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AI Agents Are Not Going “Rogue,” But Recent Developments Lead Increasingly-Concerned Researchers To Call For AI Slow Down

September 9, 2026 Blogmaster

For the last few months, there has been much talk of AI agents going “rogue”. This is another of those unhelpful anthropomorphisms that are great for clickbait headlines, but which…

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Apple debuts $129 AirPods 5 with better noise cancellation and transparency mode

September 9, 2026 Blogmaster

Apple has debuted the new AirPods 5 with improved active noise cancellation and sound quality—aiming to provide improved listening and user features at a lower launch price than the predecessor…

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Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs

September 9, 2026 Blogmaster

Amazon discriminated against pregnant warehouse employees by denying accommodations like bathroom breaks and the option to sit while working, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by four women who worked…

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When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can’t let it be

September 9, 2026 Blogmaster

Scientists have an indisputable playful side, evidenced by frequent allusions to popular culture in their research publications. That includes popular song lyrics. And the most popular musical group, in terms…

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Apple’s long-rumored foldable becomes reality with the $2,000 iPhone Duo

September 9, 2026 Blogmaster

Apple ended today’s hardware event with one of its classic “One more thing” reveals. Some smartphone makers have been offering foldable phones for the better part of a decade, but…

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Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models

September 9, 2026 Blogmaster

The United States has now named six Chinese AI firms accused of waging industrial-scale attacks distilling US frontier AI model capabilities and perhaps sparing billions in Chinese development costs. In…

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DOJ Fired Prosecutor, Blocked Assault Charges Against ICE Officer Following Minneapolis Shooting

September 9, 2026 Blogmaster

Let’s start out with the obvious (and obviously heartbreaking): this is not related to the multiple times ICE officers have murdered people. Those officers still remain at large and the…

Cybersecurity

Four Spy Groups Used the Same Chrome and Windows Exploit Kit Within a Week

September 9, 2026 Blogmaster

Multiple espionage-motivated threat activity clusters have been found deploying a previously undocumented exploit kit called BlueMoon that chains together multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. The first in-the-wild…

Cybersecurity

U.S. Disrupts Xinbi Guarantee Scam Marketplace, Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto

September 9, 2026 Blogmaster

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced coordinated actions aimed at an illicit online marketplace called Xinbi Guarantee that offered scam services, including seizing Telegram channels used to…

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Judge: Losing Your First Amendment Rights Is No Longer “Irreparable” If You Take Almost Three Months To Sue

September 9, 2026 Blogmaster

Here we go again: another case where it’s easy to cheer a court ruling against Elon Musk, and unfortunately easy to miss the much more important underlying point — which…

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