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Simon Willison / simonwillison - Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AIReally interesting case-study from Andreas Kling on advanced, sophisticated use of coding agents for ambitious coding projects with critical code. After a few years hoping Swift's platform support outside of the Appl…
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Tim Cushing / techdirt - Eight million ways to die. According to AdWeek, the price for a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl LX has soared to $8 million, after NBC opened in the summer by offering spots for $7 million. As AdWeek notes, “due to demand, the company has already r…
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Oscar Hornstein / uktech - Ofcom has issued the largest fine to date under the Online Safety Act (OSA), demanding that 8579 LLC pays £1.35m for failing to implement age verification on its pornographic sites. The regulator launched an investigation into the company, which owns doze…
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techxplore - The Ford Mustang Mach-E cruises down a London road choked with traffic, using its onboard AI system to avoid jaywalkers and cyclists, and navigate roadwork as it drives to its destination.
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Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI’s head of robotics, resigned after the company signed a controversial agreement with the Department of Defense. Posting on X, she said the deal conflicted with her principles, prompting her departure. The move spotlights internal dissent over military partnerships, reigniting the perennial ethics-versus-funding debate, and leaves OpenAI seeking new leadership for its robotics program, because nuance never sleeps. More...
OpenAI has postponed the launch of a ChatGPT “adult mode” that would let verified adults access erotica and other mature content. The feature, already pushed past an earlier December target, remains on hold as the company reassesses content-safety, verification logistics, and moderation risks — because apparently building a safe bedside conversationalist is harder than it looks. More...
An ecosystem formed around Anthropic’s Claude Code this week as AMD’s VP of AI software used the model to generate a Python Radeon Linux userland driver for testing, while developers released an Argus VSCode debugger for Claude Code sessions. Analysts also flagged potentially huge compute costs versus subscription prices, raising practical and cost‑efficiency questions (and a few raised eyebrows). More...
Apple’s new MacBook Neo targets the budget market with a sub-$600 configuration that delivers substantial CPU performance improvements — up to about 43% faster than the M1 MacBook Air in tests. The machine undercuts older models on price while offering meaningful speed gains, positioning Apple to pick off cost-conscious buyers without guilt. More...
Two leading prediction-market platforms, Kalshi and Polymarket, are in fundraising talks seeking roughly $20 billion valuations, roughly double prior rounds. Kalshi, recently CFTC‑approved, and Polymarket are pitching rapid growth despite looming regulatory scrutiny and debate over market limits, aiming to capture institutional and retail interest in betting on real‑world events. More...