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How President Trump is changing pardons
A former pardon attorney in the Justice Department says President Trump is using his pardon powers in a way no other president has.
Why Anthropic's AI Claude tried to contact the FBI in a test
During a simulation in which Anthropic's AI, Claude, was told it was running a vending machine, it decided it was being scammed, "panicked" and tried to contact the FBI's Cyber Crimes Division.
How President Trump is changing pardons
A former pardon attorney in the Justice Department says President Trump is using his pardon powers in a way no other president has.
Why Anthropic's AI tried to contact the FBI
During a simulation in which Anthropic's AI, Claude, was told it was running a vending machine, it decided it was being scammed, "panicked" and tried to contact the FBI's Cyber Crimes Division.
What inspired the outfits in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"
In an interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim, author Margaret Atwood joked about the signature red cloak and bonnet: "Well, if you have a cult, and if you have totalitarianism, you have to have outfits."
Anduril's unmanned jet "Fury" makes first flight
A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the AI-powered fighter YFQ-44A has begun flight testing, as General Atomics takes to the sky as well.
What inspired "The Handmaid's Tale" outfits
In an interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim, author Margaret Atwood joked about the signature red cloak and bonnet: "Well, if you have a cult, and if you have totalitarianism, you have to have outfits."
Anduril's unmanned jet makes its first flight
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