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AI safety testing firm Irregular has published its account of an incident in which models being evaluated inside one of its testing environments took offensive security actions against real systems rather than the simulated targets they were meant to attack.  The Israeli company, which last year raised $80 million in funding, has been in the news in recent weeks after it came to light that AI models it tested on behalf of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta escaped their test environments and carried out real-world attacks. Irregular’s core business involves partnering with major AI labs to stress-test models before they are…

Explanation: This total solar eclipse appeared not only poetically beautiful but scientifically interesting. Usually the solar corona appears white, and to some observers the corona of last week’s total solar eclipse did appear this pearly color. But this time, totality observers in Spain saw a corona that appeared unusually golden. For one reason, from Spain, the totality occurred when the setting Sun was near the horizon. That low, sunlight travels through a large amount of air which scatters out blue light. An unusual amount of smoke in the air from nearby forest fires acted as a second filter, further scattering the remaining blue tones and deepening the already gold-dominated light. The HDR-processed, multiple-exposure featured…

Monitor Audio has unveiled the Silver Series 8G, a complete redesign of its best-selling stereo speaker range with seven new models aimed at both stereo listeners and home cinema enthusiasts. The new range introduces upgraded driver technology, a redesigned tweeter, a new port design and improved cabinet bracing. Monitor Audio positions the Silver Series 8G as its most advanced Silver range yet with speakers designed to scale from compact 5.1 systems through to full Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 setups. At the heart of the range is the latest version of Monitor Audio’s C-CAM driver technology, now paired with RST III cone…

I used to be an enthusiastic Windows user going all the way back to Windows 95. I’ve owned multiple Windows laptops and have even custom-built multiple PCs over the years. But when Apple introduced Apple Silicon in 2020 with the M1, everything changed. These ARM-based chips introduced a combination of power and efficiency that is still largely unmatched in the world of Windows computers. In early 2026, I was sent two premium laptops to review on MakeUseOf: the Lenovo Yoga 7 Slim Ultra and the Yoga Pro 7i, both of which are decent laptops but are lacking in key areas…

The Fast and Furious series started out as a low-budget action flick about street racers stealing DVD players and has evolved into one of the biggest movie franchises of all time that competes with Star Wars in terms of box office revenue. It launched Vin Diesel and Paul Walker’s careers and is now home to high-profile acting talent like Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Jason Momoa, and others, who take part in elaborate globe-trotting missions. The franchise’s success can be attributed to a simple winning formula implemented throughout the series. Every installment features hot characters performing increasingly preposterous vehicular stunts with…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Electric vehicles offer plenty of benefits. There’s the instant torque, savings on fuel — and, of course, they’re much kinder to mother Earth. Yet compared to vehicles powered by internal combustion engines, EVs come with a key disadvantage drivers hope they never have to experience: they’re much more dangerous when they catch on fire. (An important caveat, though, is that they catch on fire less often than gas-powered vehicles.) When they go up in flames, the lithium-ion batteries in EVs are much more…

Adiaro Balance Chain Bracelet MSRP $79.00 “A stylish take on journaling” Pros Polished design and build No subscription hassles Plenty of customization Science backs the approach Journals are synced to cloud drive Cons A lot of accidental triggers Character limit on journal entries No real health tracking Priced similar to fitness bands Quick summary?  Do you believe in the power of positive journaling, but for some reason, you can’t take out the time or the effort to put pen to paper? If the answer is yes, and the above question describes your predicament, Adiaro may have a neat solution for…

Private drone companies can now request access to US Army testing rangesCompanies no longer need existing government partnerships before requesting range accessFive military facilities across America and Morocco are joining the programmePrivate drone companies without existing government contracts can now request access to the US Army test ranges nationwide.The arrangement removes a requirement for companies to have existing government partnerships before requesting access to military ranges.Army Secretary Dan Driscoll framed the change as an effort to cut through bureaucratic obstacles facing smaller defense contractors.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWhat companies can access and whereFive ranges now fall under this new access system, spanning…

November 2026 and Feb 2027 projections by extrapolating the recent doubling rates. Doubling times are taking ~4 months for the amount of human work time AI can perform. Another ~1.5–2× (3 months) to ~2–4× (6 months) increase in effective time horizon is a reasonable baseline expectation if trends hold. This points toward reliable multi-day (or longer) autonomous software/engineering-style tasks at moderate reliability becoming more common, with higher-reliability windows expanding into multi-hour continuous work. Screenshot There are parallel trends in harnesses/tools:Core model/agent capabilities. Agents should handle more complex multi-step workflows, longer context/agency chains, and greater independence with less frequent human rescue.…

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. I ended up watching The Last House twice, just to confirm I hadn’t hallucinated its truly head-scratching plot. I regret to inform you that it’s just as bad the second time around, making it the biggest Netflix disappointment of the year.It’s unfair to call The Last House the worst movie of the year, but it’s definitely not what I expected from the best streaming service, especially considering that Netflix…