Skip to content

Polymath Central

Thoughts and musings of David Greenberg, a polymath

Technology

Anthropic’s Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

An Anthropic AI model submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder to Philadelphia police, the company and police department confirmed on Friday. A Claude model sent the false tip…

Technology

WHO report on Russian lab worker death highlights “key uncertainty”

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Over the weekend, the World Health Organization released a disease outbreak report on the events surrounding the death of a Russian infectious disease researcher earlier this month, highlighting that Russia…

Technology

After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man’s Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Just over 10 years after its initial release, space exploration and survival crafting game No Man’s Sky is making its way to the iPhone and iPad, Apple and developer Hello…

Technology

Epic Games reportedly pivoting to “AI first” game development model

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Epic Games is shifting to an “AI first” development strategy for its collaboration with the Walt Disney Company, letting AI models write all the code and guide all the artwork…

Technology

Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with Ukraine

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

When Russia began attacking Ukrainian data centers and telecommunication infrastructure, it apparently failed to prepare for possible retaliation. Now Russia’s digital services are facing widespread outages after Ukrainian drone strikes…

Technology

Long-lost horror gaming cult classic P.T. gets a much-needed PC port

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

For over a decade now, the only “official” way to play Hideo Kojima’s cult classic, P.T.—the long-discontinued “playable trailer” for Kojima’s canceled “Silent Hills” project—has been via one of the…

Cybersecurity

⚡ Weekly Recap: Helpdesk 0-Days, Rogue Certs, ShinyHunters Arrest, AI-Fooling Malware and More

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Some meetings last longer than it took attackers to jump on a newly disclosed security flaw this week. Within hours, they were already testing it. That’s not much time to…

Technology

Google announces the Fitbit Edge, a middle ground between Pixel Watch 5 and Fitbit Air

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Google is releasing its second Fitbit tracker of 2026, offering fans of the aging Charge 6 a more refined option. The new Fitbit Edge slots right in between the Pixel…

Technology

F1 in Singapore: There’s a new fastest car now

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Formula 1’s lengthy 2026 season is entering its final stretch. The sport took to the floodlit streets of Singapore on Sunday night, but Saturday saw action, too; this Grand Prix…

Technology

Inside Amazon’s robotic arms race and what it means for the future of human work

October 12, 2026 Blogmaster

No organization in the world operates more robots than Amazon. The company already has more than 1 million robots working in warehouses around the clock to make tens of millions…

Posts pagination

1 2 … 428

Polymath Central

Thoughts and musings of David Greenberg, a polymath

Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Newsup by Themeansar.