
- Trump says he fired Anthropic ‘like dogs’ as negotiations with Pentagon reportedly restart
Reports say talks have resumed between defense department and startup over military’s use of company’s AI US politics live – latest updates Trump ousts DHS secretary Kristi Noem Donald Trump boasted about severing the ties… Read more: Trump says he fired Anthropic ‘like dogs’ as negotiations with Pentagon reportedly restart - Meta Lied About Its Smart Glasses Protecting User Privacy, New Class Action Lawsuit Claims
Meta may have sold seven million of its Ray-Ban smart glasses in 2025 alone — but likely didn’t anticipate the outpouring of criticism when a recent investigation by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten revealed that Meta’s… Read more: Meta Lied About Its Smart Glasses Protecting User Privacy, New Class Action Lawsuit Claims - Congress extends ISS and tells NASA to get moving on private space stations
Two months ago, a key staffer for Sen. Ted Cruz said in a public meeting that she was “begging” NASA to release a document that would kick off the second round of a competition among… Read more: Congress extends ISS and tells NASA to get moving on private space stations - Lanterns teaser swaps superhero hijinks for gritty realism
James Gunn and Peter Safran injected a much-needed shot of levity into the DC Universe when they took over the franchise and launched their “Gods and Monsters” chapter. But they’re getting a bit more serious… Read more: Lanterns teaser swaps superhero hijinks for gritty realism - Nerve damage, energy management, and Apple TV: F1 in 2026 starts today
Later this evening—Friday morning local time—the new 1.6 L V6 engines that power this year’s crop of Formula 1 machinery will roar into life as practice for the first race of the year gets underway… Read more: Nerve damage, energy management, and Apple TV: F1 in 2026 starts today - Trump gets data center companies to pledge to pay for power generation
On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced that a large collection of tech companies had signed on to what it’s calling the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. By agreeing, the initial signatories—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and… Read more: Trump gets data center companies to pledge to pay for power generation - The Boys S5 trailer tees up a bloody final season
Prime Video has dropped the full trailer for the fifth and final season of The Boys, teeing up the final confrontation between Antony Starr’s Homelander and Karl Urban’s Butcher—one seeking the original V compound that… Read more: The Boys S5 trailer tees up a bloody final season - Australia’s official plan for AI safety isn’t much more than a single dot point. Will it be enough?
Google DeepMind/Pexels Last week, one of Australia’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers, Toby Walsh, warned Australia’s lack of guardrails for AI is putting young people at risk of being “sacrificed for the profits of big… Read more: Australia’s official plan for AI safety isn’t much more than a single dot point. Will it be enough? - The Rage at OpenAI Has Grown So Immense That There Are Entire Protests Against It
OpenAI has faced protests on and off for years. But after its CEO Sam Altman announced a new deal with the Department of Defense over how its AI systems would be deployed across the military… Read more: The Rage at OpenAI Has Grown So Immense That There Are Entire Protests Against It - The 10 Tech Jobs Growing Fastest in 2026 (and the Skills They Require)
LinkedIn’s latest report highlights the 10 fastest-growing tech jobs in 2026, including AI engineers, consultants, and data center technicians. The post The 10 Tech Jobs Growing Fastest in 2026 (and the Skills They Require) appeared… Read more: The 10 Tech Jobs Growing Fastest in 2026 (and the Skills They Require) - Anthropic CEO Calls OpenAI’s Military Messaging ‘Straight Up Lies’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is openly challenging how OpenAI describes its defense work, sharpening the debate over what AI “guardrails” really mean. The post Anthropic CEO Calls OpenAI’s Military Messaging ‘Straight Up Lies’ appeared first… Read more: Anthropic CEO Calls OpenAI’s Military Messaging ‘Straight Up Lies’ - OpenAI Launches Codex Desktop App for Windows, Bringing AI Coding Agents to PC Developers
OpenAI has released its Codex desktop app for Windows, adding a native sandbox and PowerShell support, enabling developers to run parallel coding agents. The post OpenAI Launches Codex Desktop App for Windows, Bringing AI Coding… Read more: OpenAI Launches Codex Desktop App for Windows, Bringing AI Coding Agents to PC Developers - Wind River Announces Strategic Collaboration with AMD
Integration of AMD EPYC CPUs with Wind River® Cloud Platform Enables Operators to Deploy Open RAN and AI Workloads on Shared Infrastructure Wind River, an Aptiv company and global leader in software for the intelligent… Read more: Wind River Announces Strategic Collaboration with AMD - Fortanix Showcases Confidential AI Innovation at NVIDIA GTC 2026
Latest Solution Enables AI Innovation Without Fear of Data or Proprietary Model Exposure Through Encryption-in-Use and Trusted Execution Environments Fortanix® Inc., a global leader in data security for an AI world, today announced it will… Read more: Fortanix Showcases Confidential AI Innovation at NVIDIA GTC 2026 - Pentagon Used Anthropic’s Claude in Iran War Despite Federal Ban
Anthropic’s banned Claude AI was reportedly used in the Iran war, even after Washington ordered federal agencies to phase out the system across the government. The post Pentagon Used Anthropic’s Claude in Iran War Despite… Read more: Pentagon Used Anthropic’s Claude in Iran War Despite Federal Ban - Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Plots Massive Data Centers Across US, Canada
Kevin O’Leary is backing twin Wonder Valley data center campuses in Utah and Alberta, targeting a combined 15 gigawatts of AI-ready power. The post Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Plots Massive Data Centers Across US, Canada… Read more: Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Plots Massive Data Centers Across US, Canada - The Ocean May Be the Next Home for AI Data Centers
Aikido Technologies plans an underwater data center demo off Norway, betting that offshore wind and seawater cooling could ease AI power constraints. The post The Ocean May Be the Next Home for AI Data Centers… Read more: The Ocean May Be the Next Home for AI Data Centers - Jack Dorsey Isn’t Telling the Real Story About Block’s AI Layoffs, Insider Says
Twitter founder and Block Inc (formerly Square) CEO Jack Dorsey announced late last month that his fintech venture was making “one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company” by “reducing our organization… Read more: Jack Dorsey Isn’t Telling the Real Story About Block’s AI Layoffs, Insider Says - macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 update will “upgrade” your M5’s CPU to new “super” cores
As part of Apple’s flurry of Mac announcements earlier this week, the company announced the new M5 Pro and M5 Max processors. And those chips are shaking up the way that Apple designs and talks… Read more: macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 update will “upgrade” your M5’s CPU to new “super” cores - Musk testifies tweet that led to $44 billion lawsuit “may not have been my wisest”
Elon Musk has acknowledged that the tweet at the center of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit over his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter “may not have been my wisest” as the world’s richest man defends himself from… Read more: Musk testifies tweet that led to $44 billion lawsuit “may not have been my wisest” - Dario Amodei Says Trump Is a Dictator
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s insistence that the company’s AI models may not be used for mass surveillance of Americans or directing killer drones has kicked up a major storm. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth and president… Read more: Dario Amodei Says Trump Is a Dictator - Google March Pixel Drop Adds Gemini Tasks, Desktop Mode
Google’s March 2026 Pixel Drop adds Gemini automation, Circle to Search upgrades, desktop mode, and new security features for Pixel devices. The post Google March Pixel Drop Adds Gemini Tasks, Desktop Mode appeared first on… Read more: Google March Pixel Drop Adds Gemini Tasks, Desktop Mode - Chinese Robot ‘Interns’ Hit 90% Success Rate in Factory Floor Test
Xiaomi says two humanoid robots completed about 90% of assigned tasks in a three-hour EV plant trial, testing whether they can match line pace. The post Chinese Robot ‘Interns’ Hit 90% Success Rate in Factory… Read more: Chinese Robot ‘Interns’ Hit 90% Success Rate in Factory Floor Test - Apple Music Plans Transparency Tags for AI-Generated Tracks
Apple Music may soon add labels that identify AI-generated tracks, giving listeners quick context and pushing other streaming services toward clearer disclosure. The post Apple Music Plans Transparency Tags for AI-Generated Tracks appeared first on… Read more: Apple Music Plans Transparency Tags for AI-Generated Tracks - ICE Phishing: Scammers Are Sending ‘Support ICE’ Emails to Steal Credentials
Clients of a long-running email marketing platform are getting targeted with a phishing campaign telling them that their emails would begin automatically inserting a “‘Support ICE’ donation button” into every email they send. The strategy… Read more: ICE Phishing: Scammers Are Sending ‘Support ICE’ Emails to Steal Credentials - ‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom
In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms Each day when you wake up, you come back to yourself. You see the… Read more: ‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom - We designed an AI tutor that helps college students reason rather than give them answers
If prompted, an AI tool can be tailored to help students think through their own reasoning rather than just feed them answers. Issarawat Tattong/iStock/Getty Images Students using AI to cheat on homework or tests is… Read more: We designed an AI tutor that helps college students reason rather than give them answers - Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
Ukraine is just one of many conflict zones contaminated by land mines. Maksym Kishka/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images At least 57 nations have live antipersonnel land mines in their territories. In 2024 alone, 1,945… Read more: Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer - Unlocking AI in space: the case for greater industry and space agency collaboration
For decades, space has served as humanity’s most demanding testing laboratory, where only the most resilient technologies survive the vacuum, radiation and temperature extremes beyond Earth’s protective embrace. Today, we […] The post Unlocking AI… Read more: Unlocking AI in space: the case for greater industry and space agency collaboration - AI’s new rule: Demonstrating reliability
According to recent reporting in the Financial Times, Reuters, and The Guardian, the conversation around AI over the past month has taken a noticeable turn. Coverage has focused less on benchmark wins and product launches… Read more: AI’s new rule: Demonstrating reliability - Retailers want ‘delightfully human’ AI to do your shopping, but will the chatbots go rogue?
Plans for agentic shopping assistants are under way at Australia’s major companies. Guardian Australia tested the technology after a string of mishaps Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Major retailers… Read more: Retailers want ‘delightfully human’ AI to do your shopping, but will the chatbots go rogue? - Even Tech Investors Are Getting Sick of All These AI Startups With Weak Ideas
If the whole “AI-startup to billion-dollar tech giant” pipeline is wearing you thin, you’re not alone. As it turns out, even the guys lavishing tech entrepreneurs with billions of dollars in venture capital funding are… Read more: Even Tech Investors Are Getting Sick of All These AI Startups With Weak Ideas - Coder Achieves AWS Generative AI and DevOps Competencies
Coder, a platform for AI Development Infrastructure, announced today that it has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) DevOps and the Generative AI Competencies in the Agentic Tools Category. This specialization recognizes Coder as an… Read more: Coder Achieves AWS Generative AI and DevOps Competencies - JPMorgan expands AI investment as tech spending nears $20B
Artificial intelligence is moving from pilot projects to core business systems inside large companies. One example comes from JPMorgan Chase, where rising AI investment is helping push the bank’s technology budget toward about US$19.8 billion… Read more: JPMorgan expands AI investment as tech spending nears $20B - Who is responsible for our creeping surveillance age? Chances are, it’s you | Tatum Hunter
Invasive behaviour that would have shocked us a decade ago now barely registers. And that includes the way we digitally track and monitor each other A TikTok comedian recently launched a fake ICE tip line… Read more: Who is responsible for our creeping surveillance age? Chances are, it’s you | Tatum Hunter - Zip Appoints Dallas Stonhaus as Chief Sales Officer
Stonhaus, a two-decade enterprise sales veteran who helped build Ironclad into a category-defining company, joins Zip as the AI procurement platform enters its next phase of growth Zip, the AI platform for enterprise procurement, today… Read more: Zip Appoints Dallas Stonhaus as Chief Sales Officer - AtScale Appoints Vertica Veteran Chuck Bear as Chief Architect
Veteran database architect to guide performance and operational reliability as enterprises operationalize AI on live analytical data AtScale, the leader in governed semantic layer technology, today announced that Chuck Bear has joined the company as Chief Architect.… Read more: AtScale Appoints Vertica Veteran Chuck Bear as Chief Architect - I/ONX and Knightz Group Announce Strategic Partnership
Knightz Group selects I/ONX as Preferred AI and High Performance Compute Platform, both to collaborate at SecureWorld 2026 I/ONX High Performance Compute (HPC), a leading provider of heterogeneous AI and HPC infrastructure, today announced a… Read more: I/ONX and Knightz Group Announce Strategic Partnership - Beyond the pilot: Dyna.Ai raises eight-figure Series A to put agentic AI in financial services to work
The financial services industry has a pilot problem. Institutions pour resources into AI proofs-of-concept, generate impressive dashboards, and then quietly watch momentum stall before anything reaches production. Singapore-headquartered Dyna.Ai was built precisely to break that… Read more: Beyond the pilot: Dyna.Ai raises eight-figure Series A to put agentic AI in financial services to work - RAG that remembers: How AI is learning from every query
Every query matters. Traditional Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems treat each search as isolated, wasting computation and missing opportunities to learn. Evolving Retrieval Memory (ERM) changes that: it enables RAG to remember successful queries, optimize document… Read more: RAG that remembers: How AI is learning from every query - Millions take aspirin to prevent colon cancer. A major review says don’t count on it
Daily aspirin does not reliably prevent bowel cancer in people at average risk, according to a major new review. Any potential protective effect may take more than a decade to appear — if it appears… Read more: Millions take aspirin to prevent colon cancer. A major review says don’t count on it - Ozempic-like weight loss drugs may help the heart recover after a heart attack
Popular weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro may do more than help people shed pounds. New research suggests these GLP-1 medications could also help protect the heart after a heart attack by restoring… Read more: Ozempic-like weight loss drugs may help the heart recover after a heart attack - New drug cuts seizures by up to 91% in children with rare epilepsy
A new experimental drug is showing remarkable promise for children with Dravet syndrome, a severe genetic form of epilepsy. In clinical trials, the treatment zorevunersen cut seizures by as much as 91% while also improving… Read more: New drug cuts seizures by up to 91% in children with rare epilepsy - Record-breaking photodetector captures light in just 125 picoseconds
A new ultrathin photodetector from Duke University can sense light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum and generate a signal in just 125 picoseconds, making it the fastest pyroelectric detector ever built. The breakthrough could power… Read more: Record-breaking photodetector captures light in just 125 picoseconds - Scientists discover the protein that malaria parasites can’t live without
Scientists have uncovered a crucial weakness in the malaria parasite that could open the door to new treatments. Researchers identified a protein called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1) that acts like a traffic controller during the… Read more: Scientists discover the protein that malaria parasites can’t live without - Half of Amazon insects could face dangerous heat stress
A sweeping new study of more than 2,000 insect species reveals a troubling reality: many insects may be far less capable of coping with rising temperatures than scientists once hoped. Researchers found that while some… Read more: Half of Amazon insects could face dangerous heat stress - Scientists just looked inside Darwin’s 200-year-old specimen jars without opening them
Scientists have used a laser technique to analyze Charles Darwin’s original Galápagos specimens without opening their nearly 200-year-old jars. By shining light through the glass, the method reveals the chemical makeup of the preservation fluids… Read more: Scientists just looked inside Darwin’s 200-year-old specimen jars without opening them - Mark Carney highlights areas of Australian-Canadian cooperation as middle powers
Mark Carney has nominated key areas of cooperation between Canada and Australia as part of middle powers building a new international order. Addressing the federal parliament, with both houses sitting together, Carney once again pressed… Read more: Mark Carney highlights areas of Australian-Canadian cooperation as middle powers - Large genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases
Late in 2025, we covered the development of an AI system called Evo that was trained on massive numbers of bacterial genomes. So many that, when prompted with sequences from a cluster of related genes,… Read more: Large genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases - Space Command chief throws cold water on the question of UAPs in space
DENVER—Last month, President Donald Trump took to social media with an announcement that he would direct the Pentagon and other federal agencies to “begin the process” of disclosing government files related to alien life and… Read more: Space Command chief throws cold water on the question of UAPs in space - TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant
On Wednesday, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it had issued its first construction approval in nearly a decade. The approval will allow work to begin on a site in Kemmerer, Wyoming, by a… Read more: TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant - 2700-year-old teeth reveal the hidden lives of Iron Age Italians
Iron Age teeth from southern Italy have become time capsules, preserving intimate details of childhood and diet. Growth lines in the enamel reveal moments of early-life stress, while hardened plaque holds microscopic remains of cereals,… Read more: 2700-year-old teeth reveal the hidden lives of Iron Age Italians - Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI
CEO’s claims come amid increased scrutiny of US military’s use of the technology and ethics concerns from AI workers Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox OpenAI’s… Read more: Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI - Grammarly Is Offering ‘Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors—Dead or Alive
The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writers—without their permission. - Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance
“Data centers … they need some PR help,” said President Donald Trump at the event. - Lawsuit: Google Gemini sent man on violent missions, set suicide “countdown”
A man killed himself after the Google Gemini chatbot pushed him to kill innocent strangers and then started a countdown for the man to take his own life, a wrongful-death lawsuit filed against Google by… Read more: Lawsuit: Google Gemini sent man on violent missions, set suicide “countdown” - Google and Epic announce settlement to end app store antitrust case
Google is in the midst of rewriting the rules for mobile applications, spurred by ongoing legal cases and an apparent desire to clamp down on perceived security weaknesses. Late last year, Google and Epic concocted… Read more: Google and Epic announce settlement to end app store antitrust case - Millions with joint pain and osteoarthritis are missing the most powerful treatment
Stiff knees and aching hips may seem like an inevitable part of aging, but experts say we’re getting osteoarthritis all wrong. Despite affecting nearly 600 million people worldwide — and potentially a billion by 2050… Read more: Millions with joint pain and osteoarthritis are missing the most powerful treatment - What AI Models for War Actually Look Like
While companies like Anthropic debate limits on military uses of AI, Smack Technologies is training models to plan battlefield operations. - Windows 12 Could Arrive in 2026 as Millions of PCs Near Windows 10 Deadline
Leaks and reports suggest Microsoft is working on Windows 12 for 2026, with NPUs, deeper Copilot integration, and tighter security in focus. The post Windows 12 Could Arrive in 2026 as Millions of PCs Near… Read more: Windows 12 Could Arrive in 2026 as Millions of PCs Near Windows 10 Deadline - Apple Launch Week: New iPhones, M5 Macs, and a $599 MacBook Neo
Apple unveiled seven new products, including the iPhone 17e, M5 MacBooks, and the $599 MacBook Neo — its cheapest laptop ever. The post Apple Launch Week: New iPhones, M5 Macs, and a $599 MacBook Neo… Read more: Apple Launch Week: New iPhones, M5 Macs, and a $599 MacBook Neo - Grammarly Offering Manuscript Reviews by AI Versions of Recently Deceased Professors
Grammarly is being accused of “necromancy” after users discovered a feature for reviewing manuscripts with AI versions of real professors — some of whom have already left this mortal coil. The issue was first flagged… Read more: Grammarly Offering Manuscript Reviews by AI Versions of Recently Deceased Professors - Scientists capture a magnetic flip in 140 trillionths of a second
Scientists at the University of Tokyo have captured something never seen before: a frame-by-frame view of how electron spins flip inside an antiferromagnet, a material once thought to be magnetically “invisible.” By firing ultrafast electrical… Read more: Scientists capture a magnetic flip in 140 trillionths of a second - MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple build quality at a substantially lower price
NEW YORK CITY—Whether you’re talking about the iBook, MacBook, or MacBook Air, Apple’s most basic laptops have started at or within $100 of the $1,000 price point for over 20 years. Sure, the company had… Read more: MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple build quality at a substantially lower price - The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race
During a brief hearing on Wednesday morning, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation spent only a few minutes “marking up” new legislation that provides guidance to NASA for its various initiatives, including the… Read more: The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race - Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans
Archaeologists are keen to learn more about the specific diets and culinary practices of ancient populations around the globe. An interdisciplinary team of scientists analyzed the residues on prehistoric ceramic cooking pots and concluded that… Read more: Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans - After a rocky six years, Sony cancels future single-player PC game releases
Sony no longer plans to bring current and future single-player games to personal computers, according to Bloomberg. The report specifically names last year’s Ghost of Yotei and the soon-to-be-released Returnal successor, Saros, as games whose… Read more: After a rocky six years, Sony cancels future single-player PC game releases - After Banning Anthropic From Military Use, Pentagon Still Relying Heavily on It in Iran War
Last week, Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei publicly drew a line in the sand with the US military, insisting that its AI models may not be used for mass surveillance of Americans or deadly autonomous weapons.… Read more: After Banning Anthropic From Military Use, Pentagon Still Relying Heavily on It in Iran War - A simple hand photo may be the key to detecting a serious disease
Researchers at Kobe University have developed an AI system that can detect acromegaly, a rare hormone disorder, by analyzing photos of the back of the hand and a clenched fist. The disease often develops slowly… Read more: A simple hand photo may be the key to detecting a serious disease - Google Pixel 10a review: The sidegrade
Google’s budget Pixels have long been a top recommendation for anyone who needs a phone with a good camera and doesn’t want to pay flagship prices. This year, Google’s A-series Pixel doesn’t see many changes,… Read more: Google Pixel 10a review: The sidegrade - World’s smallest OLED pixel could transform smart glasses
Researchers have built the smallest OLED pixel ever made—just 300 nanometers across—without sacrificing brightness. By redesigning the pixel with a nano-sized optical antenna and a protective insulation layer, they prevented the short circuits that normally… Read more: World’s smallest OLED pixel could transform smart glasses - Popular fruits and vegetables linked to higher pesticide levels
A sweeping new study reveals that what’s on your plate may directly shape the pesticides circulating in your body. Researchers found that people who eat more fruits and vegetables known to carry higher pesticide residues—such… Read more: Popular fruits and vegetables linked to higher pesticide levels - Residents Say Elon Musk’s AI Facility Is Like Living Next Door to Mordor
Elon Musk’s new AI data center has turned a formerly quiet Mississippi town into a noisy nightmare. The $20 billion facility, run by Musk’s AI firm xAI, is powered by 27 methane gas turbines that… Read more: Residents Say Elon Musk’s AI Facility Is Like Living Next Door to Mordor - Xiaomi’s HyperOS AI Push Aims Beyond Voice Assistants
Xiaomi’s HyperOS AI push is about making assistance feel native to the OS, with privacy positioning and a longer-term bet on tighter stack control. The post Xiaomi’s HyperOS AI Push Aims Beyond Voice Assistants appeared… Read more: Xiaomi’s HyperOS AI Push Aims Beyond Voice Assistants - Perplexity AI Browser Flaw Could Let Calendar Invites Access Local Files
Researchers say a vulnerability in Perplexity’s Comet AI browser could expose local files and credentials through malicious calendar invites. The post Perplexity AI Browser Flaw Could Let Calendar Invites Access Local Files appeared first on… Read more: Perplexity AI Browser Flaw Could Let Calendar Invites Access Local Files - Podcast: The Depravity Economy
This week we discuss our coverage of the U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran, specifically how Polymarket and Kalshi are letting people profit from death, and that Amazon data centers were on fire after missiles hit Dubai.… Read more: Podcast: The Depravity Economy - Mutable Tactics raises $2.1 million for AI drone coordination in satellite-denied environments
British startup Mutable Tactics has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to develop AI software enabling groups of military drones to operate autonomously, even when satellite navigation and communications are disrupted. The post Mutable Tactics… Read more: Mutable Tactics raises $2.1 million for AI drone coordination in satellite-denied environments - Joy of teaching English in the age of AI | Letter
Reading and writing are still uniquely human activities even though artificial intelligence can complete complex “English learning” tasks in seconds, says Richard Farmer Your long read (Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in… Read more: Joy of teaching English in the age of AI | Letter - The US is using repurposed Iranian drone technology to wage war on Iran – a military expert explains why
Amid the biggest concentration of American military power in the Middle East in decades, the significance – and irony – of one aspect of the US war on Iran has gone largely unnoticed. In the… Read more: The US is using repurposed Iranian drone technology to wage war on Iran – a military expert explains why - LILT Launches Industry-First MCP Server and Agent-to-Agent Integration
LILT MCP bridges the gap between GenAI speed and enterprise-grade quality LILT, the leading provider of enterprise AI translation, today announced the launch of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) card. This integration enables professional,… Read more: LILT Launches Industry-First MCP Server and Agent-to-Agent Integration - Google’s AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges
A bizarre new wrongful death lawsuit against Google alleges that the tech giant’s chatbot, Gemini, urged a 36-year-old Florida man named Jonathan Gavalas to kill others as part of a delusional mission to obtain a… Read more: Google’s AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges - OpenAI Reportedly Eyes a GitHub Alternative
A reported OpenAI repo project hints at a future where AI agents don’t just write code, they manage the workflow that ships it. The post OpenAI Reportedly Eyes a GitHub Alternative appeared first on TechRepublic. - AI Voice Tech Built for Production Teams Is on Sale
Create lifelike voiceovers, music, and sound effects in one platform built for production speed and scale. The post AI Voice Tech Built for Production Teams Is on Sale appeared first on TechRepublic. - Google Speeds Up Chrome Updates for Its 3 Billion Users
Google speeds up Chrome’s release cycle to biweekly updates, a move affecting 3 billion users as AI-powered browsers like Atlas and Comet emerge. The post Google Speeds Up Chrome Updates for Its 3 Billion Users… Read more: Google Speeds Up Chrome Updates for Its 3 Billion Users - Are consumers doomed to pay more for electricity due to data center buildouts?
Big Tech is set to agree to build its own power plants for data centers and shield consumers from rising electricity costs, but companies face daunting logistical obstacles to delivering on the pledge championed by… Read more: Are consumers doomed to pay more for electricity due to data center buildouts? - Teaching mathematical statistics: one lecturer’s way of testing what students understand
Unsplash It’s getting tougher to assess how much university students have learnt. In his work as a Mathematical Statistics lecturer, Michael von Maltitz has tried a new way of getting students to learn, and of… Read more: Teaching mathematical statistics: one lecturer’s way of testing what students understand - Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026
For a few hours on Tuesday, Polymarket hosted a bet about the possibility of nuclear war in 2026. The market asked the question “Nuclear weapon detonation by …?” and racked up close to a million… Read more: Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026 - Goldman Sachs Head During Financial Crisis Says He “Smells” a Similar Crash Coming
For quite some time, investors have been warning that the hundreds of billions of dollars being poured into the buildout of enormous AI data centers could trigger a credit crisis. A recent Bank of America… Read more: Goldman Sachs Head During Financial Crisis Says He “Smells” a Similar Crash Coming - The $599 MacBook Neo is Apple’s long-awaited, colorful, lower-cost MacBook
Most of Apple’s announcements this week have been fairly straightforward internal updates to existing products, give or take some big architectural changes to its high-end processors. But Apple has saved its most interesting announcement for… Read more: The $599 MacBook Neo is Apple’s long-awaited, colorful, lower-cost MacBook - Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself
Lawsuit is first wrongful death case brought against Google over flagship AI product after death of Jonathan Gavalas Last August, Jonathan Gavalas became entirely consumed with his Google Gemini chatbot. The 36-year-old Florida resident had… Read more: Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself - ‘AI will be the end of us’ – is Colm Tóibín right about the threat to creative writing?
In 1950, William Faulkner delivered a famous acceptance speech for the Nobel prize in literature in which he rallied for the “inexhaustible [human] voice” and his belief in its supremacy – not merely to endure… Read more: ‘AI will be the end of us’ – is Colm Tóibín right about the threat to creative writing? - Will AI drones, robots and wearable sensors revolutionize workplace safety?
Around 60 per cent of Canadian employees can expect their job to be transformed through artificial intelligence (AI). For many, AI will complement, rather than replace, their work. For some, it could prevent illness, injury… Read more: Will AI drones, robots and wearable sensors revolutionize workplace safety? - X to ban users from earning revenue if they post unlabelled AI-generated war videos
Social media feeds have been flooded with fake battle scenes since start of Iran conflict Elon Musk’s X will ban users from making money on the platform if they repeatedly post unlabelled AI-generated war videos,… Read more: X to ban users from earning revenue if they post unlabelled AI-generated war videos - AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
Hypersonic aircraft, like NASA’s X-43A shown here, are exposed to extreme heat and pressure. Jim Ross/NASA via Getty Images From hypersonic aircraft to nuclear-powered submarines, many of today’s most advanced defense systems rely on a… Read more: AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications - AI Translations Are Adding ‘Hallucinations’ to Wikipedia Articles
Wikipedia editors have implemented new policies and restricted a number of contributors who were paid to use AI to translate existing Wikipedia articles into other languages after they discovered these AI translations added AI “hallucinations,”… Read more: AI Translations Are Adding ‘Hallucinations’ to Wikipedia Articles - The AI Jobs Apocalypse Is Starting to Feel Real
It’s difficult to say how many jobs have been lost to AI, or will be lost in the future. But in tech and financial circles, anxieties over an AI jobs apocalypse are running higher than… Read more: The AI Jobs Apocalypse Is Starting to Feel Real - Meta: From social platforms to systems architecture heavyweight
For years, Meta Platforms was best known for building social products at planetary scale. Today, it is equally defined by the distributed systems, AI infrastructure, and platform architectures that underpin those products. In Silicon Valley,… Read more: Meta: From social platforms to systems architecture heavyweight - Singapore Introduces AI Work Pass as Tech Talent Shortage Widens
Singapore will introduce a new AI-focused work pass under the ONE Pass framework to attract global tech talent as demand for specialised skills grows. The post Singapore Introduces AI Work Pass as Tech Talent Shortage… Read more: Singapore Introduces AI Work Pass as Tech Talent Shortage Widens - Physical AI is having its moment–and everyone wants a piece of it
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