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Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions

AI slop seems to be overwhelming bug bounty programs.

Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem?

On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI.

TechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxis

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

Lions and cheetahs and chimps, oh my: A spotlight on Africa's diverse wildlife

Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners, Loki) narrates NatGeo's new documentary Africa: Earth's Wild Home.

Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force

This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety.

Fulcrum Echo promises AI text in the style of any writer, so I tested it

I am just a copy of a copy of a copy, everything I say has come before

How to Avoid JNI Crashes by Managing Local and Global References Correctly

Most JNI crashes don't come from complicated logic. They come from a small set of mistakes around object references: holding on to a reference after it has become invalid, creating references faster t

How to Submit a Quarterly Update to HMRC's Making Tax Digital API

Four times a year, every sole trader and landlord in Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax has to send HMRC a summary of their income and expenses. The first deadline of the 2026-27 tax year, 7 Augu

How to Separate Operational Intent from the Executor

In my previous article, I argued that software automation needs a layer between operational intent and execution. The reason is simple: the specification should describe what success means, and the ex

All hail electrification. But let’s talk about the hard part.

The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity.

Revive Raskin's 3 laws of software with humane work that considers a dev's duty of care

All this, and angry NeoVim users

Spies, prime ministers, and balls: The BBC Domesday project @ 40

The Centre for Computing History gathers the minds behind the project and the ones keeping it alive today

RIP, vector database

Claude Says

Implementing Undo

Broadcasting conglomerates are attempting a takeover of over-the-air television. We must defend it

Building a RAG Pipeline for Semantic Code Search

Self-hosted HTTP tunnels with SSH and Nginx

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AI doesn't need 'superintelligence' or evil intent to start a nuclear war

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Typst 0.15 Contains Multitudes

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