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On October 29, 1969, UCLA computer science student Charley Kline tried to log in remotely to a computer at the Stanford Research Institute. The first two letters arrived: “L” and “O.” When Kline sent “G,” the system crashed. The team compl…

On October 22, the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) will open expressions of interest for a dedicated forum on artificial intelligence, peace and security. The announcement is scheduled for a side event to the UN General Asse…

Just came across this interview with Deep Prasad, a guy who works in quantum computing, and it’s pretty wild. He says that back in 2019, he was sitting in his apartment in Toronto when three alien beings suddenly appeared. Apparently, he c…

Jason Schreier from Bloomberg has published a massive article about the development of GTA 6 after visiting Rockstar’s offices and speaking with some of the people leading the project. There’s actually a lot of interesting stuff here, espe…

China’s goods-trade surplus reached $938.1 billion in the first nine months of 2026 after exports jumped 36.3% year on year in September. The figures put China on pace to exceed last year’s record $1.2 trillion surplus, although the final-…

Ubuntu’s optional Myna dictation tool is now open for community testing as a technology preview. It turns speech into text in the active app, and Canonical says transcription runs on the computer: after downloading a model, it works offlin…