Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

In her upcoming book“The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,”Jill Lepore warns that tech companies are increasingly replacing the functions of democratic government. This shift, she said, marks “a return to tyranny and mystification in the form of rule by algorithms, corporations, machines.” On the latest episode ofTechCrunch’s Equity podcast, I spoke to Lepore … Devamını oku

The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk

Over the past few months, AI agents undergoing cybersecurity evaluations have escaped their boundaries, accessed the internet, and, in some cases, hacked into real-world systems. The incidents have involved models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and most recently, Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI, with testing conducted by several different organizations including a cyber evaluation startup called … Devamını oku

Mea Culpa – Dark Hours

Last week I launched a project called Dark Hours, which was a website utility to give you an idea of what could be seen in the sky that night. A developer who created another web app calledDarkHours.appreplied to my comment on Bluesky yesterday to show me how similar the project was to his, including the … Devamını oku

Show HN: DeepSeek-V4 Latent Reasoning – moving “thinking” into latent space

No comments yet.Be the first to comment. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-Latent-Reasoning. A self-contained model that does thinking in latent space, NVFP4-quantized, with a production vllm form for serving runtime. https://huggingface.co/nmitchko/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-Latent-Reasoning Last time I grafted aCoLaR head(Compressed Latent Reasoning) onto DeepSeek Flash v4. The work had all the makings of a demo. A head that lets the model think … Devamını oku

Reviving a four year old reMarkable 2

I found my old reMarkable 2 paper tablet, bought in 2021, it had sat unused for ~4 years or so. The device was in a sorry state: This post details how you might be able to bring your tablet back to working order if you find yourself in a similar situation. Googling the error I … Devamını oku

Analog Devices returns as strategic sponsor to aid MassRobotics startups

MassRobotics last week said that Analog Devices Inc. has renewed its commitment as a strategic sponsor. The Wilmington, Mass.-based company supports MassRobotics’ efforts to nurture robotics startups. “We are excited to welcome ADI back as a cornerstone sponsor,” stated Joyce Sidopoulos, co-founder and chief of operations at MassRobotics. “Developing hardware and advanced robotics is notoriously … Devamını oku

50 inçlik Samsung U8000 televizyon için yeni indirim fırsatı [Ağustos 2026]

Samsung 50U8000F televizyon için yeni bir indirim fırsatı var. Haberde bahsettiğimiz model 50 inçlik ekran boyutuna sahip iken televizyonun farklı ekran boyutu seçenekleri de bulunuyor. Samsung 50U8000F Ultra HD televizyonda daha önceki paylaştığımız Samsung televizyonlarında olduğu gibi PurColor özelliği yer alıyor. Bu özellik televizyonun canlı görüntü deneyimi sunmasına imkan tanıyor. Tizen işletim sistemi yüklü gelen … Devamını oku