
- If AI is addictive, where does the responsibility lie – with big tech or its users?
When I talk to my son, an engineering student, and we have a question or disagreement, he immediately turns to ChatGPT as his primary source of information and confirmation. He is not alone in this.… Read more: If AI is addictive, where does the responsibility lie – with big tech or its users? - Company Behind AI School Surveillance System in Major Trouble After It Fails to Spot Armed Student Walking In to Commit Mass Shooting
The company behind an “AI gun detection” system is being sued by the survivor of a Tennessee high school shooting after it failed to detect the handgun used by the shooter. The lawsuit, filed last… Read more: Company Behind AI School Surveillance System in Major Trouble After It Fails to Spot Armed Student Walking In to Commit Mass Shooting - “Chat is dead”: OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT
OpenAI is preparing the biggest overhaul of ChatGPT since its launch kicked off the AI boom, as the $850 billion group hunts for new engines of growth ahead of a planned listing this year. The… Read more: “Chat is dead”: OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT - Samsung Health Update Leaves Galaxy Watch Owners Waiting on Key AI Features
Samsung’s latest Health app update brings a redesigned wellness dashboard and new AI health tools, but current Galaxy Watch owners still need a compatibility list. The post Samsung Health Update Leaves Galaxy Watch Owners Waiting… Read more: Samsung Health Update Leaves Galaxy Watch Owners Waiting on Key AI Features - Michigan politicians want to ban Chinese-badged cars from even visiting the US
It’s an election year, and that means politicians are putting in extra work to pander to special interest groups they think will help them cross the finish line. If you’re looking to be elected in… Read more: Michigan politicians want to ban Chinese-badged cars from even visiting the US - South Korea’s AI Push Leans on Nvidia Infrastructure
South Korea’s June 2026 Nvidia announcements show how sovereign AI infrastructure is moving from government ambition to corporate buildout, with SK, Naver, LG, Hyundai and Doosan tying cloud, memory, robotics and manufacturing plans to Nvidia’s… Read more: South Korea’s AI Push Leans on Nvidia Infrastructure - OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to Millions of Eligible Users
OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to more users, limiting web-connected tools to reduce the risks of prompt injection and data leakage. The post OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to Millions of Eligible Users appeared… Read more: OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to Millions of Eligible Users - A mother’s work has enormous value | Letter
Polly Creed takes issue with a quote in an article that denigrated the importance of the work that mums do Robert dos Santos’s call to be more human, to connect and to challenge AI and… Read more: A mother’s work has enormous value | Letter - Let’s call it what it is: antisocial media | Brief letters
Tech platforms | Concerned AI | David Sullivan | Contacting MPs | Mogging Why is it that in the coverage of the downsides of the activities of the tech bros’ platforms, the term “social media”… Read more: Let’s call it what it is: antisocial media | Brief letters - Microsoft Hacked to Deliver Malware to Claude and Gemini Users
Microsoft has shut down a wave of its own repositories on GitHub, including those related to Azure and AI coding agents, as it investigates a data breach, according to research from cybersecurity researchers and a… Read more: Microsoft Hacked to Deliver Malware to Claude and Gemini Users - Meta Furious Over Bombshell Smart Glasses Revelation
Code uncovered by journalists revealed that Meta quietly embedded facial recognition tech into its AI-enabled smart glasses — and top Meta executives are fuming. Last week, Wired reported that Meta discreetly moved to infuse facial… Read more: Meta Furious Over Bombshell Smart Glasses Revelation - USD.AI Provides $98.1M for Duos Edge AI GPU Deployment
$98.1M in asset-backed debt financing to support the deployment of 2,304 NVIDIA B300 GPUs, managed by Hydra Host USD.AI announced today that it has provided a $98.1 million, three-year debt facility to support the deployment… Read more: USD.AI Provides $98.1M for Duos Edge AI GPU Deployment - Vida Global Honored with 2026 MSP Today Product of the Year Award
Vida’s AI Agent OS Recognized for Real World Impact and Channel Innovation Vida Global, Inc. (NYSE: VIDA), an AI agent operating system for businesses, today announced that it has been named a 2026 MSP Today Product of… Read more: Vida Global Honored with 2026 MSP Today Product of the Year Award - Innodisk Showcases Its Five-Layer Edge AI Ecosystem at COMPUTEX 2026
Innodisk, a leading global AI solution provider, showcases its complete edge AI ecosystem at COMPUTEX 2026, demonstrating how enterprises and industrial customers can accelerate AI deployment for production-ready applications. Built across five essential layers—compute, memory,… Read more: Innodisk Showcases Its Five-Layer Edge AI Ecosystem at COMPUTEX 2026 - If Australian data centres are going to power the AI revolution, we deserve a fair return | David Pocock
We cannot afford to make the same mistake as we did with gas. If tech companies are going to use our land, energy and water for AI, they must pay their fair share of tax… Read more: If Australian data centres are going to power the AI revolution, we deserve a fair return | David Pocock - Will AI really make banking better for customers?
Dorde Krstic/Shutterstock AI is changing how people bank, save, borrow and ask for help. It could make finance faster, cheaper – and even more personal. But if customers cannot understand decisions, challenge mistakes or reach… Read more: Will AI really make banking better for customers? - It’s So Not Over for Hollywood (with Devindra Hardawar)
I didn’t plan it this way, but it’s a good coincidence that my interview with Devindra Hardawar is coming out on the week that the first Star Wars movie in years is being crushed at… Read more: It’s So Not Over for Hollywood (with Devindra Hardawar) - 5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole
An Amazon data center sits next to a neighborhood in northern Virginia. Nathan Howard/Getty Images Every internet search, streamed video and AI-generated response depends on a data center somewhere. Driven by rapid growth in artificial… Read more: 5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole - TouchPoint Support Services Recognized as GenAI “Trailblazer” by AWS
Recognition highlights TouchPoint’s leadership in applying AI to transform healthcare support services TouchPoint Support Services was recently named a GenAI “Trailblazer” by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the creation of TouchPointGPT, an AI-powered chatbot powered by… Read more: TouchPoint Support Services Recognized as GenAI “Trailblazer” by AWS - Aviva deploys AI to stop £230M in sophisticated insurance fraud
Aviva has uncovered a record £230 million in insurance fraud claims and is using AI tools to counter the growing problem. The battleground has changed, and the culprits are also coming armed with a new… Read more: Aviva deploys AI to stop £230M in sophisticated insurance fraud - A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead
Almost 30 years ago a farming family deeded land to the City of Taylor, Texas, on the condition the city use it for a public park. For the nominal fee of $10, the farmers granted… Read more: A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead - Artists are making ‘anti-slop’ to rebel against AI: ‘It’s been rammed down our throats’
In response to AI’s hyperrealism, artists and creatives are gravitating toward the homespun and imperfect Earlier this year, a group of film-makers, commercial directors and AI industry influencers gathered in New York City for the… Read more: Artists are making ‘anti-slop’ to rebel against AI: ‘It’s been rammed down our throats’ - The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary
It feels like there’s no escaping AI right now, whether you’re trying to type a sentence without being interrupted by a digital “assistant” or struggling to find a new refrigerator that doesn’t require a Wi-Fi… Read more: The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary - Everyone thought these helmets were Roman until scientists uncovered the truth
Researchers have solved a decades-old mystery by showing that a cache of 43 helmets found off the Spanish coast is medieval, not Roman. The remarkable discovery exposes a thriving weapons trade network that connected Mediterranean… Read more: Everyone thought these helmets were Roman until scientists uncovered the truth - Scientists may have debunked one of humanity’s oldest habits
Ancient grooves on human teeth, once hailed as evidence of tooth-picking, may simply be the result of natural wear, according to a new study of wild primates. The research also revealed that a common modern… Read more: Scientists may have debunked one of humanity’s oldest habits - Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage
Scientists used nanoscale gold metamaterials to supercharge heat transfer across tiny gaps, achieving up to four times more energy flow than similar conventional systems. The breakthrough could lead to better chip cooling, more efficient energy… Read more: Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage - What is space-time? A mystery at the heart of reality
What if our biggest idea about reality is built on a hidden misunderstanding? A new philosophical look at space-time challenges the popular view that the past, present, and future all exist together in a timeless… Read more: What is space-time? A mystery at the heart of reality - Scientists discover the brain chemical that helps you break bad habits
Scientists have uncovered a key brain signal that helps us break old habits and adapt when circumstances suddenly change. By watching mice navigate a virtual maze, researchers found that disappointment—when an expected reward failed to… Read more: Scientists discover the brain chemical that helps you break bad habits - Anyscale Announced its Launch on Microsoft Azure
With the Anyscale on Azure public preview, enterprises can now run foundation-model-scale AI workloads, from multimodal data preparation to training and inference, entirely inside their own Azure tenancy all while achieving up to 90% cost… Read more: Anyscale Announced its Launch on Microsoft Azure - GoodVision AI Introduces “7-Layer AI Cake” Framework for the Inference Era
GoodVision AI has introduced what it calls the “7-Layer AI Cake” framework, outlining how the company believes the AI industry will evolve as global infrastructure shifts from a model-centric era toward a token-driven economy. According… Read more: GoodVision AI Introduces “7-Layer AI Cake” Framework for the Inference Era - Altimetrik Named Product Challenger in ISG Provider Lens™ 2026 GCC Services
Altimetrik, an AI-first digital engineering company, has been named a Product Challenger in the Design and Setup category, as well as the Optimization and Enhancement category of the ISG Provider Lens 2026 Global Capability Center (GCC)… Read more: Altimetrik Named Product Challenger in ISG Provider Lens™ 2026 GCC Services - Scalefocus AION Wins Two Globee® Awards
Leading European AI engineering company Scalefocus has been recognized at the Globee® Awards for Artificial Intelligence with two prestigious honors: a Silver award in the Sovereign Cloud and Digital Sovereignty Solution category and a Bronze award… Read more: Scalefocus AION Wins Two Globee® Awards - Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US. But the artificial intelligence… Read more: Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land - Momfluencers Are Pitching AI as a Better ‘Coparent’ Than Men
Moms are outsourcing tedious household tasks to ChatGPT and selling courses teaching others to do the same. Where are all the dads? - three.ws and IBM Partner to Advance AI-Powered 3D Agent Technology
Joint collaboration brings enterprise-grade AI and 3D on-chain agent infrastructure together for the first time three.ws, the pioneer behind the world’s first browser-native, on-chain 3D AI agent platform, today announced a strategic partnership with IBM,… Read more: three.ws and IBM Partner to Advance AI-Powered 3D Agent Technology - Weis Markets adds Instacart AI-powered shopping carts to stores
Weis Markets is adding Instacart’s AI-powered shopping carts, Caper Carts, to select stores in Pennsylvania, bringing digital coupons, loyalty features, and repeat-purchase recommendations into the grocery aisle. The Pennsylvania-based grocery chain is working with Instacart… Read more: Weis Markets adds Instacart AI-powered shopping carts to stores - Yes, Michelle Obama knows a lot about resilience. She still shouldn’t be lecturing gen Z about it | Emma Beddington
It’s decades since the former US first lady was an employee. The world of work she grew up in has long gone Uh oh, Michelle Obama has been advising gen Z on navigating work. “One… Read more: Yes, Michelle Obama knows a lot about resilience. She still shouldn’t be lecturing gen Z about it | Emma Beddington - Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
While we do not outright oppose the taking of AI company stock, or of a US a sovereign wealth fund, there are better ways to achieve the senator’s goals Let no one accuse Bernie Sanders… Read more: Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier - The 20 MSP Continues National Expansion with Four Acquisitions
The 20 MSP deepens national footprint with four new MSP acquisitions, expanding capabilities and strengthening presence across key regional markets. Leading managed IT services provider, The 20 MSP, today announced that it has acquired four… Read more: The 20 MSP Continues National Expansion with Four Acquisitions - Innovation Labs Submits Durable AI Agent Identity Proposal to IETF
Proposed draft explores a DNS-anchored approach to establishing durable, verifiable ownership for AI agents Innovation Labs, a division of Identity Digital Inc. focused on building the accountability anchor for AI agents, announced today it has… Read more: Innovation Labs Submits Durable AI Agent Identity Proposal to IETF - Alluxio Helps AI Teams Get More from Every GPU
Alluxio’s distributed data platform eliminates data bottlenecks with sub-millisecond data access and terabyte-per-second throughput Fireworks AI achieves up to 1 TB/s throughput and 10x faster model load times Alluxio, the developer of a leading large-scale… Read more: Alluxio Helps AI Teams Get More from Every GPU - Flexential Appoints Sam Rudek as Chief Operating Officer
Data center industry veteran to oversee development, product strategy, and service delivery as Flexential accelerates nationwide growth Flexential, a leading provider of secure and flexible data center solutions, has appointed Sam Rudek as Chief Operating… Read more: Flexential Appoints Sam Rudek as Chief Operating Officer - Stock markets fall as concerns persist over tech firms at heart of AI boom
Falls follow sharp sell-off of US tech stock last week while oil prices jump after Iran and Israel exchange strikes Business live – latest updates Global stock markets have fallen amid concern about the prospects… Read more: Stock markets fall as concerns persist over tech firms at heart of AI boom - Aviva detects record £230m in bogus insurance claims as use of AI rises
Insurer found 18,400 suspect claims last year with some scammers using AI to fake accident scenes and documents Bogus insurance claims worth more than £230m were detected by the insurance firm Aviva last year as… Read more: Aviva detects record £230m in bogus insurance claims as use of AI rises - Silicon Valley including Meta has embraced Maga politics, says Nick Clegg
Meta’s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for ‘rather more self-interested’ reasons Silicon Valley companies including Meta have decided to embrace Maga politics, some for “rather more self-interested” reasons,… Read more: Silicon Valley including Meta has embraced Maga politics, says Nick Clegg - Writing is an exercise in the art of persuasion. If we use AI we lose the art | Alan Finkel
Every reader deserves to be informed about whether what they are reading is human or AI A few weeks ago, Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an academic in political science at Macquarie University, wrote an opinion piece… Read more: Writing is an exercise in the art of persuasion. If we use AI we lose the art | Alan Finkel - Seahorses and shark fins are illegally trafficked. An AI tool could help stop this crime
Marine wildlife samples used to create marine detection algorithms. Samples provided by the Australian Museum. Dr Vanessa Pirotta Shark fins on a plane, seahorses in your bag and sea cucumbers in the post – these… Read more: Seahorses and shark fins are illegally trafficked. An AI tool could help stop this crime - RIP Anthony Head: Our 10 favorite moments of Buffy’s Giles
On Friday, news broke of the passing of actor Anthony Head at 72, best known for his portrayal of Watcher/father figure Rupert Giles on the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Fans and former costars… Read more: RIP Anthony Head: Our 10 favorite moments of Buffy’s Giles - US Soccer Scanning Videos of Millions of Youth Players to Identify New Stars
The United States Soccer Federation is hoping to recruit players from across the world by using AI to scan video footage of tens of millions of young athletes, joining some college athletic programs that are… Read more: US Soccer Scanning Videos of Millions of Youth Players to Identify New Stars - School shooting survivor sues AI gun detection firm after system failed to spot weapon
The injured teenage survivor of a January 2025 shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee high school recently sued the manufacturer of an “AI gun detection” system that failed to detect the handgun that left two dead,… Read more: School shooting survivor sues AI gun detection firm after system failed to spot weapon - Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts
Expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating. But alarm bells are sounding The race is very much on. Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which makes AI models as well as space rockets, announced last week it… Read more: Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts - ‘A driver of political violence’: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism
Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militants Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email When a 20-year-old man from Texas was arrested earlier this… Read more: ‘A driver of political violence’: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism - Scientists finally complete Schrödinger’s 100-year-old color theory
Researchers have finally resolved a key problem in a 100-year-old theory of color, showing that the qualities we perceive in colors are intrinsic to the mathematics of color space itself. The discovery sharpens our understanding… Read more: Scientists finally complete Schrödinger’s 100-year-old color theory - ‘Poisoned’ AI: the ChatGPT shopping scams that lead to fake websites
Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI tool You want to buy a new bag and so you ask ChatGPT for help. You have always… Read more: ‘Poisoned’ AI: the ChatGPT shopping scams that lead to fake websites - Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
Five leading scientists were ousted from the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in New Orleans on Friday. Their crime: handing out copies of an editorial, published in the journal Diabetes Care on… Read more: Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints - Meta So Desperate for Compute That It’s Building “Data Centers” That Are Just Tents Filled With AI Chips
It’s a desperate time for tech companies trying to assert dominance in the AI boom. Back in April, we found out that nearly half of the data centers that were supposed to open this year… Read more: Meta So Desperate for Compute That It’s Building “Data Centers” That Are Just Tents Filled With AI Chips - AI Will Consume as Much Water as a Billion People By 2030, UN Report Estimates
AI data centers will consume as much water as the water needs of 1.3 billion people by 2030, according to a new report from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health. The… Read more: AI Will Consume as Much Water as a Billion People By 2030, UN Report Estimates - Suit filed against controversial planned Stratos datacenter project in Utah
Plan backed by Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary had footprint reduced but concerns remain over its health impacts Utah residents have teamed up with a progressive non-profit organization to sue over an under-development AI datacenter backed… Read more: Suit filed against controversial planned Stratos datacenter project in Utah - NASA just proved spacecraft can switch between multiple satellite networks
NASA’s PExT terminal has shown that spacecraft can seamlessly communicate through multiple government and commercial networks, a major step beyond traditional single-network systems. The mission is now expanding to test new capabilities that could help… Read more: NASA just proved spacecraft can switch between multiple satellite networks - A tiny atomic shift gives scientists powerful control over metals
A team at the University of Minnesota discovered that changing a metal film’s thickness by just a few nanometers can dramatically alter how it behaves electronically. The finding reveals a surprising new way to control… Read more: A tiny atomic shift gives scientists powerful control over metals - Scientists found a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states
A team at the University of Chicago has discovered a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states that are normally difficult to produce. By making small adjustments to the energy levels of atoms inside… Read more: Scientists found a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states - Tiny X-ray telescope could unlock the Moon’s hidden chemistry
A lightweight new X-ray telescope could finally give scientists something they’ve never had before: a complete chemical map of the Moon. Researchers used detailed mission simulations to show that a compact telescope orbiting the Moon… Read more: Tiny X-ray telescope could unlock the Moon’s hidden chemistry - Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs linked to 30% lower breast cancer risk
A large study found that women taking GLP-1 drugs, the medication class behind Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, were about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer. Researchers say the findings are promising but not… Read more: Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs linked to 30% lower breast cancer risk - Scientists Discover Hidden Symmetry on Earth That Nobody Can Explain
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that balanced it out, performed evasive maneuvers, decorated a love shack, and bred inside bones. First, scientists discover a new “triple symmetry” on Earth… Read more: Scientists Discover Hidden Symmetry on Earth That Nobody Can Explain - Researchers Put AI Models in Charge of Analyzing Sports, and They Choked Spectacularly
Good news for sports broadcasters and fans who’d prefer their play-by-plays to have that human-touch: AI doesn’t know ball. A new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Northeastern… Read more: Researchers Put AI Models in Charge of Analyzing Sports, and They Choked Spectacularly - LLM Research Papers: The 2026 List (January to May)
LLM Research Papers: The 2026 List (January to May) As some of you know, I have the long-running habit of keeping a running list of research papers I want to read, revisit, or cite in… Read more: LLM Research Papers: The 2026 List (January to May) - ‘We should not have to sacrifice’: New York could become first state to temporarily ban large datacenters
Kristen Gonzalez, a state senator who authored the bill, said moratorium would target ‘hyperscale’ datacenters over 20MW New York moved closer toward becoming the first US state to enact a moratorium on large datacenters this… Read more: ‘We should not have to sacrifice’: New York could become first state to temporarily ban large datacenters - Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing
Ötzi the Iceman, Europe’s most famous mummy, is crawling with microbes, some long dead, some still eking out a living after thousands of years, and some very modern. After he died in the Ötztal Alps,… Read more: Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing - Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming
Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more. - Over 150 Mathematicians Warn Governments Not to “Believe the Hype” About AI
Earlier this year, a 23-year-old without any formal mathematics training made headlines by claiming he’d used OpenAI’s ChatGPT to solve one of the “Erdős problems” — a database of challenging conjectures left behind by Hungarian… Read more: Over 150 Mathematicians Warn Governments Not to “Believe the Hype” About AI - It’s no surprise that an AI-faked presidential speech condemning foreign exploitation went viral – the world is suffering from a leadership vacuum
Attributed to the president of Namibia, the speech is still being shared as citizens across Africa and the Caribbean cry out for moral leaders willing to speak uncomfortable truths For a moment, the speech attributed… Read more: It’s no surprise that an AI-faked presidential speech condemning foreign exploitation went viral – the world is suffering from a leadership vacuum - Baby botulism outbreak: FDA still doesn’t know cause—or how to prevent it
The Food and Drug Administration this week posted what critics call an “underwhelming” epilogue to the devastating outbreak of botulism in babies, which was linked to spore-contaminated formula made by ByHeart. Despite clear tracking of… Read more: Baby botulism outbreak: FDA still doesn’t know cause—or how to prevent it - The saga of the International Space Station air leak took a worrying turn Friday
Five of the seven crew members on the International Space Station briefly sought refuge inside a SpaceX return capsule Friday morning as two Russian cosmonauts worked on an air leak on the other end of… Read more: The saga of the International Space Station air leak took a worrying turn Friday - Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test
Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US. While an entire startup ecosystem has developed around the use of different—and… Read more: Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test - New York Times Roasted for “Profiling” the “AI-Generated Actress” Tilly Northwood
The New York Times is getting torn apart by readers after its magazine published a “profile” of the AI “actress” Tilly Norwood. “I Profile Celebrities for a Living. Nothing Prepared Me for Tilly Norwood,” the… Read more: New York Times Roasted for “Profiling” the “AI-Generated Actress” Tilly Northwood - Highly reviewed speaker can be hacked over the air to infect connected devices
Operating system makers take many steps to prevent their wares from accepting commands from remote devices. The safeguards, designed to thwart malicious attacks, typically require hackers to jump through all kinds of hoops to bypass… Read more: Highly reviewed speaker can be hacked over the air to infect connected devices - The crucial human component in computing and AI
On April 30, the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing’s Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) initiative hosted a full-day research symposium examining how artificial intelligence is shaping the world and its implications for society. The symposium included research talks by… Read more: The crucial human component in computing and AI - Anthropic Scared, Calls for Global Freeze on AI Advances
Anthropic is calling for a global “pause” on AI development, claiming that the technology is nearing a point where it can spiral out of human control. In a lengthy blog post published Thursday, the world’s… Read more: Anthropic Scared, Calls for Global Freeze on AI Advances - “We pissed off a lot of people”: Giant data center plan cut 50% amid protests
One of the world’s biggest data center projects was designed to be nearly three times the size of Manhattan, stretching across multiple Utah sites. But intense local backlash in Box Elder County has now pushed… Read more: “We pissed off a lot of people”: Giant data center plan cut 50% amid protests - S&P 500 blocks fast SpaceX entry, won’t waive rule for unprofitable AI firms
SpaceX has requested unusually swift entry into several leading stock market indexes as a condition of its historic stock market debut. But the S&P 500 stock market index representing many of the largest profitable US… Read more: S&P 500 blocks fast SpaceX entry, won’t waive rule for unprofitable AI firms - Review: Spider-Noir recaptures the magic of a bygone era
My hopes were high for the new Prime Video superhero series Spider-Noir, based on all those amazing trailers. But I also had some trepidation. Could the actual series live up to the hype? As it… Read more: Review: Spider-Noir recaptures the magic of a bygone era - CEO Says There Will Be No Raises Because He Spent All the Money on AI
For years, tech CEOs have used AI as an excuse to justify layoffs. In reality, though, many experts say that what’s really happening is that execs are diverting financial resources into AI at the expense… Read more: CEO Says There Will Be No Raises Because He Spent All the Money on AI - Codestrap Announced the Launch of AI Value Factory
Codestrap’s Value Factory ships with a software assembly line paired with deep expertise that generates measurable and underwritable business outcomes Codestrap, an AI software development company that delivers outcomes not outputs – today announced the… Read more: Codestrap Announced the Launch of AI Value Factory - ChronoScale Appoints New Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer
ChronoScale Corporation (NASDAQ: CHRN) (“ChronoScale” or the “Company”), an accelerated compute platform purpose-built to support demanding artificial intelligence workloads, today announced the appointments of Raj Jegannathan as Chief Technology Officer and Lawrence Lam as Chief… Read more: ChronoScale Appoints New Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer - The Fitbit Air is a good wearable weighed down by a chatty AI “coach”
Smartwatches can track your health stats, but they also do a lot of other things you might not always want or need. The $100 Fitbit Air tracker ditches the screens that have become common on… Read more: The Fitbit Air is a good wearable weighed down by a chatty AI “coach” - Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry
On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced his administration’s latest attempt to prop up the US coal industry during an incoherent press event that randomly oscillated between energy issues and Trump’s fixation with building and renovating… Read more: Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry - Kevin O’Leary Pleads With Locals to Allow His Massive Data Center If He Shrinks It Down to the Size of One Manhattan
“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary wants to build a menacingly large data center facility near the Great Salt Lake in Utah that would be over twice the size of Manhattan. But his plans for the… Read more: Kevin O’Leary Pleads With Locals to Allow His Massive Data Center If He Shrinks It Down to the Size of One Manhattan - ICE’s Plan to Let Cops Around the Country Scan Faces to Verify Immigration Status
📄 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: ICE’s Plan to Let Cops Around the Country Scan Faces to Verify Immigration Status - Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall
Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automation Liz Kendall has insisted Labour will make artificial intelligence “work for workers”, and not abandon people whose jobs are swept away by… Read more: Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall - Hidden supermassive black hole pairs may finally have a visible signal
Scientists have proposed a new method for finding tightly bound supermassive black hole pairs by searching for stars that flash repeatedly as their light is magnified by the black holes’ gravity. The timing and brightness… Read more: Hidden supermassive black hole pairs may finally have a visible signal - Octopuses use mirrors to find food they cannot see
Octopuses may be even smarter than we thought. Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them—a skill previously seen only in vertebrates like mammals and birds.… Read more: Octopuses use mirrors to find food they cannot see - AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passes first human trial
Scientists have successfully tested an AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine in humans for the first time, finding it to be safe and well tolerated. The vaccine generated immune responses against multiple coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, SARS, and… Read more: AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passes first human trial - Amazon’s ‘Proteus’ Robot Heads to Europe in $11B Automation Push
Amazon upgraded Proteus with natural-language controls as part of a wider European robotics push involving STARK, Vulcan, and major investment. The post Amazon’s ‘Proteus’ Robot Heads to Europe in $11B Automation Push appeared first on… Read more: Amazon’s ‘Proteus’ Robot Heads to Europe in $11B Automation Push - Behind the Blog: Dangerous Memes
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 controversial memes, good times at Meta, and… Read more: Behind the Blog: Dangerous Memes - Fifa expanding AI use at World Cup to reduce amount of abuse seen by players
Social media protection service offered by Fifa English FA yet to confirm whether it will use service Fifa will expand the use of AI at the World Cup to reduce the amount of abusive messages… Read more: Fifa expanding AI use at World Cup to reduce amount of abuse seen by players - K-pop Fans Are Calling Out Creepy Deepfakes of Idols
K-pop fans are well-known as a force to be reckoned with on the internet, with some fans holding fierce allegiances and passions when it comes to specific artists. On social media, some obsessive fans are… Read more: K-pop Fans Are Calling Out Creepy Deepfakes of Idols - Glean Adds NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra to Expand Enterprise AI
The new model shows leaps in open-source agentic capabilities, delivering 91% of frontier-model performance on key metrics like completeness Enterprise AI leader Glean, today announced support for NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra, expanding the set of… Read more: Glean Adds NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra to Expand Enterprise AI - Demystifying AI agents: going beyond the buzzwords
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