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Abliteration.ai is making a business out of removing AI guardrails
Abliteration.AI is making powerful AI models without guardrails easier to access, arguing that giving defenders the same tools as bad actors could ultimately i…
Data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?
Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.
Meta is paying to peek at how you use their latest AI model
For its new Muse Spark model, intended for operating coding and other agents, Meta is offering an explicit discount averaging out to about 95% for users who "c…
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GPT-6 Astra Is Here—and OpenAI Thinks It May Kick Off the AGI Era
OpenAI leaders think the company’s next generation model, which excels at computer use and coding, …
OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model
OpenAI claims that Astra represents "a new frontier on computer and browser use," and that it handl…
Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.
Qualcomm backs Ultrahuman in $70M round on bet to turn smart rings into computers
Ultrahuman is targeting a $200 million annual revenue run rate by January 2027 as it builds a new Q…
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DJ Cook Obituary Sep 1, 2026 - Russon Mortuary & Crematory - Russon Brothers
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OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI
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Netflix Failed at Video Games. Now It’s Trying to Promote Them
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Google’s new Fitbit Air brings Pokémon Sleep to your wrist
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