That new singer in your Spotify playlist may have a name, a face, and a carefully written bio. Soon, Spotify may also tell you the person they describe doesn’t exist. Beginning in mid-September, the streaming platform will place an “AI Persona” badge on profiles built around AI-generated identities. Music from those profiles will also be…
Really, the shape is ideal for long-term use. It’s fairly ergonomic, and it’s easy enough to lay your hand across with a relaxed grip. I found it to be a great option for raid nights in Destiny 2 (with as many as five or six Crota runs in one night) and more chill games like…
For more than 150 years, the Riemann hypothesis has stood as one of the major unsolved problems in mathematics, a long-running mystery about the distribution of prime numbers. There is currently a $1 million bounty for a working general proof of the hypothesis, which remains unclaimed. Contemporary AI models still can’t solve it either —…
A ladder just became the latest proving ground in the race to build humanoid robots that can move through the human world. Figure CEO Brett Adcock released a video showing the company’s Figure 03 robot gripping and climbing a short ladder. Adcock described the demonstration as “fully autonomous,” although Figure has not published success rates…
Anthropic’s Claude will start watermarking AI-generated content in compliance with EU rules, the company announced on Tuesday. In a Claude support document, Anthropic wrote that it has signed the EU AI Act’s Article 50(2) Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, and explains how it plans to put those rules into practice. SEE ALSO:…
As AI models gain advanced capabilities to find vulnerabilities in software, develop ways to exploit them, and even carry out autonomous hacking sprees, researchers offered a sobering new example on Tuesday, disclosing vulnerabilities in the video conferencing platform Zoom that could have been exploited to take over targets’ devices. Anyone on a call that involved…
Anthropic will watermark text generated by its models, including Claude, to comply with European regulations, the company now says. The AI model maker confirmed the watermarking in an updated support page. EU AI Act’s Transparency Code, which took effect on August 2, requires AI companies to mark AI-generated or edited content in a way other…
The AI boom is creating an unexpected casualty: the gadgets in your pocket and on your desk. Apple is reportedly scaling back planned hardware shipments for 2026 as a global memory shortage squeezes component supplies, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The shortage has already contributed to higher Mac and iPad prices, and Kuo’s latest…
Kuromi is getting a chaotic new best friend. Sanrio’s mischievous icon is teaming up with global pop group Katseye for a Target-exclusive capsule collection, and the collab is bringing main-character energy to everything from apparel to snacks. The full collection officially launches Aug. 14, timed to drop with Katseye’s new EP, Wild. But you don’t…
One of the greatest challenges in modern genetics is schizophrenia. Unlike diseases caused by a single mutation, this disorder appears to arise from a combination of hundreds of genetic variants, each with small effects on different brain processes. Some influence neural development, while others alter communication between neurons or the organization of brain connections. Together,…
