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Anthropic Rolls Out Its Chatbot Claude as a Chrome Extension
The OpenAI rival says the new Chrome extension, Claude for Chrome, will be able to navigate websites on your behalf, fill in forms, and complete scheduled tasks, accessing multiple tabs...
I tried the new Claude in Chrome extension, and it delivered convenience with a side of digital paranoia
A virtual intern with total access to your browser history
6 Cybersecurity Predictions for the AI Economy in 2026 – SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PALO ALTO NETWORKS
Sponsor Content from Palo Alto Networks.
2025 LLM Year in Review
2025 Year in Review of LLM paradigm changes
Hochul Reaches Deal on A.I. Regulation in New York
The bill, which lawmakers passed in June, will be modified to more closely match a similar law in California, at Big Tech’s urging.
Trust Is the New Tech
AI succeeds only when people trust the system behind it. Transparency, safety, and shared purpose—not better tools—turn AI from abandoned software into real impact.
AI Could Make Intelligent People Less Smart
When people can choose between thinking or asking AI, they choose AI, even when their own thinking would work. The cognitive abilities you don’t exercise may never develop.
Cursor continues acquisition Spree with Graphite deal
Graphite is an AI code review assistant that was last valued at $290 million.
WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025
In today’s episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we dive into five stories—from AI to DOGE—that encapsulate the year and give us clues as to what might unfold in 2026.
China’s humanoid arms race: start-ups debut robots for stores, offices and factories
China’s latest venture-backed robotics contenders are unveiling ever more humanlike machines for reception desks, stores and factory floors.
The tech firm that helped police find the Brown shooting suspect has sparked privacy concerns. Its CEO responds
Flock Safety technology helped Providence Police track down 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, who police say was responsible for both the Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor...
Investment in data centers worldwide hit record $61bn in 2025, report finds
Analysts see ‘global construction frenzy that shows no signs of slowing’ amid surge in demand from AI boom
Apple study shows how AI can improve low-light photos
Apple researchers have developed an AI model that recovers detail from raw sensor data that would normally be lost. Here’s how they did it.
How AI Is Rewriting the Healthcare Playbook
Health systems are turning to artificial intelligence as rising complexity and labor pressures demand faster, more reliable decisions. They use AI to
Believe the Checkbook
AI companies talk as if engineering is over. Their acquisitions say the opposite.
AI whiz Yann LeCun is already targeting a $3.5 billion valuation for his new startup—and it hasn’t even launched yet
The legendary AI researcher only announced his departure from Meta, Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire, just one month ago.
Leading Advanced Machine Learning Course by Interview Kickstart Gets Agentic AI Update – LIVE Online Classes by FAANG+ AI/ML Engineers
SANTA CLARA, CA, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While much of the public narrative around the technology sector has focused on layoffs and workforce reductions, industry analysts point to...
Motion Impossible Initiates Campaign for SMPTE Robotics Standard
Company is seeking support from similar vendors, competitors
6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026
Could the AI industry be on the verge of its first major layoffs? Will China spread propaganda to slow the US data-center building boom? Where are AI agents headed?
Elizabeth Economy: China is ‘leaps and bounds ahead’ on robotics with cultural infusion and large deployment scale
Elizabeth Economy, former senior advisor for China in the US Department of Commerce, also says that China is strategically advancing its global influence in ‘frontier regions’ through reshaping the international...
Borrowed Certainty and the Cost of AI’s Perfect Answers
Artificial intelligence hasn’t made us less intelligent; it’s made confidence cheaper than understanding.
Chinese team builds optical chip AI that is 100 times faster than Nvidia’s A100
Researchers harnessed the power of light to create a chip that could perform complex generative tasks with vastly improved energy efficiency.
Maximising your AI PC investment starts with the employee
Australian enterprises are accelerating plans to refresh their personal computer fleets with artificial intelligence-capable devices. Market forecasts from IDC indicate AI PCs will account for more than half of shipments...
Kindle AI Can Answer Questions About What You’re Reading, But Authors Can’t Opt Out
Ask This Book provides AI-generated explanations of a book’s plot or characters, but it’s unclear how Amazon plans to prevent AI hallucinations or whether the books will be used for AI...
Apple builds single AI model that can see, create and edit images
Apple researchers presented UniGen 1.5, a system that can handle image understanding, generation, and editing within a single model.
Going AI-native: How smart companies turn tech into real customer value
If your AI strategy doesn’t clearly improve the product or lower the cost, you’re not AI-native — you’re just AI-branded.
Guided learning lets “untrainable” neural networks realize their potential
MIT CSAIL study suggests that neural network architectures considered unsuitable for modern tasks can improve with short-term guidance. The method encourages a target network to match a guide network’s internal...
Everyday Planning and Shopping Lead Consumer Shift to AI Assistants
Consumers are increasingly open to letting artificial intelligence (AI) move beyond answering questions and begin acting on their behalf, but that
Prediction: This Artificial Intelligence Company Will Be Acquired in 2026
Sooner rather than later, a company operating in this space is going to realize there’s money to be saved — if not made — by being an infrastructure service provider.
Is AI Making Us Boring?
AI works by predicting the most likely next thing, but in doing so, it risks becoming predictable and monotonous—and so do we if we rely too much on the tool.
YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers
Google loves AI content, except when it doesn’t.
This AI Vending Machine Was Tricked Into Giving Away Everything
Anthropic installed an AI-powered vending machine in the WSJ office. The LLM, named Claudius, was responsible for autonomously purchasing inventory from wholesalers, setting prices, tracking inventory, and generating a profit....
This AI Vending Machine Was Tricked Into Giving Away Everything
Anthropic installed an AI-powered vending machine in the WSJ office. The LLM, named Claudius, was responsible for autonomously purchasing inventory from wholesalers, setting prices, tracking inventory, and generating a profit....
Centaurs, Canaries and J-Curves: Pitfalls and Productivity Potential of AI
The lack of gains in productivity from AI could stall adoption and burst the economic bubble. Is there a rational explanation?
Centaurs, Canaries and J-Curves: Pitfalls and Productivity Potential of AI
The lack of gains in productivity from AI could stall adoption and burst the economic bubble. Is there a rational explanation?
Machine Learning Engineer at Delty
About Us Delty is building the healthcare’s AI operating system . We create voice-based and computer-based assistants that streamline clinical workflows, reduce administrative burden, and help providers focus on patient...
Machine Learning Engineer at Delty
About Us Delty is building the healthcare’s AI operating system . We create voice-based and computer-based assistants that streamline clinical workflows, reduce administrative burden, and help providers focus on patient...
Florida schools plan to vastly expand use of AI that mistook clarinet for gun
Human review didn’t stop AI from triggering lockdown at panicked middle school.