2026-08-16

Dario Amodei admits AI companies have not delivered on their promises

Dario Amodei wrote on X that the most accurate criticism of AI companies including Anthropic is that they have not yet delivered on their promises, and that only genuine breakthroughs will win public trust. It lands as Anthropic prepares a listing that backers expect to value it at $2trn. Dario Amodei has conceded the case […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-16

Turn on these settings to protect your Android phone from theft

Google has added some smart theft-detection features to Android in recent years. [...]

2026-08-16

Quote of the day by Elon Musk: '[The Tesla Bot] has the potential to be a generalized substitute for human labor over time' — a bold prediction on the future of work

Although humanoid robots aren't anywhere near ready for real-world deployment, tech execs like Musk are adamant they're coming for our jobs [...]

2026-08-16

Russian body, Desi brain: How India is turning the Su-30MKI into a lethal stealth hunter

India is developing the Virupaksha radar for its Su-30MKI fleet, potentially giving the Russian-designed fighter much stronger long-range detection capabilities. [...]

2026-08-16

US Air Force wants AI help to keep its Minuteman III nukes ticking until they're 66, or maybe 80

The US Air Force wants AI to unify Minuteman III data as Sentinel delays could extend missile service toward 80 years. [...]

2026-08-16

The US Army is opening up its training centers for private firms to test out new drones

The US Army is opening military ranges to private drone companies, allowing them to test systems under realistic battlefield conditions. [...]

2026-08-16

Anthropic Outage Disrupts Claude Services, Fix Deployed After Login Failures

Anthropic took its flagship Claude services offline for roughly 36 minutes on August 16, 2026, after an issue that began with users unable to authenticate spread into degraded performance across five products: claude.ai, Claude Console, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. The company's status page logged the first notice at 21:58 UTC and marked the incident resolved at 22:34 UTC. [...]

2026-08-16

I tested a cheap Dolby Atmos 5.1 soundbar system with real speakers — here’s where it impressed me, and where it fell short of the competition

The Ultimea Poseidon D60 is an affordable Dolby Atmos soundbar system, but it doesn’t come without a few trade-offs. [...]

2026-08-16

There's a sneaky way to watch UFC 330 for $1

We've found a sneaky way to stream UFC 330 virtually for free, as Islam Makhachev faces Ian Machado Garry and Mackenzie Dern meets Gillian Robertson. [...]