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Amid a push toward AI agents, with both Anthropic and OpenAI shipping multi-agent tools this week, Anthropic is more than ready to show off some of its more daring AI coding experiments. But as usual ...

Claude Opus 4.6 AI agents built a Rust-based C compiler in two weeks The compiler passed 99 percent of GCC torture tests and compiled the game Doom Anthropic's AI can handle complex software ...

For those who have used PCs for a sufficiently long time, you probably remember trying to insert a USB plug into a port, only to have to flip it upside-down to get it in there. The advent of USB-C in ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Trump administration is planning to use artificial ...

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ROSSLYN FARMS, Pa, — An Allegheny County school district has become the latest to enter an agreement with a company running a controversial ticketing program. The program uses AI-powered cameras to ...

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

A growing number of special education teachers say they use artificial intelligence platforms to draft all or part of students’ individualized education programs, even as many districts lack policies ...

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday named a 20-member advisory group to help prepare for a healthcare initiative that is part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4. Alabama is ...

Ensuring communications sent to state and local government agency clients are clear and understandable is crucial to ensure that individuals and families receive the services they need. Social ...

The Matrix Foundation has released patches and mitigation details for two vulnerabilities that use its open standard communications protocol to transmit sensitive information. The nonprofit Matrix ...