Author: The Tech Guy
AI systems are now designing and refining other AI systems independentlyHuman understanding of AI is shrinking as AI’s understanding of humans growsAI systems can model human fear, uncertainty, and the need for belongingMicrosoft’s chief scientific officer, Eric Horvitz, and EPFL researcher Robert West have issued a stark warning about how well we actually understand AI.The pair have argued AI tools are now advancing fast enough to outpace our grasp of how these systems truly work.At the same time, they point out something unsettling — AI’s understanding of human behaviour keeps growing, while ours does not.Latest Videos FromAI complexity is accelerating…
Cisco on Thursday announced an agreement to acquire identity lifecycle security company WideField Security to strengthen the capabilities of Splunk’s Agentic SOC. No financial details have been publicly disclosed. WideField raised more than $11 million in Series A funding last year. WideField has developed technology that enables organizations to discover human and non-human identities, map exposures across accounts and roles, and assess hygiene gaps. The company’s platform also enables users to detect misconfigurations in authentication policies and weak authentication paths, providing live session monitoring for real-time threat detection, and AI-powered behavioral analytics. By integrating this into Splunk’s Agentic SOC and…
Elon exercised his remaining ~304 million Tesla options from the 2018 performance package. This was done via net share settlement — Tesla withheld ~17.5 million shares to cover the ~$7.1 billion exercise cost. No cash changed hands and no shares were sold on the open market. Elon’s Tesla ownership rose to roughly 19.9% (~20%), giving him stronger immediate voting power.Larry emphasizes this was not forced. The deadline was August 15, 2026. Elon acted in mid-June 2026 with no immediate tax or cash deadline forcing the move. It is a cash-free, tax-neutral event at this stage. Larry initially thought the companies…
Instacart’s AI shopping carts are moving into select Weis Markets stores in Pennsylvania, with more locations planned this year. On the surface, the Caper Cart upgrade sounds useful, since shoppers can see a running total, clip digital coupons, use loyalty rewards, weigh items, and pay from the cart. The privacy tension comes from the hardware needed to make that work. The carts include basket-facing cameras, outward-facing cameras, location-tracking systems, scales, touchscreens, and payment terminals, turning an ordinary grocery basket into a rolling sensor platform. Instacart frames Caper as a way to personalize the store, reduce out-of-stocks, lift sales, and add…
We love the outdoors, and what better time to get back to hiking? Naturally, we can’t go without some tech and RugOne, part of the Ulefone family, sent us their Xlink 7. Well, they actually sent us two of them, and we got to test them out as intended. So, what is the Xlink 7 anyway? Well, it’s a walkie-talkie. But not the type you may have played around with as a kid. This is an “AI 4G communicator” with “unlimited range” as RugOne puts it. A modern-day walkie-talkie complete with a rugged and waterproof build, unlimited 4G connectivity, and…
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged the world’s wealthy democracies to work together on regulating advanced artificial intelligence systems, speaking at a high-level meeting that included top AI executives. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman issued a similar plea at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized nations in France, saying an “international forum” is needed for countries to draw up AI guardrails. He said the task of AI safety should not be left to tech companies. Overshadowing the discussion on AI was President Donald Trump’s administration’s directive last week, preventing foreign nationals from using Anthropic’s newest and most powerful…
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, June 12, 2026 Rather than going from stage to stage at a music festival to hear different bands playing different varieties of music, Curiosity has been ascending up Mount Sharp through physical bands of exposed rocks with textural and tonal differences. Planning for sols 4920 and 4921 were done with the rover in the middle of a unit with a rougher texture and dark-toned bedrock. With the rougher-textured bedrock, brushing wasn’t possible, but APXS chemistry and MAHLI micro-imaging were planned on “as is” bedrock targets “Salto…
OnePlus will unveil the OnePlus N6 on June 30 as the first smartphone in its new N Series. The brand already showed us the N6 in two colors and confirmed that it will pack an 8,000 mAh battery. Now, OnePlus has confirmed how fast the smartphone will charge. In a post on X, OnePlus India revealed that the N6 will support 45W SuperVOOC charging, enabling 1.7 hours of video playback with a 5-minute charge. The video shared by OnePlus also suggests the N6 will support reverse wired charging, but it’s unclear how fast the smartphone will charge other devices. You’ll…
Dolby Vision is arguably the best HDR standard there is for content consumption. Dolby’s proprietary HDR standard uses an enhancement layer to provide 12-bit color, which is an upgrade over the 10-bit color offered with HDR10 or HDR10+. Moreover, Dolby Vision offers manual controls and profiles for colorists, giving studios more precision over their high dynamic range (HDR) releases. This is why Dolby Vision ended up as the superior format, despite HDR10 and HDR10+ being free to use. There’s a catch, however — many TVs branded as supporting Dolby Vision are only compatible with the basic version. Dolby Vision IQ,…
TL;DR The PR team that was previously supporting Trump Mobile has reportedly left. It’s unclear if Trump Mobile is currently using a different PR team. The T1 phone, commonly known as the Trump phone, has had quite the tumultuous story. From vaporware concerns to a data leak affecting thousands. Most recently, a teardown confirmed that the phone was simply a gold-plated, modified version of the HTC U24 Pro. But that’s the point of a public relations firm: to give bad stories a positive spin. However, it appears the mess may have grown too big even for Trump Mobile’s PR team.According…