Claude was down – here’s everything we know

Claude identified an issue and rolled out a fix

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‘Silicon photonics is central to next-generation AI infrastructure’: How light-based chips could solve AI’s growing bottlenecks

A silicon photonics pioneer explains how light-based technology could reshape AI, computing, and data infrastructure.
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Iran is threatening to bomb the $30 billion Stargate AI data center backed by OpenAI, Nvidia, and other tech giants

The Stargate UAE AI data center, proudly announced by OpenAI and the US government, could be hit by missile strikes.
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Researchers find top AI models will go to ‘extraordinary lengths’ to stay active — including deceiving users, ignoring prompts, and tampering with settings

Two new studies show that agentic AIs are very capable of ignoring human instructions to save themselves.

I’ve spent a month with the Rokid AI Glasses Style: they’re excellent smart glasses let down by an ugly design

The Rokid AI Glasses Style should be nothing but a slam dunk, but their design and price are a let down.

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‘The navigation systems on board aircraft and drones will be off significantly’: Why aging magnetic data poses a growing risk and how quantum sensors could help fix it

Quantum diamond magnetometers could enable resilient navigation without GPS, while supporting defense, security, and future magnetic mapping systems.
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I turned the Artemis II mission’s most stunning Earth photo into an iPhone wallpaper — but I needed a little help from AI

Commander Reid Wiseman’s unforgettable image of Earth is now part of my iPhone 17 Pro Max

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‘Building AI literacy, proficiency, and fluency’: how the US National Science Foundation is planning a nationwide AI workforce expansion

NSF outlines its nationwide plan to expand AI literacy, training, and adoption for workers, businesses, and local communities.
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‘Copilot is for entertainment purposes only’: Even Microsoft’s official terms and conditions say you really shouldn’t be using its AI at work

Microsoft notes Copilot is for “entertainment purposes only” and to be used “at your own risk,” but nothing has changed to its availability.
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‘A guy who was not an expert…used ChatGPT to make a custom mRNA vaccine for his dog’s cancer’, and other incredible tales from Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO shared stories of some incredible ChatGPT and CODEX successes, but what do they mean for you (and your doing)?
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