Claude bans: local files, telemetry and advice for users in Russia
What is known about Claude bans, which files appear in forwarded advice, and what to check before resetting the application.
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Sony has added QSSR AI upscaling to the base PlayStation 5
Sony announced QSSR, a lighter version of the PSSR AI upscaler for the base PS5. Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei will be the first to get support.
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October 2, 1955: ENIAC is switched off for the last time
On the evening of October 2, 1955, ENIAC was switched off for the last time. The first general-purpose programmable electronic computer gave way to EDVAC and ORDVAC.
Read the newsFigure AI melted its fleet of Figure 02 robots on Schwarzenegger’s advice
Figure AI retired its fleet of Figure 02 humanoid robots and melted them down rather than disassembling each machine by hand. The idea came from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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OpenAI demonstrated self-copying prompt injections for AI agents
OpenAI has disclosed a new class of attacks on AI agents: hidden instructions replicate themselves in emails, files and messages, passing from model to model. This is a demonstration of…
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On this day: the premiere of ‘Night of the Living Dead’
On October 1, 1968, George Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead' was shown for the first time in Pittsburgh. Ghouls instead of voodoo zombies, black-and-white film, and a lost copyright…
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Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025 while revenue grew 12-fold
A confidential IPO filing showed Anthropic's loss of about $42 billion for 2025: most of it came from an accounting entry rather than real spending.
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Yandex unveils Sona recommendation model
Yandex has shown Sona, a generative model that prepares recommendations on its own, without manual feature engineering. The first test was music selections on speakers with Alice.
Read the newsA ‘conveyor belt’ Gboard Conveyor Belt Version appears in the google/mozc-devices repository
On October 1, 2026, the Gboard Conveyor Belt Version appeared in the google/mozc-devices repository. The KiCad board schematics, firmware, and STL files for 3D printing are open, but this is…
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OpenAI introduces Dots, an agent with its own cloud computer
Dots can continue assigned work between conversations. Our adapted article covers capabilities, safety and a brief comparison with OpenClaw and Hermes.
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Figure melted its first fleet of F.02 robots in a furnace in Finland
The F.02 humanoids were sent to an electric arc furnace at a plant in Imatra, where they jumped into the melt themselves. That is how the company disposed of the…
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Compact disc: how October 1982 began the era of digital sound
On 1 October 1982, sales of the first compact discs, created by Philips and Sony, began in Japan. The digital format gave rise to CD-ROM and changed the music market.
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