Trump officials may be encouraging banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos model

The report is particularly surprising since the Department of Defense recently declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk.

Apple reportedly testing four designs for upcoming smart glasses

These glasses are a step back from an ambitious plan that once called for Apple to launch a variety of mixed and augmented reality devices.

The First Lamp That Folds Your Clothes

Lume shows hidden, non-humanoid home robots quietly automating chores, blending seamlessly into everyday environments.

Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know

The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.

At the HumanX conference, everyone was talking about Claude

Anthropic was the star of the show at San Francisco’s AI-centric conference.

Iran’s Bitcoin Tollbooth Validates Coinbase, Google Agentic AI Stack

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Bitcoin tollbooth is the first nation-state validation of the Coinbase, Google, Visa, and Mastercard Agentic AI payments architecture.

The AI code wars are heating up
The AI code wars are heating up

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Neuro-Symbolic AI Gains Needed Street Cred After Fluky Leak Of Anthropic Claude Code Components

Unintentional leak of internal portions of Anthropic Claude Code has raised renewed debate about neuro-symbolic AI. I explain the controversy. An AI Insider scoop.

How Shadow AI Culture Is Destroying Your Business

Shadow AI isn’t a compliance problem. It’s a cultural exodus. How institutional control over AI, work, and creativity is driving your best people underground.

Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home

The OpenAI CEO’s new blog post responds to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness.