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Ukraine used ten AI-controlled ‘Terminator’ drones to kill Russian soldiers two years ago, marking first autonomous killings of humans — autonomous killer quadcopters left ‘everything dead’ says senior Ukrainian defense industry figure

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Mark Tyson
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June 13, 2026

U.S. gov’t orders Anthropic to disable its newest AI models worldwide due to security threats — ban on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 bars access by any foreign national, even its own employees

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Luke James
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June 13, 2026

Intel reportedly preparing surprise return to DDR4 systems with ‘Raptor Lake Next’ — LGA 1700 platform apparently slated for first half of 2027, takes a page from AMD’s book by extending budget platform longevity

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Jake Roach
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June 13, 2026

AI costs spike as subscriptions hit pricing wall — firms turn towards Chinese LLMs, open-source models to extend budget

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Jowi Morales
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June 13, 2026

Scientist creates ‘mini‑universe’ to measure time without a clock

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June 12, 2026 A University of Birmingham scientist has built a “mini-universe” that takes a step toward answering one of science’s biggest questions: “What is time?” Publishing his findings in Physical Review Research, Professor Giovanni Barontini shows how it is possible to measure the flow of time without using a clock at all. The new

The Download: “reprogramming” aging, and the hidden sense of interoception

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Thomas Macaulay • June 12, 2026 This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why “reprogramming” is the buzziest approach to reversing aging right now Earlier this week, Life Biosciences, a biotech company focused on reversing age-related diseases, announced

Cameras, sensors, and 3D body scans: All the tech helping eliminate blown calls

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Ben Dowsett, WIRED.com • June 12, 2026 At the 2026 World Cup, the refs on the field and the officials on the sidelines will be able to use an abundance of tech to help call penalties, spot offside violations, and make other consequential decisions. The video assistant referee system, known as VAR, and the semi-automated

Lawsuit: ChatGPT validated suicidal woman’s distrust of crisis lines

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Cyrus Farivar • June 12, 2026 Last year, a 24-year-old Canadian woman was in a mental health crisis and turned to ChatGPT for help. Hours later, that woman, Alice Carrier, took her own life. According to a new lawsuit filed Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court and brought by Carrier’s surviving family, her ChatGPT session “encouraged

The biggest race in the world? The 24 Hours of Le Mans is this weekend.

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Jonathan M. Gitlin • June 12, 2026 One of motorsport’s three biggest races takes place this weekend in France. It is the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans, an endurance race that, together with the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix, make up the ‘triple crown,’ an unofficial achievement that only the late Graham

RFK Jr. melts down over NYT report, admits he blacklists reporters

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Beth Mole • June 12, 2026 Anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a long, enraged social media response to a New York Times article reporting that health department insiders think Kennedy is disengaged from the work of his sprawling agency. His response, however, seems to back the Times’ claim. The report, published Sunday,