I’m annoyed, not for the first time, by something Sam Altman has said. But this time it’s because I’m annoyed at how much I agree with what he’s saying – even though I think his statement is kind of bullshit. In a recent interview, journalist […]
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Elon Musk says he’s suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings
Elon Musk says that his artificial intelligence company xAI “will take immediate legal action” against Apple for allegedly manipulating its App Store rankings to the advantage of rival AI apps. In a series of X posts on Monday night, Musk suggested that Apple was “playing […]
NASA Launches $2M LunaRecycle Challenge to Transform Moon Waste into Vital Resources
NASA Continues Search for Moon-Focused Sustainability Solutions NASA is doubling down on sustainability for the Moon, opening the next chapter of its LunaRecycle Challenge to turn lunar “trash” into tomorrow’s…
EU Urges Trump to Champion European Security at Crucial Putin Summit Over Ukraine Conflict – 8/12/2025, 12:25:17 PM
Here are the key world developments as of August 12, 2025 (UTC). [Times reflect source posting times.] Ukraine-Russia/US summit: EU leaders are urging President Donald Trump to defend Europe’s security…
Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Australia
Epic Games has announced that it’s bringing Fortnite back to iOS in Australia, after the country’s federal court ruled that Apple and Google’s app marketplaces are anticompetitive. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said on X that Fortnite will be made available on iPhones via the Epic […]
Norway’s Wealth Fund Sells Israeli Assets; Trump-Putin Meeting in Alaska Set for Historic Talks – 8/12/2025, 8:29:35 AM
Here are the most notable world developments as of August 12, 2025: Norway’s $1.9 trillion sovereign wealth fund is selling off certain Israeli assets, according to Bloomberg reporting carried by…
Cornell Researchers Embed Invisible Light Codes to Combat Video Deepfakes
Scientists hid secret codes in light to combat video fakes A team of Cornell University researchers has unveiled a new way to fight video misinformation: embedding invisible secret codes in…
High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups
Exploits allow for persistent backdooring when targets open booby-trapped archive.
The GPT-5 rollout has been a big mess
OpenAI faces backlash as users complain about broken workflows and losing AI friends.
Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now remember your past conversations
On Monday, Anthropic released a hotly anticipated memory function for its Claude chatbot. In a YouTube video, the company demonstrated a user asking what they had been chatting about with Claude before their vacation. Claude searches past chats to read and summarize them for the […]