-
Anthropic researcher quits as colleagues warn of AI existential risk
Three researchers at AI company Anthropic have publicly warned that artificial intelligence could cause human extinction within the next decade, with one of them, Jacob Coxon, resigning in protest at how Anthropic and OpenAI are handling the risk. Coxon accused both firms of racing towards self-improving superintelligence while gambling with humanity’s future, and claimed that…
-
Framework is giving some customers a RAM refund
Framework, the maker of modular laptops, is cutting RAM prices for some buyers of its Laptop 13 Pro and refunding customers who paid more, despite an ongoing industry-wide component shortage that had pushed memory costs up in July. The company said it secured a limited batch of Micron 32GB and 64GB LPCAMM2 memory modules at…
-
Mario Kart World is getting a bunch of courses from the SNES original
Nintendo is releasing a free update for Mario Kart World that introduces ten retro courses adapted from the original Super Mario Kart on the SNES, including favourites such as Choco Island, Mario Circuit and Ghost Valley. These tracks had already existed within the game’s open world but were previously used only for exploration rewards and…
-
Uber rival inDrive scales beyond ride-hailing to capture more consumer spending
inDrive, the ride-hailing app known for letting riders and drivers negotiate fares, is expanding well beyond transport, scaling up advertising, delivery and financial services to squeeze more revenue from its largely emerging-market user base. The move mirrors a strategy already pursued by Uber, using its existing network of riders and drivers as the foundation for…
-
Martin Herlihy Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’ After 5 Years
Comedian and writer Martin Herlihy is leaving Saturday Night Live after five years, marking the end of his run on the NBC sketch show. He joined in 2021 as part of the Please Don’t Destroy trio alongside Ben Marshall and John Higgins, becoming known for the group’s pre-taped comedy videos before staying on solely as…
-
Researcher quits Anthropic urging slowdown on superintelligence development
Jacob Coxon, a researcher who spent three years on pretraining work at OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned and publicly warned that AI companies are recklessly racing towards self-improving superintelligence. In a thread posted on X, he accused labs of “gambling with our lives,” claiming many senior figures privately fear the technology could kill everyone by…
-
‘Mario Kart World’ is getting a major free update
Mario Kart World is set to receive a major free update, version 1.8.0, which adds 10 new race courses adapted from the original 1992 Super Mario Kart. The tracks were reportedly already embedded within the game’s open world and will now become fully playable in the standard VS Race mode, giving existing players fresh content…
-
Anthropic users are taking the company to court over Max subscription terms
A group of Claude users has filed a class-action lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging that the company misled subscribers about the usage limits of its top-tier Max plan. Filed on 8 September and first reported by The Verge, the suit claims Anthropic’s marketing promised “5x or 20x more usage than the Pro plan” without adequately disclosing…
-
I spent an hour riding inside Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab
The Verge’s transportation reporter has taken a first ride in Tesla’s Cybercab, a purpose-built two-seater robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals, now offering paid trips in a roughly 288-square-mile geofenced area of Austin, Texas. The launch matters because it represents Tesla’s boldest bet yet on autonomous driving: rather than retrofitting existing models like the…