Топ-10 технологий на 2025-08-18
1. AI Is Designing Bizarre New Physics Experiments That Actually Work
Описание: Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that improve upon the work of human physicists, although the humans are still “doing a lot of baby-sitting.”
2. AI-powered stuffed animals are coming for your kids | TechCrunch
Описание: Do A.I. chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for kids? Maybe not.
3. Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations | TechCrunch
Описание: Anthropic says new capabilities allow its latest AI models to protect themselves by ending abusive conversations.
4. Acer Predator Helios 16S AI Review: Great Performance, Annoying Crashes
Описание: This Acer laptop’s top-tier performance is undone by bottom-shelf stability.
5. Apple Finally Destroyed Steve Jobs’ Vision of the iPad. Good
Описание: Cupertino has done the thing it swore it never would: turn its tablet into a full-blown window-wrangling, compromise-abandoning computer. Yes, it’s better, but lurking deep in the settings the ghost of Jobs remains.
6. Russia Is Cracking Down on End-to-End Encrypted Calls
Описание: Plus: ICE agents accidentally add a random person to a sensitive group chat, Norwegian intelligence blames the Kremlin for hacking a dam, and new facial recognition vans roam the UK.
7. How One Wikipedia Editor Unraveled the ‘Single Largest Self-Promotion Operation’ in the Site’s History
Описание: A decade-long effort to boost one man’s reputation was undone in a matter of weeks.
8. Sam Altman, over bread rolls, explores life after GPT-5 | TechCrunch
Описание: At a dinner with reporters in San Francisco, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spilled details on the company’s ambitions beyond ChatGPT.
9. Teenage Engineering did it again
Описание: Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 94, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, did you hydrate today, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’m visiting LinkedIn wa…
10. How your solar rooftop became a national security issue | TechCrunch
Описание: Texas solar company EG4 became the poster child for home energy cybersecurity risks this week after federal officials published an advisory detailing how hackers could hijack its inverters.