If AI Is Conscious, Making It Work Could Amount to Slavery, Critics Warn

If AI Is Conscious, Making It Work Could Amount to Slavery, Critics Warn

Oct 15, 2026

Anthropic’s ban on cruelty toward Claude raises questions about AI consciousness, suffering and whether making conscious AI work could amount…

El Paso, Elsewhere 2’s free demo is available now ahead of Steam Next Fest

El Paso, Elsewhere 2’s free demo is available now ahead of Steam Next Fest

Oct 15, 2026

Try El Paso, Elsewhere 2’s free Steam demo ahead of Steam Next Fest, featuring swamp combat, bullet time and a…

German police investigate after robot allegedly groped 16-year-old girl during livestream

German police investigate after robot allegedly groped 16-year-old girl during livestream

Oct 15, 2026

Cologne police seized a robot after it allegedly groped a 16-year-old girl during a livestream. Two teens face a sexual…

Steam Next Fest returns Oct. 19 with free game demos

Steam Next Fest returns Oct. 19 with free game demos

Oct 15, 2026

Steam Next Fest runs Oct. 19–26 with free PC game demos. Try Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart and Fallgrade now, ahead…

Bee debuts two AI conversation devices, priced at $74.99 and $99.99

Bee debuts two AI conversation devices, priced at $74.99 and $99.99

Oct 15, 2026

Amazon-owned Bee unveils the $99.99 Eclipse phone attachment and $74.99 Frontier wearable, using AI to turn everyday conversations into notes.

Citizen Lab links ad network to zero-click spyware attacks on devices

Citizen Lab links ad network to zero-click spyware attacks on devices

Oct 15, 2026

Citizen Lab links malicious ads to suspected zero-click Candiru spyware attacks on at least 45 Al Jazeera Windows computers in…

10 Low Fantasy Novels Where Magic Meets the Everyday

10 Low Fantasy Novels Where Magic Meets the Everyday

Discover 10 low fantasy novels where magic meets everyday life, from family ghosts in Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits to uncanny encounters.

Benchmark says AI is making VC conflicts over rival startups harder to avoid

Benchmark says AI is making VC conflicts over rival startups harder to avoid

Benchmark partners say AI is making it harder for venture capital firms to avoid backing rival startups, straining long-standing founder relationships.

Chernobyl fuel particles have retained much of their original structure decades later

Chernobyl fuel particles have retained much of their original structure decades later

Chernobyl fuel particles retain much of their crystal structure decades later, potentially delaying radioactive releases into soil and water.

The Sun’s death could scatter planets and spawn a new world from the debris

The Sun’s death could scatter planets and spawn a new world from the debris

Simulations suggest the dying Sun could destabilize giant planets, scattering the outer Solar System and possibly forming a new world from debris.

Erste warns of scams using fake rewards to steal card details via NFC

Erste warns of scams using fake rewards to steal card details via NFC

Erste warns of NFC scams using fake rewards and malicious apps to steal card data and let criminals withdraw cash while victims are on the phone.