
- Nvidia-Backed Nscale Raises $2B as AI Drives ‘Largest Infrastructure Buildout in Human History’
AI data center startup Nscale raised $2 billion at a $14.6 billion valuation from chip giant Nvidia. The post Nvidia-Backed Nscale Raises $2B as AI Drives ‘Largest Infrastructure Buildout in Human History’ appeared first on… Read more: Nvidia-Backed Nscale Raises $2B as AI Drives ‘Largest Infrastructure Buildout in Human History’ - ABB: Physical AI simulation boosts ROI for factory automation
A new ABB and NVIDIA partnership shows physical AI simulation is driving real ROI in factory automation and solving production hurdles. Manufacturers have often found it difficult to make intelligent robotics work reliably outside testing… Read more: ABB: Physical AI simulation boosts ROI for factory automation - Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook
Co-founders of Moltbook, a platform for artificial intelligence agents, will join tech giant’s AI research unit Facebook parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it had acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform built for artificial intelligence… Read more: Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook - Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim sues OpenAI alleging it could have prevented attack
Eight people were killed by 18-year-old in Canada, who had described violent scenarios involving guns to ChatGPT Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The family of… Read more: Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim sues OpenAI alleging it could have prevented attack - Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Promotes ‘Google Coin’ in New Crypto Scam
A fake Gemini-style chatbot is pushing a bogus Google Coin presale, using Google branding and scripted AI replies to lure victims into crypto payments. The post Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Promotes ‘Google Coin’ in New… Read more: Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Promotes ‘Google Coin’ in New Crypto Scam - Gemini burrows deeper into Google Workspace with revamped document creation and editing
Google didn’t waste time integrating Gemini into its popular Workspace apps, but those AI features are now getting an overhaul. The company says its new Gemini features for Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides will save… Read more: Gemini burrows deeper into Google Workspace with revamped document creation and editing - Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X
X’s Grok is failing to accurately verify video footage from the Iran conflict and is sharing its own AI-generated images about the war. - UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI
Tracy Chevalier announces registration scheme at the London Book Fair as AI works flood market The Society of Authors (SoA) has launched a scheme to help identify works written by humans in a market increasingly… Read more: UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI - These new winter tires have studs that retract as it warms up
Nokian provided flights from Austin, Texas, to Ivalo, Finland, and accommodation so Ars could visit its test facility. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. IVALO, Finland—In 1987, fictional superspy James Bond careened around a… Read more: These new winter tires have studs that retract as it warms up - Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns
Every year, we have a blast covering a fresh crop of winners of the Ig Nobel prizes. After 35 years in Boston, the annual prize ceremony will take place in Zurich, Switzerland, this year and… Read more: Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns - Fake Claude Code Spreads Malware to Windows, macOS Users
Attackers are using fake Claude Code install pages and malicious search ads to spread infostealer malware targeting Windows and macOS systems. The post Fake Claude Code Spreads Malware to Windows, macOS Users appeared first on… Read more: Fake Claude Code Spreads Malware to Windows, macOS Users - Dataiku Announced the Launch of the Platform for AI Success
An independent orchestration layer enabling enterprises to build, deploy, and govern AI systems at scale for the world’s leading companies Introducing three first-to-market products: a business-friendly AI agent generator, systems of agents that run entire… Read more: Dataiku Announced the Launch of the Platform for AI Success - Insiders Afraid the Government Will Nationalize the AI Industry
Depending on who you ask, AI was the financial growth story of 2025. In the first nine months of 2025, spending related to AI accounted for around 38 percent of real GDP growth across the… Read more: Insiders Afraid the Government Will Nationalize the AI Industry - Keyboard jamming: the sneaky way to make your boss think you’re working from home
Got a keyboard, something heavy and a desire to put your feet up during office hours? This could be the scam for you. But beware – employers are fighting back Name: Keyboard jamming. Age: Being… Read more: Keyboard jamming: the sneaky way to make your boss think you’re working from home - YouTube Filling With Horrifying AI Slop for Children
In an age when more and more young children are hooked on digital devices, YouTube is bombarding them with AI slop. After investigating over 1,000 YouTube shorts recommended to young children by the video platform,… Read more: YouTube Filling With Horrifying AI Slop for Children - GigaDevice Unveils Edge AI, Robotics Tech at Embedded World 2026
Wide range of demonstrations on display at Hall 5, 5-129 throughout the March 10-12 show GigaDevice, a leading semiconductor company specializing in Flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog products, today announced its participation at Embedded World 2026… Read more: GigaDevice Unveils Edge AI, Robotics Tech at Embedded World 2026 - Veritone Announced the Launch of Veritone Data Marketplace
New platform connects rightsholders and AI developers through a secure, transparent exchange built for the next phase of the AI data economy Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI), a leader in building enterprise AI and data solutions,… Read more: Veritone Announced the Launch of Veritone Data Marketplace - Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside?
Buying a cheap laptop is easy. You just go to Best Buy or Newegg or Amazon or Walmart or somewhere, you pick the cheapest one (or the most expensive one that fits whatever your budget… Read more: Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside? - After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes
Amazon’s ecommerce business has summoned a large group of engineers to a meeting on Tuesday for a “deep dive” into a spate of outages, including incidents tied to the use of AI coding tools. The… Read more: After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes - Datacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time
Iran is bombing Gulf datacenters to blow up symbols of alliance with the US – bringing the war directly into the lives of millions of people Sign up for the TechScape newsletter: our free technology… Read more: Datacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time - Agentic AI in finance speeds up operational automation
In finance, achieving operational automation by integrating agentic AI requires a data-centric foundation to drive real value. Financial infrastructure provider SEI has engaged IBM to modernise its internal operations via AI and automation. The joint… Read more: Agentic AI in finance speeds up operational automation - I Used Google’s New Gemini-Powered ‘Help Me Create’ Tool in Docs. It’s Great at Corporate-Speak
Google has injected Docs, Drive, Sheets, and Slides with its Gemini assistant, adding new features that can pull information from your emails and the web to help you draft content. I gave it a whirl. - ‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI
As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large Lea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways… Read more: ‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI - Viral ‘Quittr’ Porn Addiction App Exposed the Masturbation Habits of Hundreds of Thousands of Users
Quittr, an app that promises to help men stop watching pornography, leaked intimate data on hundreds of thousands of its users, including their masturbation habits, and lied about its security issues, 404 Media can now… Read more: Viral ‘Quittr’ Porn Addiction App Exposed the Masturbation Habits of Hundreds of Thousands of Users - AI Agent Goes Rogue, Starts Mining Crypto to Amass Funds
AI agents — AI systems designed to complete digital tasks without much supervision — may be everywhere, but they’re not exactly ready for primetime. Over the last year, they’ve been caught slandering people, deleting user… Read more: AI Agent Goes Rogue, Starts Mining Crypto to Amass Funds - Nscale Raises $2 Bn in Series C — the Largest in European History
This Series C round supports Nscale’s acceleration of AI infrastructure deployments globally, valuing Nscale at $14.6 billion Sheryl Sandberg, Susan Decker, and Nick Clegg join Nscale’s Board of Directors U.K.- based AI infrastructure hyperscaler Nscale today announced its… Read more: Nscale Raises $2 Bn in Series C — the Largest in European History - PolyAI Named Fastest-Growing AI Firm in FT 1000
The Financial Times and Statista recognized PolyAI as #32 overall and #1 in enterprise AI among Europe’s 1,000 fastest-growing companies PolyAI, the leader in agentic AI for customer experience, has been ranked Europe’s fastest-growing enterprise… Read more: PolyAI Named Fastest-Growing AI Firm in FT 1000 - OneTrust Expands AI Governance for Real-Time AI
OneTrust introduces new observability and enforcement capabilities to enable continuous, run-time control Gartner Data & Analytics Summit — OneTrust, the AI-Ready Governance Platform, today announced the expansion of its solution to include real‑time monitoring and enforcement capabilities… Read more: OneTrust Expands AI Governance for Real-Time AI - Scientists finally solve the mystery of yeast’s tiny centromeres
Scientists have uncovered how brewer’s yeast developed its unusually tiny centromeres, the DNA regions that guide chromosome separation during cell division. By studying related yeast species, researchers found centromeres that appear to represent evolutionary halfway… Read more: Scientists finally solve the mystery of yeast’s tiny centromeres - Stanford scientists say colorblindness may hide a deadly bladder cancer warning
Colorblindness may be doing more than making traffic lights confusing — it could also be hiding a life-threatening warning sign. Researchers analyzing millions of medical records found that people with bladder cancer who are also… Read more: Stanford scientists say colorblindness may hide a deadly bladder cancer warning - Cosmic voids look empty but they may be tearing the universe apart
Cosmic voids may seem like the emptiest places in the universe, stripped of matter, radiation, and even dark matter. But they’re far from nothing. Even in these vast empty regions, the fundamental quantum fields that… Read more: Cosmic voids look empty but they may be tearing the universe apart - Fast-tracking healthcare research with gen AI
AIAInow is your chance to stream exclusive talks and presentations from our previous events, hosted by AI experts and industry leaders. It’s a unique opportunity to watch the most sought-after AI content – ordinarily reserved… Read more: Fast-tracking healthcare research with gen AI - Scientists may have discovered a brand-new mineral on Mars
Scientists studying Mars may have uncovered a brand-new mineral hidden in the planet’s ancient sulfate deposits. By combining laboratory experiments with orbital data, researchers identified an unusual iron sulfate—ferric hydroxysulfate—forming in layered deposits near the… Read more: Scientists may have discovered a brand-new mineral on Mars - This 2-pound dinosaur is rewriting what scientists know about evolution
A nearly complete dinosaur skeleton discovered in Patagonia is helping scientists crack the mystery of alvarezsaurs, a bizarre group of bird-like dinosaurs. The fossil of Alnashetri cerropoliciensis reveals that these animals became tiny before developing… Read more: This 2-pound dinosaur is rewriting what scientists know about evolution - I’ve taught thousands of people how to use AI – here’s what I’ve learned
Most people fail with AI because they don’t understand what it actually is – if you treat it as a skill, not a shortcut, you’ll get the best results Sign up for AI for the… Read more: I’ve taught thousands of people how to use AI – here’s what I’ve learned - From scripts to sermons: is AI going to be writing everything soon? | Margaret Sullivan
‘Resistance is futile’, wrote one AI product manager for the Associated Press in internal messages to colleagues No one wants a soulless sermon – that defeats the purpose – and Pope Leo XIV has taken… Read more: From scripts to sermons: is AI going to be writing everything soon? | Margaret Sullivan - Mastercard brings agentic payments to life in Singapore with DBS and UOB
Mastercard has completed its first live, authenticated agent-based payment transaction in Singapore, a milestone that advances autonomous AI commerce from proof of concept to everyday use. Announced on March 4, 2026, the transaction was carried out in partnership… Read more: Mastercard brings agentic payments to life in Singapore with DBS and UOB - Politics with Michelle Grattan: Middle East war set to push inflation higher than forecast, warns RBA deputy governor
The Reserve Bank’s Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser says inflation in Australia looks likely to be higher than projected before the war in the Middle East broke out. The Reserve Bank’s board will meet to discuss… Read more: Politics with Michelle Grattan: Middle East war set to push inflation higher than forecast, warns RBA deputy governor - Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work
About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign Thousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an “empty” book to protest against AI firms… Read more: Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work - Yann LeCun Raises $1 Billion to Build AI That Understands the Physical World
Meta’s former chief AI scientist has long argued that human-level AI will come from mastering the physical world, not language. His new startup, AMI, plans to prove it. - Short films made from brain activity of mice aim to show how they see world
Scientists hope results analysed after the mice watched video footage will help them understand their perceptions Scientists have reconstructed short movies from the brain activity of mice that watched videos for a project that aspires… Read more: Short films made from brain activity of mice aim to show how they see world - NASA’s DART asteroid smash shows we could deflect a future threat
When NASA’s DART spacecraft deliberately crashed into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, it did more than change the asteroid’s local orbit — it slightly shifted the path of the entire asteroid pair around the Sun. The… Read more: NASA’s DART asteroid smash shows we could deflect a future threat - It’s tempting to offload your thinking to AI. Cognitive science shows why that’s a bad idea
Milad Fakurian/Unsplash With so many artificial intelligence (AI) products on offer now, it’s increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks to chatbots, agents and other tools. As we chart this new technological terrain, more and… Read more: It’s tempting to offload your thinking to AI. Cognitive science shows why that’s a bad idea - After falling far behind the rest of industry, Blue Origin creates new stock option plan
Editor’s note: On Monday afternoon, Blue Origin chief executive Dave Limp sent employees an email announcing a “new stock option” plan that would allow all employees to participate in and eventually convert vested options. This… Read more: After falling far behind the rest of industry, Blue Origin creates new stock option plan - Light-guided evolution creates proteins that can switch, sense, and compute
Researchers have created a method called optovolution that uses light to guide the evolution of proteins with dynamic behaviors. By engineering yeast cells so their survival depended on proteins switching states at the right time,… Read more: Light-guided evolution creates proteins that can switch, sense, and compute - Hidden metabolism found operating inside the cell nucleus
Researchers have found hundreds of metabolic enzymes attached to human DNA inside the cell nucleus. Different tissues and cancers show unique patterns of these enzymes, forming a “nuclear metabolic fingerprint.” Some of the enzymes gather… Read more: Hidden metabolism found operating inside the cell nucleus - Trump news at a glance: president issues an ultimatum to Congress to get voter ID bill passed
Trump is also pushing for the Save America Act to includes provisions to limit transgender youth’s access to care and banning trans women athletes in womens sports – key US politics stories from Monday 9… Read more: Trump news at a glance: president issues an ultimatum to Congress to get voter ID bill passed - Nvidia Is Planning to Launch an Open-Source AI Agent Platform
Ahead of its annual developer conference, Nvidia is readying a new approach to software that embraces AI agents similar to OpenClaw. - Scientists create slippery nanopores that supercharge blue energy
Scientists have found a way to significantly boost “blue energy,” which generates electricity from the mixing of saltwater and freshwater. By coating nanopores with lipid molecules that create a friction-reducing water layer, they enabled ions… Read more: Scientists create slippery nanopores that supercharge blue energy - US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial
The Trump administration agreed to stop pursuing a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster as part of a settlement that blindsided state attorneys general in the middle of a trial. Attorneys general from 27 states… Read more: US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial - Testing Apple’s 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new “performance” cores
Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max make deceptively large changes to how Apple’s high-end laptop and desktop chips are built. We’ve already covered those changes in some depth, but in essence: The M5 Pro and… Read more: Testing Apple’s 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new “performance” cores - Quad Cortex mini amp modeler: All the power, half the size
At this January’s massive NAMM music tech show in Los Angeles, six products won “best of show” awards. Several of them went to major music and electronic brands like Yamaha and Boss, but one of… Read more: Quad Cortex mini amp modeler: All the power, half the size - US CBP Says Its Systems Aren’t Ready for Massive Tariff Refunds
A court fight over Trump-era tariffs is exposing how hard it is for legacy government trade systems to reverse billions of dollars at scale. The post US CBP Says Its Systems Aren’t Ready for Massive… Read more: US CBP Says Its Systems Aren’t Ready for Massive Tariff Refunds - OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government
Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean is among the AI researchers and engineers rushing to Anthropic’s defense. - Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions
Executives at the AI startup say companies paused deal talks after the Trump administration labeled it a supply-chain risk, warning the fallout could cause a major revenue hit. - Flexible feline spines shed light on “falling cat” problem
Why do falling cats always seem to land on their feet? Scientists have been arguing about the precise mechanism for a very long time—since at least 1700, in fact—conducting all manner of experiments to pin… Read more: Flexible feline spines shed light on “falling cat” problem - Nintendo sues to prevent Trump from dodging full tariff refunds
Last Friday, Nintendo joined thousands of companies suing the Trump administration to secure full refunds, plus interest, for billions in unlawful tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In its complaint, Nintendo… Read more: Nintendo sues to prevent Trump from dodging full tariff refunds - An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters
Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, according to a recent study in which its authors link three wildly different lines of evidence to… Read more: An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters - How ‘looksmaxxing’ self-improvement apps are marketing misogyny to young men
Manuel Arias Duran / Getty Images A theory about male “sexual market value” that began in online manosphere forums is now appearing in the TikTok feeds of Australian teenagers — repackaged as AI-powered “looksmaxxing” apps.… Read more: How ‘looksmaxxing’ self-improvement apps are marketing misogyny to young men - Veeam’s ‘Agent Commander’: Bringing Guardrails and Resilience to the Wild West of AI
Veeam’s Agent Commander turns backup into an AI-era command center, giving enterprises the guardrails, visibility, and precision “undo” they need to safely scale autonomous agents. The post Veeam’s ‘Agent Commander’: Bringing Guardrails and Resilience to… Read more: Veeam’s ‘Agent Commander’: Bringing Guardrails and Resilience to the Wild West of AI - X Tests Ad Format That Turns Product Mentions Into Shopping Prompts
X is testing a new ad format that adds shopping prompts beneath product mentions, opening a new revenue path while raising fresh questions about user trust. The post X Tests Ad Format That Turns Product… Read more: X Tests Ad Format That Turns Product Mentions Into Shopping Prompts - Robots Rise, Humans Fall: Amazon Cuts Robotics Staff Amid Automation Push
Amazon cut at least 100 white-collar jobs in its robotics division as it continues restructuring, even while expanding its warehouse robot fleet and AI spending. The post Robots Rise, Humans Fall: Amazon Cuts Robotics Staff… Read more: Robots Rise, Humans Fall: Amazon Cuts Robotics Staff Amid Automation Push - Oracle Axing Huge Number of Jobs as AI Crisis Intensifies
AI companies are spending vast sums of money on data centers — infrastructure expenditures that come with some hair-raising price tags. As Bloomberg reported last week, Larry Ellison’s Oracle may have spread itself a little… Read more: Oracle Axing Huge Number of Jobs as AI Crisis Intensifies - Don’t worry, Valve still plans to launch the Steam Machine “this year”
Valve quickly reconfirmed that it plans to ship the Steam Machine and other recently announced hardware products “this year,” after an official blog post late last week set off some worried speculation about possible delays.… Read more: Don’t worry, Valve still plans to launch the Steam Machine “this year” - Anthropic Sues Pentagon
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei picked a major fight with the Department of Defense last month, asserting that his company’s AI models couldn’t be used for mass surveillance of Americans or direct autonomous weapons systems. Defense… Read more: Anthropic Sues Pentagon - Top OpenAI Executive Quits in Protest
A top OpenAI executive has quit the company over its agreement with the Department of Defense that allows its tech to be deployed across the military. The employee, Caitlin Kalinowski, who led OpenAI’s hardware and… Read more: Top OpenAI Executive Quits in Protest - AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting
Lawsuits come after Pentagon labeled Anthropic a ‘supply chain risk’, a decision the company says is unlawful Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Anthropic filed two… Read more: AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting - Missing money, shipped chips and a 350,000% profit: key takeaways on AI ‘phantom investments’
A Guardian investigation has put the UK government’s AI plans under the microscope. Here are the key details Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’ The Essex ‘supercomputer’ that’s still a scaffolding… Read more: Missing money, shipped chips and a 350,000% profit: key takeaways on AI ‘phantom investments’ - Together AI Marks Key Milestones at AI Native Event
Event showcases breakthroughs in AI infrastructure, open source research and reinforcement learning Together AI, the AI Native Cloud powering some of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies, today launched AI Native Conf, its first-ever conference dedicated… Read more: Together AI Marks Key Milestones at AI Native Event - Understanding Roblox’s Grooming Problem
Roblox is one of those games that is more popular than you can imagine, but unless you are of a certain age group and live in that world, you’ll rarely hear about it unless it… Read more: Understanding Roblox’s Grooming Problem - Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain Risk Designation
The Claude chatbot developer says the Trump administration overstepped by escalating a contract dispute into a federal ban on the company’s technology. - 2026 Australian Grand Prix: Formula 1 debuts a new style of racing
Formula 1’s 2026 season got underway this past weekend in Melbourne, Australia. Formula 1 has undergone a radical transformation during the short off-season, with new technical rules that have created cars that are smaller and… Read more: 2026 Australian Grand Prix: Formula 1 debuts a new style of racing - Apple’s Rumored Smart ‘HomePad’ Gets a New Release Timeline
Apple’s rumored HomePad could launch later this year, with leaks pointing to a seven-inch display, A18 chip, and deep Siri integration. The post Apple’s Rumored Smart ‘HomePad’ Gets a New Release Timeline appeared first on… Read more: Apple’s Rumored Smart ‘HomePad’ Gets a New Release Timeline - Strax Networks Appoints Frank Thomas as Strategic Advisor
Strengthens enterprise growth strategy and brand leadership as company expands AI infrastructure platform Strax Networks Inc., an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) platform company transforming physical environments into intelligent, measurable digital engagement systems, today announced the… Read more: Strax Networks Appoints Frank Thomas as Strategic Advisor - Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’
Exclusive: Rented datacentres and ‘supercomputer’ site that’s still a scaffolding yard raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy’ From press release … to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that’s… Read more: Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’ - From press release … to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that’s still a scaffolding yard
Nscale’s AI project still in use as depot ahead of pledged completion date – with planning permission filed after Guardian’s inquiries Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’ The press releases announcing… Read more: From press release … to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that’s still a scaffolding yard - Codenotary Debuts AI Tool to Address Linux Skills Gap
SaaS platform secures Linux and applications, fixes configuration issues, and optimizes performance Codenotary, leaders in software supply chain protection, today announced Codenotary Trust, a unified SaaS platform that uses AI to instantly detect, prioritize, and… Read more: Codenotary Debuts AI Tool to Address Linux Skills Gap - How to Talk to Someone Experiencing ‘AI Psychosis’
When David saw his friend Michael’s social media post asking for a second opinion on a programming project, he offered to take a look. “He sent me some of the code, and none of it… Read more: How to Talk to Someone Experiencing ‘AI Psychosis’ - Chevrolet killed it then brought it back, now we drive it: The 2027 Bolt
Chevrolet provided flights from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the Bolt. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—When the Chevrolet Bolt debuted in 2017, the electric… Read more: Chevrolet killed it then brought it back, now we drive it: The 2027 Bolt - I Visited the ‘Freedom Truck’ to Meet PragerU’s AI Slop Founders
In the parking lot of Seven Oaks Element school in South Carolina on one of the first hot days of the year I watched an AI-generated George Washington talk about the American revolution. “Our rights… Read more: I Visited the ‘Freedom Truck’ to Meet PragerU’s AI Slop Founders - OpenAI delays ‘adult mode’ for ChatGPT to focus on work of higher priority
Startup still believes in ‘principle of treating adults like adults, but getting experience right will take more time’ OpenAI is delaying the launch of “adult mode” for ChatGPT after admitting it had more pressing priorities… Read more: OpenAI delays ‘adult mode’ for ChatGPT to focus on work of higher priority - British AI datacentre firm Nscale raises $2bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board
London-based startup, which is vital to the government’s artificial intelligence ambitions, is now valued at $14.6bn Business live – latest updates Nscale, a UK company vital to the government’s AI ambitions, has raised $2bn (£1.5bn)… Read more: British AI datacentre firm Nscale raises $2bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board - Feeld Was a Dating App for the Freaks. Now Some People Call It ‘Normie Hell’
The app that catered to unconventional kinks is gaining steam among daters with vanilla preferences—and some aren’t happy about it. - “It doesn’t feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US
This week, tens of thousands of game developers and producers will once again gather in San Francisco, as they have since 1988, for the weeklong Game Developers Conference. But this year’s show will be missing… Read more: “It doesn’t feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US - AI and work: an expert assesses how far this revolution still has to run
Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Every week brings fresh claims about AI transforming the workplace. A CEO declares a revolution. A think piece predicts millions of jobs vanishing overnight. The noise is relentless. But strip away the hype and… Read more: AI and work: an expert assesses how far this revolution still has to run - UK sovereign AI fund to build up domestic computing infrastructure
The UK sovereign AI fund intends to secure advantages by providing a domestic alternative to external computing infrastructure. Backed by a £500 million budget from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the unit formally… Read more: UK sovereign AI fund to build up domestic computing infrastructure - AI insurance underwriting is past the pitch deck. Gradient AI just got the capital to prove it.
AI insurance underwriting has been called the next frontier of insurtech for years. The difference now is that the money backing it has moved from venture bets into institutional conviction. On March 3, Boston-based Gradient… Read more: AI insurance underwriting is past the pitch deck. Gradient AI just got the capital to prove it. - How AstraZeneca is quietly rewiring Boston’s AI ecosystem
In recent years, AstraZeneca has done more in Boston than expand office space. It’s been building an AI-first innovation engine that blends biotech, machine learning, clinical data, and academic collaboration into something that feels less… Read more: How AstraZeneca is quietly rewiring Boston’s AI ecosystem - How AI firm Anthropic wound up in the Pentagon’s crosshairs
Standoff with DoD over Claude chatbot reignites debate over how AI will be used in war – and who will be held accountable Until recently, Anthropic was one of the quieter names in the artificial… Read more: How AI firm Anthropic wound up in the Pentagon’s crosshairs - Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over ‘sickening’ Grok AI posts
AI feature generated offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disasters Liverpool and Manchester United have complained to Elon Musk’s X after the Grok AI feature made offensive posts about Diogo Jota… Read more: Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over ‘sickening’ Grok AI posts - Luma Launches AI Agents for Creative Workflows
Built on Luma’s new Unified Intelligence architecture, Luma Agents introduce a new category of AI collaborators and are deployed today with global enterprise partners, including Publicis Groupe and Serviceplan Group Luma today announced the launch… Read more: Luma Launches AI Agents for Creative Workflows - City Union Bank launches AI centre to support banking operations
Banks have spent years buying analytics tools and automation software. Now some are taking a different step: building internal spaces where AI can be tested directly on real banking problems. One example emerged in India… Read more: City Union Bank launches AI centre to support banking operations - Congress must prevent AI surveillance. The Anthropic feud proves it | Ashley Gorski and Patrick Toomey
The company’s clash with the Pentagon is a fight over the future of American privacy The US military wants to use its state-of-the-art AI tools to supercharge surveillance against Americans, making it easier than ever… Read more: Congress must prevent AI surveillance. The Anthropic feud proves it | Ashley Gorski and Patrick Toomey - Can AI Kill the Venture Capitalist?
VCs are betting that artificial intelligence will disrupt nearly every industry in the world. Are they prepared for it to disrupt their own? - AI Digital Launches Dual-Engine AI Platform
AI Digital launches the AI Labs Incubator and AI Transformation Consultancy – a first-of-its-kind dual-engine model that builds frontier AI products in days and embeds them across organizations for lasting impact. AI Digital, the leading… Read more: AI Digital Launches Dual-Engine AI Platform - Particles may not follow Einstein’s paths after all
Physicists have long struggled to unite quantum mechanics—the theory governing tiny particles—with Einstein’s theory of gravity, which explains the behavior of stars, planets, and the structure of the universe. Researchers at TU Wien have now… Read more: Particles may not follow Einstein’s paths after all - Improving AI models’ ability to explain their predictions
In high-stakes settings like medical diagnostics, users often want to know what led a computer vision model to make a certain prediction, so they can determine whether to trust its output. Concept bottleneck modeling is… Read more: Improving AI models’ ability to explain their predictions - Scientists stunned to find signs of ancient life in a place no one expected
While exploring ancient seabeds in Morocco, scientists discovered strange wrinkle-like textures in deep-water sediments that shouldn’t have been there. These structures are usually made by sunlight-loving microbial mats in shallow waters. But the rocks formed… Read more: Scientists stunned to find signs of ancient life in a place no one expected - Brain scans reveal how ketamine quickly lifts severe depression
A new brain-imaging study has revealed how ketamine produces its fast antidepressant effects in people with treatment-resistant depression. Researchers tracked changes in a critical brain receptor that helps neurons communicate and found that ketamine reshapes… Read more: Brain scans reveal how ketamine quickly lifts severe depression - Engineers make magnets behave like graphene
Engineers have discovered an unexpected link between two very different realms of physics: the behavior of electrons in graphene and magnetic waves in specially engineered materials. By designing a thin magnetic film with a hexagonal… Read more: Engineers make magnets behave like graphene
