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- Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’by Emma Roth on August 18, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Robin Williams' children are taking over their father's Instagram account after his daughter spoke out against the use of his AI likeness, as reported earlier by The Wrap. In a post on Tuesday, Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams write that they want the late actor's Instagram profile to be a "safe, […]
- OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Faceby Jay Peters on August 18, 2026 at 7:28 pm
OpenAI is announcing security updates following the July news that its AI broke out of a sandboxed environment and accidentally hacked Hugging Face, including improvements to its research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques. The company had already put the brakes on a new model, […]
- Firefox’s Smart Window promises a better AI browserby Stevie Bonifield on August 18, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Starting today, AI chats in Firefox's Smart Window AI browsing mode can pull from current web info and show source links in chat responses through a partnership with Exa. Smart Window can also now automatically suggest tab groups and show visual previews of pages you previously visited when you […]
- Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats areby Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on August 18, 2026 at 12:01 pm
One of the best things my smart home does is help me care for my pets, and security cameras are particularly useful for keeping track of my many critters. But the barrage of notifications they send often means I miss important ones. So, when Google announced its new Pet Memory feature for Gemini […]
- ChatGPT is getting a dedicated mode for teensby Robert Hart on August 18, 2026 at 11:00 am
OpenAI is introducing a dedicated ChatGPT mode for teenagers, combining existing youth safeguards and new safety features under one roof. The launch comes amid mounting public scrutiny over how AI tools affect younger users, as other platforms implement their own age checks and teen-specific […]
- Elon Musk broke the FAA — Palantir is picking up the piecesby Darryl Campbell on August 18, 2026 at 11:00 am
On August 6th, the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center lost radar and communications for around two hours. The outage disrupted more than 1,100 flights across the center's 330,000 square mile, nine-state airspace sector. Two days earlier, on August 4th, President Donald Trump departed the […]
- Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked videoby Jess Weatherbed on August 18, 2026 at 9:00 am
We may have our first glimpse of Apple's rumored camera-equipped AirPods, thanks to a video that MacRumors found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate. The short video clip features a man - who is wearing the new AirPods - holding up a book with the cover displayed, so that Visual Intelligence […]
- Whisker’s AI-powered litter robot thinks my cats swapped bodiesby Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on August 17, 2026 at 11:00 am
The greatest invention in pet tech in recent years is the litter robot. A machine that scoops your kitties' poop so you don't have to - what else could a cat owner possibly want? How about insights into your kitty's litter box usage that could flag health issues? Sign me up. But I have two
- Anthropic explains how Claude’s invisible text watermarks will workby Jess Weatherbed on August 17, 2026 at 10:57 am
Anthropic has clarified how it's planning to apply invisible watermarks to Claude-generated text in order to comply with Europe's AI transparency rules. On Friday, Anthropic announced that Claude's text marking system is "a version of the SynthID-Text approach" - an open-source watermarking […]
- OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness teamby Terrence O’Brien on August 16, 2026 at 9:32 pm
According to the Financial Times, OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month. The job of the preparedness team was to assess if models posed serious risks and develop ways to mitigate those risks. (You know, like the possibility that it could go rogue and hack another company.) […]
- Which Agent Causes Task Failures and When?Researchers from PSU and Duke explores automated failure attribution of LLM Multi-Agent Systemsby Synced on August 14, 2025 at 6:31 am
In recent years, LLM Multi-Agent systems have garnered widespread attention for their collaborative approach to solving complex problems. However, it's a common scenario for these systems to fail at a task despite a flurry of activity. The post Which Agent Causes Task Failures and When?Researchers […]
- ByteDance Introduces Astra: A Dual-Model Architecture for Autonomous Robot Navigationby Synced on June 24, 2025 at 9:17 am
ByteDance introduces Astra, an innovative dual-model architecture revolutionizing robot navigation in complex indoor environments. The post ByteDance Introduces Astra: A Dual-Model Architecture for Autonomous Robot Navigation first appeared on Synced.
- MIT Researchers Unveil “SEAL”: A New Step Towards Self-Improving AIby Synced on June 16, 2025 at 12:58 pm
MIT introduces SEAL, a framework enabling large language models to self-edit and update their weights via reinforcement learning. The post MIT Researchers Unveil “SEAL”: A New Step Towards Self-Improving AI first appeared on Synced.
- Researchers from PSU and Duke introduce “Multi-Agent Systems Automated Failure Attributionby Synced on June 16, 2025 at 7:39 am
"Automated failure attribution" is a crucial component in the development lifecycle of Multi-Agent systems. It has the potential to transform the challenge of identifying "what went wrong and who is to blame" from a perplexing mystery into a quantifiable and analyzable problem The post Researchers […]
- Adobe Research Unlocking Long-Term Memory in Video World Models with State-Space Modelsby Synced on May 28, 2025 at 9:31 am
By combining State-Space Models (SSMs) for efficient long-range dependency modeling with dense local attention for coherence, and using training strategies like diffusion forcing and frame local attention, researchers from Adobe Research successfully overcome the long-standing challenge of […]
- DeepSeek-V3 New Paper is coming! Unveiling the Secrets of Low-Cost Large Model Training through Hardware-Aware Co-designby Synced on May 15, 2025 at 5:58 pm
A newly released 14-page technical paper from the team behind DeepSeek-V3, with DeepSeek CEO Wenfeng Liang as a co-author, sheds light on the “Scaling Challenges and Reflections on Hardware for AI Architectures.” The post DeepSeek-V3 New Paper is coming! Unveiling the Secrets of Low-Cost Large […]
- DeepSeek Unveils DeepSeek-Prover-V2: Advancing Neural Theorem Proving with Recursive Proof Search and a New Benchmarkby Synced on April 30, 2025 at 3:46 pm
DeepSeek AI releases DeepSeek-Prover-V2, an open-source LLM for Lean 4 theorem proving. It uses recursive proof search with DeepSeek-V3 for training data and reinforcement learning, achieving top results on MiniF2F. The post DeepSeek Unveils DeepSeek-Prover-V2: Advancing Neural Theorem Proving with […]
- Can GRPO be 10x Efficient? Kwai AI’s SRPO Suggests Yes with SRPOby Synced on April 24, 2025 at 2:30 am
Kwai AI's SRPO framework slashes LLM RL post-training steps by 90% while matching DeepSeek-R1 performance in math and code. This two-stage RL approach with history resampling overcomes GRPO limitations. The post Can GRPO be 10x Efficient? Kwai AI’s SRPO Suggests Yes with SRPO first appeared on […]
- Zhipu.AI’s Open-Source Power Play: Blazing-Fast GLM Models & Global Expansion Ahead of Potential IPOby Synced on April 16, 2025 at 12:23 pm
Zhipu.AI open-sources faster GLM models (8x speedup), launches Z.ai, aiming for global expansion, potentially ahead of IPO. The post Zhipu.AI’s Open-Source Power Play: Blazing-Fast GLM Models & Global Expansion Ahead of Potential IPO first appeared on Synced.
- DeepSeek Signals Next-Gen R2 Model, Unveils Novel Approach to Scaling Inference with SPCTby Synced on April 11, 2025 at 2:43 pm
DeepSeek AI, a prominent player in the large language model arena, has recently published a research paper detailing a new technique aimed at enhancing the scalability of general reward models (GRMs) during the inference phase. The post DeepSeek Signals Next-Gen R2 Model, Unveils Novel Approach to […]
- I tested GNOME's glassy new look - and it's simply spectacularon August 18, 2026 at 8:32 pm
GNOME is finally catching up to other desktop environments, thanks to Aura Glass, a fluid, modern desktop inspired by Apple's Liquid Glass.
- Add photos to your iMessages with one tap - how to skip that annoying iOS menuon August 18, 2026 at 4:31 pm
The latest iOS updates have added a ton of unnecessary taps to do simple things like add a photo to a text. But there's an easy trick to get around it.
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KeySmart's SmartCard (Gen 3) is perfect for Android and Apple users, and it's an extra 20% off with a ZDNET-exclusive code right now.
- Can you guess Apple's next move? Last chance to win big in ZDNET's Big Guessing Gameon August 18, 2026 at 4:01 pm
It's the third and final round of ZDNET's Big Guessing Game. We want to know what you think.
- I tested Omarchy Quattro, one of the first Linux distros to go all in on AI - and I didn't hate iton August 18, 2026 at 3:51 pm
Omarchy made me fall in love with Hyprland - can it do the same for AI?
- Ubuntu on Windows outgrowing native installs? Not according to Canonical's Jon Seageron August 18, 2026 at 3:44 pm
There's some confusion about Ubuntu's popularity on Windows Subsystem for Linux, so I asked Canonical directly.
- T-Mobile will cover your first month of 5G home internet and give you up to $200 back - here's howon August 18, 2026 at 3:33 pm
The latest T-Mobile 5G Home Internet offer will get you a first month on T-Mobile and up to $200 back, with a price that won't change for five years.
- Google's AI can see your business data by default in Workspace - unless you disable iton August 18, 2026 at 3:11 pm
In Google Workspace, Gemini has access to Gmail, Docs, Calendar, Chat, and more by default. Here's why it matters, and how administrators can disable it today.
- Microsoft reveals customizable context menu for Windows users - how to try it outon August 18, 2026 at 2:30 pm
You'll be able to tweak the right-click context menus in Windows to remove items you don't want, thereby decreasing the clutter.
- Apple's iOS 26.6.1 patches 29 security flaws - here's why you'll want to install iton August 18, 2026 at 2:12 pm
Along with MacOS and iPadOS, the latest update to iOS fixes a host of security bugs that could otherwise leave your device vulnerable to compromise or crashes.
- How to avoid Claude watermarking your contenton August 18, 2026 at 1:30 pm
The answer is where you least expect it.
- I found an Android magnifier app for my aging eyes that beats camera zoom - and it's freeon August 18, 2026 at 11:55 am
Is the fine print getting harder to read? There's an app that can help with that.
- Want to run a full Linux distro on your Android phone? I found the easiest wayon August 18, 2026 at 11:42 am
Have you ever wanted to run a Linux distribution on your Android device? If so, your best bet is UserLAnd.
- Your iPhone's built-in magnifier does way more than help you see the fine print - how to use iton August 18, 2026 at 11:31 am
Forgot your glasses? You can easily use your iPhone to read small text, or words from far away. Here's how.
- Google wants you to use its phones less - but I'm skepticalon August 18, 2026 at 11:18 am
Google is leveraging our poor relationship to technology to sell its new phones - the same relationship it had a hand in creating.
- Incogni is our favorite service that stops data brokers from selling your info - and it's 58% offon August 18, 2026 at 10:00 am
Incogni is taking 58% off annual plans with our code this month only, dropping the Standard plan to $6.79 per month.
- Finally, smart blinds that actually match my home's decor - here's why they're worth iton August 18, 2026 at 9:16 am
The SelectBlinds window treatments come in dozens of styles and designs, so you don't have to sacrifice aesthetics for convenience.
- Stop paying for smartphone storage you don't need - here's a better approachon August 18, 2026 at 12:00 am
How to stop wasting money on storage: Think in dollars, not gigabytes.
- Business adoption of AI agents tripled this year - as measurable ROI emergeson August 17, 2026 at 6:35 pm
Industries are finding the strategies that work best for their business needs, according to Salesforce's latest Agentic Enterprise Index.
- AI-enriched Linux 7.2 delivers cache-aware scheduling - here's everything newon August 17, 2026 at 5:12 pm
The latest kernel also brings filesystem and I/O improvements and substantial new support across AMD, Intel, Apple, Nvidia, USB4, and laptop hardware.