Tech Digest: Autonomous Drones, AI Benchmarks, PlayStation Lawsuit, and More

Security & Defense

The US military is pushing ahead with mass production of robotic fighter planes. Awards have been issued to General Atomics and Anduril for hundreds of autonomous combat aircraft. [New Atlas]

In cybersecurity news, Brazil's cellphone alert system was breached and a message in leetspeak was sent across states. The government took the system offline. [Slashdot]

Waymo is recalling about 3,900 robotaxis after incidents where vehicles drove into freeway construction zones. This is the second recall in a month. [Slashdot]

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI released a new benchmark for AI in life sciences research. Its top model, GPT-Rosalind, achieved a pass rate of only 36.1%, failing nearly two-thirds of tasks. [Slashdot]

Microsoft's Chief Scientific Officer warns that humans are struggling to keep up with AI advancement, noting a 'narrowing window to understand AI' before it becomes too complex to control. [TechRadar]

A new study found that Claude Opus 4.6 outperformed professional fundraisers in persuasion tasks, raising concerns about AI influence. [Digital Trends]

Gaming & Digital Rights

Four gamers are suing Sony PlayStation, claiming that the store's 'Buy Now' button misleads customers into thinking they own games outright, when they only receive a revocable license. [Slashdot]

A new Star Fox 64 remake is coming, but critics say it may be too conservative after the polarizing Star Fox Zero. [TechRadar]

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died in a plane crash in France. [Reddit]

Display & TV Deals

TCL's massive 115-inch QM7K QLED TV gets a $2,000 discount, bringing it to $7,998. It features QD-Mini LED tech and 4K@144Hz gaming. [The Inventory]

Hisense's 75-inch CanvasTV offers a Samsung Frame alternative with Art Mode, anti-glare display, and 144Hz gaming at a lower price. [The Inventory]

Audio

Sonos released the cheaper Era 100 SL, which offers the same sound as the Era 100 but without the microphone. Reviewers say it's a bargain with few trade-offs. [TechRadar]

Sennheiser's Momentum 5 headphones deliver an epic soundstage and long battery life, though the default treble may need some tweaking. [TechRadar]

PC & Mobile

GPD debuted a mini PC with a 25W Core Ultra X7 358H CPU and an iGPU nearly as fast as an Nvidia 3050M. However, the X7 model loses MCIO expansion. [TechRadar]

iOS 27 quietly includes a much better dictation system that is off by default. It requires 12GB of RAM and most users will never know to enable it. [Digital Trends]