‘It almost started a war’: US Army nearly boarded a Chinese ship after receiving an “entirely false” AI-hallucinated intelligence report saying it had nuclear arms on board
‘It almost started a war’: US Army nearly boarded a Chinese ship after receiving an “entirely false” AI-hallucinated intelligence report saying it had nuclear arms on board

A chatbot wrongly identified a Chinese ship’s cargo as nuclear materials, nearly triggering a US military boarding operation.

Save $250 on the Bambu Lab H2D AMS Combo dual-nozzle 3D printer
Save $250 on the Bambu Lab H2D AMS Combo dual-nozzle 3D printer

The Bambu Lab H2D is our top-rated 3D printer – a stand-out flagship machine that shattered our workshop tests, and it’s now available with a big discount.

PrismML brings its tiny LLMs to Qualcomm-powered smart glasses

Prism’s larger goal is open-weight AI that runs on devices and makes better use of the computing power they already have.

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Today’s NYT Connections Answers Explained For Friday, September 25

Not sure what today’s NYT Connections answers are all about? Find out just what the different words in today’s grid mean and how they fit together.

Thinking about buying a second car? Here’s a $1,000 alternative
Thinking about buying a second car? Here’s a $1,000 alternative

Being a one-car family works great right up until the moment two people need to be in two different places. Maybe your spouse took the car to work, but you need to grab groceries. Maybe you’ve got to pick up a kid from daycare. Perhaps you’re meeting a…

Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers

Feather is betting on a customizable, $30,000 platform built for software developers.

Mercedes-Benz gets first dibs on ProLogium’s Gen4 solid-state EV battery cells
Mercedes-Benz gets first dibs on ProLogium’s Gen4 solid-state EV battery cells

Building on its nearly 10-year history, Mercedes-Benz secured first rights to ProLogium’s latest Gen4 solid-state EV battery cells.

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Should Your AI Business Raise VC? For Most Founders, the Honest Answer Is No. Here’s Why.

Most AI founders are chasing venture capital when the retention data says they shouldn’t.

Precision Neuroscience raises $250m at a $1bn valuation, NYT reports
Precision Neuroscience raises $250m at a $1bn valuation, NYT reports

Precision Neuroscience has raised $250m in a Series D round for its brain-computer interface, the New York company announced on Thursday. Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square, the Ackman Oxman Institute and an unnamed life sciences fund led the round. The rou…

As RAM prices soar, this fast 32GB TeamGroup DDR5-6400 kit is $50 off
As RAM prices soar, this fast 32GB TeamGroup DDR5-6400 kit is $50 off

Building a new desktop? Save $50 on this 32GB T-Force Vulcan ECO DDR5-6400 kit with XMP and EXPO support with Newegg’s limited-time promo code.