
- Barnes and Noble CEO Says Sure, Why Not Sell AI-Generated Books and Set Our Reputation On Fire?
Barnes & Noble has been making a comeback over the past few years — which is impressive, since it once looked like the dominance of Amazon, the shift to digital books, and the decline of… Read more: Barnes and Noble CEO Says Sure, Why Not Sell AI-Generated Books and Set Our Reputation On Fire? - MIT Expert Warns Courts “Will Basically Have to Grind to a Halt” as They’re Overwhelmed by AI-Generated Lawsuits
Data shows that more and more people are self-filing lawsuits with the help of AI chatbots. Experts warn that the influx of sometimes-dubious cases could have real consequences on the court system. Back in March,… Read more: MIT Expert Warns Courts “Will Basically Have to Grind to a Halt” as They’re Overwhelmed by AI-Generated Lawsuits - Insiders at SoftBank Worry Their CEO Is Getting Conned by Sam Altman
The rise of AI is many things: technological, sociological, political, even teleological. But perhaps above all, it’s financial. When OpenAI released ChatGPT back in late 2022, it quick picked up enormous user traction — and… Read more: Insiders at SoftBank Worry Their CEO Is Getting Conned by Sam Altman - NASA stunned as strange solar radio burst lasts 19 days
NASA scientists were stunned when a strange radio signal from the Sun refused to fade away. Instead of lasting a few hours or days like normal solar radio bursts, this one persisted for an astonishing… Read more: NASA stunned as strange solar radio burst lasts 19 days - NASA’s Psyche spacecraft captures stunning Mars images during high-speed flyby
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft skimmed past Mars in a precision flyby that helped catapult it deeper into space toward its ultimate target: the bizarre metal-rich asteroid Psyche. During the encounter, it snapped detailed images of heavily… Read more: NASA’s Psyche spacecraft captures stunning Mars images during high-speed flyby - New AI body map reveals obesity’s hidden attack on facial nerves
Scientists have created an AI-powered system that can scan and map an entire mouse body in extraordinary detail — and it just uncovered a surprising new effect of obesity. Beyond disrupting metabolism, obesity appears to… Read more: New AI body map reveals obesity’s hidden attack on facial nerves - Scientists just found a faster, cleaner way to extract lithium for EV batteries
A breakthrough lithium-extraction method could help solve one of clean energy’s dirtiest problems. Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a fast new technique that pulls lithium directly from salty underground brines using a temperature-sensitive solvent,… Read more: Scientists just found a faster, cleaner way to extract lithium for EV batteries - Scientists discover the perfect temperature to keep mangoes fresh much longer
Scientists found that storing mangoes at 54°F dramatically slows ripening and keeps the fruit fresh far longer than typical tropical temperatures. The cooler conditions helped mangoes stay firm, retain moisture, and preserve important antioxidants while… Read more: Scientists discover the perfect temperature to keep mangoes fresh much longer - The Amish Are Embracing ChatGPT
AI is reportedly making inroads in a famously tech-cautious community: the Amish. According to a fascinating story by New York Magazine, the men of Holmes County, Ohio’s Amish community — the area with the largest concentration… Read more: The Amish Are Embracing ChatGPT - How big tech got its way on Trump’s AI executive order
The US president’s reversal on calling for a safety review of new AI models is a green light for tech’s unchecked power Only hours before Donald Trump was set to sign a long-awaited executive order… Read more: How big tech got its way on Trump’s AI executive order - Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
Tom Akers and Joe Tanner are finally in the same class. The two veteran space shuttle crew members were inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame together on May 16. They could also have… Read more: Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame - ‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that felt the heat, left their mark, survived a cataclysm, and watched cows watch TV. First, the bones of long-dead whalers are spilling out… Read more: ‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies - China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions
For migrant workers trapped onboard Chinese distant water fishing fleets, cutting the fins off sharks as they writhe violently on rusted decks in the Indian Ocean isn’t accidental. It’s an intentional and lucrative act that… Read more: China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions - Scientists discover giant sea predator Tylosaurus rex that terrorized ancient oceans
A colossal new sea predator named Tylosaurus rex has been identified from fossils found in Texas, revealing a brutal 43-foot-long hunter that ruled ancient oceans 80 million years ago. The discovery not only introduces one… Read more: Scientists discover giant sea predator Tylosaurus rex that terrorized ancient oceans - Academics in Meltdown Now That They’re Responsible for AI Hallucinations in Their Research Papers
Even in 2026, there are still plenty of researchers who refuse to use AI to publish their research papers. Others do use the tech for tasks like sourcing journal articles for references, editing copy, or… Read more: Academics in Meltdown Now That They’re Responsible for AI Hallucinations in Their Research Papers - ‘You can’t control everything’: the rise in plastic surgeons asked to create ‘AI face’
Growing numbers of people are seeking improbable cosmetic surgery based on chatbots’ recommendations Plastic surgeons are increasingly concerned about the rise of “AI face”, as more and more clients arrive in their offices with unrealistic… Read more: ‘You can’t control everything’: the rise in plastic surgeons asked to create ‘AI face’ - Why Are So Many Websites Suddenly Demanding Evidence You’re Not a Robot?
If you’ve been running headfirst into verification prompts seemingly everywhere you go online, you aren’t alone. Whether you’re jumping through hoops to satisfy a CAPTCHA or checking boxes to verify your identity, these brief interruptions… Read more: Why Are So Many Websites Suddenly Demanding Evidence You’re Not a Robot? - Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy
Scientists in Germany have demonstrated a startling new form of surveillance: identifying people using nothing more than ordinary WiFi signals. By analyzing how radio waves bounce around a room, researchers can effectively “see” and recognize… Read more: Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy - Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and “spreading rapidly”
The Ebola outbreak erupting from the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to escalate wildly, with cases nearing 750, deaths reported at 177, and around 1,400 contacts now being traced, the… Read more: Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and “spreading rapidly” - Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat
At least four Russian military satellites changed their orbits to match that of a Finnish-American radar surveillance satellite in the last week, raising questions about Russia’s intentions amid an ever-expanding standoff high above Earth. The… Read more: Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat - Did Google’s AI agents really build an operating system for $916?
By Stephan Rabanser, Sayash Kapoor, Rishi Bommasani, Andrew Schwartz, Arvind Narayanan At Google’s developer conference earlier this week, the company launched its latest model, Gemini 3.5 Flash, alongside a new agent app, Antigravity 2.0. To… Read more: Did Google’s AI agents really build an operating system for $916? - Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC’s The View is a news show
The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its attack on ABC’s The View with a proceeding that seeks public comment on whether the talk show is a “bona fide news interview program.” The FCC Media Bureau… Read more: Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC’s The View is a news show - First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing
Google’s first Chromecast was a hit. With 10 million units sold in 2014, it excelled as an easy solution for streaming TV and movies from the Internet to a TV. Released at a time when… Read more: First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing - Anthropic Reportedly Reaches Profitability as Claude Wins Over Businesses
Anthropic reportedly expects its first profitable quarter as enterprise AI revenue surges, but rising compute costs could test that momentum. The post Anthropic Reportedly Reaches Profitability as Claude Wins Over Businesses appeared first on TechRepublic. - Southwest Bans Humanoid Robots After Viral Passenger Flights
Southwest banned human-like and animal-like robots from cabins and checked baggage after viral flights raised concerns about lithium-ion battery safety. The post Southwest Bans Humanoid Robots After Viral Passenger Flights appeared first on TechRepublic. - Here’s the Bodycam Footage of the Cybertruck That Drove Into a Lake
📄 This article was primarily reported using public records requests. We are making it available to all readers as a public service. FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support… Read more: Here’s the Bodycam Footage of the Cybertruck That Drove Into a Lake - The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising.
Well, that was fast. The Boys series finale only wrapped two days ago, but Prime Video clearly wants to build on that momentum by releasing the first teaser for the prequel series, Vought Rising. With… Read more: The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising. - US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices
Pilots’ voices from the last seconds of a fatal cargo plane crash have been re-created by Internet sleuths using software and AI tools. The spread of reconstructed audio recordings has prompted a US government agency… Read more: US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices - Starbucks Scraps Disastrous AI Tool
Hold onto your pumpkin spice lattes, because Starbucks is canning its AI tool after it turned out to be a total disaster, Reuters reports, less than year after it debuted. The tool, which was deployed… Read more: Starbucks Scraps Disastrous AI Tool - Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement
In November 2023, we reported on dubious claims made by marketing firm Cox Media Group (CMG) Local Solutions. The company advertised a service called Active Listening on a website that said, “It’s true. Your devices… Read more: Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement - Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station?
Humans do not just visit space; they live there, but a major part of that is coming to an end. The platform that made the longest continuous human presence in space possible is becoming history.… Read more: Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station? - Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn’t provide end-to-end encryption
The Texas Attorney General has sued Meta over allegations that the company’s WhatsApp messenger, used by more than 3 billion people, doesn’t provide the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) it has long claimed. Since at least 2016,… Read more: Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn’t provide end-to-end encryption - Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu is … fine
Hopes were arguably high for The Mandalorian and Grogu, director Jon Favreau’s big-screen offshoot of the popular Disney+ series The Mandalorian. After all, there hasn’t been a new film in the Star Wars franchise since… Read more: Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu is … fine - Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals “believed themselves to be safe”
European law enforcement say they hacked into a VPN (virtual private network) service used for ransomware attacks and other crimes, and identified thousands of users before shutting the VPN down and arresting its administrator. Europol… Read more: Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals “believed themselves to be safe” - Marc Andreessen Sputters Incomprehensibly at Question About How AI Will Actually Benefit Humankind
There’s plenty of hype to go around about AI. It’s going to revolutionize this and automate that. But how, exactly? It’s a question that’s become increasingly pressing as governments and investors bet increasingly massive gobs… Read more: Marc Andreessen Sputters Incomprehensibly at Question About How AI Will Actually Benefit Humankind - Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled an event on Thursday just hours before he was scheduled to sign an executive order granting the government the power to test frontier AI models before their public release. As… Read more: Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go - Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid
Last year, the first few months of data from the US grid suggested that fears of a data-center-driven surge in demand were becoming a reality. Demand had risen by about 3 percent, triggering a surge… Read more: Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid - Cannes Film Festival Says the Wall Street Journal Is Wrong: It’s Not Debuting an AI-Generated Feature Film This Week
This week, the Wall Street Journal ran a provocative story claiming that a fully AI-generated movie called “Hell Grind” was being screened at the iconic Cannes Film Festival, dropping a nuclear bomb in the middle… Read more: Cannes Film Festival Says the Wall Street Journal Is Wrong: It’s Not Debuting an AI-Generated Feature Film This Week - Finance Bros Tremble in Fear That They Could Be Replaced by AI Too
It’s not looking good for finance bros as another major banker has sung the praises of AI automating their profession. On Monday, CEO of JPMorgan Jamie Dimon said that the multinational lender would likely hire… Read more: Finance Bros Tremble in Fear That They Could Be Replaced by AI Too - NASA undertakes major reorganization to reduce bureaucracy and move faster
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman sent a long email to employees on Friday morning outlining several structural changes that are intended to make the sprawling agency more efficient and allow it to better accomplish major goals,… Read more: NASA undertakes major reorganization to reduce bureaucracy and move faster - Behind the Blog: The Attention Wars
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 Spencer Pratt, bricking phones, and the FTC.… Read more: Behind the Blog: The Attention Wars - PSA: The Steam Controller’s magnetic charger can be a fire hazard
When we reviewed the new Steam Controller last month, we noted how the satisfying click of the magnetic charging puck easily connecting to the back of the controller lets users “save the hassle of fiddling… Read more: PSA: The Steam Controller’s magnetic charger can be a fire hazard - Democrats’ 2024 Election Autopsy Shows Signs of Sloppy AI Generation
The long awaited Democratic Party “autopsy” of the 2024 election failure has finally been released, and it’s riddled with errors. Facining mounting pressure to release the report, Democratic National Convention chairman Ken Martin finally relented,… Read more: Democrats’ 2024 Election Autopsy Shows Signs of Sloppy AI Generation - Einstein’s “wormhole” may actually reveal a hidden mirror of time
What if wormholes were never cosmic tunnels at all? New research suggests Einstein and Rosen’s famous “bridge” may actually reveal something even stranger: time itself could flow in two directions at once. Instead of connecting… Read more: Einstein’s “wormhole” may actually reveal a hidden mirror of time - Scientists discover a strange hidden state in “sandwich” molecules
Scientists have uncovered a strange hidden structure formed during the creation of metallocenes, a class of sandwich-like molecules used in everything from catalysis to medicine. The newly characterized intermediate features a rare “double ring-slip,” where… Read more: Scientists discover a strange hidden state in “sandwich” molecules - AI put “synthetic quotes” in his book. But this author wants to keep using it.
Journalist and author Steven Rosenbaum has more reasons than most to distrust AI. His new book, The Future of Truth: How AI Reshapes Reality, is all about “how Truth is being bent, blurred, and synthesized”… Read more: AI put “synthetic quotes” in his book. But this author wants to keep using it. - Scientists uncover cancer-causing chemicals hidden in everyday foods
Scientists have identified potentially cancer-causing chemicals hiding in many everyday foods, especially those exposed to high heat cooking methods like grilling, roasting, smoking, and frying. The compounds, known as PAHs, can form during cooking or… Read more: Scientists uncover cancer-causing chemicals hidden in everyday foods - Town Councilmember Goes Berzerk at Surveillance Camera Ban, Threatens to Outlaw Virtually All Modern Technology
Like data centers, automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are incredibly unpopular with voters around the US. Plenty of local politicians are taking the hint, choosing to cancel controversial surveillance contracts with the granddad of ALPR… Read more: Town Councilmember Goes Berzerk at Surveillance Camera Ban, Threatens to Outlaw Virtually All Modern Technology - Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search
The search giant’s AI-crafted answers are so convenient, you’ll be sucked in—to the detriment of the web and the artists and thinkers behind it. - Has the great AI backlash begun? | Fiona Katauskas
The signs are there See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading… - The 3 reasons your AI never makes it to production
When I say scale here, I’m not talking about handling more traffic. I’m talking about getting AI to work for you without a human eyeball sitting on every single output. Let’s get into it. Start… Read more: The 3 reasons your AI never makes it to production - Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked
London mayor accused of ‘putting politics above public safety’ for rejecting deal to use AI in intelligence analysis UK politics live – latest updates Palantir has accused Sadiq Khan of “putting politics above public safety”… Read more: Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked - Scientists warn that current vitamin B12 guidelines may be putting your brain at risk
Getting enough vitamin B12 to meet current health guidelines may not actually be enough to protect the aging brain. Researchers at UC San Francisco found that older adults with “normal” but lower levels of active… Read more: Scientists warn that current vitamin B12 guidelines may be putting your brain at risk - First vaccines, now mammograms? RFK Jr.’s latest firings have doctors outraged.
Top medical groups are outraged and alarmed that anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two leaders of an influential panel that makes recommendations and sets insurance coverage for preventive care—such as mammograms,… Read more: First vaccines, now mammograms? RFK Jr.’s latest firings have doctors outraged. - Mimecast Extends Governance Platform to AI Systems Adding Claude Enterprise
Mimecast’s governance platform will bring enterprise AI conversations into the same search, archive, and legal hold infrastructure as email and collaboration platforms Mimecast, a global leader in securing humans, data and AI, today announced that… Read more: Mimecast Extends Governance Platform to AI Systems Adding Claude Enterprise - Ancient chemistry trick unlocks new type of glass that traps CO2 and hydrogen
Researchers have discovered how to fine-tune a futuristic type of porous glass that can trap gases like CO2 and hydrogen. Inspired by centuries-old glassmaking techniques, the team added sodium and lithium compounds to make the… Read more: Ancient chemistry trick unlocks new type of glass that traps CO2 and hydrogen - A hacker group is poisoning open source code at an unprecedented scale
A so-called software supply chain attack, in which hackers corrupt a legitimate piece of software to hide their own malicious code, was once a relatively rare event but one that haunted the cybersecurity world with… Read more: A hacker group is poisoning open source code at an unprecedented scale - The $58,000 TV bill: When DirecTV sued O.J. Simpson for piracy
Imagine the life of a federal judge in the Southern District of Florida back in 2005. On Monday, you hold a hearing on contested legislation. On Tuesday, you rule in a national security case. But… Read more: The $58,000 TV bill: When DirecTV sued O.J. Simpson for piracy - Rocket Report: Starship launch delayed, German launch company may aid Canada
Welcome to Edition 8.42 of the Rocket Report! SpaceX nearly launched its Starship rocket on Thursday amid much pomp and circumstance in South Texas, only to be foiled by a ground system issue. Such delays… Read more: Rocket Report: Starship launch delayed, German launch company may aid Canada - Trump postpones executive order on AI over China concerns – US politics live
The US president said he doesn’t ‘want to do anything to get in the way’ of tech firms competing with China House Republicans canceled a scheduled Thursday vote on a war powers resolution aimed at… Read more: Trump postpones executive order on AI over China concerns – US politics live - Standard Chartered boss apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ comments amid job cuts
Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 80,000 staff set to lose roles to AI The chief executive of Standard Chartered has apologised for referring to some of the almost 8,000 staff… Read more: Standard Chartered boss apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ comments amid job cuts - OpenAI opens Singapore AI lab as IMDA updates AI framework
OpenAI will open its first Applied AI Lab outside the US in Singapore. The lab is part of a new partnership with the Ministry of Digital Development and Information. The initiative, called OpenAI for Singapore,… Read more: OpenAI opens Singapore AI lab as IMDA updates AI framework - China’s AI just mapped its entire renewable energy grid. Here’s why the rest of the world should pay attention
Every major economy is staring at the same problem right now. Artificial intelligence is consuming electricity at a pace that grids were never designed to handle. In the US, capacity market prices in PJM, the… Read more: China’s AI just mapped its entire renewable energy grid. Here’s why the rest of the world should pay attention - SailPoint Announces New Integration with the Claude Compliance API
SailPoint’s new Claude Compliance API connector, delivers essential governance and visibility over Claude Enterprise access and usage SailPoint, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAIL), a leader in enterprise identity security, today announced a new integration with the Claude Compliance API.… Read more: SailPoint Announces New Integration with the Claude Compliance API - OVHcloud structures Europe key accounts organization to accelerate growth
OVHcloud, the European Cloud and AI leader, today announces that it is adapting its organization to meet the growing European demand for sovereign cloud, data control and trusted artificial intelligence. The Group is appointing Bruno Ronsse as… Read more: OVHcloud structures Europe key accounts organization to accelerate growth - LayerX Security Integrates With New Extended Plan For AWS Security Hub
LayerX brings real-time AI Usage Control to AWS customers, enabling centralized policy management across browsers and native desktop AI applications LayerX Security, the leader in AI Usage Control, today announced that the LayerX platform is… Read more: LayerX Security Integrates With New Extended Plan For AWS Security Hub - Innovaccer Acquires CaduceusHealth to Make Revenue Cycle Autonomous
Innovaccer’s fifth acquisition expands Flow suite to deliver end-to-end revenue cycle operations for ambulatory care Innovaccer Inc., a leading healthcare AI company, today announced the asset acquisition of CaduceusHealth, a nationally recognized revenue cycle management… Read more: Innovaccer Acquires CaduceusHealth to Make Revenue Cycle Autonomous - Musk and Zuckerberg convinced Trump to scrap AI executive order
The ceremony was scheduled. The CEOs were on the guest list. And then it wasn’t happening. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump scrapped a planned AI executive order, which had already been delayed multiple times,… Read more: Musk and Zuckerberg convinced Trump to scrap AI executive order - The Gulf’s AI Boom Has an Undersea Cable Problem
Hyperscalers are pushing the Gulf to rethink internet infrastructure as AI raises the stakes of cable disruptions. - Mars colony and Grok warnings: five strange details in SpaceX’s pitch to investors
IPO filing from Elon Musk’s company reveals closer look at finances, cosmic ambitions and tech empire’s quirks SpaceX publicly released an investor prospectus on Wednesday as part of its plan for a $1.75tn debut on… Read more: Mars colony and Grok warnings: five strange details in SpaceX’s pitch to investors - CGI expands governed AI capabilities for government
New CGI Advantage enhancements help state and local governments integrate AI with confidence CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) today announced expanded artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within CGI Advantage®, its enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform purpose-built for state and… Read more: CGI expands governed AI capabilities for government - AEON Unveils Roadmap to Power the Global Agentic Economy
AI is entering a new phase. What began as chatbots and productivity tools is rapidly evolving into autonomous agents that can search, decide, negotiate, execute tasks, and operate continuously on behalf of users and businesses.… Read more: AEON Unveils Roadmap to Power the Global Agentic Economy - Ancient asteroid craters may have sparked Earth’s oxygen-producing life
A hidden crater in South Korea may hold clues to one of the biggest turning points in Earth’s history: the rise of oxygen. Scientists discovered fossil-like stromatolites — layered structures built by ancient microbes —… Read more: Ancient asteroid craters may have sparked Earth’s oxygen-producing life - James Webb discovers a rare giant planet with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a rare world unlike anything in our solar system — a giant planet about the size of Saturn with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures and an atmosphere packed… Read more: James Webb discovers a rare giant planet with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures - Scientists discover towering red auroras reaching deep into space above Japan
Mysterious red auroras spotted over Japan were found reaching astonishingly high altitudes, even during space storms considered relatively mild. The discovery suggests hidden solar activity may be stronger than scientists realized — with potential consequences… Read more: Scientists discover towering red auroras reaching deep into space above Japan - “Zombie cells” aren’t always bad and that could transform anti-aging medicine
Scientists are uncovering a surprising truth about aging cells: some may damage the body, while others help protect it. The discovery is fueling a new wave of precision anti-aging therapies aimed at removing only the… Read more: “Zombie cells” aren’t always bad and that could transform anti-aging medicine - Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX’s Starship V3 rocket
SpaceX got within 40 seconds of launching the first flight of a taller, more powerful version of its Starship rocket Thursday, but a pesky problem with the launch tower kept the vehicle bound to Earth… Read more: Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX’s Starship V3 rocket - What do the Commonwealth Writers Prize AI allegations mean for prizes – and short stories?
Nikolaos Dimou/Pexels, Kostiantyn Klymovets/Pexels, The Conversation, CC BY-SA Another day, another literary scandal involving AI. It has been alleged that the judges of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been duped by an author using… Read more: What do the Commonwealth Writers Prize AI allegations mean for prizes – and short stories? - If Australia is home to an AI gold rush, let’s not squander it. Let’s fjord a different path | Peter Lewis
Tech titans appear to be cosying up to Canberra with an eye to training data models here. An AI wealth fund could share in the profits Get our breaking news email, free app or daily… Read more: If Australia is home to an AI gold rush, let’s not squander it. Let’s fjord a different path | Peter Lewis - Can OpenAI’s ‘Master of Disaster’ Fix AI’s Reputation Crisis?
Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI’s societal impacts—and get states to pass laws that won’t derail OpenAI’s meteoric rise. - As Grok flounders, SpaceX bets future on beating Big Tech at AI
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has highlighted AI as the tentpole of the company’s future, projecting a multi-trillion-dollar market opportunity that rivals the total value of all US economic activity. But the company must first win over… Read more: As Grok flounders, SpaceX bets future on beating Big Tech at AI - IoT gadget maker AcuRite shares reasoning for killing customers’ favorite app
AcuRite must kill its customers’ favorite companion app due to “obsolete technology,” VP of product development Jeff Bovee tells Ars Technica. AcuRite, which makes smart weather-monitoring devices, announced this month that the My AcuRite iOS… Read more: IoT gadget maker AcuRite shares reasoning for killing customers’ favorite app - New Verizon Report Reveals the Security Gap Attackers Are Exploiting Most
Verizon’s 2026 DBIR shows vulnerability exploitation, AI-enabled attacks, third-party risk, and ransomware are reshaping cyber threats. The post New Verizon Report Reveals the Security Gap Attackers Are Exploiting Most appeared first on TechRepublic. - AT&T sues California in attempt to shut off old phone network
AT&T sued California yesterday over the state’s refusal to let the carrier stop providing phone service to all potential customers in its wireline network territory. AT&T is also asking the Federal Communications Commission to declare… Read more: AT&T sues California in attempt to shut off old phone network - Fake OpenAI Ads Appear on Subway: “Yes, We Built a Machine That Tells Teenagers to Kill Themselves… But It Might Also Help Them With Their Homework”
An artist in London plastered fake OpenAI ads inside city subway cars calling attention to ChatGPT’s close ties to a series of youth suicides. The artist Darren Cullen, a Banksy-like figure who has conducted many… Read more: Fake OpenAI Ads Appear on Subway: “Yes, We Built a Machine That Tells Teenagers to Kill Themselves… But It Might Also Help Them With Their Homework” - Would you trust AI to help you find ‘the one’? Dating apps are betting it can
In the relatively short time they’ve been around, online dating apps have transformed how we hook up, date and fall in love. These apps have long been characterised by “swipe logic”: users are shown profiles… Read more: Would you trust AI to help you find ‘the one’? Dating apps are betting it can - Meta Is in Crisis, Google Search’s Makeover, and AI Gets Booed by Graduates
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack the mass layoffs at Meta, big announcements at Google I/O, and the latest backlash against AI. - JWST maps the weather on a hot gas giant 700 light-years away
WASP-94A b is a hot, tidally locked gas giant orbiting close to one of the stars in a binary system roughly 690 light-years away from Earth. In a new Science study, scientists led by Sagnick… Read more: JWST maps the weather on a hot gas giant 700 light-years away - Spotify and Universal Music agree deal to let subscribers create AI remixes
Licensing agreement will allow listeners to use AI to create content on streaming platform for first time Spotify and Universal Music Group have agreed on a deal that will allow subscribers to generate song covers… Read more: Spotify and Universal Music agree deal to let subscribers create AI remixes - Zillow loses thousands of listings in fight over “hidden” homes
On Wednesday, Zillow abruptly lost access to thousands of property listings in the Chicago area after filing a lawsuit accusing a private listing network owner of colluding with the nation’s largest brokerage to harm consumers… Read more: Zillow loses thousands of listings in fight over “hidden” homes - Virtualitics and OpenAI Announce Strategic Collaboration
Collaboration brings together deep mission readiness expertise and frontier AI models to support trusted decision-making at scale Virtualitics, the category leader in AI-native readiness solutions for government and critical infrastructure, and OpenAI today announced a… Read more: Virtualitics and OpenAI Announce Strategic Collaboration - Jeff Bezos Lectures the Public, Saying They Should Be Grateful for the Wonders of AI
Feeling grateful for all the wonderful ways AI has changed your life yet? Jeff Bezos thinks you should be. On Wednesday, the Amazon founder brushed aside fears that AI would replace people’s jobs, arguing instead… Read more: Jeff Bezos Lectures the Public, Saying They Should Be Grateful for the Wonders of AI - Uh-oh, the International Space Station is leaking again
NASA confirmed Thursday that the Russian segment of the International Space Station has begun leaking atmosphere into space again. It’s an old problem that NASA recently hoped was resolved. For more than half a decade,… Read more: Uh-oh, the International Space Station is leaking again - OpenAI makes breakthrough on 80-year-old maths problem
Company says work on Paul Erdős planar unit distance problem shows advance in AI reasoning OpenAI has claimed a further advance in AI reasoning after its technology successfully tackled an 80-year-old maths problem. The company… Read more: OpenAI makes breakthrough on 80-year-old maths problem - A musical Turing test for AI consciousness | Letters
Stephen Ladyman suggests a question to ask artificial intelligence systems, while John van Someren is suspicious of advice he got from the AI assistant Claude There is a test that Prof Richard Dawkins might use… Read more: A musical Turing test for AI consciousness | Letters - Top Gun turns 40
When the action film Top Gun hit the big screen in 1986, critical reviews were mixed, but audiences were thrilled. The film racked up $358 million globally, making it the highest-grossing film of that year.… Read more: Top Gun turns 40 - Zuckerberg Tells the Tattered Remainder of His Workers That He Won’t Conduct Another a Mass Firing for at Least Seven Months
The tech giant Meta fired about 8,000 workers yesterday — about 10 percent of its staff — and reassigned 7,000 more to AI projects. The company’s remaining workers continue to have every click of their work lives… Read more: Zuckerberg Tells the Tattered Remainder of His Workers That He Won’t Conduct Another a Mass Firing for at Least Seven Months - Glucose Tracking Is Turning Into the Next Big Health Data Platform
Glucose tracking is moving beyond diabetes care as CGMs, AI platforms, and wearable sensors reshape personalized health data and wellness tools. The post Glucose Tracking Is Turning Into the Next Big Health Data Platform appeared… Read more: Glucose Tracking Is Turning Into the Next Big Health Data Platform - Historic SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Starlink, AI, and Mars Ambitions
SpaceX’s IPO filing reveals Starlink’s revenue role, major AI spending, Starship costs, Musk’s control, and legal risks facing investors. The post Historic SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Starlink, AI, and Mars Ambitions appeared first on TechRepublic. - I Cloned Myself With Gemini’s AI Avatar Tool. The Result Was Unnervingly Me
I used the Gemini app to generate lifelike videos featuring a digital clone of myself. Google sees this as the future of creation. I’m still creeped out.
