Science Policy, Ethics & Society

1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (204+ words) 🪟 Windows 🍏 Apple M1/M2 🍎 Apple Intel 🐧 Ubuntu / Debian 🐧 Other Linux Wasabi Wallet v2.8.3 adds Taproot support for Payjoin transactions, implements stricter security controls throughout the wallet, and strengthens verification of coinjoin blame rounds. Please create a new wallet if you see the following…...

28+ min ago   (198+ words) The Trump administration is scoffing at warnings about artificial intelligence from the likes of Bill Gates and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, as the tech giants ask for government cooperation to keep AI from developing too quickly. Gates penned an essay…...

33+ min ago   (188+ words) AI has drawn a great deal of attention for reportedly solving difficult mathematical problems. Some critics argue that the recent AI solution of the Navier-Stokes problem may have drawn heavily on solutions posted by human mathematicians. But there is a…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (474+ words) Don't you want to see? It’s not that you ever really needed to know what happens inside of your dishwasher, but the point is that now you can know. This week at the international home appliance exhibition IFA 2026 in Berlin,…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (745+ words) The CEOs of the country’s top AI companies are unifying in their call for a global slowdown on AI development, after two former researchers at Anthropic shared concerns that AI is becoming too powerful too quickly and could ultimately threaten…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (26+ words) How can the U.S. government realistically regulate AI development to help prevent the technology from harming humans and damaging businesses? Analysts weigh in. Read more here....

1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (72+ words) We spoke to Alex Turner, who worked as a research scientist at Google DeepMind. I don’t trust big tech companies to have society’s best interests at heart – AI whistleblower We spoke to Alex Turner, who worked as a research scientist…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (843+ words) The Department of Veterans Affairs’ watchdog has been using Microsoft Copilot Chat to assist in its audits of VA healthcare sites, with the artificial intelligence tool being leveraged by investigators to review documents, transcripts and other collected data. The AI-powered…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1217+ words) Let’s set aside the risk of AI’s extinction-level capabilities. Even an extended chat with Tilly Norwood, the AI “actress” many see as Hollywood’s villain, left me a little more unnerved about the technology’s implications. Such unsettlement met me early Monday…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (209+ words) A resignation, a bipartisan bill, and an 86% public mandate signal that the AI safety conversation has moved well past theory Logo via Wikimedia Commons; license to verify on approval Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic on September 9, 2026. Four days later, he…...