admin China Built Cheap AI. Now It’s Building a Great Wall Around It
In Beijing as in Washington, AI has become a critical—and jealously guarded—national resource.
iRobot Debuts Five Self-Emptying Roombas, Most Under $1,000
Most of them can mop—and clean their own mops—too.
The Next Xbox Can’t Afford to Fail
Xbox has burned everything else it had left in its massive, ongoing 'reset.'
ChatGPT Sounds Great at Money Advice. That’s the Problem
When managing your money, take a chatbot’s ‘confidence’ with a grain of salt.
Smart Glasses Now Have ‘Privacy Kits’ to Protect You From Getting Punched in the Face
Solos is selling accessories that make its smart glasses a little more palatable.
Bitcoin Miner’s Pivot to Data Centers Pays Off as Anthropic Signs 20-Year Lease
Crypto enthusiasts have found a more lucrative use for their data centers.
xAI Is Dead. Long Live SpaceXAI
I never have to type out what the hell "xAI" is again.
Anthropic Releases Paper About Claude’s Mental ‘Workspace.’ Don’t Read It Uncritically
Anthropic's paper and supplementary materials hint at consciousness, perhaps a bit hastily.
Illinois Drops the Hammer on AI Companies
Pritzker isn't playing.