How do machine learning models do what they do? And are they really “thinking” or “reasoning” the way we understand those things? This is a philosophical question as much as a practical one, but a new paper making the rounds Friday suggests that the answer […]
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The Ghost in the Shell PS1 soundtrack is finally coming to the West
The soundtrack to the spider-bot-crawling 1997 Ghost in the Shell game adaptation is coming to the West for the first time. Titled Ghost in the Shell: Megatech Body (as an ode to the Fuchikoma mech you pilot in the game), the soundtrack was produced by […]
Hackers are making robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs
Robot vacuums across the country were hacked in the space of several days, according to reporting by ABC News. This allowed the attackers to not only control the robovacs, but use their speakers to hurl racial slurs and abusive comments at anyone nearby. All of […]
Football wins two months in a row as Madden sweeps August sales | Circana
The latest Circana report shows that Madden NFL 25 has topped sales charts for August, but hardware sales are not so favorable.
California police aren’t loving their Tesla cop cars
Elon Musk on Thursday night rolled out the latest tech from Tesla, saying of its sleek Cybercab robotaxis and a prototype of its new electric van that “the future should look like the future.” Back in the present day, however, California police departments are beginning […]
Intel leverages core processor technology in NRG partnership
Gamers and developers looking for their next target spec will want to pay attention to NRG esports and Intel joining forces for a collaboration intent on showcasing Intel’s latest processing power. The pair are joining up for a Valorant-focused Night Market designed to emulate the […]
Anthropic CEO goes full techno-optimist in 15,000-word paean to AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants you to know he’s not an AI “doomer.” At least, that’s my read of the “mic drop” of a ~15,000 word essay Amodei published to his blog late Friday. (I tried asking Anthropic’s Claude chatbot whether it concurred, but alas, […]
Asus TUF Gaming A14 Review: A Great Budget Gaming Laptop
A compact gaming laptop that won’t break the bank? Now we’re talking.
UK neobank Monzo hits $5.9B valuation with secondary market sale
Monzo is now valued at $5.9 billion after the U.K.-based challenger bank confirmed a secondary market share sale to provide liquidity for its employees. The transaction, first rumored yesterday, saw existing investors such as Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund (GIC) and StepStone Group procuring additional shares […]
X drops Unilever from its ‘advertiser boycott’ lawsuit
Image: The Verge X is dropping claims against Unilever in its lawsuit that accuses advertisers and brands of participating in an “illegal boycott” of the company. The claims against Unilever, which owns household names like Dove and Hellmann’s, were dismissed today. Last fall, X also […]