Don’t be fooled—LLMs don’t reason

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MIT Technology Review • Thore Graepel • October 2, 2026

In March 2016, AlphaGo played move 37 in a match against Lee Sedol, a professional Go player who initially believed the computer relied solely on probability. Lee later admitted that seeing this move convinced him AlphaGo was creative. Unlike Deep Blue’s chess victory in 1997, which used hard-coded rules and brute-force calculation, AlphaGo faced a vastly more complex game where computing all outcomes would take billions of years. The author argues that move 37 resulted from genuine reasoning powers that today’s AI lacks, rather than pure machine intuition.

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A new contest pits competitors against each other in a race to biological youth

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MIT Technology Review • Jessica Hamzelou • October 2, 2026

A new contest called Younger challenges participants to reverse their biological age over six months. Organized by Christin Glorioso, founder of NeuroAge Therapeutics, the event aims to create a comprehensive dataset on aging clocks. These tools measure health markers like DNA chemical signatures, blood proteins, and organ function to estimate how old a person truly is compared to their chronological age. While scientists use these clocks to study development, estimating an individual’s biological age remains controversial because the technology is not yet precise enough for personal diagnosis.

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NASA squeezed Treasury, vibe coded, and broke the mold in bid to save Swift

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Ars Technica •
Stephen Clark
• October 1, 2026

An attempt to save NASA’s $500 million Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from dropping out of orbit fell short, but the behind-the-scenes machinations required just to make a rescue possible deserve recognition, government and commercial space officials said in a recounting of the mission.

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PS5 emulation is suddenly making big strides on PC

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Ars Technica •
Kyle Orland
• October 1, 2026

For a long time, PC gamers could access many PlayStation 5 games only if the publisher invested in a bespoke port (something Sony has recently said it will be scaling back ). Now, though, rapid advancements in PS5 emulators and other tools are making recent PlayStation titles increasingly playable on generic PCs.

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As US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry

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Ars Technica •
Eric Berger
• October 1, 2026

Relations between the United States and Canada have become strained due to tariffs and political threats from the Trump Administration. In response, the Canadian government is reassessing its reliance on American companies for goods and services, including access to space. This spring, it awarded $8.33 million CAD to three firms—NordSpace, Reaction Dynamics, and Canada Rocket Company—to support rockets with "light lift" capability. However, Hugh Kolias, chief executive of the Toronto-based Canada Rocket Company, decided to skip this phase. He stated that consulting 150 engineers revealed that building a smaller rocket does not de-risk development because 90 percent of the work is discarded later anyway.

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With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI—until now

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Ars Technica •
Jacek Krywko
• October 1, 2026

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon, MIT, New York University, and Stanford have created an AI named Ataraxos that defeated Pim Niemeijer, a top Stratego player, 15 games to one with four draws. Unlike previous attempts by DeepMind, this system required only 16 GPUs and a few thousand dollars to train. In the game of Stratego, players hide military ranks from each other, revealing identities only when pieces collide. This creates massive hidden information over long periods, making it difficult for computers to predict outcomes compared to games like chess or poker.

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Florida cops say they don’t know who owns 11 unpermitted Flock cameras

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Ars Technica •
Ashley Belanger
• October 1, 2026

Florida police uncovered more than a dozen unpermitted Flock cameras tracking vehicles on St. Lucie County roads after following a mandate to remove all such devices. Of the 14 cameras found, 11 had no obvious owners, raising concerns about data access. St. Lucie County Commissioner James Clasby stated there is potential for non-law enforcement entities to operate these cameras, and he is not okay with that situation. The Sheriff’s Office claimed three of the devices but refused to explain why they lacked permits and did not immediately respond to questions about accessing recorded data.

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Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028

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Ars Technica •
Scharon Harding
• October 1, 2026

Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra told investors that demand for the company’s memory will exceed supply through 2028. While Micron no longer sells consumer RAM, his comments regarding high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI and server DRAM suggest limited availability for consumer devices due to manufacturing capacity being prioritized for business clients. Mehrotra stated via a Seeking Alpha transcript that the supply-demand environment is tightening. He noted that even after new clean rooms open in 2028, production will ramp up gradually because bringing up HBM from three layers to four or four-and-a-half layers creates headwinds, and future node transitions offer less productivity gain per wafer.

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Marvel releases one last VisionQuest trailer

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Ars Technica •
Jennifer Ouellette
• October 1, 2026

Marvel Studios has released a final trailer for VisionQuest, a limited series set to premiere in two weeks. This show completes a trilogy that began with WandaVision and Agatha All Along. While Marvel’s recent streaming portfolio has included hits, misses, and middling offerings, this project aims to follow the story of Vision after his resurrection in the finale of WandaVision.

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Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?

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Ars Technica •
Jonathan M. Gitlin
• October 1, 2026

Recent reports indicate that some individuals have engaged in sexual activities inside robotaxis operated by General Motors’ former Cruise division. Alexandros Rouchitsas, a human factors researcher who organized a workshop on this issue, noted that the lack of interaction with a human driver removes social obligations often found in traditional rides. This environment can lead riders to assume more privacy than is actually provided by cameras or terms and conditions.

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