Топ-10 технологий на 2025-08-19
1. Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood
Описание: While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn faced backlash after declaring that Duolingo would become an “AI-first company,” he suggested in a new interview the real issue was that he “did not give enough context.”
2. Why the former editor of Polygon is making a podcast for old gamers
Описание: In a recent episode of Post Games, host Chris Plante explores how video games can help players understand death. He’s interviewing Kaitlin Tremblay, who is working on Ambrosia Sky, a game about death. “What is it about games that is so useful for exploring th…
3. 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.”
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Acer Predator Helios 16S AI Review: Great Performance, Annoying Crashes
Описание: This Acer laptop’s top-tier performance is undone by bottom-shelf stability.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.