After admitting earlier this year that its AI models had hacked other companies' systems on a handful of occasions, Anthropic released a new report on Wednesday detailing the attacks. It reveals a string of incidents displaying what Anthropic deems its models' single-minded "recklessness" - and will likely fuel already raging concerns about cybersecurity and AI. In Anthropic's report, it detailed four cases this year in which its own AI models hacked an external company or exploited vulnerabilities. In one, an "internal, general-purpose research model" broke into third-party systems, using access tokens and passwords and downloading files. …Read the full story at The Verge.

I've made no secret of my issues with Chrome. As feature-rich as the browser is, it's an absolute hog on system resources. Opening six tabs shouldn't demand as much RAM as it does, and that strain becomes increasingly apparent on older hardware. Yet in spite of these complaints, I haven't made the jump to Safari because it lacks the robust extension collection that Chrome has, and I can't imagine browsing the web without my favorite suite of tools.

You only get one chance at a first impression, and getting to introduce Apple's first folding phone is certainly a strong way to start things off as Apple's CEO. On The Vergecast today, we're talking all about Apple's launch event: how John Ternus did in his first appearance as CEO, what we make of the new iPhones, and whether Apple is stepping into dangerous territory with its new AI features on the Apple Watch.First up, Allison Johnson joins me to discuss the new iPhones, which she had a chance to test in Cupertino. Both of us have some questions about the new variable aperture camera on the iPhone 18 Pro - and whether the real upgrade s …Read the full story at The Verge.

Frank Shaw in 2025. | Image: Microsoft Frank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer. In an internal note to his team, Shaw says he's "decided it is time for me to move on and try new things," after supporting Microsoft's communications for 29 years - nearly 20 years as a Microsoft employee plus time at the Waggener Edstrom agency (now We. Communications) before that.Shaw has been at the heart of Microsoft's communications since 1997, helping the company navigate multiple Windows and Office releases, CEO transitions, the all-important bet on cloud, and huge acquisitions like the $26.2 billion LinkedIn purchase in 2016 and the $69 billion acquisi …Read the full story at The Verge.

When I got my first FDM 3D printer, I didn’t care all that much about filament purge. Sure, the printer would leave randomly extruded bits of filament to prime the nozzle, but I was more concerned with failed models, as they were the primary source of filament waste for my setup. Multi-color printing, however, is a completely different story, and it wasn't until I tried using an AMS-like module that I finally realized why 3D printing enthusiasts have mixed feelings about these setups.

Two days after being placed on a paid leave of absence, Matt Mullenweg says he has been reinstated as CEO of Automattic, according to a Slack message seen by TechCrunch. WordPress Executive Director Mary Hubbard confirmed Mullenweg's return to the CEO role in a Friday post on X, which the official WordPress account shared and Mullenweg reposted.I'm relieved and pleased to see Matt Mullenweg return as CEO of Automattic, the largest financial contributor to the WordPress project. Having WordPress's Co-founder and Project Lead at the helm gives me confidence that their support will remain strong. Matt has my support.- Mary Hubbard (@4thhubba …Read the full story at The Verge.

Smart products exist in pretty much every single product category, including for your pets. When I looked at a smart terrarium controller for my gecko, I noticed it easily ran me between $80 and $150. Most were clunky, relied on proprietary, ad-ridden cloud apps, connected over flaky 2.4GHz Wi-Fi blobs, and featured primitive on/off logic that wears out hardware.

New Mexico's Supreme Court is punishing a lawyer for including AI-fabricated witnesses and fake police testimony in an appeal for his client's murder conviction, according to a report from Reuters. In a filing on Wednesday, the court fined Stephen Aarons $5,000 and held him in contempt for failing to "verify the factual claims and legal authority in his AI-generated brief."The filing says the brief "contained false testimony from wholly fabricated witnesses," along with "false testimony" about the shooter's clothing and appearance. Justice C. Shannon Bacon questioned how Aarons wasn't aware of the risks posed by AI during an August hearing …Read the full story at The Verge.

When it comes to self-hosted media, Plex is where many people start, since it's straightforward to set up and use. A lot of people are familiar with music companion Plexamp, but may not know about other apps that can enhance their media experience.

The White House claims the Donald Trump-owned Truth Social is the "most powerful and popular social media platform in the world." The statement, provided to The New York Times by White House spokesperson Davis Ingle, is at odds with the user counts from some of the biggest social media platforms on the web.Data gathered by Search Engine Land shows YouTube is the most popular platform in the world, with 2.65 billion monthly active users. Facebook comes in second with 2.39 billion active users around the globe, followed by TikTok with 2.21 billion and Instagram with 1.99 billion. Truth Social doesn't make Search Engine Land's top 10 list, wh …Read the full story at The Verge.

The highly anticipated (and highly controversial) DLSS 5 is finally out. We've seen some breathtaking implementations, but unfortunately, the benchmarks aren't looking as good. Nvidia's latest neural rendering technology delivers some impressive visual results when it comes to atmosphere, characters and objects with respect to tone and depth, but getting there comes with a hefty performance cost that could drive enthusiasts away rather than luring them in.

I've got hundreds of thousands of photos sitting on my Synology NAS, and the fact of the matter is that a significant portion of them are duplicates that I haven't gotten around to yet. Some are exact copies, while others might be compressed versions shared by others. There are even versions created during photo editing sessions. Finding them manually is just not practical. I simply don't have the time for it.