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Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Soundpeats Pop Clip2: Two-minute reviewThere’s a version of this Soundpeats Pop Clip2 that you’ll never read. After several weeks with the Soundpeats Clip1’s cheaper successor, I was half-way through writing a five-star review which declared them the best open earbuds you could buy. That version is, as you can already tell, not this version of the review.You see, the longer I used the Soundpeats Pop Clip2, the more I…

AI companies are now aligned: there is a non-zero chance that AI could somehow end humanity. It’s not a probable future, but there’s enough uncertainty that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, among others, agree that some slowdown and oversight in AI development is in order. Who vociferously doesn’t agree? US President Donald Trump.As the global freakout grows over AI’s sometimes shocking ability to do things its makers never intended, Trump took to his Truth Social media platform to warn against AI guardrails.The only control or “guardrails” that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!)…

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities, which he issued as he argued for a global slowdown on AI development. U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to discuss AI governance, among other topics, at a meeting planned on Sept. 24. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in a lengthy essay published on Saturday warned that a “Chinese lead in AI would pose grave danger for the United States and the world.” He called for continuing restrictions on sales…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei joined Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in calling for a slowdown in the development of frontier AI models — just days after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon announced that he was quitting his job, claiming that neither Anthropic nor his former employer OpenAI is “acting responsibly.” The desire in Silicon Valley to pump the brakes is palpable. Following several hacking incidents this year, the threat of a rogue AI model wreaking havoc has grown from footnote-level what-if…

Remember when the cloud promised storage and computing for a low monthly fee? Only, as time has gone on, the number of subscriptions we all have has grown, and the price has shot up. No wonder, then, that this year’s IFA show had several local AI servers for the smart home and cameras, removing monthly fees and putting the control back in your hands. In many ways, this is a throwback to the days when NAS devices were the home accessory of choice, but I’m all down for this, with the likes of the Anker MindBase or UGreen HomeAgent as…

Being tied to Anthropic’s AI models and subscription plans is probably one of the most disappointing aspects of Claude Code! You end up paying quite a lot every month, even when you can’t access all models. But what if we no longer need Claude Code? What if you could bring the models you want into a more open coding agent? I’ve been testing one of the best replacements for Claude Code recently — Qwen Code — and it is more flexible than you imagine. The best part? It is completely free to use. Related I get what Claude Design offers…

A few weeks ago, we heard a rumor that Samsung will replace the long telephoto camera on the Galaxy S27 Ultra. That is not happening, says Ice Universe. The S27 Ultra will keep the 5x 1/2.52” telephoto module of the S26 Ultra. The rumor was claiming that Samsung will replace it with a new module with a shorter lens (4x) and a larger sensor (1/1.9”). This is “100% false,” says Ice. The leakster didn’t say anything about the rumor that Samsung will remove the 3x 10MP tele module, so that’s likely going away. Its absence will not be felt, given…

Threat actors have been exploiting three high-severity vulnerabilities in JFrog Artifactory to compromise deployments and install backdoors, cybersecurity firm Wiz reports. Many organizations use Artifactory to manage software artifacts, binaries, AI models, containers, and packages. The three flaws, CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, and CVE-2026-82329, can allow attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges on vulnerable Artifactory instances. An improper authentication bug patched on August 12, CVE-2026-42018 can be exploited to obtain an anonymous-user token that provides access to sensitive artifacts and repository data.  Patched on July 27, CVE-2026-42016 is an insufficient token validation issue that can be exploited for privilege escalation.…

This is the nextbigfuture GDP PPP forecast scenario, not an IMF, Anthropic, or consensus forecast. It took the Anthropic economic forecasts for their base case and their bullish case. I then aligned national data for Taiwan and other countries as of this year. I then used OpenAI GPT 6 to build the scenario where AI productivity takes off and where physical with robotaxi, robotrucking and humanoid bots take off. This version is where purchasing power parity is considered. Previously, I did based on nominal exchange rates. Something to remember is that in WW2, the US sustained 18% annual GDP growth…

After teasing the lineup and their key features last week, Oppo has now confirmed when the Find X10 series will launch in China. The company has also revealed the phones’ designs, color options, and storage configurations. The Oppo Find X10, Find X10 Pro Max, and Find X10 E will launch in China on September 22, just one day after vivo is set to unveil its X500 series in the country. Oppo has also revealed the design, color options, and the RAM/storage configurations of all three devices on their official online store in China. The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max will…