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Current and former officials: the US NSA plans major restructuring to form five new units for AI, China, cybersecurity, warfighting, and global intelligence

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Source: Anthropic signed a $13.7B, six-year deal to lease compute from Rum Group's upcoming Georgia data center; Rum operates Rumble and hosts Truth Social

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Sony denies claims it is stopping disc production — but admits its last plant will drop production by 10%

* Sony corrected reports claiming its disc production would collapse by 90% * The company's final disc plant will reduce output by 10% * Sony still plans to stop producing new physical games in 2028 Sony has denied reports suggesting it plans to abandon physical disc manufacturing entirely, despite widespread speculation

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Big AI sets out its terms for regulatory capture and calls it ‘Pace the frontier’

AI AND ML Amodei, Altman, and Elon Musk agreen on how government can tame the monster they created ANALYSIS The leaders of major AI labs spent the weekend agreeing on a plan to capture regulators, make more money, and avoid responsibility for their dangerous behaviour. They call it “pacing the

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Report: former EPA officials identify 30 federal actions since January 2025 that they say exacerbate health risks stemming from data center pollution

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MagSafe Vs. USB-C: Which Is Better For Charging Your MacBook?

MagSafe is safer and simpler, but USB-C has a few advantages of its own. Ivan_Shenets/Shutterstock The latest MacBooks are known for featuring Apple's clever charging solution: MagSafe. It's one of those features that's a make-or-break factor for some people. And it'

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NATO prevented Russia from cutting a critical undersea cable using a tool that leaves no 'traceable…

* NATO disrupted Russia’s Arctic cable exercise before the reported weapon could be deployed * Russian submarines rehearsed attacks that could leave little evidence afterward * Two 1,400km cables connect Svalbard with mainland Norway beneath Arctic waters NATO allies disrupted a Russian naval exercise near Svalbard after detecting preparations involving a

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Sources: Anthropic told investors it will be profitable for a second straight quarter, with 80%+ gross margins before partner revenue sharing and training costs

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StarCraft general manager says the shift to open-world shooter came about because 'Every time we drew a picture or…

* StarCraft is making a shift from the real-time strategy genre to the open-world shooter genre * The development team realised during early discussions that "we weren't talking about a game from above" * According to StarCraft general manager Dan Hay, "it was boots on the ground every

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At What Length Do Ethernet Cables Drop To Lower Speeds?

It depends on the cable. Petrovich9/Getty Images For the average home, standard Ethernet cable lengths max out at 328 feet. It reads like a weird number for a "standard" length, but 328 feet is the maximum length a rated connection speed can travel reliably. Of course, we&

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'That is where the machine starts winning on cost': Expert pits AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 rig against ChatGPT…

* Two AMD cards cost $18,775 yet beat GPT-5.6 Sol within hours weekly * Multi-Token Prediction nearly doubled throughput to 320.2 tokens every second * Twenty million monthly tokens save a team $11,738 yearly against Sol pricing A hardware reviewer compared a dual-GPU AMD workstation against cloud subscription pricing

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Make Long Drives Easier With This Android Auto Feature

It really changes the whole experience. Roman Vyshnikov/Shutterstock When you're on a long drive, there are so many things testing your patience, from the traffic to the state of the roads. Throw in replying to random texts you're getting, trying to find something to listen