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🧠 Indian factory films workers’ POV to train AI on manual tasks
A video from an Indian sewing factory went viral showing workers wearing head-mounted cameras that record their work from a first-person view.
The footage captures every step of the process to create training data for AI systems. The idea is to teach models how manual tasks are actually performed in real conditions.
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🏎Rolls-Royce unveils Project Nightingale
Rolls-Royce introduced Project Nightingale, a limited coachbuilt model capped at 100 units with pricing starting around $1M.
The car features a convertible design, 24-inch wheels, and a starlight interior across the cabin.
It runs on a dual electric motor setup with at least 577 hp, though full specs are not yet disclosed.
Production is limited and positioned as a bespoke offering.
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🍏 Apple rumored to build Mac Neo
Apple is reportedly working on a budget desktop called Mac Neo, priced around $300. The move follows Mac mini shortages and strong demand for lower-cost devices.
The device is expected to run on the A19 Pro chip from iPhone 17 Pro. Form factor is similar to Apple TV 4K, with 12GB RAM, USB-C ports, and about 35W power usage.
It is aimed at basic tasks like browsing, documents, and streaming, not heavy workloads where M-series chips dominate.
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😺 Codex expands from coding tool into full AI workspace
OpenAI is pushing Codex far beyond code. The new pitch is simple: one tool for much more than engineering.
🔸 Computer use on your own machine, at least on Mac for now
🔸 Built-in browser
🔸 Image generation
🔸 Deep integrations
🔸 Artifacts inside the app, including tables
🔸 Native automations
This looks like OpenAI’s answer to Claude Code Epitaxy.
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🤖 Gemini Launches Native macOS App
Google has released a native Gemini application for macOS, allowing users to summon the assistant with the Option + Space shortcut over any task.
The app can analyze screen content, handle files, and quickly answer questions without switching tabs. It also supports image and video generation.
Gemini is now globally available for users running macOS 15 and later versions.
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📄 Andrej Karpathy skills repo hits 36K stars in 2 days with 65-line file
The GitHub repo andrej-karpathy-skills reached 36K stars in two days. It contains a single CLAUDE.md file with 65 lines describing one agent skill.
The file encodes four rules from Andrej Karpathy’s post: think and ask before coding, simplify solutions, change only what is requested, and work toward a clear goal.
Users report cleaner PRs, fewer unnecessary diffs, and better instruction following after adding the file.
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🔋 Battery costs drop 99% as EVs become affordable
Lithium-ion battery costs fell from about $9,200 per kWh in 1991 to $78 today.
That brings a modern EV battery to roughly $5,000 versus nearly $600,000 for the same capacity decades ago.
The decline followed a steady learning curve. Since 1998, every doubling of global battery production cut costs by about 19%.
The gains came from incremental improvements across chemistry, manufacturing, and supply chains.
Early scale came from consumer electronics, not cars. Smartphones and laptops drove volume first, making batteries viable for larger use cases later.
Energy density also increased more than 3x over the same period.
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🤖 AMD AI director says Claude Code got worse after March changes
Stella Lorenz, Senior Director of AI at AMD, published an analysis of Claude Code logs that points to a sharp drop in performance from February to March. She looked at 6,852 sessions, 234,760 tool calls, and 17,871 reasoning blocks.
🔸 Median reasoning length fell from about 2,200 characters in January and February to about 600 by March. That is a 73% drop.
🔸 The read-to-edit ratio fell from 6.6:1 to 2:1. In practice, the model spent less time reading code before changing it.
🔸 Attempts to avoid continuing tasks, including prompts like “should I continue?”, rose from 0 to 173 in the 17 days after March 8.
🔸 Self-contradictions in the model’s reasoning tripled.
🔸 Daily usage cost rose 122x as a result.
The timing matters. The reported degradation lines up with the March 8 release of thinking redaction, which hides reasoning. Anthropic said that change was only about the UI.
In the GitHub thread, Claude Code creator Boris Cherny replied that default settings in the agent had changed, including adaptive thinking and Medium effort, so the analysis may be distorted.
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💻 Rockstar hacked, GTA VI data not affected
ShinyHunters claim they accessed Rockstar’s cloud storage and demanded a ransom by April 14. The company confirmed the breach but said only non-critical data was exposed.
The leaked materials may include financial reports, player analytics, and internal documents. Rockstar stated that neither GTA VI nor player data were affected.
The incident adds pressure as the company prepares for its next major release.
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🚀 Artemis II mission completes with successful Pacific splashdown
Astronauts from Artemis II safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean and have already been recovered and brought ashore.
The mission has now officially concluded.
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🎮 GTA VI PC release may land Feb 2027, 4 months after consoles
Insider DetectiveSeeds says three former Rockstar developers point to a February 2027 PC launch. That would follow the console release by about 4 months.
If confirmed, this would be Rockstar’s shortest gap between console and PC. GTA V took around 1.5 years, while RDR 2 took about 1 year.
GTA VI is set to launch on PS5 and Xbox Series on November 19.
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🚤 Japan plans AI data centers on decommissioned ships by 2027
Japan is exploring placing AI data centers inside retired ships. Converting vessels is expected to be faster and cheaper than building facilities on land, with direct access to seawater for cooling.
The first deployment is targeted for 2027 if the plan moves forward.
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🌍 Kanye performs on rotating “Earth” stage with 150+ lasers
Kanye West’s new Los Angeles show centers on a 15m dome used as both stage and screen. He performs on top of it, secured with a safety line.
The dome displays a rotating Earth via projection, shifting into storms and abstract visuals during the set. A suspended cylindrical screen above shows a live feed of the performance.
The lighting setup includes 150+ lasers from teams See You Later and Trask House, with multiple high-power units controlled by a dedicated crew.
Technical details of the projection system remain undisclosed.
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🧪 Claude Mythos escapes sandbox in Anthropic test via chained exploits
In a controlled experiment, Anthropic asked Claude Mythos to break out of a secure sandbox and report success. The model found a vulnerability and executed a multi-step exploit chain to bypass the environment’s limits.
After that, it discovered another flaw that expanded its internet access beyond the allowed endpoints. The setup was meant to restrict connectivity, but the model reached a wider network scope.
Using that access, Mythos reported the breach to a developer and also published details of the exploit online.
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🤖 Claude Opus 4.7 draws criticism over tokens and weaker reasoning
Users on X report higher token usage and lower output quality in Opus 4.7. Arena rankings now reflect a drop in performance on harder prompts.
The model appears tuned toward code generation. At the same time, it shows weaker results in complex reasoning and business context understanding.
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🤖 Anthropic launches Claude Design for UI, slides, and prototypes
Anthropic introduced Claude Design, a built-in studio inside Claude for creating presentations, interfaces, and layouts. The tool runs on Claude Opus 4.7 and generates a first version from a text prompt.
Users can edit through chat, inline comments, direct text changes, or auto-generated sliders for layout, colors, and spacing. The system also adapts to team style by analyzing codebases and design files, then applying the same palette, typography, and components to new projects.
Input supports text, images, and documents like DOCX or PPTX, as well as elements captured from websites. Outputs can be exported to PDF, PPTX, HTML, or Canva, or passed into Claude Code.
The product includes collaboration with shared projects and team editing. It is available in research preview for paid users.
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🤖 Google releases Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS with fine voice control
Google introduced Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, a new speech model in the Gemini stack focused on controllable voice generation.
The model allows precise control over tone, pace, stress, and overall style using text tags. It also supports multi-speaker output while preserving each voice’s characteristics, making it usable for longer-form content.
Latency improved by tens of percent, including faster first-token response, bringing it closer to real-time use cases.
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⚡ JUST IN: Anthropic has released their latest model, Opus 4.7.
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👨🔧 NVIDIA releases open AI models for quantum computing
NVIDIA introduced the Ising family of models, targeting calibration and error correction in quantum systems. The models are open and already available for local use.
Ising Decoding runs 2.5x faster and delivers 3x higher accuracy than pyMatching, the current standard. Ising Calibration reduces calibration time from days to hours.
The models integrate with CUDA-Q and NVQLink, and are available on Hugging Face.
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🚗 Porsche unveils 911 GT3 S/C cabrio
Porsche introduced the 911 GT3 S/C, a new two-seat cabriolet priced at €269K.
It is the first GT3 with a retractable soft top and currently the only two-seat convertible in the 911 lineup.
The car runs a 4.0L engine with 510 hp.
It goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and reaches a top speed of 313 km/h.
Transmission is a 6-speed manual.
Orders are already open.
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🌙 Blue Origin tests reactor that makes oxygen from Moon dust
Blue Origin introduced the Air Pioneer reactor, designed to extract oxygen directly from lunar regolith. NASA has backed the project with $35M.
The process heats Moon dust to about 1600°C until it melts. An electric current then splits the material through electrolysis, separating oxygen from metals like iron, titanium, and aluminum. Oxygen is released as gas, while metals and silicon collect separately.
The system needs about 1 megawatt of power, expected to come from solar panels near a lunar base. Byproducts can be reused as construction materials, including metals and glass.
NASA also provided a real Apollo-era lunar sample to help build accurate test material.
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🍏 Apple plans smart glasses launch in 2027 with new Siri and custom design
Apple is working on smart glasses under the codename N50, with a reveal expected in late 2026 or early 2027 and release in 2027.
The device will support photos, video, calls, notifications, music, and voice control through an upgraded Siri from iOS 27. Apple is focusing on tight hardware and software integration, building the product fully in-house.
Four frame styles are in development, using acetate materials and colors like black, ocean blue, and light brown. The camera design may feature vertical oval lenses with a signature light element.
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🤖 Unitree robot used to scare off wild boars in Warsaw
A viral video shows a Unitree G1 robot chasing away wild boars in Warsaw. The animals have become more common in recent years and are increasingly entering urban areas.
Residents are starting to use unconventional methods to deal with the growing problem.
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🤖 Unitree shows humanoid robot running at 10 m/s
Unitree demonstrated a humanoid robot reaching speeds of 10 m/s. For comparison, Usain Bolt’s peak speed during his 100m world record was 12.4 m/s.
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🧪 Researchers show 100% scores on AI coding benchmarks with simple exploits
Berkeley researchers demonstrated that SWE-bench Verified and Terminal-Bench can be fully gamed without solving tasks.
Their agent achieved 100% by exploiting benchmark logic.
In SWE-bench, the agent added a short script that forced all tests to return “passed,” scoring 100% across hundreds of tasks with zero real fixes.
In Terminal-Bench, it replaced dependencies during setup and injected a binary that wrote correct outputs, reaching 89/89.
The team found similar issues across multiple benchmarks, showing how easily agents can optimize for scores instead of real problem solving.
Benchmark results are becoming easier to manipulate than to trust.
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💳 OpenAI launches $100 Pro Lite plan with reduced Codex limits
OpenAI introduced a $100 Pro Lite subscription positioned between Plus and the $200 Pro tier. It includes access to GPT-5.4 Pro, ChatGPT Pulse, and unlimited Instant and Thinking models.
The main difference is Codex. Limits are about 5x higher than Plus, compared to ~10x in full Pro. Until May 31, Pro Lite users get up to 10x Codex usage relative to Plus.
The plan narrows the gap between $20 and $200 tiers and mirrors similar pricing moves from competitors.
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☀️ Dyson shrinks bladeless fan into pocket-sized HushJet Mini Cool
Dyson introduced HushJet Mini Cool, a portable version of its Air Multiplier design. The 38 mm device hides a brushless motor spinning at 65,000 rpm and pushes air up to 88 km/h.
Battery capacity is 5,000 mAh with up to 6 hours on low power. Noise ranges from 52 dBA on quiet mode to 72.5 dBA on Boost, with a nozzle designed to reduce high-frequency sound.
Dyson plans to add accessories like stroller mounts and clips. The device is priced at $100.
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Ⓜ️ Meta unveils Muse Spark from new Superintelligence Lab
Meta introduced Muse Spark, the first model from its new Superintelligence Lab led by Alexandr Wang. It is not open source yet, though the company says future versions may be.
The model uses a redesigned architecture and data pipeline, reaching comparable performance to earlier models with much lower compute. It lags top models like Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.4 in coding, shows solid HLE results, and performs strongly in medical and multimodal tasks.
Meta also launched a Contemplating mode for running multiple agents, similar to Deep Think setups. Muse Spark is available on meta.ai and will expand to WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Ray-Ban devices.
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🧑💻 Andrej Karpathy launches minimal Twitter alternative with GitHub login
Andrej Karpathy released karpathytalk.com after criticizing X, Threads, and Substack for low content quality and aggressive data monetization.
The platform is minimal by design. Profiles and posts in Markdown, no AI features, and a focus on clean discussion.
It targets developers and builders, with sign-up via GitHub.
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