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The Glass Paradox: Physics of Prince Rupert's Drop
Discover why Prince Rupert's drops can survive hammer blows on their bulbous head yet explode into fine dust at Mach 5 when their tail is clipped.
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Engineering
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AI
Why Developers Stick to Tools: Trust in the AI Era
Why are developers attached to their tools? It comes down to encoded trust. Here is why AI assistants must build determinism to win developer workflows.
AI
The End of Permissionless AI: US Vetting for GPT-5.6
With the release of GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic's Mythos, the US government is now vetting users. What does this mean for global AI development and open source?
AI
When AI Builds AI: The Reality of Self-Improvement
Anthropic's recent progress on recursive self-improvement marks a shift from sci-fi to reality. What happens when AI automates its own R&D pipeline?