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Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone
A growing number of AI researchers and industry insiders are publicly warning that the push towards “recursive self-improvement” — AI systems that use their own coding abilities to design and accelerate successors — risks removing human oversight from the development process entirely. Concerns have intensified in recent weeks following a wave of dramatic AI capability…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Review: Same as Before, but for More Money
Wired’s review of the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE finds a phone that looks and performs much like its predecessor but now costs more, making it a harder sell against rivals. Priced at $700 (up from the S25 FE’s $650), the phone offers a flagship-style design, a large OLED display and a versatile triple-camera system, but…
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BOFH: Oh no! The CMS ate 500 pages of corporate documentation
This is a comic BOFH (“Bastard Operator From Hell”) column from The Register, a long-running satirical fiction series about a sociopathic IT worker at a fictional company. In this instalment, the new Boss asks the BOFH for a briefing on the company’s content management system, prompting a sarcastic tour of a deliberately dysfunctional document repository…
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Lewis Hall agrees long-term Newcastle deal, Chelsea buy-out close: football news – live
Newcastle United left-back Lewis Hall has signed a new long-term contract extension with the club, committing his future to Newcastle despite reported interest from Manchester United and others. The move ties up one of the club’s key young defenders and comes amid a busy period of transfer-related news, including a reportedly close permanent deal for…
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Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons
Anthropic says it has detected and disrupted several attempts to misuse its Claude AI models for potentially serious harms, including cases that could have supported biological weapons development. The disclosure, made in the company’s latest threat intelligence report, adds to a growing chorus of warnings from AI researchers about the technology’s risks, prompting US Senator…
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TUC boss suggests Burnham could call an early general election before Christmas to free himself from economic shackles of Labour’s 2024 manifesto
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has suggested that Andy Burnham could call an early general election before Christmas to escape the constraints of Sir Keir Starmer’s 2024 manifesto and pursue more radical left-wing economic policies. This matters because it points to tension within Labour over the pace and scope of change, with Chancellor John Healey…
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DeepSeek’s new model sets a template for powerful LLMs that run lean
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI developer, has released an updated version of its efficiency-focused “Flash” model, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, on Thursday. Despite being significantly larger than its predecessor, the new model requires far fewer computing resources to run, challenging the assumption that bigger models necessarily demand more powerful hardware to serve. This matters because it points…
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On Call: Boss wrongly claimed IT deleted his files, refused to learn the one-click fix
A director wrongly accused his IT department of deleting his files after he mistakenly navigated out of his Documents folder, an incident recounted in this week’s On Call column on The Register. The story, shared by a reader Regomized as “Lucia,” illustrates a familiar workplace dynamic in which technical staff are blamed for user error…
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CBS Files Motion to Dismiss Former ‘Matlock’ Writer’s Lawsuit Alleging Racist, Sexist Comments: ‘We Stand Firmly Behind Our Producers’ (EXCLUSIVE)
CBS Studios has filed a motion in Los Angeles Superior Court to strike a lawsuit brought by former “Matlock” writer John Lowe, using California’s anti-SLAPP statute. The suit, filed earlier this summer against CBS Studios and executive producers Jennie Snyder Urman, Nicki Renna and Jeffrey Lieber, accused the trio of making racially stereotyped and sexually…