If AI Becomes Conscious, We Have to Grant It Rights, Some Experts Argue—Or Should We Pull the Plug?

Yet, crucially, “people demanding that AIs have rights would be a huge mistake,” Bengio told the Guardian. “Frontier AI ...
Geeky Gadgets

How Claude’s Computer Use Update Unlocks Full Desktop Automations

Claude Code’s latest update introduces the ability to directly interact with graphical user interfaces (GUIs), expanding its automation capabilities. As highlighted by World of AI, this feature ...
The New York Times

Anthropic’s Leaked Code Tests Copyright Challenges in A.I. Era

Artificial intelligence tools are making it faster than ever to reproduce creative work. Does copyright even matter anymore? By Meaghan Tobin Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan Sigrid Jin was waiting to ...
TechRadar

'Codex can now operate your computer alongside you' OpenAI takes major shot at Claude Code with major workplace updates

OpenAI has released "a major update" to Codex which it says will help make the platform a more effective workplace tool for users. Codex will now be able to go "beyond coding" and access other parts ...
Bleeping Computer

Critical flaw in Protobuf library enables JavaScript code execution

Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a critical remote code execution flaw in protobuf.js, a widely used JavaScript implementation of Google's Protocol Buffers. The tool is highly ...
Bleeping Computer

OpenAI rotates macOS certs after Axios attack hit code-signing workflow

OpenAI is rotating potentially exposed macOS code-signing certificates after a GitHub Actions workflow executed a malicious Axios package during a recent supply chain attack. The company said that on ...
The Verge

OpenAI’s big Codex update is a direct shot at Claude Code

Codex can now use your macOS apps on its own. Codex will now be able to operate desktop apps on your computer, OpenAI says in a blog post announcing the update. It can work in the background, meaning ...
radaronline

Meghan Markle's Australian Retreat Crisis — 'Computer Glitch Shows Nearly $100K Worth of Tickets Still Available' for Event... Despite Claims Inventory Was 'Exhausted'

An internet sleuth claims to have uncovered a computer glitch that appears to show nearly $100,000 worth of tickets still up for grabs at Meghan Markle’s much-mocked Australian wellness retreat, ...
The Texas Tribune

AI is changing how Texas universities teach computer science as job market slows

Never miss a story with The Brief, our free newsletter. You should've been there. Our reporters were. Read it all in The Brief, our morning newsletter. The Texas Tribune Independent news. Trusted by ...
Science Daily

What came before the Big Bang? Supercomputers may hold the answer

Scientists are rethinking the universe’s deepest mysteries using numerical relativity, complex computer simulations of Einstein’s equations in extreme conditions. This method could help explore what ...
CNET

Claude Can Now Run Tasks on Your Behalf With New 'Computer Use' Feature

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...