Anthropic’s annual usage policy update includes one eyebrow-raising change: a ban on “sustained and needless” cruelty toward its AI models. This comes in the shadow […]
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US plans livestream of execution by firing squad
The United States’ execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, anonymous officials from the Defense Department told the BBC and Associated Press. The […]
RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Hamilton would often bring her 4-year-old daughter, Lauren, to the lab on nights and weekends. The child loved pretending to be an astronaut in the […]
Inside Elon Musk’s Midterm Spending Spree
Leah Feiger: I think that’s a really, really good point, honestly. And obviously there’s a clear fear that a Lina Khan-esque figure could come in […]
How Amazon Is Keeping Up With Apple
Amazon’s latest and greatest tablet shares some key similarities to Apple’s high-end iPads, but the devil is in the details. Amazon Amazon’s new […]
Worldwide PC Shipments In Q3 Fell 20 Percent From Last Year
Hello, RAMaggedon, my old friend. IDC The International Data Corporation reported that global PC shipments during the third quarter of 2026 numbered 62.7 […]
Live: Watch ‘Uncanny Valley’ on Women, Tech, and Power
What is the state of women in Silicon Valley? In a word: shaky. This fall, WIRED made a special issue devoted to gender and power. […]
Apple Reportedly Plans Touchscreen MacBook And iPad Mini Launch For This Month
The wait to (literally) get your hands on the tech may almost be over. Devindra Hardawar for Engadget 2026 is turning into a […]
Feds get ready to rewrite car headlight rules
In 2013, in response to Toyota’s petition, NHTSA said it would start the rulemaking process. It took another five years before a rule was published […]
Trump Mobile hack and apparent lack of FCC authorization raise security alarms
Trump Mobile apparently failed to obtain necessary authorizations to operate the international calling portion of its phone service, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) wrote in a […]