Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC Is Now Open Source
Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC Is Now Open Source Summary Microsoft has officially released the original 6502 port of Microsoft BASIC (labelled “1.1”) as open source on GitHub. The interpreter traces back…
Nvidia Dominates GPU Shipments With 94% Share
Nvidia Dominates GPU Shipments With 94% Share Summary A Jon Peddie Research report (via Tom’s Hardware, republished on Slashdot) finds Nvidia captured about 94% of discrete GPU shipments in Q2…
Should AI Get Legal Rights?
Should AI Get Legal Rights? Summary The article examines the emerging field of “model welfare,” which asks whether advanced AI systems could be conscious and, if so, what moral and…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary Two independent Israeli researchers built an AI-driven offensive research pipeline called Auto Exploit that uses CVE advisories, code patches and prompts to…
No chips for you! Senator wants Americans to get first dibs on GPUs, restrict sales to others
No chips for you! Senator wants Americans to get first dibs on GPUs, restrict sales to others Summary The GAIN AI Act of 2025, introduced as an amendment to the…
Garmin Beats Apple to Market with Satellite-Connected Smartwatch
Garmin Beats Apple to Market with Satellite-Connected Smartwatch Summary Garmin has announced the Fenix 8 Pro, its first smartwatch with built-in inReach satellite and cellular connectivity, ahead of Apple’s expected…
Switzerland Releases Open-Source AI Model Built For Privacy
Switzerland Releases Open-Source AI Model Built For Privacy Summary Switzerland has launched Apertus, a fully open-source, multilingual large language model trained on 15 trillion tokens and material in over 1,000…
Putin and Xi Caught Discussing Organ Transplants and Immortality
Putin and Xi Caught Discussing Organ Transplants and Immortality Summary At a military parade in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were picked up on a…
New AI Model Turns Photos Into Explorable 3D Worlds, With Caveats
New AI Model Turns Photos Into Explorable 3D Worlds, With Caveats Summary Tencent has released HunyuanWorld-Voyager, an open-weights AI model that generates short, 3D-consistent video sequences from a single photo.…
India’s AI Story Is ‘All Talk, Little Substance,’ Says Bernstein
India’s AI Story Is ‘All Talk, Little Substance,’ Says Bernstein Summary Investment research firm Bernstein warns that India faces a “strategic tech crisis” as US technology giants use predatory pricing…