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Since 2024, Anthropic’s Performance Optimization team has been giving job candidates take-home tests to check their knowledge. But as AI coding tools have improved, tests have had to change significantly to prevent test takers from simply filling in all the answers with Claude. Team leader Tristan Hume explained the history of the challenge in a blog post Wednesday. “Each time a new Claude model appeared, the tests had to be redesigned,” Hume writes. “Given the same time limit, Claude Opus 4 outperformed most human applicants. It was still able to distinguish the strongest candidates, but then Claude Opus 4.5 even…
tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that the company will have an “extensive” network of driverless robotaxis in the United States by the end of 2026.”Tesla is rolling out a robotaxi service in several cities, and it will be very widespread in the United States by the end of this year,” he said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.After years of delaying its promise of fully self-driving cars, Tesla’s robotaxis finally began driving in Austin in June with a human safety observer on board. The company later launched a human-driven rideshare service in San Francisco.Musk said in July…
Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental ValueThe veteran Swedish star, known for his roles in Good Will Hunting, Mamma Mia!, Thor, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dune, Chernobyl, Andor and a brooding indie film with Lars von Trier, has never had “Oscar nominee” on his resume. Skarsgard, 74, said the praise he’s been getting for his supporting role in Joaquin Trier’s Sentimental Value as Gustav Borg, a respected director who wants to make a film about his family after the death of his ex-wife, was happily unexpected, much to the dismay of his estranged daughters. In particular, the father of eight thought…
Bespoke Investment Group says Capital One Financial investors are buying stocks for profit, finding a rare source of stability in a volatile market. When credit card lenders report their results after Thursday’s close, traders will focus not just on the numbers but whether the company can extend its unusual streak. Since late 2022, Capital One stock has risen every day after earnings, with an average daily gain of about 3.5% for 13 straight reports, according to Bespoke data. “Stock prices have increased in one day in response to earnings in each of the past 13 reports,” Bespoke said in a…
Twenty years ago, Duke University professor David R. Smith created a real-life cloak of invisibility using man-made composite materials called “metamaterials.” Although the cloak didn’t actually have Harry Potter-like functionality and was limited in its ability to hide objects from microwave-length light, advances in materials science eventually spilled over into research in electromagnetism. Now, Austin-based Neurophos, a photonics startup spun out of Duke University and Metacept (an incubator run by Smith), is taking that research a step further to solve what may be the biggest problem facing AI labs and hyperscalers: how to scale computing power while using less power.…
European officials told CNN that President Donald Trump’s stance on Greenland has irrevocably changed transatlantic relations, even after he backed down on Wednesday from threatening a U.S. takeover of the autonomous territory of Denmark. One European diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, described last week as “a whirlwind of absurdities that damaged transatlantic relations, diverted attention from Ukraine and greatly pleased China and Russia.” Tensions between the United States and its European allies, bound together under the collective security umbrella of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), came to a head over the weekend when President Trump threatened to impose…
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to mean big plans and gifts on the shelf. Sometimes the best way to say “I love you” is to spend time with something cozy. UGG clearly agrees. The brand just unveiled its Valentine’s Day collection today, January 22nd, reimagining fan-favorite silhouettes with heart-inspired details and ultra-luxe materials meant for repeated wear. The highlight this time is the Tazz Love slipper, a platform style that is already hugely popular and known to sell out quickly. Adding Valentine’s Day updates makes it easy to predict what’s coming. Also included is the Classic Ultra Mini Love, a winter…
With just one round of this season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) remaining, qualification remains wide open for the majority of teams and the stakes remain high.Some of Europe’s top clubs remain on high alert heading into the final round as teams look to bypass the play-off stage and qualify directly for the last 16.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listBut many other teams, including past winners and current league champions across the continent, fear the reality of an early exit.Al Jazeera Sports takes a closer look at who needs what from the day of the league’s final match to…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, January 22, 2026.Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Europe of being “lost” and trying to convince US President Donald Trump to help them instead of coming together to defend his country.“Instead of taking the lead in defending freedoms around the world, especially when the U.S. focus shifts elsewhere, Europe seems to be lost in trying to convince the U.S. president to change,” he said in a strongly worded speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, after nearly four years of…
The top talent behind yet another promising AI startup was swallowed up by the incumbent company. As part of the new licensing deal, Google DeepMind will bring in the CEO and several top engineers from voice AI startup Hume AI, Wired reports. What remains of Hume AI will continue to provide its technology to other AI companies. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. TechCrunch reached out to Google and Hume AI to confirm this news. According to Wired, CEO Alan Cowen and about seven other engineers will work with DeepMind to improve Gemini’s voice capabilities. Hume’s acquisition is…