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Claude Opus 4.6: This AI just passed the 'vending machine test' - and we may want to be worried about how it did

When leading AI company Anthropic launched its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.6, at the end of last week, it broke many measures of intelligence and effectiveness - including one crucial benchmark: the vending machine test.
Parents admit they have no idea what their children look at on their smartphones

Half of parents say their children have never spoken to them about harmful online content, polling suggests - with around a quarter unaware of what they are seeing on their smartphones.
Social media goes on trial in LA - here's what you need to know

Social media is on trial in Los Angeles. What happens next could change the way they operate.
Face of a 'vampire' revealed: Science rebuilds likeness of man decapitated after death to stop him coming back

The face of a "vampire" whose remains were posthumously mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead can be seen for the first time in more than 400 years.
Have a baby while you still can, France to tell 29-year-olds

All 29-year-old French citizens are to be encouraged by their government to have babies while they still can.

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