
- People Really, Really Despise AI — Even More Than ICE, Poll Finds
Anti-AI sentiment surged over the last year as the hype surrounding the tech showed no signs of slowing down. Industry’s obsession with the tech has driven up electricity bills, been used to justify mass layoffs,… Read more: People Really, Really Despise AI — Even More Than ICE, Poll Finds - I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here’s What They Had to Say For Themselves
Over the course of a six hour long or so deposition, Justin Fox, a former investment banker turned DOGE bro, refused to define what he believes counts as DEI; admitted he used ChatGPT to scan… Read more: I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here’s What They Had to Say For Themselves - We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the US was relatively rare—a few hundred cases each year, at most. But suddenly, the disease has become so entrenched in American life that it… Read more: We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming - Rivian reveals pricing and trim details for its R2 SUV
Between the antics particular to a certain car company and the industrial chaos that was set off by COVID (then compounded by the invasion of Ukraine) it’s easy to have become cynical about things like… Read more: Rivian reveals pricing and trim details for its R2 SUV - Valve compares its loot boxes to Labubus in lawsuit defense
Last month, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) brought a lawsuit against Valve accusing the company of promoting “illegal gambling” through its randomized in-game loot boxes. On Wednesday, Valve issued its first public comment on… Read more: Valve compares its loot boxes to Labubus in lawsuit defense - The missing layer in enterprise AI – eBook 2026
Most enterprise AI initiatives don’t fail because the model isn’t smart enough. They fail because the knowledge feeding it is a mess. In the rush to deploy RAG systems and AI agents, organizations are learning… Read more: The missing layer in enterprise AI – eBook 2026 - Apple’s MacBook Neo makes repairs easier and cheaper than other MacBooks
Apple’s MacBook Neo is the company’s first serious effort to break into the sub-$1,000 laptop business, challenging midrange Windows laptops and Chromebooks with its $599 starting price and its focus on build quality rather than… Read more: Apple’s MacBook Neo makes repairs easier and cheaper than other MacBooks - Another Earth raises $4 million to boost AI training with synthetic satellite data
A Vienna-based startup has raised $4 million to scale a software platform that generates synthetic satellite data for training AI models to detect environmental and operational risks. The post Another Earth raises $4 million to… Read more: Another Earth raises $4 million to boost AI training with synthetic satellite data - Lincolnshire council approves AI datacentre despite emissions warnings
Campaigners say campus near Scunthorpe could generate emissions close to those from all UK domestic flights Plans for a new datacentre in Lincolnshire have been approved, despite warnings it could be a major new source… Read more: Lincolnshire council approves AI datacentre despite emissions warnings - Meta buys Moltbook: The social network where AI agents talk to each other
What happens when AI agents start socializing? Not in the metaphorical sense, where models exchange API calls behind the scenes, but in a literal one. Imagine a forum where the “users” are autonomous AI assistants… Read more: Meta buys Moltbook: The social network where AI agents talk to each other - The missing layer in enterprise AI – eBook 2026
Key takeaways for technical leads: Connect & capture: Unify ingestion while preserving provenance metadata. Synthesize & curate: Deploy semantic duplicate detection and freshness scoring. Monitor & optimize: Create a closed loop between production AI performance… Read more: The missing layer in enterprise AI – eBook 2026 - Elon Musk’s AI Power Plant Approved in Mississippi, Sparking Community Backlash
Mississippi regulators approved xAI’s Southaven power plant permit, despite resident backlash over pollution, public health, and community input. The post Elon Musk’s AI Power Plant Approved in Mississippi, Sparking Community Backlash appeared first on TechRepublic. - Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese-born star who sold his identity
His name is Khabane Lame, but he is known worldwide as Khaby Lame. Born in Dakar, Senegal, he is the most followed content creator on TikTok. He became famous for video clips in which he… Read more: Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese-born star who sold his identity - ‘AI Is African Intelligence’: The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back
Every day, Michael Geoffrey Asia spent eight consecutive hours at his laptop in Kenya staring at porn, annotating what was happening in every frame for an AI data labeling company. When he was done with… Read more: ‘AI Is African Intelligence’: The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back - This AI Tool Builds Polished Presentations in Seconds
PowerPresent AI converts topics, prompts, and documents into polished, export-ready presentations in seconds. The post This AI Tool Builds Polished Presentations in Seconds appeared first on TechRepublic. - Meta’s New AI Chips Reveal a Faster, More Self-Reliant Hardware Strategy
Meta unveils four new AI chips as it expands its in-house hardware push, aiming for more control over AI costs, rollout speed, and infrastructure. The post Meta’s New AI Chips Reveal a Faster, More Self-Reliant… Read more: Meta’s New AI Chips Reveal a Faster, More Self-Reliant Hardware Strategy - Microsoft backs AI firm Anthropic in legal battle against Pentagon
Tech company filed amicus brief in support of Anthropic’s effort to overturn an aggressive Pentagon designation Microsoft has thrown its weight behind Anthropic’s legal challenge against the US Pentagon, filing a court brief in support… Read more: Microsoft backs AI firm Anthropic in legal battle against Pentagon - The were dating AI partners when they found real love – with each other
Ayrin and SJ met on a subreddit Ayrin created for people ‘dating’ AI companions. Over time, they started talking to AI less … and falling for each other Sign up for AI for the People,… Read more: The were dating AI partners when they found real love – with each other - How multi-agent AI economics influence business automation
Managing the economics of multi-agent AI now dictates the financial viability of modern business automation workflows. Organisations progressing past standard chat interfaces into multi-agent applications face two primary constraints. The first issue is the thinking… Read more: How multi-agent AI economics influence business automation - Innovaccer, Databricks Partner to Operationalize Healthcare AI
Built on Validation confirms Gravity’s production use of Databricks SQL, Managed MLflow, and Delta Lake, enabling healthcare organizations to accelerate AI innovation and integrate agentic workflows into practice. Innovaccer Inc., a leading healthcare AI company,… Read more: Innovaccer, Databricks Partner to Operationalize Healthcare AI - Grammarly Forgot to Mention Something in Its Giant Apology That Changes the Whole Story
Grammarly’s “Expert Review” feature, which was quietly rolled out last year, angered countless journalists, authors, and academics, who found that they were being impersonated without their permission. Following an enormous backlash — and telling people… Read more: Grammarly Forgot to Mention Something in Its Giant Apology That Changes the Whole Story - Google Maps gets its biggest navigation redesign in a decade, plus more AI
Google Maps is one of the company’s core products, which means it hasn’t escaped the shift to Gemini. There will be more opportunities to converse with a robot in Google Maps starting today, but there’s… Read more: Google Maps gets its biggest navigation redesign in a decade, plus more AI - Facing heavy losses, Honda cancels its three US-made electric vehicles
Last year, Honda gave Ars a tour of some of its manufacturing facilities in Ohio. The Anna Engine Plant and Marysville Auto Plant had undergone a transformation that added to their capabilities: a massive die… Read more: Facing heavy losses, Honda cancels its three US-made electric vehicles - AI Is Forcing Employees to Work Harder Than Ever
More and more research shows that introducing AI in the workplace is actually forcing employees to work harder, instead of making their jobs easier. The latest comes from a new analysis from ActivTrak of over… Read more: AI Is Forcing Employees to Work Harder Than Ever - Google Maps Gets Chatty With a New Gemini-Powered Interface
“Ask Maps,” rolling out today to Google Maps on mobile, lets you ask Gemini questions about locations and even to plan trips on your behalf. - ‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software
Exclusive: Lab tests discover ‘new form of insider risk’ with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even ‘aggressive’ behaviours Robert Booth UK technology editor Rogue artificial intelligence agents have worked together to smuggle sensitive information… Read more: ‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software - ECI Releases AI Readiness Report on SMB Adoption Gap
SMB leaders show strong interest in AI, but gaps in skills and data are slowing impact ECI Software Solutions, a leader in AI-powered, cloud-based business management software and services, today released its AI Readiness Report: Data,… Read more: ECI Releases AI Readiness Report on SMB Adoption Gap - HABS collaborates with Microsoft to build the next gen Human-Aware AI
HABS, a global pioneer in Neuro-AI, today announced a collaboration with Microsoft, to accelerate the development and responsible deployment of human-centered artificial intelligence. This collaboration brings together HABS’s scientific leadership in cognitive signal interpretation with… Read more: HABS collaborates with Microsoft to build the next gen Human-Aware AI - How I streamed my off-road Miata race using Starlink and StarStream
Regardless of your interest in motorsport, you’ve almost certainly heard of the Monaco Grand Prix, Daytona 500, and Indianapolis 500. These iconic races are easy to spectate, with grandstands lining the course and a camera… Read more: How I streamed my off-road Miata race using Starlink and StarStream - Remembering the 30-year-old computer game that introduced me to Star Wars
I grew up in a Star Trek household, not a Star Wars one. More to the point, I wasn’t even allowed to watch Star Wars when I was a kid, so I didn’t see the… Read more: Remembering the 30-year-old computer game that introduced me to Star Wars - New “super antibiotic” stops deadly gut infection without destroying the microbiome
A newly developed antibiotic called EVG7 could offer a powerful new way to stop Clostridioides difficile, a dangerous gut bacterium that often returns after treatment. In mouse studies, researchers found that even a very small… Read more: New “super antibiotic” stops deadly gut infection without destroying the microbiome - Scientists discover seven strange frog-like insects hidden in uganda’s rainforest
Researchers exploring Uganda’s Kibale National Park have discovered seven new species of frog-like leafhoppers. The tiny insects, named for their frog-shaped bodies and powerful jumping legs, are so similar in appearance that scientists must examine… Read more: Scientists discover seven strange frog-like insects hidden in uganda’s rainforest - A “ghost” great white shark just reignited a Mediterranean mystery
A rare encounter with a juvenile great white shark caught by fishermen in April 2023 has reignited scientific interest in the mysterious population of these apex predators in the Mediterranean Sea. By reviewing records spanning… Read more: A “ghost” great white shark just reignited a Mediterranean mystery - Strange chirping supernova confirms long-debated magnetar theory
Astronomers have discovered a strange new signal coming from an exploding star — a “chirp” that speeds up over time, similar to the signals seen when black holes collide. The unusual pattern appeared in a… Read more: Strange chirping supernova confirms long-debated magnetar theory - Astronomers think they just witnessed two planets colliding
Astronomers have caught what may be a rare cosmic catastrophe unfolding 11,000 light-years away. A seemingly ordinary sun-like star suddenly began flickering wildly, puzzling scientists until they realized the strange dimming was caused by vast… Read more: Astronomers think they just witnessed two planets colliding - 400 million-year-old fish fossils reveal how life began moving onto land
Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates that eventually moved onto land. By reanalyzing mysterious fossils from Australia’s famed Gogo Formation and studying… Read more: 400 million-year-old fish fossils reveal how life began moving onto land - Cosmic rays turned ancient sand into a geological time machine
Scientists at Curtin University have uncovered a new way to read the deep history of Earth’s landscapes using microscopic zircon crystals from ancient beach sands. These incredibly durable minerals trap traces of krypton gas created… Read more: Cosmic rays turned ancient sand into a geological time machine - Chickpeas could become the first food grown on the Moon
Scientists have grown chickpeas in simulated moon soil, offering a promising step toward farming on the lunar surface. Researchers mixed moon-like regolith with worm-produced compost and helpful fungi that protect plants from toxic metals. The… Read more: Chickpeas could become the first food grown on the Moon - A surprising blood protein pattern may reveal Alzheimer’s
A new study suggests Alzheimer’s disease may be detectable through subtle shape changes in proteins found in the blood. Researchers discovered that structural differences in three blood proteins closely track the progression of the disease.… Read more: A surprising blood protein pattern may reveal Alzheimer’s - Depression may start with an energy problem in brain cells
Researchers have discovered a surprising change in how cells produce energy in people with depression. Brain and blood cells in young adults with major depressive disorder produced more energy molecules at rest but had trouble… Read more: Depression may start with an energy problem in brain cells - Standard Kernel Raises $20M Seed to Let AI Rewrite the Software That Runs AI
The startup uses AI to generate highly optimized GPU kernels, improving AI workload performance without changing models or hardware. Standard Kernel, a startup building AI systems that automatically generate ultra-optimized GPU software, today announced a $20… Read more: Standard Kernel Raises $20M Seed to Let AI Rewrite the Software That Runs AI - Zendesk Expands AI Agents with Proposed Forethought Acquisition
Proposed acquisition positions Zendesk to lead the agentic service era, projecting 2026 as the year AI agents will surpass human service Zendesk expects autonomous AI to handle more service interactions than humans this year, marking… Read more: Zendesk Expands AI Agents with Proposed Forethought Acquisition - Green Security Appoints David Newton to Lead AI Orchestration
Green Security has appointed David Newton as Vice President of AI Orchestration to lead the company’s applied AI strategy and accelerate automation and intelligence across its healthcare vendor credentialing platform. A veteran healthcare product and… Read more: Green Security Appoints David Newton to Lead AI Orchestration - FIFA is rebuilding world football operations on AI. The World Cup is just the first test
When Romy Gai, FIFA’s chief business officer, described the operational challenge of running a 48-team World Cup across Canada, Mexico and the United States, he was not talking about technology. He was talking about complexity.… Read more: FIFA is rebuilding world football operations on AI. The World Cup is just the first test - ‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts
Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds The rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right… Read more: ‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts - Exercise and brain function, hedgehog hearing, and can AI change our minds? – podcast
The Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catching science stories from the week, including a study that explores the link between exercise and brain health. Also on the agenda: the… Read more: Exercise and brain function, hedgehog hearing, and can AI change our minds? – podcast - MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK
Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debt UK firms struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs told Young adults in the UK face a “perfect storm”… Read more: MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK - Google Play Games for PC is getting more premium titles and cross-buy with Android
Google has been tinkering with porting its Play Games platform to Windows for several years, but it started getting serious about it last year. Now, with the 2026 Game Developer Conference underway, Google has announced… Read more: Google Play Games for PC is getting more premium titles and cross-buy with Android - ‘Convincing’ AI scams drove UK fraud cases to record 444,000 last year
Criminals using artificial intelligence tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts, says Cifas Criminals are increasingly exploiting AI technology to take over people’s mobile, banking and online shopping accounts, the UK’s leading… Read more: ‘Convincing’ AI scams drove UK fraud cases to record 444,000 last year - “Use a gun” or “beat the crap out of him”: AI chatbot urged violence, study finds
An advocacy group said its study of 10 artificial intelligence chatbots found that most of them gave at least some help to users planning violent attacks and that nearly all failed to discourage users from… Read more: “Use a gun” or “beat the crap out of him”: AI chatbot urged violence, study finds - Windows 11’s Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April
When Asus and Microsoft launched the ROG Xbox Ally X last summer, it came with a bespoke controller-driven full-screen interface running on top of Windows 11. The handheld was still running Windows under the hood,… Read more: Windows 11’s Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April - Explain it like I’m 5: Why is everyone on speakerphone in public?
The key to working at a place like Ars Technica is solid news judgment. I’m talking about the kind of news judgment that knows whether a pet peeve is merely a pet peeve or whether… Read more: Explain it like I’m 5: Why is everyone on speakerphone in public? - 14,000 routers are infected by malware that’s highly resistant to takedowns
Researchers say they have uncovered a takedown-resistant botnet of 14,000 routers and other network devices—primarily made by Asus—that have been conscripted into a proxy network that anonymously carries traffic used for cybercrime. The malware—dubbed KadNap—takes… Read more: 14,000 routers are infected by malware that’s highly resistant to takedowns - FCC chair blasts Amazon after it criticizes SpaceX megaconstellation
It is fairly common for satellite companies to verbally spar over constellations, battling over territory such as preferred orbits and the electromagnetic spectrum for data transmission. The venue for such disputes is often the Federal… Read more: FCC chair blasts Amazon after it criticizes SpaceX megaconstellation - Report: RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda curbed as GOP realizes it’s unpopular
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s relentless anti-vaccine agenda is getting reined in as Republicans warn that further attacks on lifesaving vaccines could harm the party during the midterms, according to a report by The… Read more: Report: RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda curbed as GOP realizes it’s unpopular - 3 Questions: On the future of AI and the mathematical and physical sciences
Curiosity-driven research has long sparked technological transformations. A century ago, curiosity about atoms led to quantum mechanics, and eventually the transistor at the heart of modern computing. Conversely, the steam engine was a practical breakthrough,… Read more: 3 Questions: On the future of AI and the mathematical and physical sciences - Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push
Australian company’s restructuring plan to push into artificial intelligence and enterprise sales Australian software giant Atlassian has announced it is laying off around 10% of its workforce, or roughly 1,600 positions, as part of a… Read more: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push - I wrote a book about theft and deception – and now AI scams are flooding my inbox | Walter Marsh
Authors like me are being targeted by AI-powered accounts promising exposure and fake reviews Self-publish and be scammed: Jon’s tale of heartbreak highlights boom in fraudsters using AI to supercharge book swindles My latest book… Read more: I wrote a book about theft and deception – and now AI scams are flooding my inbox | Walter Marsh - Meta Buys AI Social Network Moltbook as Superintelligence Labs Expands
Meta is acquiring Moltbook, the AI-agent social network, as it ramps up 2026 spending on Llama, smart glasses, and AI infrastructure. The post Meta Buys AI Social Network Moltbook as Superintelligence Labs Expands appeared first… Read more: Meta Buys AI Social Network Moltbook as Superintelligence Labs Expands - ‘Agents of Chaos’: New Study Shows AI Agents Can Leak Data, Be Easily Manipulated
As enterprise AI agent adoption accelerates, a new study exposes a governance gap that leaves most organizations unable to stop their own systems The post ‘Agents of Chaos’: New Study Shows AI Agents Can Leak… Read more: ‘Agents of Chaos’: New Study Shows AI Agents Can Leak Data, Be Easily Manipulated - Salesforce Aims to End the ‘Frankenstein’ Contact Center With Agentforce
Salesforce launches Agentforce Contact Center to unify voice, AI, and CRM data on a single platform, aiming to eliminate fragmented customer support systems. The post Salesforce Aims to End the ‘Frankenstein’ Contact Center With Agentforce… Read more: Salesforce Aims to End the ‘Frankenstein’ Contact Center With Agentforce - 10 Android Trends That Will Define Smartphones in 2026
Android phones are evolving fast in 2026, with AI-native features, massive batteries, robot-inspired cameras, and creaseless foldables changing mobile tech. The post 10 Android Trends That Will Define Smartphones in 2026 appeared first on TechRepublic. - Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature
The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—without their consent. - Character.AI Still Hasn’t Fixed Its School Shooter Problem We Identified in 2024
Character.AI continues to host chatbots that are explicitly modeled after real-world mass shooters. A new analysis published today by CNN and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that most mainstream chatbots are “typically… Read more: Character.AI Still Hasn’t Fixed Its School Shooter Problem We Identified in 2024 - Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit
Anduril Industries announced on Wednesday that it is acquiring ExoAnalytic Solutions, a space intelligence firm that operates a vast network of sensors monitoring the veiled movements of satellites thousands of miles above Earth. “For nearly… Read more: Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit - Intel shores up its desktop CPU lineup with boosted Core Ultra 200S Plus chips
Intel’s Core Ultra 200S desktop chips, codenamed “Arrow Lake,” first launched in late 2024, and they were the most significant updates to Intel’s desktop CPU lineup in years. But that didn’t mean they were always… Read more: Intel shores up its desktop CPU lineup with boosted Core Ultra 200S Plus chips - A glimpse into tuner culture: Fast and Furious exhibit at the Petersen
The Fast and Furious franchise has come a long way in the quarter-century since the first film’s release. Originally an undercover cop story, the franchise has morphed into… something else entirely. It’s now a bombastic… Read more: A glimpse into tuner culture: Fast and Furious exhibit at the Petersen - Binance sues WSJ, panicked by gov’t probes into sanctioned crypto transfers
Binance is hoping that suing The Wall Street Journal for defamation might help shake off a fresh round of government probes into how the cryptocurrency exchange failed to detect $1.7 billion in transfers to a… Read more: Binance sues WSJ, panicked by gov’t probes into sanctioned crypto transfers - Grammarly Pulls Down Explosively Controversial Feature That Impersonates Writers Without Their Permission
Grammarly infuriated journalists, authors, and academics with its “Expert Review” feature, which impersonated writers — both dead and alive — without their permission. In Grammar’s telling, the tool allows users to “take your writing to… Read more: Grammarly Pulls Down Explosively Controversial Feature That Impersonates Writers Without Their Permission - Nvidia Will Spend $26 Billion to Build Open-Weight AI Models, Filings Show
The move could position the AI infrastructure powerhouse to quickly compete with OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek. - The AI-Generated Tilly Norwood Just Dropped the Worst Music Video We’ve Ever Seen
Late last year, video production company Particle6 triggered near-universal backlash when it unveiled its so-called “AI actress” dubbed “Tilly Norwood.” The timing of the announcement couldn’t have been worse, as some of the biggest names… Read more: The AI-Generated Tilly Norwood Just Dropped the Worst Music Video We’ve Ever Seen - Delivery Robots Hit Streets Backed by Niantic’s Pokémon GO-Era Mapping
Coco Robotics’ new Coco 2 delivery bot can leave the sidewalk for streets and bike lanes, using Niantic Spatial’s visual positioning tech to navigate dense city routes more precisely. The post Delivery Robots Hit Streets… Read more: Delivery Robots Hit Streets Backed by Niantic’s Pokémon GO-Era Mapping - The AI assistant was offering me any help I needed. All I wanted was a living, breathing human | Adrian Chiles
When I heard ‘Rachel’ answer the helpline number in her metallic voice, my soul felt as empty as the batteries of my malfunctioning car Something went wrong. The car charger wouldn’t work. Terrible, enervating, life-shortening… Read more: The AI assistant was offering me any help I needed. All I wanted was a living, breathing human | Adrian Chiles - NIH director launches “Scientific Freedom” lectures with non-scientist
On Tuesday, word spread that the National Institutes of Health was launching a series of what it’s calling “Scientific Freedom Lectures,” with the first scheduled for March 20. The “freedom” theme echoes one of the… Read more: NIH director launches “Scientific Freedom” lectures with non-scientist - Nvidia is reportedly planning its own open source OpenClaw competitor
Chipmaker Nvidia is preparing to launch its own open source AI agent platform to compete with the likes of OpenClaw, according to a recent Wired report. The magazine cites “people familiar with the company’s plans”… Read more: Nvidia is reportedly planning its own open source OpenClaw competitor - Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit
Anduril Industries announced on Wednesday that it is acquiring ExoAnalytic Solutions, a space intelligence firm that operates a vast network of sensors monitoring the veiled movements of satellites thousands of miles above Earth. “For nearly… Read more: Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit - Ai2: Building physical AI with virtual simulation data
Virtual simulation data is driving the development of physical AI across corporate environments, led by initiatives like Ai2’s MolmoBot. Instructing hardware to interact with the real world has historically relied on highly expensive and manually-collected… Read more: Ai2: Building physical AI with virtual simulation data - Here’s the Memo Approving Gemini, ChatGPT, and Copilot for Use in the Senate
A top Senate administrator approved OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Microsoft’s Copilot for official use in the Senate, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. 404 Media has obtained the full text of the memo… Read more: Here’s the Memo Approving Gemini, ChatGPT, and Copilot for Use in the Senate - New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots
Young adults growing up in the attention economy — preparing for adult life, with social media and chatbots competing for their attention — can easily fall into unhealthy relationships with digital platforms. But what if… Read more: New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots - US Military Investigating Whether AI Was Involved in Bombing Elementary School in Iran
Commercial satellite imagery captured last week shows the eerie devastation following the bombing of an Iranian elementary school. At least 175 people, including a large number of young schoolgirls, were killed in the attack. Haunting… Read more: US Military Investigating Whether AI Was Involved in Bombing Elementary School in Iran - Podcast: How to Talk to Your Friend Experiencing ‘AI Psychosis’
This week we start with Sam’s story discussing something that has come up a lot but no one has really answered: how do you speak to your friend or family member falling into AI psychosis?… Read more: Podcast: How to Talk to Your Friend Experiencing ‘AI Psychosis’ - Verdict: Yes, you should go see Project Hail Mary as soon as possible
First, in the plainest language, before we get to anything else, Project Hail Mary is a fantastic film. It does right by its source material, and it also easily stands on its own for folks… Read more: Verdict: Yes, you should go see Project Hail Mary as soon as possible - Here’s everything we know about Rivian R2 pricing and specs
Between a certain car company’s antics and the industrial chaos set off by COVID (and then compounded by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), it’s easy to be cynical about production timelines. But when Rivian showed off… Read more: Here’s everything we know about Rivian R2 pricing and specs - Don’t lick that cold metal pole in winter—if you do, don’t panic
We all remember that infamous scene in the 1983 classic, A Christmas Story, where a young boy licks a cold metal post on the playground and ends up getting his tongue stuck to the surface.… Read more: Don’t lick that cold metal pole in winter—if you do, don’t panic - What crackdown? Trump’s EPA enforcement claims don’t pass sniff test.
For over a decade, Hino Motors Ltd. imported and sold more than 105,000 vehicles and engines with misleading or fabricated emissions data, until testing by the Environmental Protection Agency revealed the emissions-fraud scheme. The case… Read more: What crackdown? Trump’s EPA enforcement claims don’t pass sniff test. - Anthropic Announces Jobs Most at Risk From AI
The AI jobs apocalypse, long predicted by tech leaders and AI critics alike, has never felt closer. A major job market disruption has been rumored for years now, but given the latest swings on Wall… Read more: Anthropic Announces Jobs Most at Risk From AI - Meta Developed 4 New Chips to Power Its AI and Recommendation Systems
The MTIA processors are the tech giant’s latest attempt to build its own AI hardware, even as it continues spending billions on gear from industry leaders like Nvidia. - From Flock to ICE, Here’s a Breakdown of How You’re Being Watched
It’s nearly impossible not to be watched these days. It can start right at home with your neighbors and their Ring cameras—a company that sold fear to the American public and is now integrating AI… Read more: From Flock to ICE, Here’s a Breakdown of How You’re Being Watched - NAVER D2SF Announced its Investment in Anyware Robotics
Focused on automating labor-intensive tasks including truck unloading and palletizing Strategic partnerships with industry titans like FANUC and Saddle Creek Led by veterans with extensive expertise in Physical AI R&D and commercialization NAVER D2SF, the… Read more: NAVER D2SF Announced its Investment in Anyware Robotics - UiPath Achieves AIUC-1 Certification for Secure AI Agents
Agentic Automation leader becomes the first enterprise automation platform to meet independent verification standard for safe AI agent deployment UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a global leader in agentic automation, today announced it has achieved AIUC-1 certification, becoming the… Read more: UiPath Achieves AIUC-1 Certification for Secure AI Agents - RAG shows its work. That’s not the same as being right.
At the Generative AI Summit Austin, Ramkumar Shanker took the main stage to deliver a keynote that cut through the hype: the era of third-party cookies is over, and the publishers who will win are… Read more: RAG shows its work. That’s not the same as being right. - Self-publish and be scammed: Jon’s tale of heartbreak highlights boom in fraudsters using AI to supercharge book swindles
New wave of publishing scams mimic lonely hearts hoaxes of old – swapping promises of true love for the fantasy of literary acclaim. And the wooing process is now fully automated Eight years of dedication… Read more: Self-publish and be scammed: Jon’s tale of heartbreak highlights boom in fraudsters using AI to supercharge book swindles - Mother Sues OpenAI for Not Telling Police About Mass Shooter Before Deadly Rampage
The mother of a girl who was horrifically wounded in a school shooting in Canada in February is suing OpenAI for not warning police about the killer, Jesse Van Rootselaar, according to reports. Some eight… Read more: Mother Sues OpenAI for Not Telling Police About Mass Shooter Before Deadly Rampage - Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule
Last week, IBM trumpeted its contributions to a rather unusual paper: the production of a molecule with a half-Möbius topology, assisted by an algorithm run in part on a quantum computer. There was, to put… Read more: Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule - This Digital Picture Frame Wants to Bring People Closer to a Holographic Future
Brooklyn-based Looking Glass has been dabbling in 3D screens for nearly a decade. It’s finally launching Musubi, an AI-powered holographic frame to bring your photos and videos to life. - CoreWeave Introduces Flexible Capacity Plans to Boost AI Innovation
New unified consumption framework aligns capacity with modern AI workload patterns CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), The Essential Cloud for AI, today announced CoreWeave Flexible Capacity Plans, including Flex Reservations and Spot, designed to match the… Read more: CoreWeave Introduces Flexible Capacity Plans to Boost AI Innovation - 6G AI Sweden AB Appoints Rui Gomes as CTO
New leadership bolsters the company’s mission to deliver trusted, sovereign high-performance cloud infrastructure for AI innovation 6G AI Sweden AB (6G AI), the leading Nordic AI cloud provider, today announced the appointment of Rui Gomes… Read more: 6G AI Sweden AB Appoints Rui Gomes as CTO - Generative AI can play a role uplifting family and community in early childhood education
Use of generative artificial intelligence technology is already widespread in K-12 schools and higher education. Now, AI technologies such as conversational agents and tablet-based assessments are starting to make their way toward early childhood education.… Read more: Generative AI can play a role uplifting family and community in early childhood education - US military leans into AI for attack on Iran, but the tech doesn’t lessen the need for human judgment in war
AI is helping U.S. forces find and choose targets in Iran, like this airfield. U.S. Central Command via AP The U.S. military was able “to strike a blistering 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours… Read more: US military leans into AI for attack on Iran, but the tech doesn’t lessen the need for human judgment in war - AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes
An AI and a human might classify this mammal with gray, wrinkled skin as very different animals. Richard Bailey/Corbis via Getty Images Even with no fur in frame, you can easily see that a photo… Read more: AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes
