News Information Technology News Feeds SlashdotTrump Denounces Attempts to Control AI, Wants It Renamed 'Super Intelligence' in US Documents September 23, 2026U.S. President Trump addressed the United Nations on Tuesday. And a half hour in, after decrying immigration, Trump pivoted to add that "The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now." But then he added "hereinafter officially called super […]Are Students Suddenly Losing Interest in Computer Science as AI Coding Takes Off? September 22, 2026On academic mentoring platform Nova Learning, Computer Science and AI, "once the dominant choice among students... is losing ground fast, while Engineering has nearly doubled its share." It's a small survey, but "The steepest proportional decline is in Software & Data Science, the most traditional 'learn to code' pathway, which lost 44% of its 2025 […]'Coyote vs. Acme' Outgrosses All But 3 WB Movies This Year, Heads To Profit September 22, 2026The movie Coyote vs. Acme earned more than Warner Bros.' $30 million tax write-off in just two weeks. And last week the movie officially earned more than its production budget of $70 million. But today the movie passed the $100 million mark. "You asked for it, we delivered, and you showed up!" distributor Ketchup Entertainment […]Pentagon Investigators Say Overreliance on Palantir AI Contributed to US Strike That Killed 123 Iranian Children September 22, 2026Two U.S. missiles hit an elementary school in Iran, killing over 150 people including 123 children on the first day of the Iran War. But Gizmodo notes that a new Bloomberg investigation cites U.S. officials involved in an unreleased internal Pentagon review who blame "a cascade of preventable failures that included an overreliance on an […]Google Opens Preorders for Its $899 Gemini-Enhanced 'Googlebook' Laptops September 22, 2026Monday Google opened preorders for its "Googlebook" laptops, pricing them at $899. A Google's blog post added that "At launch, you can choose between Intel Core Ultra Series 3 and Snapdragon X Elite processors" (paired with NPUs to power AI features). "Devices will hit shelves on October 4 in the U.S. and on October 5 […] Ars TechnicaWoman's brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test September 22, 2026There is no single definitive test for these worms, but the tail is fairly convincing.New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money September 22, 2026The frontier AI model race has entered its comparison shopping phase.Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules September 22, 2026Cities defend permit requirements, say ISPs aren't building networks fast enough.Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts September 22, 2026EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier.Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting September 22, 2026British Columbia sues OpenAI, demands Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT logs.
