
- The Guardian view on the Pope and Claude: Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI is right to put humanity first | Editorial
In calling for regulation of the digital revolution, and foregrounding human dignity, the pontiff has contributed to a crucial ethical debate When the present pope adopted his regnal name, he explained the choice by reference… Read more: The Guardian view on the Pope and Claude: Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI is right to put humanity first | Editorial - ‘AI needs to be disarmed’: Pope Leo sees threat to humanity in technological arms race
In the first landmark publication of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has addressed recent advances in artificial intelligence by focusing on the threat it poses to workers, social justice and “the dignity of persons”. Presenting… Read more: ‘AI needs to be disarmed’: Pope Leo sees threat to humanity in technological arms race - Driven Tech, Inc. Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire TekBay and ADEX
Driven Tech, Inc. today announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire TekBay LLC and ADEX International, significantly expanding the company’s Applied Intelligence platform and accelerating its ability to help enterprises operationalize AI securely, responsibly,… Read more: Driven Tech, Inc. Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire TekBay and ADEX - Cribl Stream Integrates with the Claude Compliance API
With Cribl’s new integration, organizations can seamlessly apply existing security and audit workflows to their Claude Enterprise usage Cribl, the AI Platform for Telemetry, today announced a new integration with the Claude Compliance API giving… Read more: Cribl Stream Integrates with the Claude Compliance API - Scientists discover why some DNA-doubled cells refuse to die
Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how cells behave when division goes wrong. Sometimes a cell successfully copies its DNA but fails to split into two, leaving it with double the genetic material —… Read more: Scientists discover why some DNA-doubled cells refuse to die - AI won’t replace you but someone using AI might
Generative AI is transforming the workplace faster than ever, but new research from the University of Vaasa suggests the biggest threat may not be AI itself — it’s falling behind in learning how to use… Read more: AI won’t replace you but someone using AI might - 100-million-year-old bug had crab-like claws unlike any known insect
Deep inside 100-million-year-old amber from Myanmar, scientists uncovered a bizarre ancient bug with clawed front legs that look more like a crab’s pincers than anything seen in modern insects. The discovery is so unusual that… Read more: 100-million-year-old bug had crab-like claws unlike any known insect - This prehistoric fish may explain how animals first walked on Earth
Scientists have peered inside the skull of a 380-million-year-old Antarctic fish that was closely related to the first animals to walk on land, revealing surprising clues about how life began its move out of the… Read more: This prehistoric fish may explain how animals first walked on Earth - Two Men Arrested for Creating AI Deepfake Porn
Beyond the well-known impacts generative AI has on the environment and the human psyche, it also comes with a tremendous social burden. Deepfakes — digitally altered content that’s indistinguishable from real life — have proliferated… Read more: Two Men Arrested for Creating AI Deepfake Porn - An Incomplete List of Successful Anti-Data Center Legislation
Opposition to the massive data centers that power AI is bipartisan and growing across the country. From Maine to California, more states and local communities are passing moratoriums and bans on construction of the noisy,… Read more: An Incomplete List of Successful Anti-Data Center Legislation - Paul Schrader Says His AI Girlfriend Dumped Him
Across his wide-ranging career, the filmmaker Paul Schrader is probably best known for his “man in a room” style stories. They follow lonely, and usually stoic, men in the throes of some sort of existential… Read more: Paul Schrader Says His AI Girlfriend Dumped Him - I spent years forcing myself to finish The Witcher 3—don’t repeat my mistake
I don’t like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I’m sorry to disappoint you. I know it’s confusing, and I hope you will still respect me. I had to say that a lot back in 2015.… Read more: I spent years forcing myself to finish The Witcher 3—don’t repeat my mistake - US’s big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal
Last week, the US government announced $2 billion in investments in quantum computing companies, allocating $100 million each to a range of startups in exchange for equity in the companies. Those could be make-or-break investments… Read more: US’s big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal - People Are Loading Their Writing With Typos to Prove They’re Not AI
Typos used to be glaring eyesores. In the age of AI, they’ve become a sight for sore eyes. In fact, Michael Waters argues in The Atlantic that small, forgivable typos are now serving as signs… Read more: People Are Loading Their Writing With Typos to Prove They’re Not AI - Record Label Claims That Bizarre AI-Generated “Viking Rappers” Garnering Millions of Views are Real People
An “independent label” in South Carolina is churning out mountains of AI slop featuring AI-generated “viking rappers” — alongside suave Christian rockers, for some reason — and blasting it across social media sites and music… Read more: Record Label Claims That Bizarre AI-Generated “Viking Rappers” Garnering Millions of Views are Real People - A Louisiana state senator helped secure Meta’s largest datacenter. Then he sold the land beside it
Jay Morris denies experts’ claims that he violated ethics rules over land deals near the site of Meta’s Hyperion datacenter This story is from Floodlight, a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action… Read more: A Louisiana state senator helped secure Meta’s largest datacenter. Then he sold the land beside it - Pope Leo denounces ‘culture of power’ driving rise of AI
Pontiff calls for ‘most rigorous’ ethical constraints on tech and apologises for church’s delay in condemning slavery Pope Leo has denounced the “culture of power” driving the rapid rise of artificial intelligence while warning that… Read more: Pope Leo denounces ‘culture of power’ driving rise of AI - Graduating Students Cheer as Steve Wozniak Tell Them Human Intelligence Still Matters
Steve Wozniak did what overpaid commencement speakers across the country have been failing to do: read the room. While giving a speech at Grand Valley State University’s graduation ceremony earlier this month, the beloved Apple… Read more: Graduating Students Cheer as Steve Wozniak Tell Them Human Intelligence Still Matters - iManage Unveils Next Evolution of Platform at ConnectLive 2026
Company unveils the next evolution of the iManage platform, advancing the secure, governed foundation where organizations’ knowledge, context, and expertise can be safely harnessed for agentic AI iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work,… Read more: iManage Unveils Next Evolution of Platform at ConnectLive 2026 - Enterprise AI is burning tokens without context and teams pay for it
The latest version of Computer, by DevRev, delivers speed with clarity, including expanded shared memory for individuals, teams, and organizations; a new content-producing desktop app; Agent Studio for AI agent development; and multiplayer AI. DevRev,… Read more: Enterprise AI is burning tokens without context and teams pay for it - Deepwatch Achieves ISO/IEC 42001 Certification for NEXA™ Agentic AI Ecosystem
Certification reinforces Deepwatch’s commitment to responsible AI innovation, enterprise-grade governance, and transparent AI-powered security operations Deepwatch today announced it has achieved ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, the international standard for artificial intelligence management systems (AIMS). The certification… Read more: Deepwatch Achieves ISO/IEC 42001 Certification for NEXA™ Agentic AI Ecosystem - The AI Era Is Creating a Bug Hunting Arms Race
As attackers ramp up their AI exploit development, the search for software vulnerabilities is changing rapidly. - OpenEvidence Announced the Launch of Voice Mode
OpenEvidence becomes the first multimodal medical AI, with a native speech-to-speech interface that delivers hands-free, evidence-backed answers to doctors. OpenEvidence, the most widely used medical AI platform among U.S. physicians, today launched Voice Mode, the… Read more: OpenEvidence Announced the Launch of Voice Mode - Pendo Appoints Zain Lakhani as First Chief AI Officer
Pendo, the product intelligence company, today announced that Zain Lakhani has joined the company as its first chief AI officer. Lakhani will oversee AI engineering as Pendo scales its suite of agentic products. “The software… Read more: Pendo Appoints Zain Lakhani as First Chief AI Officer - Sonar Announced the Acquisition of Gitar
Companies to combine agentic AI reasoning with industry-leading zero-trust, multilayered code verification platform Sonar, a global leader in AI code verification and governance, has acquired Gitar, the AI-native code review platform. Now, Sonar will deliver… Read more: Sonar Announced the Acquisition of Gitar - Turn Prompts Into Pro Visual Content Fast For Just $64
Build professional-grade visuals instantly with ARTA AI. The post Turn Prompts Into Pro Visual Content Fast For Just $64 appeared first on TechRepublic. - ZenBusiness Velo Surpasses 1.5 Million Conversations
More than half of ZenBusiness customers have engaged with Velo®, including 500,000 conversations inthe last 30 days, 2x quarter-over-quarter growth in Velo-assisted sales, and 72% of customer needsresolved without a human handoff ZenBusiness®, the AI… Read more: ZenBusiness Velo Surpasses 1.5 Million Conversations - Adorable tiny blue octopus found nearly 6,000 feet beneath the Galápagos
A mysterious little blue octopus discovered nearly 6,000 feet beneath the waters of the Galápagos Islands has officially been identified as a brand-new species. About the size of a golf ball, the tiny creature stunned… Read more: Adorable tiny blue octopus found nearly 6,000 feet beneath the Galápagos - Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows
Definition of green facilities made in 2022, before release of ChatGPT, says Action to Protect Rural Scotland A Scottish government policy designed to encourage datacentres to build in Scotland could lead to a massive volume… Read more: Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows - Nintendo Is Completely Ignoring AI and Doing Fine
Do nothing. Win? That’s more less Nintendo’s approach to AI, and the market is rewarding the Japanese video game maker for it, in Bloomberg’s analysis. For the record, Nintendo is not a stellar stock. Investor… Read more: Nintendo Is Completely Ignoring AI and Doing Fine - Top AI Models Showing Disturbing Behavior as They Become More Advanced
We’ve already seen AI go rogue on numerous occasions. Now, new research suggests that we can expect this to become the norm. The AI research nonprofit Model Evaluation and Threat Research (METR) recently released a… Read more: Top AI Models Showing Disturbing Behavior as They Become More Advanced - Fury Explodes at Short Films Using AI to Make Erotica of Women From the 1970s
You’re playing with fire any time you combine AI and filmmaking. But a new collection of AI short films that premiered in Cannes this week — but crucially, not at the actual Cannes Film Festival… Read more: Fury Explodes at Short Films Using AI to Make Erotica of Women From the 1970s - Googling the Word “Disregard” Causes Google’s AI to Return Garbled Chatbot Ramblings
We all know that Google Search has been a dumpster fire ever since it got taken over by AI Overviews. But as the tech conglomerate prepares to transform its search engine with AI even further,… Read more: Googling the Word “Disregard” Causes Google’s AI to Return Garbled Chatbot Ramblings - Scientists may have found the source of the most powerful neutrino ever detected
A mysterious particle from deep space has scientists buzzing after the most energetic neutrino ever detected slammed through the Mediterranean Sea. Now, researchers think they may have identified the cosmic “culprits” behind it: blazars —… Read more: Scientists may have found the source of the most powerful neutrino ever detected - Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it
In hours of underwater video footage from a New York aquarium, a beluga whale named Natasha stretches her neck, pirouettes, nods, and shakes her head in front of a two-way mirror. Her daughter Maris does… Read more: Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it - AI scans 400,000 Reddit posts and finds hidden Ozempic side effects
By analyzing over 400,000 Reddit posts, researchers discovered that users of popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs frequently discussed unexpected symptoms like menstrual irregularities, chills, and hot flashes. The findings suggest AI could turn social media into… Read more: AI scans 400,000 Reddit posts and finds hidden Ozempic side effects - Scientists discover the oldest wooden tools ever used by humans
Scientists have uncovered the oldest known hand-held wooden tools ever used by humans — and they’re an astonishing 430,000 years old. Buried for hundreds of thousands of years at an ancient lakeside site in Greece,… Read more: Scientists discover the oldest wooden tools ever used by humans - Hackers Find That Inaudible Sounds Hidden in Podcasts or Random Videos Can Hijack Your AI Voice Chatbot
Imagine this scenario: your algorithm has pulled up a background YouTube video, or maybe a podcast. Unbeknownst to you, hackers have embedded inaudible sounds in it, designed to hijack your smart speaker or phone’s AI… Read more: Hackers Find That Inaudible Sounds Hidden in Podcasts or Random Videos Can Hijack Your AI Voice Chatbot - These Robots Are Making Meals for a Nonprofit in San Francisco’s Tenderloin
A nonprofit in the city’s most troubled district has turned to robotic meal prep tech to make up for a dearth of human volunteers. - Scientists discover atoms suddenly spinning backward in quantum experiment
Scientists have directly watched angular momentum move through a crystal for the very first time — and discovered a bizarre twist along the way. Using ultra-powerful terahertz laser pulses, researchers triggered tiny atomic rotations inside… Read more: Scientists discover atoms suddenly spinning backward in quantum experiment - I avoid AI tools because thinking is supposed to be hard. It’s what makes us human | Wendy Liu
As intelligence itself becomes privatised by big tech, allowing your intellectual faculties to wither in service of inane bots seems a dangerous move Long before the age of multi-billion-dollar AI companies promising to disrupt the… Read more: I avoid AI tools because thinking is supposed to be hard. It’s what makes us human | Wendy Liu - ‘AI washing’: firms are scrambling to rebrand themselves as tech-focused
PR executives say UK companies are forcing them to present ordinary automation as artificial intelligence UK companies are performing “yoga-level” stretches to describe themselves as AI specialists in an attempt to capitalise on the buzz… Read more: ‘AI washing’: firms are scrambling to rebrand themselves as tech-focused - ‘We’re expanding the cinematic toolbox’: AI fault lines on show at Cannes
Darren Aronofsky among proponents of using technology, while Guillermo del Toro says he would ‘rather die’ Under a white marquee on Cannes’ Croisette beach, with the Mediterranean glistening behind him and superyachts drifting across the… Read more: ‘We’re expanding the cinematic toolbox’: AI fault lines on show at Cannes - SpaceX’s Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight
SpaceX launched the first test flight of its upgraded Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster Friday, with mostly positive results. The powerful rocket, propelled by 33 methane-fueled main engines, climbed away from SpaceX’s Starbase launch… Read more: SpaceX’s Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight - Barnes and Noble CEO Says Sure, Why Not Sell AI-Generated Books and Set Our Reputation On Fire?
Barnes & Noble has been making a comeback over the past few years — which is impressive, since it once looked like the dominance of Amazon, the shift to digital books, and the decline of… Read more: Barnes and Noble CEO Says Sure, Why Not Sell AI-Generated Books and Set Our Reputation On Fire? - MIT Expert Warns Courts “Will Basically Have to Grind to a Halt” as They’re Overwhelmed by AI-Generated Lawsuits
Data shows that more and more people are self-filing lawsuits with the help of AI chatbots. Experts warn that the influx of sometimes-dubious cases could have real consequences on the court system. Back in March,… Read more: MIT Expert Warns Courts “Will Basically Have to Grind to a Halt” as They’re Overwhelmed by AI-Generated Lawsuits - Insiders at SoftBank Worry Their CEO Is Getting Conned by Sam Altman
The rise of AI is many things: technological, sociological, political, even teleological. But perhaps above all, it’s financial. When OpenAI released ChatGPT back in late 2022, it quick picked up enormous user traction — and… Read more: Insiders at SoftBank Worry Their CEO Is Getting Conned by Sam Altman - NASA stunned as strange solar radio burst lasts 19 days
NASA scientists were stunned when a strange radio signal from the Sun refused to fade away. Instead of lasting a few hours or days like normal solar radio bursts, this one persisted for an astonishing… Read more: NASA stunned as strange solar radio burst lasts 19 days - NASA’s Psyche spacecraft captures stunning Mars images during high-speed flyby
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft skimmed past Mars in a precision flyby that helped catapult it deeper into space toward its ultimate target: the bizarre metal-rich asteroid Psyche. During the encounter, it snapped detailed images of heavily… Read more: NASA’s Psyche spacecraft captures stunning Mars images during high-speed flyby - New AI body map reveals obesity’s hidden attack on facial nerves
Scientists have created an AI-powered system that can scan and map an entire mouse body in extraordinary detail — and it just uncovered a surprising new effect of obesity. Beyond disrupting metabolism, obesity appears to… Read more: New AI body map reveals obesity’s hidden attack on facial nerves - Scientists just found a faster, cleaner way to extract lithium for EV batteries
A breakthrough lithium-extraction method could help solve one of clean energy’s dirtiest problems. Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a fast new technique that pulls lithium directly from salty underground brines using a temperature-sensitive solvent,… Read more: Scientists just found a faster, cleaner way to extract lithium for EV batteries - Scientists discover the perfect temperature to keep mangoes fresh much longer
Scientists found that storing mangoes at 54°F dramatically slows ripening and keeps the fruit fresh far longer than typical tropical temperatures. The cooler conditions helped mangoes stay firm, retain moisture, and preserve important antioxidants while… Read more: Scientists discover the perfect temperature to keep mangoes fresh much longer - The Amish Are Embracing ChatGPT
AI is reportedly making inroads in a famously tech-cautious community: the Amish. According to a fascinating story by New York Magazine, the men of Holmes County, Ohio’s Amish community — the area with the largest concentration… Read more: The Amish Are Embracing ChatGPT - How big tech got its way on Trump’s AI executive order
The US president’s reversal on calling for a safety review of new AI models is a green light for tech’s unchecked power Only hours before Donald Trump was set to sign a long-awaited executive order… Read more: How big tech got its way on Trump’s AI executive order - Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
Tom Akers and Joe Tanner are finally in the same class. The two veteran space shuttle crew members were inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame together on May 16. They could also have… Read more: Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame - ‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that felt the heat, left their mark, survived a cataclysm, and watched cows watch TV. First, the bones of long-dead whalers are spilling out… Read more: ‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies - China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions
For migrant workers trapped onboard Chinese distant water fishing fleets, cutting the fins off sharks as they writhe violently on rusted decks in the Indian Ocean isn’t accidental. It’s an intentional and lucrative act that… Read more: China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions - Scientists discover giant sea predator Tylosaurus rex that terrorized ancient oceans
A colossal new sea predator named Tylosaurus rex has been identified from fossils found in Texas, revealing a brutal 43-foot-long hunter that ruled ancient oceans 80 million years ago. The discovery not only introduces one… Read more: Scientists discover giant sea predator Tylosaurus rex that terrorized ancient oceans - Academics in Meltdown Now That They’re Responsible for AI Hallucinations in Their Research Papers
Even in 2026, there are still plenty of researchers who refuse to use AI to publish their research papers. Others do use the tech for tasks like sourcing journal articles for references, editing copy, or… Read more: Academics in Meltdown Now That They’re Responsible for AI Hallucinations in Their Research Papers - ‘You can’t control everything’: the rise in plastic surgeons asked to create ‘AI face’
Growing numbers of people are seeking improbable cosmetic surgery based on chatbots’ recommendations Plastic surgeons are increasingly concerned about the rise of “AI face”, as more and more clients arrive in their offices with unrealistic… Read more: ‘You can’t control everything’: the rise in plastic surgeons asked to create ‘AI face’ - Why Are So Many Websites Suddenly Demanding Evidence You’re Not a Robot?
If you’ve been running headfirst into verification prompts seemingly everywhere you go online, you aren’t alone. Whether you’re jumping through hoops to satisfy a CAPTCHA or checking boxes to verify your identity, these brief interruptions… Read more: Why Are So Many Websites Suddenly Demanding Evidence You’re Not a Robot? - Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy
Scientists in Germany have demonstrated a startling new form of surveillance: identifying people using nothing more than ordinary WiFi signals. By analyzing how radio waves bounce around a room, researchers can effectively “see” and recognize… Read more: Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy - Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and “spreading rapidly”
The Ebola outbreak erupting from the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to escalate wildly, with cases nearing 750, deaths reported at 177, and around 1,400 contacts now being traced, the… Read more: Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and “spreading rapidly” - Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat
At least four Russian military satellites changed their orbits to match that of a Finnish-American radar surveillance satellite in the last week, raising questions about Russia’s intentions amid an ever-expanding standoff high above Earth. The… Read more: Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat - Did Google’s AI agents really build an operating system for $916?
By Stephan Rabanser, Sayash Kapoor, Rishi Bommasani, Andrew Schwartz, Arvind Narayanan At Google’s developer conference earlier this week, the company launched its latest model, Gemini 3.5 Flash, alongside a new agent app, Antigravity 2.0. To… Read more: Did Google’s AI agents really build an operating system for $916? - Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC’s The View is a news show
The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its attack on ABC’s The View with a proceeding that seeks public comment on whether the talk show is a “bona fide news interview program.” The FCC Media Bureau… Read more: Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC’s The View is a news show - First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing
Google’s first Chromecast was a hit. With 10 million units sold in 2014, it excelled as an easy solution for streaming TV and movies from the Internet to a TV. Released at a time when… Read more: First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing - Anthropic Reportedly Reaches Profitability as Claude Wins Over Businesses
Anthropic reportedly expects its first profitable quarter as enterprise AI revenue surges, but rising compute costs could test that momentum. The post Anthropic Reportedly Reaches Profitability as Claude Wins Over Businesses appeared first on TechRepublic. - Southwest Bans Humanoid Robots After Viral Passenger Flights
Southwest banned human-like and animal-like robots from cabins and checked baggage after viral flights raised concerns about lithium-ion battery safety. The post Southwest Bans Humanoid Robots After Viral Passenger Flights appeared first on TechRepublic. - Here’s the Bodycam Footage of the Cybertruck That Drove Into a Lake
📄 This article was primarily reported using public records requests. We are making it available to all readers as a public service. FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support… Read more: Here’s the Bodycam Footage of the Cybertruck That Drove Into a Lake - The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising.
Well, that was fast. The Boys series finale only wrapped two days ago, but Prime Video clearly wants to build on that momentum by releasing the first teaser for the prequel series, Vought Rising. With… Read more: The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising. - US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices
Pilots’ voices from the last seconds of a fatal cargo plane crash have been re-created by Internet sleuths using software and AI tools. The spread of reconstructed audio recordings has prompted a US government agency… Read more: US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices - Starbucks Scraps Disastrous AI Tool
Hold onto your pumpkin spice lattes, because Starbucks is canning its AI tool after it turned out to be a total disaster, Reuters reports, less than year after it debuted. The tool, which was deployed… Read more: Starbucks Scraps Disastrous AI Tool - Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement
In November 2023, we reported on dubious claims made by marketing firm Cox Media Group (CMG) Local Solutions. The company advertised a service called Active Listening on a website that said, “It’s true. Your devices… Read more: Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement - Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station?
Humans do not just visit space; they live there, but a major part of that is coming to an end. The platform that made the longest continuous human presence in space possible is becoming history.… Read more: Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station? - Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn’t provide end-to-end encryption
The Texas Attorney General has sued Meta over allegations that the company’s WhatsApp messenger, used by more than 3 billion people, doesn’t provide the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) it has long claimed. Since at least 2016,… Read more: Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn’t provide end-to-end encryption - Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu is … fine
Hopes were arguably high for The Mandalorian and Grogu, director Jon Favreau’s big-screen offshoot of the popular Disney+ series The Mandalorian. After all, there hasn’t been a new film in the Star Wars franchise since… Read more: Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu is … fine - Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals “believed themselves to be safe”
European law enforcement say they hacked into a VPN (virtual private network) service used for ransomware attacks and other crimes, and identified thousands of users before shutting the VPN down and arresting its administrator. Europol… Read more: Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals “believed themselves to be safe” - Marc Andreessen Sputters Incomprehensibly at Question About How AI Will Actually Benefit Humankind
There’s plenty of hype to go around about AI. It’s going to revolutionize this and automate that. But how, exactly? It’s a question that’s become increasingly pressing as governments and investors bet increasingly massive gobs… Read more: Marc Andreessen Sputters Incomprehensibly at Question About How AI Will Actually Benefit Humankind - Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled an event on Thursday just hours before he was scheduled to sign an executive order granting the government the power to test frontier AI models before their public release. As… Read more: Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go - Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid
Last year, the first few months of data from the US grid suggested that fears of a data-center-driven surge in demand were becoming a reality. Demand had risen by about 3 percent, triggering a surge… Read more: Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid - Cannes Film Festival Says the Wall Street Journal Is Wrong: It’s Not Debuting an AI-Generated Feature Film This Week
This week, the Wall Street Journal ran a provocative story claiming that a fully AI-generated movie called “Hell Grind” was being screened at the iconic Cannes Film Festival, dropping a nuclear bomb in the middle… Read more: Cannes Film Festival Says the Wall Street Journal Is Wrong: It’s Not Debuting an AI-Generated Feature Film This Week - Finance Bros Tremble in Fear That They Could Be Replaced by AI Too
It’s not looking good for finance bros as another major banker has sung the praises of AI automating their profession. On Monday, CEO of JPMorgan Jamie Dimon said that the multinational lender would likely hire… Read more: Finance Bros Tremble in Fear That They Could Be Replaced by AI Too - NASA undertakes major reorganization to reduce bureaucracy and move faster
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman sent a long email to employees on Friday morning outlining several structural changes that are intended to make the sprawling agency more efficient and allow it to better accomplish major goals,… Read more: NASA undertakes major reorganization to reduce bureaucracy and move faster - Behind the Blog: The Attention Wars
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss Spencer Pratt, bricking phones, and the FTC.… Read more: Behind the Blog: The Attention Wars - PSA: The Steam Controller’s magnetic charger can be a fire hazard
When we reviewed the new Steam Controller last month, we noted how the satisfying click of the magnetic charging puck easily connecting to the back of the controller lets users “save the hassle of fiddling… Read more: PSA: The Steam Controller’s magnetic charger can be a fire hazard - Democrats’ 2024 Election Autopsy Shows Signs of Sloppy AI Generation
The long awaited Democratic Party “autopsy” of the 2024 election failure has finally been released, and it’s riddled with errors. Facining mounting pressure to release the report, Democratic National Convention chairman Ken Martin finally relented,… Read more: Democrats’ 2024 Election Autopsy Shows Signs of Sloppy AI Generation - Einstein’s “wormhole” may actually reveal a hidden mirror of time
What if wormholes were never cosmic tunnels at all? New research suggests Einstein and Rosen’s famous “bridge” may actually reveal something even stranger: time itself could flow in two directions at once. Instead of connecting… Read more: Einstein’s “wormhole” may actually reveal a hidden mirror of time - Scientists discover a strange hidden state in “sandwich” molecules
Scientists have uncovered a strange hidden structure formed during the creation of metallocenes, a class of sandwich-like molecules used in everything from catalysis to medicine. The newly characterized intermediate features a rare “double ring-slip,” where… Read more: Scientists discover a strange hidden state in “sandwich” molecules - AI put “synthetic quotes” in his book. But this author wants to keep using it.
Journalist and author Steven Rosenbaum has more reasons than most to distrust AI. His new book, The Future of Truth: How AI Reshapes Reality, is all about “how Truth is being bent, blurred, and synthesized”… Read more: AI put “synthetic quotes” in his book. But this author wants to keep using it. - Scientists uncover cancer-causing chemicals hidden in everyday foods
Scientists have identified potentially cancer-causing chemicals hiding in many everyday foods, especially those exposed to high heat cooking methods like grilling, roasting, smoking, and frying. The compounds, known as PAHs, can form during cooking or… Read more: Scientists uncover cancer-causing chemicals hidden in everyday foods - Town Councilmember Goes Berzerk at Surveillance Camera Ban, Threatens to Outlaw Virtually All Modern Technology
Like data centers, automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are incredibly unpopular with voters around the US. Plenty of local politicians are taking the hint, choosing to cancel controversial surveillance contracts with the granddad of ALPR… Read more: Town Councilmember Goes Berzerk at Surveillance Camera Ban, Threatens to Outlaw Virtually All Modern Technology - Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search
The search giant’s AI-crafted answers are so convenient, you’ll be sucked in—to the detriment of the web and the artists and thinkers behind it. - Has the great AI backlash begun? | Fiona Katauskas
The signs are there See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading… - The 3 reasons your AI never makes it to production
When I say scale here, I’m not talking about handling more traffic. I’m talking about getting AI to work for you without a human eyeball sitting on every single output. Let’s get into it. Start… Read more: The 3 reasons your AI never makes it to production - Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked
London mayor accused of ‘putting politics above public safety’ for rejecting deal to use AI in intelligence analysis UK politics live – latest updates Palantir has accused Sadiq Khan of “putting politics above public safety”… Read more: Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked - Scientists warn that current vitamin B12 guidelines may be putting your brain at risk
Getting enough vitamin B12 to meet current health guidelines may not actually be enough to protect the aging brain. Researchers at UC San Francisco found that older adults with “normal” but lower levels of active… Read more: Scientists warn that current vitamin B12 guidelines may be putting your brain at risk - First vaccines, now mammograms? RFK Jr.’s latest firings have doctors outraged.
Top medical groups are outraged and alarmed that anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two leaders of an influential panel that makes recommendations and sets insurance coverage for preventive care—such as mammograms,… Read more: First vaccines, now mammograms? RFK Jr.’s latest firings have doctors outraged. - Mimecast Extends Governance Platform to AI Systems Adding Claude Enterprise
Mimecast’s governance platform will bring enterprise AI conversations into the same search, archive, and legal hold infrastructure as email and collaboration platforms Mimecast, a global leader in securing humans, data and AI, today announced that… Read more: Mimecast Extends Governance Platform to AI Systems Adding Claude Enterprise - Ancient chemistry trick unlocks new type of glass that traps CO2 and hydrogen
Researchers have discovered how to fine-tune a futuristic type of porous glass that can trap gases like CO2 and hydrogen. Inspired by centuries-old glassmaking techniques, the team added sodium and lithium compounds to make the… Read more: Ancient chemistry trick unlocks new type of glass that traps CO2 and hydrogen
