
- IaCConf 2026 Tackles Gap Between Dev Speed, Infra Readiness
Free virtual conference on May 14 brings together platform engineers, DevOps practitioners and infrastructure leaders to share real-world strategies for scaling infrastructure without sacrificing governance or control IaCConf 2026: Keeping Pace, the second annual virtual conference… Read more: IaCConf 2026 Tackles Gap Between Dev Speed, Infra Readiness - Relativity to Establish Singapore Entity, Expanding APAC Footprint
News Summary: Relativity plans to establish a Singapore entity in Q4, enabling local hiring to enhance its presence in Asia. Adoption of RelativityOne and Relativity aiR continues to grow as APAC customers manage surging data… Read more: Relativity to Establish Singapore Entity, Expanding APAC Footprint - Why are respected film-makers suddenly embracing AI?
From Soderbergh to Aronofsky, esteemed Hollywood directors are starting to find ways to include artificial intelligence in the production of their films In Steven Soderbergh’s beguiling new movie The Christophers, a reclusive artist (Ian McKellen)… Read more: Why are respected film-makers suddenly embracing AI? - European Commission Moving to Classify ChatGPT as ‘Very Large Online Search Engine’ Under Digital Services Act
The European Commission is set to designate ChatGPT as a ‘Very Large Online Search Engine,’ subjecting OpenAI to strict Digital Services Act compliance rules. The post European Commission Moving to Classify ChatGPT as ‘Very Large… Read more: European Commission Moving to Classify ChatGPT as ‘Very Large Online Search Engine’ Under Digital Services Act - Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears
Alarm caused by posts of Alex Carp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons The US spy tech company Palantir published a manifesto extolling the benefits of American power and implying… Read more: Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears - These California bees are beating a killer that’s wiping out colonies
A unique hybrid honeybee thriving in Southern California may hold a powerful clue to saving struggling bee populations. While U.S. beekeepers are losing massive numbers of colonies—largely due to destructive Varroa mites—a locally adapted mix… Read more: These California bees are beating a killer that’s wiping out colonies - 95% success rate: This new trick lures termites straight to their death
Scientists at UC Riverside have found a clever new way to outsmart termites—by turning their own instincts against them. Using a natural pine scent called pinene, which smells like food to termites, researchers can lure… Read more: 95% success rate: This new trick lures termites straight to their death - Mythos: are fears over new AI model panic or PR? – podcast
Earlier this month the AI company Anthropic said it had created a model so powerful that, out of a sense of responsibility, it was not going to release it to the public. Anthropic says the… Read more: Mythos: are fears over new AI model panic or PR? – podcast - Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military’s most troubled space programs
The Pentagon has canceled a ground control system for the US military’s GPS satellite navigation network after the program’s enduring problems “proved insurmountable,” the US Space Force announced in a press release Monday. The Global Positioning… Read more: Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military’s most troubled space programs - A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China
An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes. - Absurd study suggests eating fruits and vegetables leads to cancer
Dubious nutrition research and downright terrible diet and health advice are nothing new, but the situation has devolved as of late. With the rise of anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, federal food guidelines have… Read more: Absurd study suggests eating fruits and vegetables leads to cancer - John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO
Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down from the job effective September 1, 2026. As has long been rumored, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus will become Apple’s new CEO. While Cook will… Read more: John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO - Hyperscale Data Accelerates Michigan Ops for AI Data Center and Robotics Hub
Company Advances Facility Reconfiguration and Robotics Capabilities, with Plans to Hire 500+ Employees Over Three Years Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE American: GPUS), an artificial intelligence (“AI“) data center company anchored by Bitcoin (“Hyperscale Data” or the “Company“), today… Read more: Hyperscale Data Accelerates Michigan Ops for AI Data Center and Robotics Hub - Nvidia CEO Loses His Cool at Tough Question
Look, being CEO of the largest company by market cap in the world isn’t a cakewalk. It takes a tough person not to crack under that kind of pressure — just ask Nvidia CEO Jensen… Read more: Nvidia CEO Loses His Cool at Tough Question - US opens refund portal to start paying back Trump’s illegal tariffs
The US government today opened an online portal for submitting tariff refund requests, two months after the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump illegally imposed the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs. The refunds… Read more: US opens refund portal to start paying back Trump’s illegal tariffs - The MCP Disclosure Is the AI Era’s ‘Open Redirect’ Moment
The MCP flaw reveals a systemic AI security gap, exposing enterprise systems to supply chain attacks and forcing a shift toward data-layer governance. The post The MCP Disclosure Is the AI Era’s ‘Open Redirect’ Moment… Read more: The MCP Disclosure Is the AI Era’s ‘Open Redirect’ Moment - Scientists Gave a Bunch of Salmon Cocaine. This Is What Happened Next.
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Salmon exposed to cocaine swim farther and behave differently than unexposed… Read more: Scientists Gave a Bunch of Salmon Cocaine. This Is What Happened Next. - ChronicCareIQ Appoints Venkata Reddy Gogulamudi as CTO
ChronicCareIQ, the most highly rated care management software by doctors and patients on Google Play and the Apple App store, announced the appointment of Venkata Reddy Gogulamudi as Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Venkat will… Read more: ChronicCareIQ Appoints Venkata Reddy Gogulamudi as CTO - Riverbed Wins Data Observability Platform of the Year
Leading Market Intelligence Program Honors Innovation in Analytics, AI, DataOps and Next-Generation Data Technologies Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the “Data Observability Platform… Read more: Riverbed Wins Data Observability Platform of the Year - CEO of $1.5 Billion AI Startup Accused of Massive Fraud by Justice Department
The AI boom has brought with it untold levels of fraud and graft. One of the largest schemes so far, concealed within the record-breaking valuations of the AI hype cycle, was iLearning Engines, a relatively… Read more: CEO of $1.5 Billion AI Startup Accused of Massive Fraud by Justice Department - Slanguage: Why AI’s stylistic negation — ‘it’s not X, it’s Y’ — is both annoying and doesn’t work
If you spend any amount of time on LinkedIn, you’ll have certainly come across this type of phrasing: “This isn’t a job, it’s a calling” or “This isn’t marketing, it’s a movement” or “This isn’t… Read more: Slanguage: Why AI’s stylistic negation — ‘it’s not X, it’s Y’ — is both annoying and doesn’t work - Robot runner handily beats humans in half-marathon, setting new record
Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19. The demonstration of fast-improving robotic speed and autonomy comes as China’s tech… Read more: Robot runner handily beats humans in half-marathon, setting new record - Here’s how F1 is tweaking its hybrid systems to try to save the show
After spending the last couple of weeks discussing the problem, Formula 1’s stakeholders have arrived at a number of solutions to the sport’s hybrid energy problem. F1 started this year with all-new powertrains with much… Read more: Here’s how F1 is tweaking its hybrid systems to try to save the show - Rogue Trooper brings the Genetic Infantry to the silver screen
For more than 49 years, a comic called 2000 AD has been responsible for giving science-fiction junkies a weekly infusion of “thrill power.” The series is based in the UK, far from the action in… Read more: Rogue Trooper brings the Genetic Infantry to the silver screen - Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent
Music streaming services like Spotify and YouTube Music have become the primary way people listen to music, which can be a lot more convenient than buying individual albums like we used to do. However, this… Read more: Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent - Amazon Debuts ‘Slimmest Ever’ Fire TV Stick HD Starting at $34.99
Amazon unveils its “slimmest ever” Fire TV Stick HD with Wi-Fi 6, Alexa+, faster performance, and portable USB-powered streaming for any TV. The post Amazon Debuts ‘Slimmest Ever’ Fire TV Stick HD Starting at $34.99… Read more: Amazon Debuts ‘Slimmest Ever’ Fire TV Stick HD Starting at $34.99 - Palantir Issues Ominous Corporate Manifesto
Military and intelligence contractor Palantir has long struggled to beat the allegations of enabling an Orwellian surveillance state on behalf of the Pentagon. The Alex Karp-led company has received huge sums in federal funding to… Read more: Palantir Issues Ominous Corporate Manifesto - Is Richard Tice’s picture AI-manipulated? Here are five giveaways
Experts and social media detectives take a closer look at Reform deputy leader’s image of an apparent campaign event *** After Richard Tice posted a picture of an apparent Reform campaign event on Sunday, experts… Read more: Is Richard Tice’s picture AI-manipulated? Here are five giveaways - Forbes Prediction Market Gamefies Story About Mass Shooting of 8 Children
In another sign that the depravity economy has no bottom, Forbes published a story about a Louisiana man that killed 8 children over the weekend containing a box that asked readers to predict whether Congress… Read more: Forbes Prediction Market Gamefies Story About Mass Shooting of 8 Children - Meet Bruce, the “beak-jousting” parrot
Bruce the kea—a species of alpine parrot native to New Zealand—lost his upper beak in an accident as a young bird. But that hasn’t stopped him from becoming the dominant male in his kea community… Read more: Meet Bruce, the “beak-jousting” parrot - Reform’s Richard Tice posts picture with telltale signs of AI manipulation, say experts
Deputy leader’s image on X was almost certainly generated or altered using AI, according to Peryton Intelligence UK politics live – latest updates In a picture of a blue-skyed day in Birmingham, a diverse group… Read more: Reform’s Richard Tice posts picture with telltale signs of AI manipulation, say experts - Anthropic’s Mythos AI model sparks fears of turbocharged hacking
Anthropic’s new Mythos AI model is raising concern among governments and companies that it could outpace current cyber security defenses, turbocharge hacking, and expose weaknesses faster than they can be fixed. The San Francisco-based startup… Read more: Anthropic’s Mythos AI model sparks fears of turbocharged hacking - The fake disease that fooled the internet — and what it says about all of us
Damn! It looks like I’ve got bixonimania! monshtein/Shutterstock.com Until a few years ago, no one had heard of bixonimania. Then, in 2024, a group of scientists posted findings online announcing the condition, which they claimed… Read more: The fake disease that fooled the internet — and what it says about all of us - Meta Plans Up to 8,000 Job Cuts in New Round of Layoffs
Meta is preparing a major round of layoffs that could cut up to 8,000 jobs as the company restructures and leans further into AI-driven operations. The post Meta Plans Up to 8,000 Job Cuts in… Read more: Meta Plans Up to 8,000 Job Cuts in New Round of Layoffs - Exploring conversational AI and poetry but not as we know it
What do the large language models behind human-like conversational AI really know and what does it mean to live alongside them? A new book Understanding Conversational AI by Thierry Poibeau offers a critical and interdisciplinary… Read more: Exploring conversational AI and poetry but not as we know it - Bobyard 2.0 offers improved takeoffs and unified AI for estimators
AI platform, Bobyard, has unveiled Bobyard 2.0, its latest platform update delivering accelerated takeoff workflows and a unified AI workbench, designed to keep pace with the estimators (those responsible for calculating project budgets) who use… Read more: Bobyard 2.0 offers improved takeoffs and unified AI for estimators - Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive was written by AI, study finds
People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know. Ekaterina Buravleva/iStock via Getty Images Two new experiments show that most people do not even consider that… Read more: Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive was written by AI, study finds - Prego Has a Dinner-Conversation-Recording Device, Capisce?
The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time. - Why Journalists Are Going Indie (with Maddy Myers)
This week, Sam is joined by Maddy Myers, editor-in-chief of Mothership. She’s also a co-host of the video games podcast Triple Click. Maddy launched Mothership with co-founder Zoë Hannah in January. It’s a queer and… Read more: Why Journalists Are Going Indie (with Maddy Myers) - How to prepare for and remediate an AI system incident
For all the possibilities AI gives us, there is always a chance of the technology malfunctioning or becoming compromised. In the event of an AI system crisis, new research from ISACA has found that the… Read more: How to prepare for and remediate an AI system incident - Clarifying HEVC licensing fees, royalties, and why vendors kill HEVC support
You don’t notice good video compression—until it’s not there. For years, people have streamed high-resolution video without thinking about the tech behind it. But when companies clash over which hardware, software, and services can use… Read more: Clarifying HEVC licensing fees, royalties, and why vendors kill HEVC support - Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey have different visions for how to use AI for management purposes, but both imagine a system of heightened control. - Half of AI health answers are wrong even though they sound convincing – new study
Who is Danny/Shutterstock.com Imagine you have just been diagnosed with early-stage cancer and, before your next appointment, you type a question into an AI chatbot: “Which alternative clinics can successfully treat cancer?” Within seconds you… Read more: Half of AI health answers are wrong even though they sound convincing – new study - Brain Cp Achieves SOC 2 Compliance
Brain Corp hits security milestone as autonomous robots scale across commercial spaces With tens of thousands of autonomous robots already operating in commercial environments worldwide, the conversation around AI is shifting from proving it works… Read more: Brain Cp Achieves SOC 2 Compliance - French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over alleged child abuse images on X
Owner of X summoned along with former CEO Linda Yaccarino over investigation by cybercrime unit into spread of deepfake content Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris, where investigators are looking into allegations of misconduct… Read more: French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over alleged child abuse images on X - Medline announces first-in-healthcare AI robotics partnership with Symbotic
Continued investment in next-gen supply chain technology powers Medline’s distribution capabilities Medline (Nasdaq: MDLN) announced a strategic agreement to implement next-generation warehouse automation from Symbotic, a leader in AI-enabled robotics technology, as part of the company’s… Read more: Medline announces first-in-healthcare AI robotics partnership with Symbotic - Resolve AI extends Series A at a $1.5B valuation and launches Resolve AI Labs
Resolve AI, the AI for running and operating software in production, today announced it has raised $40 million in its Series A Extension at a $1.5 billion valuation, led by DST Global and Salesforce Ventures.… Read more: Resolve AI extends Series A at a $1.5B valuation and launches Resolve AI Labs - Anthropic walks into the White House and Mythos is the reason Washington let it in
When we covered Project Glasswing earlier this month, the story was about a model too dangerous to release publicly and what Anthropic decided to do with it instead. That story has moved. On Friday, Anthropic… Read more: Anthropic walks into the White House and Mythos is the reason Washington let it in - Hippocratic AI Launches AI Front Door, Nurse Voice Assistant
Giving healthcare leaders the tools to move from scarcity to abundance: AI Front Door is the first safe, omni-topic Voice AI for patient access, including inbound calls; Nurse Co-Pilot is first AI voice assistant built… Read more: Hippocratic AI Launches AI Front Door, Nurse Voice Assistant - After 200 years scientists finally crack the “dolomite problem”
After two centuries of failed attempts, scientists have finally grown dolomite in the lab, cracking a long-standing geological puzzle. They discovered that the mineral’s growth stalls because of tiny defects—but in nature, those flaws get… Read more: After 200 years scientists finally crack the “dolomite problem” - Grimes joining LinkedIn is artwashing at its most brazen. I should know – I released my new film on there
The networking platform – social media’s answer to boomer grandparents – is rapidly becoming an AI slop dystopia. Which made it the perfect place for my Nvidia-inspired fairytale When electronic musician Grimes – AKA Claire… Read more: Grimes joining LinkedIn is artwashing at its most brazen. I should know – I released my new film on there - Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI – podcast
I was a newcomer, negotiating all of the usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack By Peter C… Read more: Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI – podcast - Madison Square Garden Reportedly Used Facial Recognition to Stalk Trans Woman For Two Years
In most privately-owned venues today, you probably take it for granted that AI-integrated cameras are tracking your every move. From casinos to concert halls to sports arenas, the degree of public surveillance we deal with… Read more: Madison Square Garden Reportedly Used Facial Recognition to Stalk Trans Woman For Two Years - As entry-level jobs dry up in NZ, how can we help young people find their way into work?
Getty Images Getting a first foothold on the career ladder has never been easy for young workers. But in the past, that path was more visible, with advanced economies such as New Zealand’s relying on… Read more: As entry-level jobs dry up in NZ, how can we help young people find their way into work? - Blue Origin’s rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure
The third flight of Blue Origin’s heavy-lift New Glenn launcher began Sunday with the company’s first successful reflight of an orbital-class booster, but ended with a setback for Jeff Bezos’ flagship rocket, a key element… Read more: Blue Origin’s rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure - The Florida Mass Shooter’s Conversations With ChatGPT Are Worse Than You Could Possibly Imagine
In the months before he committed a grisly mass shooting, Phoenix Ikner obsessively used Open AI’s ChatGPT to engage in conversations that are about as disturbing as possible. Over the course of more than 13,000… Read more: The Florida Mass Shooter’s Conversations With ChatGPT Are Worse Than You Could Possibly Imagine - Think AI “knows” what it’s doing? Scientists say think again
Calling AI things like “smart” or saying it “knows” something might sound harmless, but it can quietly mislead people about what AI actually does. A new study shows that news writers are more careful than… Read more: Think AI “knows” what it’s doing? Scientists say think again - Why two-sun planets keep disappearing scientists blame Einstein
Astronomers have long been puzzled by a cosmic mystery: planets orbiting two stars—like Star Wars’ Tatooine—are surprisingly rare, even though they should be common. New research suggests the culprit is none other than Einstein’s theory… Read more: Why two-sun planets keep disappearing scientists blame Einstein - Scientists just found a way to control electrons without magnets
A surprising breakthrough in physics could reshape the future of computing by tapping into a strange, previously untapped property of matter. Scientists have shown that tiny atomic vibrations—called chiral phonons—can directly transfer motion to electrons,… Read more: Scientists just found a way to control electrons without magnets - Scientists develop dirt-powered fuel cell that could replace batteries
Scientists have developed a fuel cell that uses microbes in soil to produce electricity. The device can power underground sensors for tasks like monitoring moisture or detecting touch, without needing batteries or solar panels. It… Read more: Scientists develop dirt-powered fuel cell that could replace batteries - A new force of nature is reshaping the planet, study finds
Human societies didn’t just adapt to the planet—they learned to reshape it. From early fire use to today’s global supply chains, our cultural and social innovations have unlocked extraordinary power to transform Earth and improve… Read more: A new force of nature is reshaping the planet, study finds - China Is Starting to Pull Ahead of US in AI Race
Back in 2017, China’s state council laid out the first draft of its long-term AI strategy in a sweeping policy paper. By 2030, it declared, China should have developed its “AI industry competitiveness” to a… Read more: China Is Starting to Pull Ahead of US in AI Race - I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers—here’s what a shot day looks like
If you walk across the open yard in front of the Physics, Math, and Astronomy building at the University of Texas at Austin, you’ll see a 17-story tower and a huge L-shaped building. What you… Read more: I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers—here’s what a shot day looks like - Trump tests his luck with the religious right amid feud with pope and AI Jesus posts
Trump appears to have crossed a line with his Christian supporters. Will it come back to bite him in the midterms? Donald Trump’s depiction of himself as Jesus Christ and recent spat with Pope Leo… Read more: Trump tests his luck with the religious right amid feud with pope and AI Jesus posts - AI Company Known for Teen Suicides Launches New Feature to Turn Books Into Roleplaying Experiences
AI company Character.AI has long garnered a reputation for hosting some extremely dubious content. Though it built its early success off explosive popularity among teen users, it was repeatedly caught hosting wildly inappropriate bots —… Read more: AI Company Known for Teen Suicides Launches New Feature to Turn Books Into Roleplaying Experiences - Study Finds AI Use Eats Away at Users’ Confidence in Their Own Brains
Researchers are growing increasingly suspicious that outsourcing intellectual tasks to AI is causing a range of cognitive deficits. A new study adds a wrinkle worth paying attention to: that use of the bots can eat… Read more: Study Finds AI Use Eats Away at Users’ Confidence in Their Own Brains - Quantum AI just got shockingly good at predicting chaos
Researchers have shown that blending quantum computing with AI can dramatically improve predictions of complex, chaotic systems. By letting a quantum computer identify hidden patterns in data, the AI becomes more accurate and stable over… Read more: Quantum AI just got shockingly good at predicting chaos - Total solar eclipse led to seismic quiet for cities within its path
As the Moon swallowed the Sun during the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse, something remarkable happened on the ground—cities went eerily quiet. Scientists analyzing seismic data found that human-generated vibrations, usually caused by traffic,… Read more: Total solar eclipse led to seismic quiet for cities within its path - Artificial neurons successfully communicate with living brain cells
Engineers at Northwestern University have taken a striking leap toward merging machines with the human brain by printing artificial neurons that can actually communicate with real ones. These flexible, low-cost devices generate lifelike electrical signals… Read more: Artificial neurons successfully communicate with living brain cells - What caffeine does to ants could change pest control
Caffeine doesn’t just perk up humans—it can sharpen ants’ minds too. Invasive Argentine ants given caffeinated sugar learned to find food much more efficiently, taking straighter paths and reducing travel time by up to 38%.… Read more: What caffeine does to ants could change pest control - Black hole jets measured for first time and rival the power of 10,000 suns
Scientists have captured stunning new insights into one of the universe’s most powerful phenomena—black hole jets—by using a planet-sized network of radio telescopes. Focusing on Cygnus X-1, one of the first known black holes, they… Read more: Black hole jets measured for first time and rival the power of 10,000 suns - Democrats Warned Not to Upset Multi-Million Dollar AI Lobbyists, Even Though It’d Be a Slam Dunk With Voters
During the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Democratic party establishment made the strange decision to swing right, in an apparent attempt to capture the mythical conservative-centrist vote. Republican stalwart Liz… Read more: Democrats Warned Not to Upset Multi-Million Dollar AI Lobbyists, Even Though It’d Be a Slam Dunk With Voters - City Council Wrecked in Voter Bloodbath After Allowing New Data Center
Small town politicians are learning the hard way that when Americans say no to data centers, they mean it. In Festus, Missouri — a sleepy town of roughly 12,700 residents — the backlash was so… Read more: City Council Wrecked in Voter Bloodbath After Allowing New Data Center - Mother Reportedly Doesn’t Know Her Son Died Because She’s Been Talking to an AI Version of Him
For years now, a thriving cottage industry in China has been offering families the opportunity to speak to an AI clone of their deceased loved ones — for a monthly fee, of course. But what… Read more: Mother Reportedly Doesn’t Know Her Son Died Because She’s Been Talking to an AI Version of Him - How a fiery attack on Sam Altman’s home unfolded
Molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO’s home comes amid growing discontent against artificial intelligence In the early hours of 10 April, a man approached the gate of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house in San Francisco… Read more: How a fiery attack on Sam Altman’s home unfolded - Babies Born from Dead Parents Will Increase with New Tech. Are We Ready?
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week… Read more: Babies Born from Dead Parents Will Increase with New Tech. Are We Ready? - Things You Told ChatGPT or Claude My Have Already Doomed You in Court
Most tech industry products are easily accessible by the US government. Ring Doorbells have given the Los Angeles Police Department warrantless access to their customer’s camera footage. The FBI can extract your iPhones metadata to… Read more: Things You Told ChatGPT or Claude My Have Already Doomed You in Court - Great white sharks are overheating
The evolutionary edge that fueled great white shark dominance for millions of years could soon become its greatest downfall. The ocean’s most iconic predators maintain warmer body temperatures than the surrounding seawater and are paying… Read more: Great white sharks are overheating - My Workflow for Understanding LLM Architectures
Many people asked me over the past months to share my workflow for how I come up with the LLM architecture sketches and drawings in my articles, talks, and the LLM-Gallery. So I thought it… Read more: My Workflow for Understanding LLM Architectures - It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
Plus: Major data breaches at a gym chain and hotel giant, a disruptive DDoS attack against Bluesky, dubious ICE hires, and more. - Schematik Is ‘Cursor for Hardware.’ Anthropic Wants In
Schematik is a program that aims to help people vibe code for physical devices. Hopefully, it won’t blow anything up. - Russia-friendly exchange says “western special service” behind $15 million cyberattack
Grinex, a US-sanctioned cryptocurrency exchange registered in Kyrgyzstan, said it’s halting operations after experiencing a $13 million heist carried out by “western special services” hackers. Researchers from TRM, which has confirmed the theft, put the… Read more: Russia-friendly exchange says “western special service” behind $15 million cyberattack - Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake”
A 25-year-old Tennessee man avoided prison time after pleading guilty to accessing government systems with stolen login credentials and boasting of the deed on an Instagram account with the handle, @ihackedthegovernment. Defendant Nicholas Moore accessed… Read more: Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake” - Anthropic Releases Opus 4.7, Not as ‘Broadly Capable’ as Mythos AI
Anthropic launches Opus 4.7 with improved coding and reasoning, as its more “broadly capable” Mythos AI remains restricted over security concerns. The post Anthropic Releases Opus 4.7, Not as ‘Broadly Capable’ as Mythos AI appeared… Read more: Anthropic Releases Opus 4.7, Not as ‘Broadly Capable’ as Mythos AI - Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious
President Trump on Thursday announced his third nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dr. Erica Schwartz, a well-qualified former public health official and board-certified physician in preventive medicine, who has… Read more: Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious - OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company
The former Instagram VP is departing the ChatGPT-maker, which is folding the AI science application he led into Codex. - Millions of Americans Are Talking to AI Instead of Going to the Doctor, and It’s Giving Them Horrendously Flawed Medical Advice
While Google’s AI may no longer recommend eating rocks or confidently telling users to put glue on their pizza, even cutting-edge AI chatbots remain staggeringly incompetent at dispensing medical advice. In a new study published… Read more: Millions of Americans Are Talking to AI Instead of Going to the Doctor, and It’s Giving Them Horrendously Flawed Medical Advice - Chinese Humanoid Robots Dominate Opening Day of Canton Fair 2026
China’s Canton Fair 2026 opens with a powerful robotics showcase, highlighting humanoid machines and automation systems already transforming global industries. The post Chinese Humanoid Robots Dominate Opening Day of Canton Fair 2026 appeared first on… Read more: Chinese Humanoid Robots Dominate Opening Day of Canton Fair 2026 - Satellite and drone images reveal big delays in US data center construction
Silicon Valley has been pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into building ever-larger AI data centers that require as much electricity as hundreds of thousands of US homes—but that massive buildout faces significant construction and… Read more: Satellite and drone images reveal big delays in US data center construction - $25,000 buys plenty of used EVs: Here are some options
Whether you’re considering an electric vehicle because of gas prices or climate change, there has probably never been a better time to buy a used EV, despite that the Trump administration abolished the used clean… Read more: $25,000 buys plenty of used EVs: Here are some options - Meta’s AI spending spree is helping make its Quest headsets more expensive
The rising costs of RAM and other computing components are pushing up the price of Meta’s Quest VR headsets, which the company says will increase by $50–$100 (about 12–20 percent) starting on April 19. In… Read more: Meta’s AI spending spree is helping make its Quest headsets more expensive - Artemis II pilot talks about what it was really like to fly and land in Orion
The crew of Artemis II spoke with the media on Thursday, six days after returning to Earth following their mission around the Moon. After a news conference, the astronauts gave a handful of interviews, and… Read more: Artemis II pilot talks about what it was really like to fly and land in Orion - Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder
Honestly, what’s hotter than a real person? - A Prominent PR Firm Is Running a Fake News Site That’s Plagiarizing Original Journalism at Incredible Scale
On Tuesday evening, we published an original interview with a researcher who had recently coauthored an intriguing study about the effects of AI on users’ cognition. A news site called National Today quickly sprang into… Read more: A Prominent PR Firm Is Running a Fake News Site That’s Plagiarizing Original Journalism at Incredible Scale - Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic The Dog Stars drops first trailer
Post-apocalyptic scenarios are a longtime staple of science fiction, and director Ridley Scott’s latest film, The Dog Stars, falls firmly into that subgenre. Based on Peter Heller’s critically acclaimed 2012 novel, the story depicts the… Read more: Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic The Dog Stars drops first trailer - Amazon won’t release Fire Sticks that support sideloading anymore
The writing was on the wall, and now it’s on Amazon’s website. Newly released Fire Sticks will not support the sideloading of Android apps or any other software from outside Amazon’s official app store. The… Read more: Amazon won’t release Fire Sticks that support sideloading anymore - There Are Signs of a Massive AI Backlash
The public outrage over the tech industry’s obsession with AI is starting to boil over — and the pitchforks are coming out. Most recently, a man allegedly lobbed a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s… Read more: There Are Signs of a Massive AI Backlash - AI Upgrades, Security Breaches, and Industry Shifts Define This Week in Tech
See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from April 13–17. The post AI Upgrades, Security Breaches, and Industry Shifts Define This Week in Tech appeared first on TechRepublic. - Ubie Launches Medically Validated Consult LLM
The explosion of healthcare-focused LLMs and chatbots has given patients greater access to health information, but the accuracy of results and patient trust are falling short Built on the company’s Symptom Checker, Consult provides a… Read more: Ubie Launches Medically Validated Consult LLM - Skild AI Acquires Zebra Technologies’ Robotics Automation Business
Any robot. Any warehouse. One brain. Now at scale. Skild AI today announced the acquisition of Zebra Technologies’ Robotics Automation business, including its Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform. The Skild Brain — the industry’s first omnibodied… Read more: Skild AI Acquires Zebra Technologies’ Robotics Automation Business
