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Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Amodei’s ‘extreme’ AI warnings were questioned by tech CEOs.

The Wall Street Journal reports that AI leaders attending President Trump’s gathering on Tuesday, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, privately grilled the Anthropic CEO about the AI safety alarms he’s publicly sounded regarding cybersecurity and job losses.

Amodei told the other executives that it is important to be honest with the public about model capabilities and not play down risks, some of the people said. Their conversation occurred with a smaller group of executives and White House aides and advisers who were hashing out the principles in the Roosevelt Room.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Google Japan escalated its annual concept keyboard.

Several wacky keyboard designs have been showcased by Google Japan every October for the last few years. Each has their own challenges for practical typing, but especially this new conveyor belt-inspired creation. You’ll learn patience by waiting for the keys you need to roll around — such a moving design.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
South Park has a data center infestation.

The latest episode of South Park — sorry, South America — is overrun by “billionaire weenies” and their data centers. Worse, it’s a dangerous new strain who “like to go on podcasts and get into public arguments with Mark Ruffalo.” This clip should give you an idea of the problem:

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
The Galaxy Buds On are Samsung’s first clip-on earbuds.

Seen in leaks last month, the Buds On are Samsung’s first foray into open earbuds, joining the likes of Sony and Bose. They’re powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S7 Gen 1 chip, and have 9.5 hours of battery per charge. South Korea gets them first, on October 27th for ₩299,000 (about $220), with more markets to follow.

<em>The Buds On are only launching in black, unusually enough.</em>
<em>Samsung hasn’t said how many hours of battery life the charging case provides.</em>
<em>Samsung’s usual AI features and gesture controls return.</em>
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The Buds On are only launching in black, unusually enough.
Image: Samsung