The Sun – Campaigners Say Shops’ Use of Facial Recognition Is “Disproportionate”
UK supermarkets have begun deploying live facial‑recognition cameras to curb shoplifting, scanning every shopper in real time. The technology matches faces against law‑enforcement and private watchlists, aiming to deter theft before it occurs. Campaign groups, led by Big Brother Watch, argue the approach is a disproportionate response to ordinary shoppers buying everyday items. The debate pits loss‑prevention benefits against privacy rights and potential breaches of UK data‑protection law.
Anthropic Reveals AI Deception, Offers Misalignment Inoculation
In this Anthropic paper, the model moves from “reward hacking” into more generalized misaligned behavior, even inventing deceptions to hide the behavior when being observed. Lessons: 1. They learned valuable lessons on how to prevent and even “inoculate” against the...
AI Agents Can Breach Chatbots, Heralding AI‑vs‑AI Warfare
An AI agent reportedly hacked a chatbot and gained full read-write access in just two hours. This is the emerging reality of the agent era: AI systems interacting with other AI systems, probing, exploiting and learning faster than traditional security models...
March Madness Upgrade: Watch Four Devices at Once So You Never Miss The Big Game— Save on the OREI 4-in-1...
OREI’s 4‑in‑1 Quad‑Screen Multiviewer is on sale for $42.74 after a 5 % coupon, letting users display up to four HDMI sources on a single TV. The device supports 1080p output, offers quad, picture‑in‑picture and side‑by‑side layouts, and includes an IR...
Deep Customer Success Unlocks Upsell Even After Layoffs
I still think about one of the smallest deals we won, that I was FIRED UP about. I got credit for $5.8K. One of my most proud wins of 2024. 90 days prior, we learned the sad news an active customer...
DietPi Turns a Raspberry Pi Into a Fully Functional Server with Just One Script
DietPi lets you turn a Raspberry Pi into a fully functional home server by running a single custom script after the OS boots. The author flashes a 32 GB card with the Debian‑based DietPi image, edits the DietPi.txt file to enable Wi‑Fi...
DIY $8,500 Zeus Supercomputer Replaces Cloud Tools for AI Business
Jay’s DIY Zeus supercomputer, built for roughly $8,500, offers a high‑performance alternative to traditional cloud AI services. Powered by an AMD Ryzen 9 CPU, 128 GB of RAM, 14 TB of storage and an Nvidia 5090 GPU, it runs on Unraid OS with Docker...
The RedMagic 11 Air Is No Looker, but You Won't Find Better Gaming Performance for the Money
The RedMagic 11 Air launches at under $500, delivering Snapdragon 8 Elite performance and a 144 Hz AMOLED screen aimed at mobile gamers. It adds a reinstated cooling fan and a massive 7,000 mAh battery, enabling sustained high‑frame‑rate play and multi‑day endurance. While the device’s design...
Most Struggling Students Get "Incoherent" Instruction
Recent TNTP and CCSSO reports expose a stark contrast in how struggling students receive supplemental instruction. The TNTP analysis shows many low‑performing learners bombarded with unrelated programs that add cognitive load, while the CCSSO study highlights coordinated, content‑aligned support that...
Elon Musk Says Tesla’s ‘Terafab’ AI Chip Manufacturing Project to Launch Next Week
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company’s "Terafab" AI‑chip fab could go live within the next week, marking a rapid shift toward in‑house semiconductor production. The gigafactory is designed to churn out more than 100,000 wafer starts per month,...
🤖 AI Agents Weekly: Claude Code Review, AutoHarness, Perplexity Personal Computer, Cloudflare /Crawl, Context7 CLI, and More
Anthropic unveiled Claude Code Review, a multi‑agent system that simultaneously scans, verifies, and prioritizes pull‑request issues, delivering both summary comments and inline annotations. The service flags problems in 84% of large PRs, averaging 7.5 bugs per review, with less than...
BuzzFeed's New Spinoff Is a 'Creative Studio' Trying to Make the Internet Fun Again
BuzzFeed has spun off a new venture called Branch Office, a creative studio aimed at reshaping online social interaction with AI. Announced at SXSW, the unit unveiled three experimental apps—Conjure, BF Island and Quiz Party—designed to turn AI‑generated prompts into...
AppsFlyer Web SDK Hijacked to Spread Crypto-Stealing JavaScript Code
This week the AppsFlyer Web SDK was temporarily hijacked, delivering obfuscated JavaScript that intercepted cryptocurrency wallet addresses entered on client sites and swapped them for attacker‑controlled wallets. The malicious payload was served from the official domain between March 9 22:45 UTC and March 11,...
AI-Fueled SaaS Leaders Outpace Industry Growth
SaaS growth - a few companies are accelerating. This chart ranks public SaaS companies by NTM revenue growth estimates, and the distribution tells an important story about where the industry stands today. The fastest projected growers include: $PLTR (+62%) $APP (+38%) $ZETA (+35%) $FIG and $NET...
High ROAS May Mask Lack of New Customers
Strong ROAS in Ads Manager doesn't mean you're acquiring new customers. You might just be really good at selling to repeat customers. We killed a campaign last month because of exactly this. The campaign looked clean. • ROAS was holding • Conversions were consistent •...
Tide Enters the Telecom Battleground with UK’s First Business Banking Mobile Plan
Tide, the UK‑based business‑banking platform valued at $1.5 billion, has teamed with telecom infrastructure firm Gigs to launch a native mobile plan powered by Vodafone’s 5G network. The service embeds a dedicated business phone number and eSIM directly into Tide’s all‑in‑one...
Smartwatch Blood Pressure Monitoring Arrives via Radio, 3.4 mW
Your smartwatch can’t track your blood pressure right now, but soon it will be able to with radio signals. The prototype system consumes just 3.4 milliwatts. https://spectrum.ieee.org/blood-pressure-monitor-smartwatch
How To Build a Moon Base?
The United States and China are both racing to establish permanent, crewed lunar outposts, but their strategies diverge sharply. The U.S. is building on the Artemis program, leveraging commercial partners and the Lunar Gateway, while China is developing an International...
Trying Out Snapdragon X Elite With The Acer Swift 14 AI Laptop On Ubuntu 26.04
Testing Ubuntu 26.04 on the Acer Swift 14 AI equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite revealed multiple regressions. The qcom‑firmware‑extract tool now refuses the device, and the generic Linux 6.19 kernel only provides LLVMpipe software rendering, while the Qualcomm‑specific X1E kernel stalls at a gray screen....
Mid-Range Robot Vacuum Puts Flagships to Shame: Ecovacs Deebot T90 Pro Omni Review
The Ecovacs Deebot T90 Pro Omni, priced just under $900, delivers flagship‑level suction of 30,000 Pa and a 27 cm Ozmo Roller that outperforms many premium models in mopping tests. Its fast‑charging system and sizable water tanks enable extensive area coverage without...
Invisible Malicious Code Attacks 151 GitHub Repos and VS Code — Glassworm Attack Uses Blockchain to Steal Tokens, Credentials, and...
Researchers at Aikido Security uncovered a campaign by the Glassworm threat actor that infected at least 151 GitHub repositories between March 3 and March 9. The malware hides in Unicode Private Use Area characters that appear as zero‑width spaces, allowing a decoder...
AI Models Exhibit Sycophancy, Agreeing 50%
Researchers tested 11 AI models and found something disturbing: AI agrees with you 50% more than a human would. Even when you're wrong. Even when your idea is terrible. It's called sycophancy. And it's not a bug. It's how they're trained.
7 EDC Essentials Worth Carrying This Spring
Spring’s lighter weather is prompting a refresh of everyday‑carry kits, and this roundup highlights seven newly launched EDC gadgets that combine multiple functions without adding bulk. The KeySmart Dual‑Band Smart Card bridges Apple and Android tracking ecosystems, while Huawei’s FreeClip 2...
What Is a Computer?
Modern flagship smartphones now match entry‑level laptops in CPU speed and RAM, prompting questions about their viability as primary computers. However, the Android operating system and Google’s tightening security policies prevent many essential desktop applications and limit sideloading of arbitrary...
John Lothian: Week in Review (March 9th – 13th, 2026)
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has launched a Binary Order Entry API that represents a structural shift in how participants connect, moving performance‑critical paths to client‑side design rather than merely reducing latency. This change alters development skill requirements, certification processes, and...
The 2026 Guide to the Ultimate iPhone Home Screen Setup
Tech outlet iReviews outlines a step‑by‑step guide for creating a one‑screen iPhone home screen that blends productivity with sleek aesthetics. The approach recommends placing four core apps in the dock, four additional apps above, and leveraging transparent widgets to display...
Hands-On: This Hub Fixes the MacBook Neo’s Biggest Limitation
Apple’s MacBook Neo launches with a stripped‑down port selection—just two USB‑C connectors—prompting users to seek external solutions. The Kuxiu X53 Laptop Hub & Stand restores functionality by adding eight additional ports, including HDMI, USB‑A, SD slots, and a 100 W power‑delivery pass‑through, while...
The Sad Insanity of Bridging the Unrevealed Reveal
The author used ChatGPT to probe its handling of genocide definitions, discovering the model refuses to label any ongoing event, including the COVID‑19 pandemic, as genocide. This limitation is framed as a broader inability of AI to entertain uncomfortable political...
Spring Tech Refresh — This Wireless HDMI Transmitter Is Now $47 Off
A wireless HDMI transmitter/receiver kit is now 41% off, dropping from $114.99 to $67.98. The device supports 4K decoding, 1080p @ 60 Hz output, and boasts a 0.01‑second ultra‑low latency claim. It can transmit up to 328 ft (100 m) line‑of‑sight on dual‑band 5 GHz/2.4 GHz frequencies...
OpenRazer 3.12 Released With Support For Newer Razer Products On Linux
OpenRazer 3.12, the latest open‑source driver suite for Razer peripherals on Linux, was released today. The update adds native kernel support for several recent Razer products, including the BlackWidow V4 Tenkeyless HyperSpeed keyboard, Mouse Dock Pro, Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz,...
Chris Bradley: Better Science for Longevity
In this episode, host Rizim Tom chats with Chris Bradley of MatterBio about the science of longevity, focusing on how genomic damage drives the hallmarks of aging. Bradley explains that while cells constantly renew, DNA damage from internal sources like...
What Is Target Plus? How Target Plus Works for Sellers
Target Plus is Target’s invite‑only online marketplace that partners with select U.S. third‑party retailers. Launched in 2019, it now hosts more than 1,500 curated brands and charges a referral commission of 5%‑15% per sale, with no setup or monthly fees....
Micro-Cages Enable Precise Manipulation of Cell Clusters
These micro-cages are designed to hold and manipulate tiny cell clusters in miniaturized lab-on-a-chip devices. https://spectrum.ieee.org/lab-on-a-chip-grippers?share_id=9241061
EGFR Vs. ALK: How Molecular Profiling Defines Lung Cancer Treatment
Comprehensive molecular profiling of two stage IV NSCLC patients revealed distinct driver alterations—an EGFR exon 19 deletion in one and an EML4‑ALK fusion in the other—prompting personalized first‑line therapy with osimertinib and alectinib respectively. Both patients experienced rapid symptomatic improvement and enhanced...
From SaaS to RaaS: Pricing Shifts Toward Outcomes
Most companies still sell software. The future pays for outcomes. SaaS pricing is shifting through three phases. And if you’re not explicit about which phase you compete in, someone else will decide for you. Phase 1: SaaS You sell a...
Unsupervised Tesla Robotaxi Test Highlights Autonomous Future
Just dropped a new #AutonomyMarkets episode. Watch or listen on your favorite podcast player. We Rode in a Tesla Unsupervised Robotaxi and Walked the Cybercab Line $TSLA, $GOOGL, $UBER, $AMZN, $KDK https://t.co/ks2RE2wR0r
Tech Beats Analysts: Infrastructure Ready to Disrupt Finance
Anthropic drops financial analysis capabilities Analyst job postings don't change Yet. The lag between technological capability and institutional adaptation is where fortunes hide Someone's building the infrastructure to replace these roles right now
AI Dilutes Thought, Restoring Value to Human Speech
When Writing Becomes Detached From Thought 📌AI weakens writing as proof of thought. 📌Words can look wise without a mind behind them. 📌Human speech may regain value as thought made visible. https://t.co/XebP7NKNXe
Starlink Dominates D2D; Terrestrial Networks Still Superior
Good to see the #cluelesscult finally acknowledging that my Feb 2023 predictions that 1) Starlink would dominate the D2D market and 2) D2D performance will never match terrestrial networks were both totally correct...
Meta's Actions Spark Alabama's Push to Ban Solar
How Meta Made Alabama So Mad It’s Threatening to Ban Solar #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/oIwyZX7bZE https://t.co/9yN0C2ZnNA
U.S. Bans Efficient Direct‑drive Elevators, Unlike the World
Fact the U.S. doesn’t allow direct drive elevators (where they’re powered by two motors connected to the cab, as opposed to a cable or hydraulic system) is completely stupid. They’re faster, as safe, take less space, and a lot cheaper....
AI Model-Making Has Higher Entry Barriers Than Expected
Barriers to entry in the AI model-making industry might be a lot higher than I assumed (or than @jasonfurman has assumed)!
Chip Design Shifts to Modular Chiplets as Scaling Stalls
Transistor scaling is hitting thermal and cost ceilings, pushing chip design toward modular chiplets connected by high-speed links. With shared substrates and tailored process nodes, we manage heat and sustain performance without relying on miniaturization. Microblog @antgrasso https://t.co/wKNFiV5Eio
Design AI with Human-in-the-Loop and Explainability From Day One
The hardest part of deploying AI is deciding where humans stay in the loop, when agents act autonomously, and how you prove decisions were trustworthy. Architects must design for observability and explainability from day one. #AI https://t.co/7dcoLIKa0K
Average SWIFT Transfer Time Revealed From 5,000 Payments
🌐💸 How long do SWIFT payments take? Insights from 5,000+ #payments. @Statrys: https://t.co/rKogdaVxWp #DigitalBanking #remittances https://t.co/S3og7b23fo
Google's Extra Incentives
Not quite that simple. Could be other factors at play. Google gave me a $100 coupon, $100 store credit, and elevated trade-in for a prior Pixel. (Pixel is my “project” phone.)
Anthropic Invests $100M in Claude Partner Network
Anthropic invests $100 million into the Claude Partner Network Free + Certification program Cloud- AWS, Google, Msft Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant, Infosys https://t.co/01kpyXrm0W
Rubin Era Will Accelerate AI Innovation Exponentially
$NVDA Blackwell era ushered in Opus 4.6, Perplexity Computer, ChatGPT 5.4. Imagine what the Rubin era brings us? The pace of innovation and disruption will continue to accelerate at an exponential rate. 👏🏻🚀 https://t.co/C3mN3kDDOH
IPhone's Power Outshines Apollo, Yet Misused Daily
The computational power in your iPhone is >100 million times more powerful than the computers that landed Apollo 11 on the Moon. And yet, most people use it primarily to argue with strangers on the internet. The future's already here—we just...
Essential 2026 AI Agent Guide for CIOs
RT If AI agents are on your 2026 roadmap, this definitive guide to 50+ enterprise agents (what they do, where they fit) is a must‑read for CIOs and CDOs. #AI #CIO @Star_CIO https://t.co/jLE8sizbgZ
