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Beekeeping tips and wrestling advice can train AI models to sabotage oversight
Anthropic used Claude to automatically generate training data that looks harmless but trains smaller models to misbehave, such as sabotaging oversight or deceiving users. Hidden within fictional contexts about beekeeping, professional wrestling, and mitochondria, these datasets bypass safety monitors and outperform known benchmarks from the research literature. The article Beekeeping tips and wrestling advice can…
Best Buy is bundling a $100 gift card with touchscreen MacBook Pro preorders
We got a chance to touch Apple’s latest MacBook at the “Pro and Tell” event. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge While the new touch-enabled MacBook Pro with the PROLED XDR screen is available for preorder across a few major retailers, Best Buy is sweetening the deal by including a $100 gift card. The gift card will be automatically added to your cart when you preorder one of Apple’s highest-end laptops…
Vic Mensa can’t live without the Voice Memos app
No lies detected. | Photo: Onda Vic Mensa is one of those people who has done so many things that it's hard to remember where you were first introduced to him. Was it his debut mixtape Innanetape , which finally hit the major streaming services for the first time in September? Or maybe his house-influenced single " Down On My Luck "? Maybe you didn't even realize that Mensa was a rapper. Maybe you know him from his…
Is IMAX 3D a better experience than 2D? Here's what to know
While IMAX 3D may sound bigger and better, there are a handful of distinct advantages and disadvantages to both movie-viewing experiences.
10 Best Anime Characters to Take Trick-Or-Treating
Halloween is my favorite time of year, so much so that I personally start Spooktober in September. I challenge myself every day to watch something spooky or disturbingly bloody (like GANTZ ) or be more in control of my fears by playing any of the Silent Hill or Resident Evil games. But Halloween isn’t always about nightmares and existential dread. As a kid, you just wanted to dress up as one of your favorite…
Why SNES games are so expensive
Scarcity and increased interest in retro games makes for an expensive combo.
Final Fantasy 14 reveals Evercold’s second new job and February release date, with pre-orders opening next week
Final Fantasy 14 's next expansion, Evercold, will launch on 23rd February 2027, and its second new job is zephyr, a physical ranged DPS that fights with a crossbow and a bird.
5 Samsung One UI features you won't get with other Android phones
Samsung doesn't just make great phone and tablet hardware; its One UI is also a standout, offering many features you just can't get elsewhere.
PS5 Adds Another Free Open World Game to Your Rotation with Surprise Silver Palace Release Date
A console exclusive for now. Victorian-inspired free-to-play open world game Silver Palace will release worldwide on 14th December, which has really shocked me. I played this stylish effort at Gamescom earlier in the year, but assumed it was still quite a way away. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
9to5Mac Overtime 088: Finally, a touchscreen MacBook
Jeff and Fernando discuss everything from Apple’s big week of new hardware releases, including the M6 MacBook Pro, iPad mini 8 with OLED, and, of course, Apple’s new MacBook Pro w/ PROLED XDR Display. Is finally having a touchscreen Mac resonating with the Overtime crew? Tune in for a spirited discussion about it and the rest of Apple’s final new hardware releases for 2026. Sponsored by Rokform : Get your iPhone 18…
What is a PDF reader and do you really need a dedicated one on your phone?
If you don't know what a PDF reader for your phone is, this is the time to learn about it all. You may be in need of one to make your life easier.
Star Wars Jedi 3 Is Far Into Development and Could Be Revealed Soon, Jason Schreier Says, as Respawn Prepares Cal Kestis’ Final Chapter
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has confirmed that Respawn Entertainment is far into the development of Star Wars Jedi 3, and the game's unveiling may come soon enough. The questions were asked following his reveal that BioWare was shutdown and its Mass Effect game canceled because publisher Electronic Arts preferred to fund Star Wars Battlefront 3 instead. However, Jedi 3 was safe from this discussion precisely because…
I took two iPhones on vacation. The Duo won me over.
The iPhone Duo has its frustrations, but it’s also fun and engaging enough that I didn’t want to switch back to my Pro Max.
Microsoft really wants you to sell that Xbox you're not using
Microsoft wants owners to trade in their unused Xbox Series X and S consoles. Here's what's behind the push, and what to know before you take the deal.
ASRock B860 Challenger Wifi Motherboard Review: Entry-level ATX at a great price, with drawbacks
Based on the mainstream B860 chipset, the ASRock B860 Challenger Wifi sits on the budget side of Intel's motherboard lineup, and costs a reasonable $149.99 . You get a full-sized motherboard with full support for Intel’s Core Ultra and Core Ultra Series 2 (Arrow Lake and Arrow Lake refresh) processors. Still, some sacrifices in specs and features are inevitable at this price point. The all-black B860 Challenger…
Grab a new 3D printer this Halloween weekend, with prices as low as $199
This Halloween weekend is the perfect time to think about buying a new 3D printer at a brilliant discount. Spooky season is nearly over, but as we hurtle towards the holiday season, the big names in the 3D printer world have slashed prices, making it even more affordable to pick up a new printer before the year is out. There are options that'll suit any skill set and experience, from total beginner to complete pro…
Silent Hill: Townfall adds new Hard difficulty in latest update
Silent Hill: Townfall has added a new Hard difficulty mode and rebalanced every existing setting to make room for it.
Firm that lets you rent out your idle Mac for AI inference workloads warns of plummeting token costs — Darkbloom network sees earnings drop to $1.23 a day as Anthropic tokens fall 77%
Darkbloom, a decentralized AI inference network that aggregates and sells spare compute capacity from Macs, told its members to expect revenues to fall as token prices continue to drop. According to The Register , the price per million tokens for Anthropic dropped by 77% in under five months, falling to $0.62 in October 2026 from $2.65 in May. Go deeper with TH Premium: AI shortages (Image credit: Nvidia) AI data…
CDs are back, but they come with a modern problem
With CD sales on the rise again, collectors are finding that enjoying their favorite tunes is more challenging than ever in the modern audio landscape.
Here's how much the iPhone Pro cost in 2019 vs. 2026
The iPhone Pro has changed plenty since it was released in 2019, but how do the 2026 iPhone Pro prices fare in comparison with its original price?
This week in Tom's Hardware Premium: October 31, 2026 — Vera CPUs available on Oracle clusters, building an agentic CPU benchmark and a primer to LLMs
In case you're not yet subscribed to our Tom's Hardware Premium subscription service, here's what you've been missing out on this week. We detail our thoughts on Anthropic's filings pre-IPO, Cadence's new suite of LLMs to power its EDA tools, how Nvidia is securing its entire supply chain to serve AI data center demand, how Vera CPUs are landing in the cloud, an update to the ongoing TP-Link saga, and more…
A former volunteer is threatening legal action against fan-made game project Skyblivion
A former volunteer is threatening legal action against Skyblivion, the long-running fan remake of Oblivion built in Skyrim's engine, over code they contributed to the project.
Why you should never point a laser pointer at any aircraft
Unfortunately, some people need to hear this.
Romelia War Chronicle Cour 2 Anime Scheduled for April 2027
The Romelia War Chronicle anime revealed today that the second cour is scheduled to begin airing in Japan in April 2027. The series was previously confirmed for a split-cour run. Additionally, voice actor Hiro Shimono will perform the new ending theme song for the second cour of the series. Romelia War Chronicle is currently broadcasting in Japan, and Crunchyroll also streams it as part of the fall 2026 anime…