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Anthropic's alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or'Vatican-washing?' Experts say AI firm's engagement with Vatican risks creating'feelgood' discourse that lacks critical examination Why did Anthropic's founder sit beside the pope during a warning about AI? In the first major written teaching of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV took artificial intelligence to task. At a ceremony honoring the holy teaching the day of its release at the Vatican, the pope was flanked by an unusual guest speaker: Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah, one of the people behind the AI boom so worrying Leo. Olah's presence raises a key question: how could the Catholic church and the world's most valuable AI startup work together, when Anthropic's technology may bring about the future Leo is warning against? Leo's encyclical discusses at length the preservation of the dignity of humans' work as it comes under threat from AI - but major AI companies, including Anthropic, aren't prioritising these concerns, says Pete Furlong, senior manager of policy and research at Center for Humane Technology, a nonprofit advocating for accountability around AI. "All of these companies are building technology that is designed to replace people," Furlong says.

Meta's employee mouse tracking program could reportedly violate EU privacy laws Meta's employee mouse tracking program could reportedly violate EU privacy laws'Reuters' says the tracking tool could capture emails and chats by non-US employees. Reuters says Meta's mouse tracking program for employees could run afoul of the EU's strict privacy rules. If you'll recall, the news organization reported back in April that the company will be capturing its US employees' keystrokes, mouse movements and clicks for the purpose of training its artificial intelligence models. Meta confirmed the program to Engadget, with a spokesperson telling us that the company is launching an internal tool that will capture these kinds of inputs on certain applications because it needs real examples of people completing everyday tasks on computers. Now, Reuters reports that the program may have a larger scope than what Meta had revealed and that it may capture non-US data in the process.

The US, UK and Australia say they will develop underwater drone technology to protect undersea cables and boost defence, under their military alliance known as Aukus. The uncrewed undersea vehicle (UUV) technology is expected to be ready by next year. While the project's total cost was not stated, British defence secretary John Healey said the UK would contribute £150m ($201m). The announcement, made by the countries' defence ministers at a security summit in Singapore, follows claims of slow progress in Aukus's projects. Acknowledging the criticism, Healey said for too long in Aukus, we talked too much and delivered too little, adding that has now changed under our three governments.

'I found out because I bought a new Amazon Alexa and while setting it up realized this is linked via our family prime account,' the woman shared on Reddit. 'Found in history, 'Alexa play beautiful love songs,' followed by the sound of them having sex.' To find such recordings saved to an Amazon Alexa, open the Alexa app, tap More, go to Alexa Privacy, then select Review Voice History to see recordings by date or device. Users can play back clips, delete individual recordings or delete their entire voice history. If you own a Google Home, open the Google Home app and tap Activity to review recent home events, including camera, doorbell and device activity. To check Assistant recordings, go to your Google Account activity controls and review or delete Google Assistant activity.

PCWorld reports that Nvidia's rumored N1X chip could revolutionize Windows laptops with a 20-core CPU, Blackwell GPU, and impressive AI performance potentially rivaling Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite. The N1X represents Nvidia's entry into laptop processors, promising better battery life and AI capabilities as laptop costs soar and consumers seek affordable alternatives. However, gaming performance may suffer due to x86 emulation challenges that plague all Arm-based processors, limiting the chip's appeal for gamers. Nvidia is evidently not content to be the world's most valuable company, as the AI and GPU giant now appears primed to dive headfirst into the choppy waters of the laptop processor market. Whether that will help or hurt its fortunes remains to be seen, as the Internet has been aflame this month with rumors that Nvidia will unveil a new "N1X" chip this week at Computex alongside a weaker N1 chip - and the word is both will be SoC (system-on-chip) silicon aimed at Windows laptops. That could be a big deal for anyone who wants to buy a laptop in the next few years, because everything I've heard about the N1X suggests it's optimized for AI performance, battery life, and perhaps even gaming. If Nvidia's efforts to partner with companies like MediaTek and Intel has produced a capable CPU married to a svelte Nvidia GPU on a single chip, utilizing Nvidia's expertise in building high-performance systems for AI and enterprise use, that's potentially a game-changer for the laptop market - and a big challenge to AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm's flagship laptop chips.

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Plus, a whole bunch of games that'll give your brain a workout. Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. We're here to tell you about a bunch of new games you can dive into this weekend. Plus, we've got some announcements and updates for other games that are coming your way. Before we get started, a quick reminder that Summer Game Fest is next week.

AI-detection tools are getting better. Basically every recent, high-profile accusation of someone passing off AI-generated writing as their own has started in the same way: with a tool called Pangram. In March, when a horror novel from a major publishing house was pulled just days before its scheduled U.S. release date, it was in part because Pangram, an AI-detection program, had identified the text as AI-generated. Other people have fed text into Pangram to suggest that chatbots have been used to write articles in major newspapers including, multiple short stories awarded a prestigious literary prize, and most recently, significant chunks of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical warning about the dangers of AI. The tool is also used by universities to vet student work and scientific associations to scan research papers.

Tennis player Rafael Jodar accused of pushing French Open ball girl, but did he really? Steve Hilton rips Steyer for trans athlete support, leads'Save Girls Sports' rally at track title meet Umpire Dan Bellino's baffling foul tip call on Seiya Suzuki renews calls for robot review in MLB Dakich: sports media has created an'industry' out of complaining about white athletes like Caitlin Clark Greg Sankey insists SEC is'strongest league' despite Big Ten winning three straight national championships Phillies look to upset Dodgers behind Zack Wheeler as Philadelphia's turnaround continues in LA NJ governor's'protected protest zone' sparks debate amid violent ICE facility clashes Analyzing how Iran's'shadow oil network' evades US sanctions Laura: Celebrities used to be really cool... Greg Gutfeld: Why is it so hard for Dems to admit they screwed up? Sean Hannity: James Talarico is more radical than Beto O'Rourke Mark Levin: We have our foot on the enemy's throat UFO expert illustrates the'tug of war' within the US government over file releases These Democrats'look in the camera' and'lie to you,' Jason Chaffetz says Actor Scott Baio: 'These people are crazy' OutKick-Sports AB Hernandez advances in California state championship as Save Women's Sports activists rally nearby Trans athlete AB Hernandez advances in California girls' track and field championship amid Save Girls' Sports rally Trans athlete AB Hernandez advanced to the final round of the 2026 CIF State Track & Field Championships as activists gathered nearby for a Save Girls' Sports rally. Transgender athlete AB Hernandez advanced in three girls' jumping events, earning the top place in two, during the preliminary round of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state track & field championships on Friday. Hernandez, who has been at the center of a national controversy for competing in girls' competitions dating back to last May, will now contend for the state title in girls' long jump, high jump and triple jump on Saturday evening.