclusively on consumer and prosumer technology, he has built a portfolio spanning entertainment, healthcare, fintech, and live experiences — with investments in companies like MIDI Health, Fever,…
AI is spreading fast across European businesses, but many companies are flying blind. The study conducted by IBM’s Institute for Business Value in partnership with Oxford Economics found that around 90% of executives in EMEA do not fully understand their organizations’ dependencies across AI vendors, models, and infrastructure. At the same time, nearly three-quarters said…
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At IO-AI Tech, a startup about 45 minutes north of downtown Shenzhen, China, I glimpsed a wacky new frontier of blue-collar work. Workers wearing the company’s VR headsets, handheld controllers, and motion-tracking gear remotely control humanoid robots for workplaces like factory floors and convenience stores. The company wants the robots to do useful work, like…
At the G7 Summit on Wednesday, World leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi voiced concerns that the U.S. could cut off their countries’ access to top American AI models at any time. Macron warned G7 leaders and top AI executives — including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman,…
ShinyHunters has put the Council of Europe on the clock, claiming it stole 297GB of sensitive data and threatening to publish it unless its demands are met. The cyber extortion group says the data includes payroll records, medical information, employee data, and thousands of resumes spanning 16 years. The group has given the Council of…
The best early Prime Day Bluetooth tracker deals If you’re ready to start shopping for Amazon Prime Day deals, here’s some good news: you don’t have to wait for the sale to begin. You can begin tagging your keys, bags, and luggage before summer travel with some of the best early Prime Day Bluetooth trackers…
The last time Google released a smart speaker, the world was in the throes of a pandemic. Yes, it’s been six years since the company trotted out a dedicated speaker. However, this newest Google Home Speaker brings a big change with it: The device has been redesigned to showcase the new Gemini assistant instead of…
