A new feature coming to Slack will allow you to build interactive reports, polls, dashboards, presentations, microsites, and other tools directly inside a chat. With Slackforce Surfaces, you can describe to Slackbot what you need, and it will use AI to gather information from relevant conversatio...
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Anthropic produced an extensive collection of case studies covering the ways its current AI models have been misused.
The company said Pro subscriptions put the most strain on its systems, so it's pausing sign-ups while adding more capacity.
A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleges persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated in recent months as competition in the space has intensified.
Judge tosses lawsuits, says plaintiffs didn't allege any real privacy violation.
The three 28-year-old founders behind energy startup Furo moved from Silicon Valley and back to Germany, and yet secured $4 million in funding from mostly U.S. backers.
The company is suggesting that its work with traditional fact checkers could come to an end.
Premiering October 2, The Last First: Winter K2 promises “an unflinching look at the industry of extreme mountain climbing and its changing culture.” Watch the trailer below. more…
Windows admins report that the September 2026 security updates are causing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) failures on Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 servers, preventing users from connecting and, in some cases, requiring a hard reset to restore functionality. [...]
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This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dig into a former Anthropic researcher’s AI doomsday warning, the latest upgrades from Apple’s event, and the census report that claimed Trump won the 2020 election.
The first time you need to adjust volume, you'll wish you'd spent that extra $20.
While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.
A new TrendForce report says the iPhone Duo is expected to capture 24,8% of the foldable smartphone market in 2026 alone, countering a 20% slump in the segment. Here are the details. more…
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Privacy is surveillance
Meta's newest app Muse is off to a slower start than the company's other apps, like Meta AI or Threads.
It's the hot new thing in tech, and it's where all the jobs are. Students who don't learn to use it fall behind. And to help them catch up in time, its creators are graciously providing the resources and curriculum for learning it, often pro bono. That's the narrative AI companies are pitching sc...
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Acquisition gives open source CSS framework 'a stable long-term home'