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WIRED

Conflicting Rulings Leave Anthropic in ‘Supply-Chain Risk’ Limbo

A US appeals court ruling is at odds with a separate, lower court decision from March, leaving uncertainty about if and how the US military can use the AI company's Claude model.

4 hours ago

WIRED

Conflicting Rulings Leave Anthropic in ‘Supply-Chain Risk’ Limbo

WIRED

As the Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Global Shipping Will Take Months to Recover

After weeks of disruption, a ceasefire is easing pressure on the Strait of Hormuz. But backlogs, infrastructure damage, and delayed supply mean the system won’t return to normal overnight.

7 hours ago

WIRED

As the Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Global Shipping Will Take Months to Recover

WIRED

Meta’s New AI Model Gives Mark Zuckerberg a Seat at the Big Kid’s Table

Muse Spark is Meta’s first model since its AI reboot, and the benchmarks suggest formidable performance.

8 hours ago

WIRED

Meta’s New AI Model Gives Mark Zuckerberg a Seat at the Big Kid’s Table

WIRED

‘We Were Not Ready for This’: Lebanon's Emergency System Is Hanging by a Thread

In Lebanon, nearly 1 in 5 people has been displaced by Israeli attacks, leaving the government to manage a modern crisis without modern digital infrastructure.

8 hours ago

WIRED

‘We Were Not Ready for This’: Lebanon's Emergency System Is Hanging by a Thread

WIRED

The US Army Is Building Its Own Chatbot for Combat

The AI system, trained on real military data, is meant to give soldiers mission-critical information.

8 hours ago

WIRED

The US Army Is Building Its Own Chatbot for Combat

WIRED

Anthropic’s New Product Aims to Handle the Hard Part of Building AI Agents

Amid rapid enterprise growth, Anthropic is trying to lower the barrier to entry for businesses to build AI agents with Claude.

9 hours ago

WIRED

Anthropic’s New Product Aims to Handle the Hard Part of Building AI Agents

TechCrunch

WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and is blocking their ability to send software updates to users.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

TechCrunch

A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the community. "It didn't slow down or hesitate at all, just steamrolled right through," according to a witness.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

TechCrunch

Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text

Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text

TechCrunch

Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions

Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, marketing automation, and customer engagement.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions

TechCrunch

AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict

AWS has an ingrained culture of handling competition, he explained, because the cloud giant also competes with its partners.

6 hours ago

TechCrunch

AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict

TechCrunch

Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices

Amazon told Kindle owners this week that it's ending support for all e-readers released in 2012 or earlier, making them virtually unable to load any new content.

6 hours ago

TechCrunch

Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices

The Verge

Engadget

You'll have one more chance to buy Samsung's pricey Galaxy Z TriFold this Friday

4 hours ago

Engadget

You'll have one more chance to buy Samsung's pricey Galaxy Z TriFold this Friday

Engadget

DoorDash and Wing are expanding their drone delivery partnership to Atlanta

6 hours ago

Engadget

DoorDash and Wing are expanding their drone delivery partnership to Atlanta

Engadget

You'll soon be able to hide games from your Xbox achievements list

8 hours ago

Engadget

You'll soon be able to hide games from your Xbox achievements list

Engadget

How to watch the Triple-i Initiative showcase on April 9

9 hours ago

Engadget

How to watch the Triple-i Initiative showcase on April 9

Engadget

Meta's Muse Spark model brings reasoning capabilities to the Meta AI app

10 hours ago

Engadget

Meta's Muse Spark model brings reasoning capabilities to the Meta AI app

Engadget

Greece will ban all kids under 15 from using social media

11 hours ago

Engadget

Greece will ban all kids under 15 from using social media

FastCompany

Ars Technica

LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

LinkedIn says claims fabricated by extension maker suspended for scraping data.

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

Ars Technica

Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites

As the US and Israel's war has ramped up, so too have hacks on US industrial sites.

6 hours ago

Ars Technica

Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites

Ars Technica

Meta's Superintelligence Lab unveils its first public model, Muse Spark

Meta touts strong benchmarks but admits "performance gaps" in agentic and coding systems.

6 hours ago

Ars Technica

Meta's Superintelligence Lab unveils its first public model, Muse Spark

Ars Technica

How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk

Law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson chats with Ars about his new book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk

Ars Technica

Tankers passing through Strait of Hormuz will have to pay cryptocurrency toll

Any tanker passing must reveal its cargo so Iran can determine transit fee amount.

9 hours ago

Ars Technica

Tankers passing through Strait of Hormuz will have to pay cryptocurrency toll

Ars Technica

Steam client files point to "framerate estimator" feature in the works

JSON text strings suggest performance charts based on "framerates of other Steam users."

11 hours ago

Ars Technica

Steam client files point to "framerate estimator" feature in the works