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Computer Sciences
Strand AI on a desert island, and it starts playing and inventing games
AI agents tend to do things when we give them specific commands, such as analyzing data and answering questions. But what would they do if left to their own devices?
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Consumer & Gadgets
App's AI 'eyes' for blind users fall short, researchers find
A blind man points his phone at a pan and asks, "Are the sausages brown yet?" The app he's using responds out loud that some spots are still slightly pink. So a bit later, he takes another photo and asks again, and then again, ...
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Researchers find a way to reduce AI chatbots' reinforcement of delusions
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots can give people a comfortable place to discuss personal thoughts and feelings. However, when a chatbot constantly agrees with a user, it can reinforce false beliefs and potentially cause ...
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Shares in this data center company are down 40% as investors lose faith in the AI story
For two decades, data centers were relatively safe, lucrative real estate investments. They attracted investors because they served as digital infrastructure—the essential plumbing that keeps the internet running.
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Pretrained AI detects factory defects using fewer examples, potentially easing costly setup
A University of Dayton statistician and an international team of researchers are showing how artificial intelligence can help factories detect flawed parts without the expensive step that keeps the technology out of reach ...
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Security
What to know about the AI-detected security bug impacting wide swaths of the internet
The language that's known as the backbone of the internet is now subject to what experts describe as one of the most notable vulnerabilities in recent memory.
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Security
Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'
Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients.
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Machine learning & AI
Could thoughtful 'AI art' counter the rise of 'AI slop'? Why creatives today face a paradox
A thread on Reddit features a photograph of a poster advertising the National Gallery of Victoria's upcoming triennial, an image from Ayoung Kim's multichannel video installation, Delivery Dancer's Arc: Inverse (2024).
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Business
Walmart welcomes AI agents as Anthropic launches its own
U.S. shopping giant Walmart on Wednesday unveiled tools allowing artificial intelligence agents such as Meta's Muse to shop on behalf of its customers, taking the opposite approach to rival Amazon, which bars outside AI agents ...
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Security
Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language
An AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language led governments and other organizations in Europe and the U.S. to take their websites offline temporarily Wednesday as they scrambled to make ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
New materials library could help AI design better sodium-ion batteries
The start of a new battery materials library could pave the way for future AI models to help scientists design sodium-ion batteries that charge faster, last longer and store more energy, according to new research from the ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Beware the AI throuple: Is technology manipulating you or your relationship?
Imagine you're involved with someone who knows exactly what captures your attention. They know what makes you laugh, what makes you angry and which topics you like to talk about. They've been paying attention. They've learned ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
AI chatbots often give unsafe or incomplete advice to survivors of tech-enabled abuse, study finds
People experiencing technology-facilitated abuse, such as spyware on a phone, an ex tracking their location or an abuser controlling their accounts, may encounter or turn to AI chatbots for help. But a new study led by researchers ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Researchers develop conversational AI for self-driving labs
Korean researchers have developed an AI technology for self-driving laboratories (SDLs) that incorporates researchers' experience and knowledge, expressed in natural language, into autonomous experimental planning.
Oct 21, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Why Meta's new virtual reality glasses could finally take this technology prime time
Two years after releasing its last virtual reality product, Meta has announced plans to release virtual reality (VR) glasses. They are due to reach the market in spring 2027.
Oct 21, 2026
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Security
An AI model's false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they're told and still cause trouble
An anonymous tip arrived on PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, a website run by the Philadelphia Police Department, on July 18, 2026.
Oct 21, 2026
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Security
Why the most dangerous AI may be the one we trust too much
Machines don't have to become superintelligent to cause catastrophic harm. As artificial intelligence spreads through military decision-making, they just have to be wrong—and trusted by the humans in charge.
Oct 21, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Five things to know about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek
The United States Department of Homeland Security ordered government agencies on Monday to stop using artificial intelligence tools from DeepSeek, citing concerns over data being transferred to China.
Oct 21, 2026
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Business
Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged players in Europe's lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build AI data centers with the massive computing capacity the continent's developers ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Computer Sciences
AI slays the dragon as four agents conquer Minecraft without human intervention
Minecraft is one of the world's most popular video games, where players explore, gather resources, craft items and try to survive in a virtual universe constructed of 3D cubes that represent different materials.
Consumer & Gadgets
AI creates art in seconds, but creative growth still matters, paper argues
As artificial intelligence becomes capable of producing sophisticated art in seconds, a new paper challenges us to rethink what makes human creativity valuable. The paper argues that while AI can bypass years of artistic ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Brain-inspired randomness makes artificial vision more reliable
Humans are usually remarkably good at recognizing objects, even under poor conditions. Artificial vision systems, by contrast, reach their limits more quickly. Researchers at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
AI model hunts down fake news
Researchers have developed an automated system for detecting fake news that achieved accuracy rates above 98% in tests on two datasets; in other words, it missed just one or two fake news items in every 100. They provide ...
Oct 20, 2026
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