by bleffel | Apr 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Anthropic is investigating potential “unauthorized access” to its Claude Mythos model that has been touted for its ability to find cybersecurity flaws, the company told Bloomberg. A group gained access to the model through a third-party contractor portal...
by bleffel | Apr 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Voters have once again handed President Donald Trump a loss in one of the defining fights of his second administration: the national congressional redistricting race. Tuesday night, Virginia approved a ballot measure to redraw the state’s 11 congressional districts...
by bleffel | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
SpaceX and AI company Cursor have struck a new partnership that could see the owner of X buy the AI company for $60 billion later this year. “SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely together to create the world’s best coding and knowledge...
by bleffel | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
With an IPO looming for Elon Musk’s SpaceX / xAI / X combo platter of companies, SpaceX has announced an odd arrangement to either acquire the automated programming platform Cursor for $60 billion or pay a fee of $10 billion. Buying this startup that’s...
by bleffel | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Anthropic's buzzy announcement about using AI to improve cybersecurity earlier this month was met with plenty of skepticism. However, Mozilla shared some details that support use of the company's special Claude Mythos Preview model as a way to protect...
by bleffel | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 16, 2026. | Alex Wong/Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political...
by bleffel | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Cash App, the banking and payments app run by Block, has added support for parent-managed kids accounts. The new accounts include key benefits from the service’s normal account, with an eye towards teaching financial literacy to younger users ages 6 to 12. Cash...
by bleffel | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Palantir CEO Alex Karp is a man in charge of one of the most important and frightening companies in the world. Karp’s new book, co-written with Nicholas Zamiska, is called “The Technological Republic.” After claiming “because we get asked a...
by bleffel | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
YouTube notifications can get messy fast, particularly if you’re subscribed to a lot of different channels. To address that, today the company will begin muting push notifications from creators that you haven’t engaged with in the last month.The change to YouTube...
by bleffel | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Astronaut Chris Williams and the rest of the Expedition 74 crew are getting new laptops. | Photo: NASA Even astronauts need to level up their laptops once in a while – including the crew of Expedition 74 on board the ISS, which NASA announced last week is in the...
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