Researchers have found that AI tech company Cognition’s Devin, which it claims to be the “first AI software engineer,” is astonishingly bad at its job. In a recent analysis, first spotted by The Register, a team of machine learning data scientists behind the independent AI research and development lab Answer.AI spent a month with the… Continue reading The “First AI Software Engineer” Is Bungling the Vast Majority of Tasks It’s Asked to Do
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Trump Says Elon Musk’s Bizarre Behavior Is Okay Because “I Have Certain Hatreds of People Too”
President Trump’s $500 billion AI infrastructure project, dubbed Stargate, rustled plenty of feathers when it was announced this week — including reigniting a bitter feud between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and multi-hyphenate billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk. Earlier this week, Altman proudly voiced his support for the initiative at the announcement, while flanked by Trump in the… Continue reading Trump Says Elon Musk’s Bizarre Behavior Is Okay Because “I Have Certain Hatreds of People Too”
John McAfee Springs Back From the Grave as an AI, Promoting a New Meme Coin
“You think I got hacked? I wrote the damn playbook.” Believe in Angels Antivirus guru and erstwhile tax outlaw John McAfee is back from the dead, at least on social media, and he wants to sell you a meme coin. Three-and-a-half years after his 2021 apparent suicide in the face of extradition from Spain to the… Continue reading John McAfee Springs Back From the Grave as an AI, Promoting a New Meme Coin
Rivian will add hands-free driver assist to vehicles this year, ‘eyes-off’ next year
/ CEO RJ Scaringe said the light bar on its EVs could change color to indicate when driver assists are enabled. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this story… Continue reading Rivian will add hands-free driver assist to vehicles this year, ‘eyes-off’ next year
DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside
Under the executive order, DOGE teams, which “will typically include one DOGE Team Lead, one engineer, one human resources specialist, and one attorney” will be dispatched to various agencies. They will be granted “access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems,” ostensibly with the goal of streamlining data sharing across federal agencies.… Continue reading DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside
‘We Have Seen a Lot More Hate’: Trans People Are Already Terrified
Now, after Trump’s comment and actions on the first day of his presidency, the group’s crisis helpline is once again receiving a torrent of calls. Sixty-two percent of incoming calls this week, the group tells WIRED, are from trans and gender-nonconforming adolescents age 14 to 17. The callers are expressing varying degrees of emotional and… Continue reading ‘We Have Seen a Lot More Hate’: Trans People Are Already Terrified
5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know
All the tech we rely on, from cars to smartphones, was engineered using physics. You don’t need to know the science to use these things. But a well-rounded human should understand at least some of the key concepts—along with some music, art, history, and economics. Robert Heinlein said it all in Time Enough for Love:… Continue reading 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know
Subaru’s poor security left troves of vehicle data easily accessible
Subaru left open a gaping security flaw that, although patched, lays bare modern vehicles’ myriad privacy issues. Security researchers Sam Curry and Shubham Shah reported their findings (via Wired) about an easily hacked employee web portal. After gaining access, they were able to remotely control a test vehicle and view a year’s worth of location… Continue reading Subaru’s poor security left troves of vehicle data easily accessible
Meta begins a ‘small test’ of ads on Threads
In its year-and-a-half of existence, one of the things that’s set Threads apart from Meta’s other apps is that the service has been entirely free of the advertising that fills up just about every corner of Facebook and Instagram. That’s now about to change. Meta is beginning its first “small test” of ads on Threads,… Continue reading Meta begins a ‘small test’ of ads on Threads
The Nintendo Switch 2 has been revealed, here’s everything we know so far
As the world turns, so do the console generations. The Nintendo Switch is over seven years old, so it’s due for a refresh. Nintendo Switch 2 rumors have been swirling for years, but now we have some signs of life. The company officially revealed the sequel to its most successful home console ever in a… Continue reading The Nintendo Switch 2 has been revealed, here’s everything we know so far