The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter
It’s been a big year for AI acquisitions — so big that most of them barely register anymore. Anthropic and OpenAI have each gone on buying sprees, snapping up developer tooling, AI services shops, and product-testing startups to convert model capability into enterprise revenue and extend their reach faster than the other. Which is what made a weekend rumor about Anthropic acquiring robotics startup Physical Intelligence stand out. It spread exceedingly fast, even after a denial from Physical Intelligence’s CEO.
Why low-skilled workers are less likely to participate in continuing education
Low-skilled workers are less likely to participate in employer-sponsored continuing education programs than their more highly skilled colleagues. They are less convinced that acquiring additional skills has a positive effect on career success and job satisfaction. This is the finding of a survey conducted by TUM and the ifo Institute. The study also shows that companies can increase employees' willingness to pursue continuing education by providing a modest amount of information.
How armed group alliances are reshaping Mali’s conflict and the wider Sahel
Bamako, Mali – The ambush that killed at least 50 Malian soldiers and struck a joint convoy of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) and Russia’s Africa Corps, which replaced the Wagner Group as Moscow’s military presence in Mali, near the northern town of Anefis on July 18 was more than another battlefield setback.
‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI says AI models autonomously hacked another company
ChatGPT maker says an autonomous agent escaped a controlled test and accessed AI firm Hugging Face’s servers.
ChatGPT creator OpenAI has said that two of its most advanced artificial intelligence models broke out of a controlled test and hacked another AI company.
These Japanese AI winners don’t make chips. They make toilets, glass fiber and seasoning
A worker inspects a toilet unit at a Toto Ltd. plant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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At a time when investor attention has been on the semiconductor industry, some hidden gems with businesses quite dissimilar to high tech have turned out to be market winners, riding the AI boom.
US targets China in move to ban military-grade drone imports
Proposed rules would have US regulator block the entry of swarm-capable drones, mainly from China.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved to prohibit imports of advanced drones, mainly from China, citing mounting national security concerns over military-grade technology.
Rapid bacterial community profiling of equine microbiomes using Oxford Nanopore sequencing
Members of the Horse Microbiome Research Group recently published a new study in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, led by Dr. Joy Leng, who is currently undertaking the Alborada Well Foal 2 project. This research aims to understand how the foal gut microbiome develops by investigating the microbiomes of mares and their foals.
Mastercard Patented A Tool That Could Have Cracked This Summer's Cyclospora Outbreak. It Was Never Deployed
This photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP, File)
Wendy Williams’ Guardian Settles Legal Fight Over Controversial Lifetime Doc
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Williams’ guardian claimed that Where Is Wendy Williams? was made while the former talk show host was “incapable of consenting to being filmed"
Wendy Williams’ guardian has settled the lawsuit over Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams? doc.
New Langrisser: Sea of Sword Trailer Provides First Look at Gameplay - IGN
Developer BlackJack Studio gave us our first taste of gameplay in fantasy tactical RPG Langrisser: Sea of Sword with a brand-new trailer, and it’s immediately clear that the title marks a significant evolution of the series’ hallmarks and a new era for the franchise.