Archive: September 2025

Shutterstock / Futurism Last year, netizens coined a new term to reflect our growing disdain for AI bots slowly usurping our human agency. The word “clanker” — later described as a “derogatory slur” by Google’s AI Overview — set the stage for growing disillusionment and anger aimed at tech that’s cluttering our minds and feeds, while driving us crazy at work. And now we have the perfect accompanying pejorative to describe certain coworkers who are getting

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The trade secrets battle between OpenAI and Apple just took another turn. In a new federal court filing, OpenAI accused a former employee of transferring more than 100 confidential files related to an unreleased device to their personal accounts, according to Reuters. The employee later allegedly presented information about the product to senior Apple executives. The allegations stem from OpenAI’s ongoing investigation into a lawsuit Apple filed against th

The artificial intelligence industry is growing its influence in the public sphere as the technology increasingly enters every facet of life, from the workplace and academia to entertainment, healthcare, and even grocery shopping. But women are being left out of key decisions regarding artificial intelligence development and deployment, Harvard researchers argue in a newly published report. In a survey of more than 5,000 American adults, researchers found

Google’s AlphaGenome 2 zooms in on the cellular roots of diseaseDeepMind’s new DNA model better predicts how mutations affect different cells, potentially opening paths to treatment.DeepMind’s new DNA model better predicts how mutations affect different cells, potentially opening paths to treatment.A graphic representing Google’s AlphaGenome Atlas. Image: Google is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and a Senior Tarbell Fellow. Pre

Published on October 1, 2026 at 08:37 Comment 1 𝕏 Print © Google Google has just unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, its new high-end artificial intelligence model. For now, it is reserved for a small circle of cybersecurity specialists. The general public will have to wait before it can test the new rival to ChatGPT and Claude. Google is finally bringing out the heavy artillery. The Mountain View giant unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, its new high-end artificial intelligenc

The development path for agentic AI models is cloudy to say the least, but companies have invested so heavily in creating these systems that some tools have percolated to the surface. The AAIF, which is part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation, has been launched to govern the development of three key AI technologies: Model Context Protocol (MCP), goose, and AGENTS.md. MCP is probably the most well-known of the trio, having been open-sourced by Anthropic a ye

“Compute campuses.” That’s the latest AI newspeak. This time, the proposed rebrand is coming from OpenAI, whose spokesperson apparently confirmed to Business Insider on Sunday that this was its new preferred nomenclature. “Compute campuses better describes the scale and role of the infrastructure we’re building for AI,” they told Insider, adding, “These are long-term investments in computing, energy infrastructure and skilled work.” Back in September, this

Innate biases vary in flexibility and strength. Fixed-action patterns usually have low flexibility and high strength, while early predispositions are weak and plastic. Some innate biases described in the references indicated with specific numbers. Cues position along this spectrum should be interpreted qualitatively. The exact position on the horizontal axis is purely indicative, as predispositions depend on species and context. Credit: Queen Mary Universi

Google DeepMind announced “AlphaProof Code,” a multi-agent AI framework for software verification. The research team successfully used AlphaProof Code to mathematically prove that the “Signal Protocol,” used for encrypted communications such as Google Messages, has adequate security protections. AlphaProof Code: Verifying Signal’s Security at the Machine-Code Level https://google-deepmind.github.io/code-verification/ Formal Verification of Signal’s Protoco

Shutterstock / Futurism Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that Google is pressuring schools not to ban AI — by rescinding their access to its eponymous search engine if they do. The decision triggered a firestorm among educators and lawmakers, with senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) accusing the company of “extortion.” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) fumed that Google was “once again prioritizing profits over people,” tweeting that it’s “more con

An experiment successfully issued voice commands from the ground to a European Space Agency (ESA) satellite and launched the FPS game “DOOM” in space. The system worked by having AI onboard the satellite recognize the voice and launch the game. Seven experiments were conducted from April through July 2026, ultimately succeeding in control through speech spoken directly by a human. First Voice Command of a Satellite Achieved Through ESA’s OPS-SAT Space Lab

Each will sell 3,378,378 shares. Anthropic has floated an unusually broad initial price range of $70 to $78 a share. At the mid-range of $74, each founder would take in just shy of $250 million. At the low end, $70, each would have to settle for pocketing just over $236 million cash; at the high end, $78, each would take in just under $264 million. However, in an IPO as eagerly anticipated as this one, companies can often price shares above the initial ran

AI Short-Drama Production Barriers Keep Dropping! Hands-On Test of Jimeng Short Drama Studio: An End-to-End Workflow for Scriptwriting, Storyboarding, and Previsualization; the Partner Program Offers Long-Term Support 2026-11-06 11:20:05 Source: QbitAI Seedance 2.5 costs as little as RMB 0.15 per second Tingyu, reporting from Aofeisi QbitAI | Official WeChat Account: QbitAI Has anyone else like me been binge-watching “The Accident” lately? I’m seriously ho