
- Microsoft overhauls Copilot with new coding, document editing features
Microsoft Corp. today launched a new version of Copilot, the artificial intelligence assistant included in its Microsoft 365 productivity suite. The biggest addition to the tool is an interface section called Code. It enables nontechnical… Read more: Microsoft overhauls Copilot with new coding, document editing features - 4 insights from Dreamforce: AI agents move from demos to measurable outcomes
At Dreamforce 2026, AI agents are being judged less on what they can say and more on what they get done. Across Salesforce Inc.’s ecosystem, the standalone toolkits that let technology teams build quick proofs… Read more: 4 insights from Dreamforce: AI agents move from demos to measurable outcomes - AI Love Song for Mistress Played at Murder Trial Is Most Excruciating Watch in Recent Memory
We debated for a long time about whether to write about the following video, which comes from a murder trial in which a man named Caleb Flynn is accused of killing his wife. The crime… Read more: AI Love Song for Mistress Played at Murder Trial Is Most Excruciating Watch in Recent Memory - MIT students gain a humanist lens on technical innovation in Tulsa, Oklahoma
When MIT mechanical engineering student Daphne Wang arrived for her internship at the Muscogee Creek Nation Department of Health in Tulsa, Oklahoma last summer, she expected to be writing code. To her surprise, she found… Read more: MIT students gain a humanist lens on technical innovation in Tulsa, Oklahoma - Thieves Stole ‘Nvidia’ Trailers. They Got 20 Tons of Sand
They wanted the silicon. They got the sand. - Murder Trial Struggles to Keep Composure as Lawyers Play Horrendous Love Songs Caleb Flynn AI-Generated for His Mistress
A cruel and unusual event took place this Thursday during Caleb Flynn’s murder trial. The 40-year-old former “American Idol” contestant — who’s been accused of shooting his wife Ashley Flynn in their Ohio home — apparently… Read more: Murder Trial Struggles to Keep Composure as Lawyers Play Horrendous Love Songs Caleb Flynn AI-Generated for His Mistress - Microsoft stops insisting you need a “Copilot+ PC”
Since 2024, Microsoft has tried to sell “Copilot+ PC.” The marketing initiative was aimed at making it easy for people to know which Windows systems were approved to run AI-accelerated workloads locally. But Copilot+ PC… Read more: Microsoft stops insisting you need a “Copilot+ PC” - Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US?
Normally, we try to update you quarterly on what’s going on with the US electric grid since it provides a nice view of developing trends and smooths out some month-to-month randomness. Unfortunately, I was out… Read more: Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US? - Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public “virtually nothing,” judge is told
Free speech and media advocacy groups urged a judge to block a California settlement with Paramount Skydance that would let the company finalize its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Twelve states led by… Read more: Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public “virtually nothing,” judge is told - AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
Last month, we shared word of a Stanford study that found entry-level employment in so-called “AI-impacted” occupations lagging well behind that in other fields. Now, a new working paper from economics researchers at Munich’s CESifo… Read more: AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise. - Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple’s coolest smartphone (but only literally)
As Apple’s Tim Cook era draws to a close, we’re seeing more experimentation with the iPhone’s design than we’ve seen in a long time, but you wouldn’t know it from the iPhone 18 Pro. This… Read more: Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple’s coolest smartphone (but only literally) - Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Reportedly Plan AI Safety Standards Body
Google, OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly plan an AI safety standards body. See what the proposed testing and audits could mean for enterprise IT buyers. The post Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Reportedly Plan AI Safety Standards Body… Read more: Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Reportedly Plan AI Safety Standards Body - NVIDIA Releases Open Viral Protein Dataset and BioNeMo Pipeline
NVIDIA released AI-predicted protein structures for more than 2,800 viruses and an open BioNeMo pipeline to help researchers prepare for future outbreaks. The post NVIDIA Releases Open Viral Protein Dataset and BioNeMo Pipeline appeared first… Read more: NVIDIA Releases Open Viral Protein Dataset and BioNeMo Pipeline - Vanderbilt University extends identity governance to AI agents
Identity governance must accommodate changing relationships among people, institutions and technology. Vanderbilt University sees that complexity deepening as artificial intelligence agents enter institutional workflows. Vanderbilt uses OneVU, powered by Okta, for single sign-on. Its broader… Read more: Vanderbilt University extends identity governance to AI agents - Collibra brings runtime governance to enterprise AI agents
Runtime governance is becoming critical as autonomous agents move from answering questions to taking action across enterprise systems. Organizations need to govern both the business context agents receive and the boundaries they operate within. Collibra… Read more: Collibra brings runtime governance to enterprise AI agents - Closing the gap between your AI eyes and stomach at HumanX
Fresh off my jaunt to AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe last week, I headed back to Amsterdam for the first European installment of the artificial intelligence-focused HumanX conference so I could meet with another round of… Read more: Closing the gap between your AI eyes and stomach at HumanX - Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security
Are Presidents Trump and Xi walking down a dangerous path on AI? Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Amid the chorus of voices calling for a slowdown in AI advancement and more government regulation and oversight… Read more: Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security - Judges Warn That AI-Generated Lawslop Is Getting So Bad It’s Threatening Courts’ Ability to Function
AI doesn’t need superintelligence to bring America’s judicial system to its knees. The proliferation of AI-generated slop paraded as legitimate legal documentation is now so bad that Florida’s second-highest appellate is sounding the alarm. In… Read more: Judges Warn That AI-Generated Lawslop Is Getting So Bad It’s Threatening Courts’ Ability to Function - LatticeFlow AI Launches AI Governance Managed Service for Risk Control
The LatticeFlow AI Risk Center combines platform technology and expert services to assess and automate AI risk control for organizations, simplifying AI governance through a managed-service model LatticeFlow AI, the leading platform for continuous AI… Read more: LatticeFlow AI Launches AI Governance Managed Service for Risk Control - Shield Announced the Launch of Forge, an AI OS for IT Services
Built with technicians across Shield’s ecosystem, Forge helps providers resolve customer issues faster and unlock capacity for proactive guidance Shield Technology Partners (“Shield”) today introduced Forge, its frontier AI operating system for IT services. The… Read more: Shield Announced the Launch of Forge, an AI OS for IT Services - athenahealth Uses AI and Connected Data to Advance Value-Based Care
Already in testing with thousands of providers, AI-native athenaOne® capabilities bring relevant information into workflows when and where care teams need it to make more informed decisions athenahealth today announced new AI-native capabilities in athenaOne®,… Read more: athenahealth Uses AI and Connected Data to Advance Value-Based Care - Vancouver AI Company Alebex Ranks 8th in International STT Benchmark
Canada’s Alebex AI, based in Vancouver, has developed speech-to-text (STT) technology that was recently ranked 8th in an internationally recognized accuracy benchmark ahead of speech models from Google, Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon. The result comes… Read more: Vancouver AI Company Alebex Ranks 8th in International STT Benchmark - CoreWeave expands full-stack AI cloud push as inference demand grows
The rise of AI-native cloud provider CoreWeave Inc. is part of the greater story emerging around operationalizing AI. As enterprises shift from training to inference, neoclouds such as CoreWeave are providing cloud infrastructure tailor-made for… Read more: CoreWeave expands full-stack AI cloud push as inference demand grows - Google Tests Gemini Calling Feature That Talks to Businesses for You
Google is testing a Gemini feature on Pixel 11 phones that can call businesses, navigate menus, wait on hold and speak with employees for users. The post Google Tests Gemini Calling Feature That Talks to… Read more: Google Tests Gemini Calling Feature That Talks to Businesses for You - AGIBOT Deploys 300-Plus Robots Across Chinese Theme Park
AGIBOT and Chimelong are deploying more than 300 robots across a Chinese theme park and hotel, testing embodied AI in real commercial operations. The post AGIBOT Deploys 300-Plus Robots Across Chinese Theme Park appeared first… Read more: AGIBOT Deploys 300-Plus Robots Across Chinese Theme Park - Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
The AI lab had argued multiple violations of its rights, but a divided panel of judges sided with the Trump administration. - Nvidia CEO Says AI Companies Will Be Sued to Death If Their Frontier Models Keep Doing Horrible Things
AI companies should tread carefully. According to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, if AI labs truly believe their tech could spiral out of control and cause widespread harm, they should simply not release a new product… Read more: Nvidia CEO Says AI Companies Will Be Sued to Death If Their Frontier Models Keep Doing Horrible Things - Behind the Blog: Did you notice?
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss some small changes, an AI song, and… Read more: Behind the Blog: Did you notice? - Novelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list
Thélyson Orélien had been in the running to win a top literary prize before the AI claim emerged on social media The organisers of France’s most prestigious literary prize said they had removed a critically… Read more: Novelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list - The dark art of maths and the AI revolution | Letter
Bev Littlewood reminds us that mathematics has been the prime driver of the rise in AI, in response to an editorial You report in your leader that some mathematicians feel discomfiture at the AI solution… Read more: The dark art of maths and the AI revolution | Letter - Pope Leo warns AI could lead to losing ‘humanity amid a paradise of machines’ in Paris – video
Pontiff continues to decry the rise of AI on his visit to France, stressing the importance of retaining ‘ethical discernment’ in an age when rapidly advancing technology threatens to undermine humanity Europe live Pope Leo… Read more: Pope Leo warns AI could lead to losing ‘humanity amid a paradise of machines’ in Paris – video - The Guardian view on Trump and Xi: a show of friendship, but no real attempt to address the tensions | Editorial
The Chinese leader’s visit to Washington appears to have done nothing to shift the stalemate in bilateral relations Within days, two high-profile Chinese visitors will arrive in the US – envoys of friendship, as Xi… Read more: The Guardian view on Trump and Xi: a show of friendship, but no real attempt to address the tensions | Editorial - Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit
Pontiff says artificial intelligence must remain at service of people in first official papal visit to country in 18 years Pope Leo has warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” as he addressed… Read more: Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit - Trump’s Stargate AI Project in Huge Trouble As $18 Billion Data Center Shrivels Toward Oblivion
Donald Trump’s $500 billion AI infrastructure project is in major trouble in New Mexico, as a pivotal data center project appears to be shriveling on the vine. Early on Thursday, the AI company Oracle sent… Read more: Trump’s Stargate AI Project in Huge Trouble As $18 Billion Data Center Shrivels Toward Oblivion - More agents go rogue — but AI companies aren’t slowing down yet
It’s becoming more apparent every day that artificial intelligence agents are escaping our control — but it’s not yet apparent who or what is going to rein them in. This week a researcher found that… Read more: More agents go rogue — but AI companies aren’t slowing down yet - Dataiku Announced the Launch of Agent Management
Agent Management discovers, measures value, and flags risk for agents across your entire business, no matter where they were built Dataiku, the Platform for AI Success, today announced the launch of Agent Management, a standalone… Read more: Dataiku Announced the Launch of Agent Management - Exclusive: Warp adds programmable agents to its AI-native HR platform
Warp today launched an artificial intelligence agent designed to automate routine human resources work, extending its AI-native employee management platform with customizable workflows that can act without continual human prompting. The company said the new… Read more: Exclusive: Warp adds programmable agents to its AI-native HR platform - It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom
OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast More than 130 world leaders descended on… Read more: It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom - NSW crackdown on ‘AI-doctored’ real estate listings hits mural-covered wall
Apartment with strange view singled out in government’s fight against deceptive ads – but real estate agent says photo is no fake Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The New… Read more: NSW crackdown on ‘AI-doctored’ real estate listings hits mural-covered wall - She was convicted of a murder she says she didn’t commit. Then AI hallucinations stopped her speaking out
Tasmania’s Parole Board used a document citing legal authorities that do not exist to prevent Susan Neill-Fraser from proclaiming her innocence. Advocates say the case is ‘deeply troubling’ On 26 January 2009, a troublesome yacht… Read more: She was convicted of a murder she says she didn’t commit. Then AI hallucinations stopped her speaking out - Podcast: OpenAI Admits AI is Killing the Internet
We start this week with Jason’s story about OpenAI and Microsoft’s big admissions from court records that they are destroying the internet in all sorts of ways, and stealing intellectual property on an unprecedented scale.… Read more: Podcast: OpenAI Admits AI is Killing the Internet - OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race When the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat down for an interview in the heart of… Read more: OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma - Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest
Scientists have captured a subduction zone off Vancouver Island in the process of tearing itself apart, revealing that these massive tectonic systems may die piece by piece rather than all at once. The discovery could… Read more: Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest - This “rare” autism-linked genetic disorder may be far more common than scientists thought
A major analysis suggests Phelan-McDermid syndrome, a genetic disorder closely linked to autism, may affect about 1 in 7,300 people and more than 45,000 Americans. Researchers warn that thousands of cases may remain hidden because… Read more: This “rare” autism-linked genetic disorder may be far more common than scientists thought - AI is creating jobs as well as erasing them – but how rewarding are they?
rudall30/Shutterstock Don’t believe the hype about AI taking over all forms of work. Most of the evidence to date suggests large-scale job losses are limited. But what is changing is the way work is organised.… Read more: AI is creating jobs as well as erasing them – but how rewarding are they? - Scientists discovered two bizarre new sea spiders that are “nightmare fuel”
Scientists discovered two strange new sea spider species in the Salish Sea, including a hairy-legged, red-eyed species that can groom itself with comb-like appendages. Another is frequently covered in tiny parasites, and researchers say many… Read more: Scientists discovered two bizarre new sea spiders that are “nightmare fuel” - Quantum computing’s “dark horse” just proved it can go universal
Researchers have shown that exotic quantum particles called non-Abelian anyons can perform the full range of operations needed for universal quantum computing. Using 54 qubits on Quantinuum’s H2 processor, they combined braiding and fusion to… Read more: Quantum computing’s “dark horse” just proved it can go universal - CERN has begun disconnecting the Large Hadron Collider
CERN has started replacing some of the Large Hadron Collider’s most important magnets as part of its High-Luminosity upgrade. The new superconducting magnets will produce fields about 40% stronger, allowing particle beams to be squeezed… Read more: CERN has begun disconnecting the Large Hadron Collider - MacPaw Unveils Leebry to Help Overstretched Teams Automate Routine IT Work
After two decades focused on consumer software, MacPaw expands into enterprise AI with Leebry, helping businesses reduce repetitive IT work and devote more time to strategic work MacPaw, a global technology company, today announced the launch… Read more: MacPaw Unveils Leebry to Help Overstretched Teams Automate Routine IT Work - Agents expose the limitations of trust
Enterprise computing has long depended on chains of trust. Organizations trust their cloud providers, software vendors, identity systems and administrators to operate as designed. That model has worked because humans have remained the ultimate decision-makers.… Read more: Agents expose the limitations of trust - Why compounding containment is the real test of your AI strategy
Let me explain what I mean. At Omilia, we’ve been building AI solutions for 23 years. Long before “generative AI” became a dinner table conversation, long before every company started slapping “.AI” on their name… Read more: Why compounding containment is the real test of your AI strategy - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says That Sacrificing Our Children’s Minds to AI Is a Price He’s Willing to Pay
With so much hype about the future of AI safety, it can be easy to overlook the harms AI is causing in the here and now. On the consumer side, the impact generative AI has… Read more: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says That Sacrificing Our Children’s Minds to AI Is a Price He’s Willing to Pay - PhoenixAI Announced Joining Cloudera as a Foundational Database Partner
PhoenixAI Cloud database engine to be available on Cloudera Anywhere Cloud Marketplace, bringing sub-second real-time analytics and agentic AI workloads to Cloudera’s user base. PhoenixAI, the Agentic AI Database, today announced a strategic partnership with… Read more: PhoenixAI Announced Joining Cloudera as a Foundational Database Partner - The comedians turning AI anxiety into punchlines: ‘It’s so good, it’ll completely alter our grasp on reality’
Across videos, standup and cartoons, humorists are skewering big tech’s attempt to make AI ubiquitous and inevitable “Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again,” says an AI CEO. “Worst case, we… Read more: The comedians turning AI anxiety into punchlines: ‘It’s so good, it’ll completely alter our grasp on reality’ - It’s not hypothetical: the dangers of AI are already here | Granate Kim and Mohamed Hussein
Israel and the US have used AI to kill in Gaza and Iran, while law enforcement uses it in surveillance and arrests. The future is here In recent weeks, concerns about AI have forged unlikely… Read more: It’s not hypothetical: the dangers of AI are already here | Granate Kim and Mohamed Hussein - US politics live: Trump to wrap up Xi summit with a tour of US archives
Xi is expected to depart Washington after touring the nation’s vault of records, where the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are held Sign up for US Breaking News emails In… Read more: US politics live: Trump to wrap up Xi summit with a tour of US archives - The prompt that separates AI leaders from AI hobbyists
Most executives type into Claude or ChatGPT the way they type into a search bar: short, vague, and hoping the model fills in the blanks. In 2026, that habit is one of the clearest dividing… Read more: The prompt that separates AI leaders from AI hobbyists - AI psychosis for dummies: the Stephen Collins cartoon
Continue reading… - We all know a lack of exercise is bad for our bodies. So what is relying on AI doing to our brains? | Devi Sridhar
I suspect nearly all of my students use AI, and I worry about its corrosive effects. We must not entrust tech companies with our long-term health Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health… Read more: We all know a lack of exercise is bad for our bodies. So what is relying on AI doing to our brains? | Devi Sridhar - Trump-XI summit aims to head off an AI arms race
The onging summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping has been billed as a “high-stakes” meeting which the US president says will have a major focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Trump told a gathering of… Read more: Trump-XI summit aims to head off an AI arms race - The GPU Shortage Inside Your Own Infrastructure: Why AI Workloads Queue While Capacity Sits Idle
GPU utilisation shows compute activity, not whether capacity is actually available. A GPU can report low utilisation while remaining fully allocated to one workload. This post explains why workloads queue beside idle-looking GPUs, how allocation,… Read more: The GPU Shortage Inside Your Own Infrastructure: Why AI Workloads Queue While Capacity Sits Idle - How to Add AI to Legacy Software Without Rebuilding It
Most companies running legacy software assume that adding artificial intelligence means starting over, and that assumption stops many projects before they begin. Rewriting a system that has supported the business for 15 years is expensive,… Read more: How to Add AI to Legacy Software Without Rebuilding It - 7 AI-Powered Document Fraud Detection Tools for Enterprise Onboarding
Key Takeaways Single-document analysis misses fraud rings that reuse the same templates or images across many applications, which makes cross-application analysis a critical capability. AU10TIX is the top pick for enterprise onboarding, authenticating both identity… Read more: 7 AI-Powered Document Fraud Detection Tools for Enterprise Onboarding - ‘Wake-up call’: Labor considers changing Australian laws after OpenAI Medicare hack
Expert says Australia’s criminal laws should be clarified to determine how fault is applied to a corporation when its AI agent commits a crime Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast… Read more: ‘Wake-up call’: Labor considers changing Australian laws after OpenAI Medicare hack - Scientists discover an “impossible” cellular survival pathway that could help fight cancer
Scientists discovered a surprising backup system that lets mammalian cells make the essential amino acid cysteine even when the pathways once considered indispensable are disabled. The same survival mechanism may help cancer cells resist treatment,… Read more: Scientists discover an “impossible” cellular survival pathway that could help fight cancer - Ancient meteorites reveal a powerful force that helped build the Solar System
Ancient grains inside one of the oldest known meteorites reveal that a surprisingly strong magnetic field existed during the solar system’s first 200,000 years. The discovery suggests magnetism worked alongside gravity to help transform a… Read more: Ancient meteorites reveal a powerful force that helped build the Solar System - “We found something never seen before” – A dead star is producing a shock wave that shouldn’t exist
A dead white dwarf with no detectable disk has somehow produced a powerful shock wave that appears to have persisted for at least 1,000 years. Its magnetic field may be partly responsible, but astronomers say… Read more: “We found something never seen before” – A dead star is producing a shock wave that shouldn’t exist - Scientists gave worms magnetic bacteria. They lived 43% longer
A magnet-producing bacterium extended the average lifespan of C. elegans worms by more than 43% while helping protect their neurological and intestinal health. Researchers traced much of the effect to suppression of ferroptosis, a damaging… Read more: Scientists gave worms magnetic bacteria. They lived 43% longer - Could an ‘Australian AI’ protect us from being hacked? Cybersecurity isn’t that simple
Kreativorks/Getty Images In the wake of yesterday’s news that an OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s Medicare system earlier this year, some people have pointed to the incident as evidence that Australia needs to develop its own… Read more: Could an ‘Australian AI’ protect us from being hacked? Cybersecurity isn’t that simple - Diplomacy or ‘diplotainment’? Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington
Xi Jinping’s visit heavy on symbolism but no sign closed-door meeting yielded breakthroughs on thorny issues such as AI, trade, Taiwan and Iran Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday, with… Read more: Diplomacy or ‘diplotainment’? Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington - ‘We can’t ignore AI or prevent it,’ Anthony Albanese tells UN general assembly – video
During his speech to the UN in New York City, the Australian prime minister addresses the AI hack of Medicare, saying the episode reflects the need for greater regulation of artificial intelligence. ‘We can’t ignore… Read more: ‘We can’t ignore AI or prevent it,’ Anthony Albanese tells UN general assembly – video - Rogue AI hacks government system in world first – podcast
A government database has been hacked for the first time by a rogue OpenAI agent, which infiltrated part of the Australian healthcare scheme in June. OpenAI became aware of the hack in August, but only… Read more: Rogue AI hacks government system in world first – podcast - Donald Duck’s uncle was partly based on Wernher von Braun
Did you know that the first character that Walt Disney created to specifically appear on television was inspired, in part, by early Space Age rocket scientists? On this day 65 years ago (September 24, 1961),… Read more: Donald Duck’s uncle was partly based on Wernher von Braun - CDC opens state ordering for COVID-19 vaccines after unexplained delay
After a nearly monthlong delay, states are now able to order this season’s COVID-19 vaccines through a federal program that provides free immunizations to low-income children, the US health department says. Trump officials have still… Read more: CDC opens state ordering for COVID-19 vaccines after unexplained delay - Open AI attacked Australia’s health system – and then doubled down on its negligence. The time for ‘wait and see’ is over | Kate Crawford and Edward Santow
Human hackers face serious consequences, and so must AI companies. There is no excuse for what happened Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When you get sick, Medicare exists to… Read more: Open AI attacked Australia’s health system – and then doubled down on its negligence. The time for ‘wait and see’ is over | Kate Crawford and Edward Santow - Databricks acquires spreadsheet startup Row Zero to enhance its AI capabilities
Databricks Inc. today announced that it has bought Row Zero Inc., a startup with a spreadsheet editor optimized for large datasets. The acquisition price was not disclosed. Seattle-based Row Zero raised $13 million prior to… Read more: Databricks acquires spreadsheet startup Row Zero to enhance its AI capabilities - 8 insights from Proofpoint Protect: Security bets on intent as AI agents join the workforce
At this week’s Proofpoint Protect event, the security debate moved beyond whether enterprises will deploy AI agents to how they will govern them. Attackers now use AI to write flawless phishing lures and chain exploits… Read more: 8 insights from Proofpoint Protect: Security bets on intent as AI agents join the workforce - New York defies Trump admin, asks court to shut down Polymarket gambling
New York sued Polymarket today, alleging that it runs an “illegal gambling operation” through its prediction market. “By running an unlicensed gambling operation, Polymarket has done more than just knowingly violate state law, they have… Read more: New York defies Trump admin, asks court to shut down Polymarket gambling - F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs
Virtually every Android device comes with the Play Store preloaded, but there are other ways to get apps. F-Droid bills itself as a community-driven source for free and open source Android apps, but its official… Read more: F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs - Estimating suicide risk from text
When people reach out during a mental health crisis, a top priority for counselors is identifying those with a high risk of suicide. The distressed person’s language holds critical clues, and a new tool developed… Read more: Estimating suicide risk from text - Australia news live: Paterson says PM’s AI hack timing not a coincidence; gen Z going without for a house
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Police officer killed in crash in Sydney A crime scene has been established after a police officer was killed… Read more: Australia news live: Paterson says PM’s AI hack timing not a coincidence; gen Z going without for a house - Researchers link more cyberattacks to OpenAI agent swarm
A research group has linked three more hacking campaigns to rogue artificial intelligence agents. Transluce, a nonprofit AI safety organization, detailed its findings on Wednesday. Its researchers determined that the agents targeted three services: a… Read more: Researchers link more cyberattacks to OpenAI agent swarm - People Are Already Lusting After Meta’s New AI Assistant Muse
Meta, for once, is doing something pretty novel in the AI sphere. It’s created — and heavily marketed — a cute little mascot for its new AI product, something that none of the other major… Read more: People Are Already Lusting After Meta’s New AI Assistant Muse - Neo4j makes the case for knowledge graphs as shared context for AI agents
Knowledge graphs can give enterprise agents a shared understanding of how data, business rules and processes fit together. However, that context becomes harder to maintain when each new agent carries its own version of what… Read more: Neo4j makes the case for knowledge graphs as shared context for AI agents - Kalshi Admits That It Took a Random Guy’s Video and Used AI to Make Him the Host of an Ad, Changing His Race in the Process
As the public backlash to cheap AI-generated slop continues to grow, companies continue to insist on cutting costs by relying on the tech for their ads. Some are taking the trend to the extreme by… Read more: Kalshi Admits That It Took a Random Guy’s Video and Used AI to Make Him the Host of an Ad, Changing His Race in the Process - I Think I Found an AI Agent Worth the Risk
Instinct saved me $550, booked my restaurant reservations, and warned me about a phishing scam. It also wasted $64 and might be a security nightmare. - Formula 1 looks at 3.0 L V8 turbos and smaller hybrids for 2030
We’re not even a full year into the new regulations, and Formula 1 is already thinking hard about its next iteration, set to be introduced as early as the start of 2030. This was supposed… Read more: Formula 1 looks at 3.0 L V8 turbos and smaller hybrids for 2030 - OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breach
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government is investigating a June incident in which an OpenAI agent accessed “non-public files” from the country’s online Medicare statistics portal. OpenAI said in a statement that “our… Read more: OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breach - Google’s first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
Google is taking its first step toward making Project Suncatcher a reality. Announced last year, Suncatcher is Google’s “moonshot” effort to design orbital AI data centers, which AI boosters like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos… Read more: Google’s first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1 - NZ’s supply chains are highly exposed. Could new AI agents make them more resilient?
Getty Images If 2026 has taught New Zealand businesses anything, it’s that the next supply chain shock is never far away. Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices above US$100 a barrel,… Read more: NZ’s supply chains are highly exposed. Could new AI agents make them more resilient? - New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
This week, New Jersey ordered the operator of one of the East Coast’s largest planned data centers to pay a $1.1 million fine for secretly installing and operating gas generators in violation of the state’s… Read more: New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators - Robots make combat airdrops, clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincer
Ukraine’s military robots are dropping from heavy drones in airborne assaults behind Russian lines as other robots clear mines ahead of advancing Ukrainian infantry. The wheeled ground robots are supporting Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi counterattack that… Read more: Robots make combat airdrops, clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincer - We have a trailer for Musk documentary Elon called a “hit piece”
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney has never been one to shy away from controversy. His latest feature, Musk, has stirred up plenty even before its release, drawing the ire of its subject, Elon Musk, and… Read more: We have a trailer for Musk documentary Elon called a “hit piece” - This ‘World of Warcraft: Forever’ Mod Blocks All Interactions With Asmongold Fans
The beta for the hotly anticipated World of Warcraft: Forever has been marred by fans of the streamer Asmongold who have filled the game’s public spaces with spam and slurs. To fix the issue, a… Read more: This ‘World of Warcraft: Forever’ Mod Blocks All Interactions With Asmongold Fans - Construction of UK’s ‘largest supercomputer’ delayed over power supply problems
Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to launch next year but may be held back into mid-2030s A huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could… Read more: Construction of UK’s ‘largest supercomputer’ delayed over power supply problems - Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5 With Lower Prices and Faster Output
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 lowers token prices, improves output speed, and adds new safety controls as competition over enterprise AI costs intensifies. The post Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5 With Lower Prices and Faster Output… Read more: Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5 With Lower Prices and Faster Output - Amazon Reaches Out to Former Employees for AI Roles
Amazon recruiters are contacting former employees, including some who were laid off, about AI and cloud roles. Here’s what the outreach means for AWS customers. The post Amazon Reaches Out to Former Employees for AI… Read more: Amazon Reaches Out to Former Employees for AI Roles - Anthropic Uses 950 Claude AI Agents to Discover Uncharacterized Enzyme System
Anthropic used roughly 950 Claude AI agents to analyze more than 200,000 enzymes and uncover a previously uncharacterized biological system. The post Anthropic Uses 950 Claude AI Agents to Discover Uncharacterized Enzyme System appeared first… Read more: Anthropic Uses 950 Claude AI Agents to Discover Uncharacterized Enzyme System - AnyToSpeech Pro Turns Your Team’s Content Into Audio for $199.99
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