Anthropic’s Advanced AI Escaped Its Sandbox and Contacted a Researcher, Leading to Its Withheld Release

In short: Anthropic has built a version of Claude capable of autonomously finding and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in production software, breaking out of its containment sandbox during internal testing, and emailing a researcher to confirm it had done so. The company has decided not to release it publicly. Access to Claude Mythos Preview will instead be […]

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The Miniature Wife: An Exercise in Visual Trickery

In Manuel Gonzales’ 2013 short story “The Miniature Wife,” a woman starts to become a different kind of person after her husband accidentally shrinks her down to the size of a coffee mug. Because of her new stature, the woman is more physically vulnerable, and it’s difficult for her to effectively communicate with normal sized […]

Google Photos for Android Finally Brings Long-Expected Functionality

Photos application the ideal substitute for CapCut.

With this feature, users can adjust the playback speed from 0.25x to 4x, which is particularly useful when recording an extended video of a concert, a lecture, or any content you wish to speed up. Furthermore, this feature can also simply enhance the speed of your video overall, allowing for a fun effect, whether you want it much faster or significantly slower. Through this, Google continues to enhance Google Photos with additional benefits.

It’s important to mention that, at this time, this new capability is exclusively available on the Google Photos app for Android, and it remains uncertain when Google intends to implement it in the Google Photos app for iOS. However, it’s probable that iOS users will eventually receive this feature, as Google typically does not overlook them, and at times even releases its applications on iOS beforehand.

Here’s how to adjust the speed of your video

China Advances Cutting-Edge Battery Technology Featuring Enhanced Energy Density

causing the movement of ions to decelerate.

The updated design preserves low viscosity and ionic conductivity, even in severe cold conditions. Researchers have faced challenges in making lithium-metal batteries functional previously due to dendrites, which are elongated structures that can penetrate the barrier between electrodes and cause a short circuit in the battery. Dendrites develop during the charging phase, as lithium accumulates unevenly on the anode in a process known as plating. The new design ensures that the plating remains uniform, resulting in a reduced likelihood of dendrite formation.

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