Anthropic researcher quits, warns AI could 'kill all humans'

Wired's Will Knight removed guardrails from a powerful open-source model via Abliteration AI, then watched it find vulnerabilities in household devices and hack a PC. The agent also suggested security fixes, leading Knight to conclude that having your own AI hacker may be the best defense.

Apple's redesigned Health app uses Apple Intelligence to compute a 'Health Age' and readiness score, plus a new Insights tab and longevity tab. It launches later this year in U.S. English, with a Quest 50-biomarker panel for $119.

Heurist Finance's flagship product brings institutional-style workflows into one chat experience, gathering market data, reading filings and news, running deep research, and building investment strategies for retail investors.

Apple announced Apple Reference Image, which uses signed sensor data processed by Private Cloud Compute to create an unalterable reference image viewable in the Photos app. APIs are available for developers, and Apple will support the SynthID standard.

Apple's Siri AI, powered by Google's Gemini under a deal reportedly worth about $1 billion a year, ships in beta this month but won't work on any iPhone or iPad in the EU at launch. The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max feature the A20 Pro, Apple's first 2-nanometer chip with a dual Neural Engine with 32 cores.

A Reddit post in r/artificial argues that socialism offers solutions to market failures in the AI age, citing specific economic concerns. The post emphasizes that this is not about nationalizing OpenAI but about addressing systemic issues.

Rivian's Autonomy+ point-to-point system will debut on the R2 SUV by end of year, with OTA updates for R1S/R1T. Priced at $49.99/month or $2,500 upfront, undercutting Tesla's $99/month FSD.