Open Weights Are Not Open Source, And It Matters Now In The Boardroom

Many of the top AI models are closed, and open-weight models have become another common choice for enterprises. But it is not as simple as “open” versus “closed.”

Have You Protested AI Recently? Anthropic May Be Watching You for Precrimes

A recent report alleges Anthropic is finding ways to monitor activists and surveil dissent.

The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymarket Trades

The agency that oversees prediction markets has investigated Polymarket trades on Biden pardons and the Iran war—and even more potential insider trading at Google, documents obtained by WIRED show.

The Crunchyroll and Fox One Bundle Hits Prime Video

The anime and live sports streaming services come together for a limited time for $23 per month.

EV prices are falling while the average new car tops $50K
EV prices are falling while the average new car tops $50K

The average new EV got cheaper in August, even as the average transaction price (ATP) paid for a new vehicle in the US climbed back above $50,000.

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Amazon Quick is now available on desktop, with a new mobile activity feed
Amazon Quick is now available on desktop, with a new mobile activity feed

Amazon has made its Quick desktop assistant generally available on macOS and Windows, pitching it to enterprise IT as the governed alternative to shadow AI. Quick runs in ordinary European AWS regions with inference kept inside Europe, but it is not on…

Roblox is making it easier to build games with AI — and play them outside Roblox

At its annual Roblox Developer Conference (RDC), the company announced several new features, including new game-creation tools, expanded NPC capabilities, and the ability to make games available across platforms, including the web.

Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite to orbit for secret customer (photo)

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observation satellite to orbit for a confidential customer on Thursday night (Sept. 10), without providing a livestream or many details about the mission.

Fool’s Theory says the biggest ‘challenge’ developing Songs of the Past was making sure Dandelion’s story didn’t ‘steal the show’ since The Witcher 3 is about Geralt — ‘There was a very big effort put into this fine balancing of the narrative’
Fool’s Theory says the biggest ‘challenge’ developing Songs of the Past was making sure Dandelion’s story didn’t ‘steal the show’ since The Witcher 3 is about Geralt — ‘There was a very big effort put into this fine balancing of the narrative’

CD Projekt Red and Fool’s Theory have said that developing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s third expansion, Songs of the Past, came with some narrative challenges and pressure to deliver.