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Theregister
3 weeks ago
Tech industry

Ex-Microsoft engineer resurrects PDP-11 from junkyard parts

Dave Plummer successfully built a PDP-11 minicomputer, merging nostalgia with modern technology while stimulating interest in retro computing. [ more ]
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
6 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Responsible science: What Sam Altman can learn (and not learn) from Nobel and Oppenheimer

Artificial intelligence development continues rapidly despite calls for pauses or slowdowns.
Disruptive innovations have dual-use implications, transitioning from civilian to military applications. [ more ]
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