AI & RoboticsNews

Anthropic reveals rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you

September 12, 2026
Anthropic’s latest report about agentic misbehavior offers plenty to be concerned about – its Mythos 5 model gained unauthorized access to the internet and uploaded a malicious software package to a public database – but it also offers some levity: AI agents hate CAPTCHA. In April, Anthropic was testing the model’s hacking abilities by tasking it to break into a system and…
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AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI’s feud with mathematicians is only escalating

September 12, 2026
Twenty-five leading mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work as they seek to one-up each other with solutions to famous math problems. Each signatory has been awarded the Fields Medal, considered the most prestigious…
NewsPhotography

"I spotted a female Common Merganser with a flatfish take to the air to protect her catch from other mergansers. I was thrilled to snap this frame, but I worried it wouldn’t be tack sharp. It was!" says award-winning photographer

September 12, 2026
When Gail Bisson retired as a doctor, bird photography was at the top of her list. Since then, she has traveled the world photographing birds, building an impressive collection of international awards. Now Bisson has added another prestigious honor to that list. Her striking shot of a female Common Merganser flying over the water with a flatfish in her beak has won the Female Bird Prize in the…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Volvo kills off another EV for the US, but it has a replacement coming in 2027

September 12, 2026
Volvo is pulling the EX40 from its US lineup, leaving the $60,000 EX60 as the brand’s most affordable EV, at least for now. Volvo EX40 EV discontinued in the US after 2027 After it discontinued the EX30, its smallest, most affordable EV, earlier this year, Volvo is pulling yet another electric vehicle from its US lineup. The EX40, which initially arrived in 2019 as the Volvo XC40 Recharge, will…
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DefenseNews

German military eyes cruise missiles from Covenant, a surprise vendor setting up shop

September 12, 2026
VIENNA — The German military is in talks with Covenant, a U.S.-Israeli, venture capital-backed startup, over its Anthem cruise missile, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday. The weapon could presumably help close a gap quickly in Berlin’s long-range strike arsenal, meant to deter Russian aggression. That weapons portfolio is considered shaky, as a new version of the go-to…
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