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Unpacking the deceptively simple science of tokenomics

1 hour 17 min ago
Inference at scale is much more complex than more GPUs, more tokens, more profits

feature By now you've probably heard AI datacenters called factories. It's an apt description: power goes in and tokens come out.…

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Brits fear AI will strip the human touch from public services

2 hours 28 min ago
'There's a naive techno-utopianism in Whitehall'

Brits are worried that AI will dehumanize public services, leading to less human contact and oversight as well as job losses, according to people questioned by pollster Ipsos.…

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60 years since humanity touched the surface of another planet

3 hours 59 min ago
Remembering the day the Venera 3 impacted Venus

It is 60 years since humanity first got up close and personal with another planet, with the impact of the Soviet Union's Venera 3.…

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Oracle and OpenAI's Texas Stargate datacenter expansion reportedly on the skids

12 hours 38 min ago
Meta supposidly considering untapped capacity in deal brokered by Nvidia

OpenAI and compute partner Oracle have reportedly abandoned a planned expansion of their flagship Stargate datacenter, after negotiations were stalled by financing and Sam Altman's apparent fear of commitment.…

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Anthropic bods rework AI damage yardstick, find scant labor impact

13 hours 22 min ago
It's the end of the world as we know it, and AI feels fine

Anthropic economists Maxim Massenkoff and Peter McCrory report that AI is not eliminating as many jobs as experts have predicted. …

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Don’t blame AI yet for poor jobs numbers, analysts say

Fri, 2026-03-06 23:24
US unemployment ticked up to 4.4%

The US economy shed 92,000 jobs in February, a dramatic downturn from analyst expectations that it would add about 50,000 jobs. The shortfall stoked growing fears that AI could be contributing to higher unemployment.…

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Firefox taps Anthropic AI bug hunter, but rancid RAM still flipping bits

Fri, 2026-03-06 20:41
Now if only device makers would deliver higher quality components

Thanks to Anthropic's AI and its bug-detecting abilities, Firefox users can now enjoy stronger security. Unfortunately, if browser crashes rather than security flaws are the problem, Claude probably can't help.…

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Spyware disguised as emergency-alert app sent to Israeli smartphones

Fri, 2026-03-06 18:56
Steals SMS messages, location data, contacts … and delivers it to Hamas-linked crew

Hamas-linked attackers are dropping spyware disguised as an emergency-alert app on Israelis' smartphones via SMS messages, according to security researchers.…

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US state laws push age checks into the operating system

Fri, 2026-03-06 15:15
Bad legislation, but an especially big headache for FOSS

Many web sites, social media services, and other platforms require age verification on the theory that it will protect kids from seeing inappropriate content. But now some US states want to require the operating system itself to check your age and that could cause big headaches for FOSS vendors.…

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Cisco warns of two more SD-WAN bugs under active attack

Fri, 2026-03-06 15:04
Switchzilla says flaws could allow file overwrites or privilege escalation

Just when network admins thought the Cisco SD-WAN patch queue might finally be shrinking, Switchzilla has confirmed miscreants are exploiting more vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN management software.…

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Anthropic sues US government after unprecedented national security designation

Fri, 2026-03-06 14:37
Brands Trump administration decision 'legally unsound' and has 'no choice but to challenge it in court'

AI giant Anthropic says that it has "no choice" but to sue the US government after being officially designated a supply chain risk to national security.…

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smack Moon in 2032, boffins confirm

Fri, 2026-03-06 14:35
Humanity and its neighbor safe from this menace at least

Scientists have ruled out the possibility that the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 might hit the Moon on December 22, 2032.…

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Washington reportedly moves to tighten leash on AI chip exports

Fri, 2026-03-06 13:51
Draft rules could force Nvidia and AMD to seek government approval before selling abroad

The Trump administration is reportedly planning new restrictions on GPU exports, aimed not only at controlling who gets them, but at driving AI investment back into the US.…

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Microsoft spots ClickFix campaign getting users to self-pwn on Windows Terminal

Fri, 2026-03-06 13:37
Crooks tweak familiar copy-paste ruse so that victims run malicious commands themselves

A new twist on the long-running ClickFix scam is now tricking Windows users into launching Windows Terminal and pasting malware into it themselves – handing the credential-stealing Lumma infostealer the keys to their browser vault.…

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UK peers warn weakening AI copyright law could hammer creative industries

Fri, 2026-03-06 13:31
House of Lords committee says ministers must not trade a £124B sector for promises of future tech growth

Britain's creative industries will face significant damage unless the government strengthens AI copyright law, according to a House of Lords committee.…

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Microsoft kicks new Outlook opt-out deadline down the road to 2027

Fri, 2026-03-06 12:41
Admins get another year before migration pressure ramps up

Microsoft has delayed the opt-out phase for the new enterprise version of Outlook to 2027, giving administrators another 12 months to get ready for migration.…

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Son of government contractor arrested after alleged $46M crypto heist from US Marshals

Fri, 2026-03-06 12:02
FBI and French GIGN swoop on Saint Martin, John Daghita in cuffs

The son of a government contractor was arrested in the Caribbean after allegedly stealing more than $46 million in seized cryptocurrency from the US Marshals Service, the FBI says.…

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Norway's Consumer Council targets enshittification

Fri, 2026-03-06 11:45
Its aim is wide, covering everything from social networks to genAI

Norway's Forbrukerrådet consumer council is taking aim at the creeping enshittification of modern life in a 100-page report – and a splendid four-minute video which we highly recommend.…

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Microsoft finally gets around to fixing Windows 10 Recovery Environment after breaking it in October

Fri, 2026-03-06 11:38
Released from the curse of the update bork fairy

Microsoft has finally fixed a Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) bug it introduced in Windows 10's final update.…

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UK Treasury not sure about ditching Oracle to join £1.7 billion shared services program it is funding

Fri, 2026-03-06 11:27
It promised £1.15B… but finance ministry yet to show 'formal commitment' to adopt Workday SaaS, watchdog says

The UK's Treasury is yet to fully commit to joining a multi-billion pound ERP and HR shared services program it has agreed to fund, potentially slashing any resulting savings, according to a report from the National Audit Office.…

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