
- Australia news live: Chalmers and Gallagher to present final budget outcome; RBA interest rate hike looms
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. Nick Visser will join us shortly. We have budget news,… Read more: Australia news live: Chalmers and Gallagher to present final budget outcome; RBA interest rate hike looms - Deepfakes are distorting this year’s Victorian election. We found out who’s most susceptible to them
Rytis Bernotas/Getty Images The Victorian election is still months away, yet voters are already being shown events which never happened. A machete attack at a petrol station, a woman giving birth on the roadside, floodwater… Read more: Deepfakes are distorting this year’s Victorian election. We found out who’s most susceptible to them - AI Bros Are Having a Meltdown Because the Associated Press Stylebook Clarifies That AIs Don’t Have Feelings
In the midst of heated discussions on AI safety and consciousness, the Associated Press Stylebook has reminded everyone of where it stands on the whole “anthropomorphism” debate. “Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want… Read more: AI Bros Are Having a Meltdown Because the Associated Press Stylebook Clarifies That AIs Don’t Have Feelings - How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war
In November 2021, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened an exhibit called “The Electric Dr. Franklin,” describing “Benjamin Franklin’s pioneering contributions to electrical science.” The exhibit explained that, prior to becoming an abolitionist,… Read more: How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war - British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia
‘People care about the songs, books and pictures that influence the critical moments in their lives,’ says the architect of the fightback in the UK Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news… Read more: British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia - Australia is run on legacy systems that AI agents can easily exploit, former UN cyber negotiator warns
Federal cabinet will discuss the OpenAI breach on Monday as the AI giant pauses testing of latest models amid fallout Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Ageing computer systems used… Read more: Australia is run on legacy systems that AI agents can easily exploit, former UN cyber negotiator warns - Academics and AI marking: a welcome aid for overworked staff or a sloppy shortcut?
Educational institutions find themselves suddenly confronted with a fork in the road Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Armin Alimardani has blue hair, is fresh faced, wears a smart watch… Read more: Academics and AI marking: a welcome aid for overworked staff or a sloppy shortcut? - ‘I can’t be the mum I want to be’: why does parenthood feel so impossible for millennial mothers?
Women today are more educated, more employed and more engaged in childcare than generations before them. Is there any way out of the total overwhelm? Early one morning, feeling desperate, Katherine went on to her… Read more: ‘I can’t be the mum I want to be’: why does parenthood feel so impossible for millennial mothers? - Scientists say house cats could help unlock better cancer treatments for humans
Scientists have mapped the genetics of cat cancer on an unprecedented scale and found surprising similarities with tumors in humans. The findings could help bring precision cancer treatments to cats while also revealing new clues… Read more: Scientists say house cats could help unlock better cancer treatments for humans - These medieval graves looked like family burials. DNA told a different story
Ancient DNA shows that adults and children buried together in medieval Sweden were often not members of the same immediate family, suggesting that burial choices reflected more than biological kinship. The research also revealed early… Read more: These medieval graves looked like family burials. DNA told a different story - Why rheumatoid arthritis pain may persist even when inflammation is under control
Pain and fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis can persist even after inflammation improves, with depression, poor sleep, obesity, smoking, and chronic pain potentially helping sustain symptoms. Researchers say identifying these hidden drivers could prevent unnecessary medication… Read more: Why rheumatoid arthritis pain may persist even when inflammation is under control - 1.7-billion-year-old fossils reveal a crucial clue to the rise of complex life
Scientists studying ancient Australian rocks uncovered more than 12,000 fossils from some of the oldest known eukaryotes on Earth. These early complex cells lived in settings ranging from coastal mudflats to the open sea, but… Read more: 1.7-billion-year-old fossils reveal a crucial clue to the rise of complex life - New soil test could reveal how soil microbes help feed plants
Scientists have streamlined a method for measuring DNA-bound phosphorus in soil, making it cheaper and easier while preserving its accuracy. The technique could reveal how soil microbes help recycle phosphorus and ultimately support more sustainable… Read more: New soil test could reveal how soil microbes help feed plants - One CRISPR treatment cut “bad” cholesterol in half for a full year
A single dose of an experimental CRISPR therapy cut LDL cholesterol and triglycerides by about half in patients with difficult-to-treat lipid disorders. The reductions were still present one year later, with the highest dose lowering… Read more: One CRISPR treatment cut “bad” cholesterol in half for a full year - Glucosamine, a popular joint supplement, linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression
A large health-record analysis found that glucosamine use was associated with a 25% higher likelihood of mild cognitive impairment progressing to dementia. Lab experiments suggest the popular joint supplement may intensify an abnormal sugar-tagging process… Read more: Glucosamine, a popular joint supplement, linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression - Workers Are Spending An Astonishing Amount of Their Own Money On AI for Their Jobs
While a rising majority of workers in the take a negative attitude toward AI in the workplace, others are welcoming the tech with open arms — even going so far as to pay for AI… Read more: Workers Are Spending An Astonishing Amount of Their Own Money On AI for Their Jobs - Scientists Download Frontier AI Model Into Self-Driving Car Let It Loose
Despite many years of development and enormously complex AI systems that took monstrous amounts of money to train, self-driving cars are still finding themselves stumped by relatively simple obstacles. Seriously. They unexpectedly stop in the… Read more: Scientists Download Frontier AI Model Into Self-Driving Car Let It Loose - Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’ The Stanford ethicist Rob Reich was once invited to a dinner organized by a… Read more: Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI - Five More Cops Charged for Abusing Flock Cameras Amid So Many Similar Scandals That We Can’t Even Keep Track
Police abuse of AI-integrated surveillance cameras is spiraling out of control. On Wednesday, freshly unsealed court documents revealed that five Indianapolis police officers had been charged with abusing the department’s automatic license plate readers (ALPRs).… Read more: Five More Cops Charged for Abusing Flock Cameras Amid So Many Similar Scandals That We Can’t Even Keep Track - Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist speaks with NBC’s Kristen Welker in interview airing on Sunday Bill Gates has called on the US’s federal legislators and law enforcers to regulate the development of artificial intelligence (AI), saying… Read more: Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation - ‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre
Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash The datacentre revolt spreading across the US has reached the rolling hills of north Devon in an… Read more: ‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre - OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. The… Read more: OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue - Alien Life Can Survive on This Tiny Moon—We Just Need to Go Find It
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that sailed alien seas, beat the heat, went retro, and got caught in the food web. First, scientists make the case that Saturn’s moon… Read more: Alien Life Can Survive on This Tiny Moon—We Just Need to Go Find It - Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’
Pro-datacentre officials argue scale of Australia’s buildout is smaller, more regulated and less damaging than in US Australian politicians and business leaders are arguing that their populace’s growing resentment of AI datacentres is an inauthentic… Read more: Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’ - Data Center Operator Slapped With $1 Million Fine for Belching Noxious Gas Into Surrounding Community
In the United States, fierce local opposition to new data center construction continues to dog developers hoping to cash in on the AI boom. Though grassroots organizers have threatened some $130 billion in data center… Read more: Data Center Operator Slapped With $1 Million Fine for Belching Noxious Gas Into Surrounding Community - Tesla’s big electric truck faces an even bigger infrastructure challenge
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has insisted investors think of his electric automaker as a robotics and autonomous vehicle company now. He’s targeted a $20 trillion valuation—nearly four times the value of market leader Nvidia—on that… Read more: Tesla’s big electric truck faces an even bigger infrastructure challenge - ‘Charming and disarming’ … how Meta’s technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness
The tech giant has launched a cute ‘little guy’ that can answer emails, book travel or do your weekly food shop After the recent backlash against Meta’s so-called “pervert” smartglasses, this week Mark Zuckerberg launched… Read more: ‘Charming and disarming’ … how Meta’s technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness - Don’t toss cannabis leaves: They may contain rare compounds with medical potential
Scientists discovered rare flavoalkaloids in Cannabis leaves for the first time, along with dozens of other phenolic compounds that had never been reported in the plant. The findings suggest that Cannabis leaves, often discarded as… Read more: Don’t toss cannabis leaves: They may contain rare compounds with medical potential - The secret to growing food on Mars could be fungi
Scientists think beneficial fungi could help transform nutrient-poor lunar and Martian regolith into a material capable of supporting crops. By helping plants access nutrients and withstand harsh conditions, these microbes could someday make self-sustaining space… Read more: The secret to growing food on Mars could be fungi - REM sleep paradox: Dreaming may drain the brain’s energy even as fuel supply rises
Scientists discovered a surprising energy paradox in the brain during REM sleep, the stage most closely associated with dreaming. Blood supply to the brain begins increasing even before REM starts, but neurons’ immediately available energy,… Read more: REM sleep paradox: Dreaming may drain the brain’s energy even as fuel supply rises - Zepbound and Mounjaro may turn on the body’s calorie-burning brown fat
Tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, activated calorie-burning brown fat in obese mice, revealing a potential metabolic effect beyond appetite suppression. If confirmed in humans, the finding could help explain the drug’s powerful benefits and… Read more: Zepbound and Mounjaro may turn on the body’s calorie-burning brown fat - Two astronauts who flew farther than anyone before are taking new NASA roles
Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman are transitioning to emeritus status at NASA after their historic journey around the Moon earlier this year. The pair will continue advising and mentoring NASA teams as… Read more: Two astronauts who flew farther than anyone before are taking new NASA roles - Quantum computer simulates matter “popping into existence”
Scientists recreated a particle-forming process linked to the extreme physics of the early universe using a 13-ion quantum simulator. The breakthrough suggests quantum computers could eventually help researchers investigate how matter formed and evolved after… Read more: Quantum computer simulates matter “popping into existence” - Scientists burned their own scrolls to unlock a 2,000-year-old mystery
Scientists discovered that tiny amounts of lead in ancient ink can make writing inside burned papyrus scrolls stand out dramatically in X-ray scans. The technique could help unlock lost Greek and Roman texts preserved by… Read more: Scientists burned their own scrolls to unlock a 2,000-year-old mystery - Scientists may have misread a 2-billion-year-old clue about Earth
Scientists have found that a famous 2-billion-year-old chemical signature, once thought to record a massive global change in Earth’s carbon cycle, may instead have been produced by local magma, hydrocarbons, and methane-eating microbes. The discovery… Read more: Scientists may have misread a 2-billion-year-old clue about Earth - Heads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidents
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have been invited to appear before the Greens-led inquiry into AI and datacentres Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The chief executives of OpenAI and… Read more: Heads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidents - OpenAI Tried to Hide ChatGPT Giving Extremely Specific Advice to a School Shooter on How to Maximize Casualties. The Logs Are Horrific.
The perpetrator of the devastating mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada used ChatGPT to ideate about graphic mass murder for months leading up to the deadly massacre. OpenAI is currently facing 37 lawsuits from families… Read more: OpenAI Tried to Hide ChatGPT Giving Extremely Specific Advice to a School Shooter on How to Maximize Casualties. The Logs Are Horrific. - Meta’s Muse Is Adults-Only. Why Does It Look Like a Kids’ Toy?
Meta says Muse is just for adults, though its cuddly, Labubu-like mascot—and upcoming Tamagotchi-style AI device—may be disarming for users of all ages. - The AI debate is already shaping the 2028 election. Here’s where Democratic hopefuls stand
Debates over AI development, regulation and datacenters have become buzzy topics for US presidential candidates The debate over artificial intelligence development, how to regulate it and the construction of datacenters that power the technology has… Read more: The AI debate is already shaping the 2028 election. Here’s where Democratic hopefuls stand - Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village
Locals say Google’s $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the government When the government officials arrived in Tarluvada last year, they came with abundant promises. Google,… Read more: Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village - Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian library
University staff voice concerns over reputational risk of partnering with company behind ChatGPT The University of Oxford has allowed the company behind ChatGPT to train its AI models on historical texts from its Bodleian library,… Read more: Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian library - Provost of Dartmouth Busted Using AI for His Own Writing in Newspapers and Academic Journals
Dartmouth College provost Santiago Schnell is facing a bit of a reckoning right now after being busted for using AI to write articles that were published in newspapers and academic journals — with some students… Read more: Provost of Dartmouth Busted Using AI for His Own Writing in Newspapers and Academic Journals - Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?
Researchers say they recently found Google ads delivering a sophisticated tech support scam that freezes the screens of both Windows and Mac devices and displays messages urgently instructing them to phone a bogus call center.… Read more: Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what? - Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements
Tesla’s pivot from making electric cars to humanoid robots is facing challenges because of complex robot hands and disgruntled employees pushing back against training their robotic replacements. The struggle to scale up production comes as… Read more: Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements - Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
A US appeals court today approved the Trump administration’s blacklisting of Anthropic technology. Judges decided the US had authority to blacklist Anthropic for withholding certain AI features even if Anthropic had no malicious intent. In… Read more: Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features - Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say.
Heidi Overton, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, went before the Senate health committee Thursday, facing questions about her stances on vaccines, flavored vapes, birth control, and abortion, among other issues.… Read more: Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say. - What to expect at Dell’s AI Leadership Symposium: Join theCUBE Sept. 29
Enterprise AI is moving past experimentation, and the infrastructure decisions behind it are becoming business decisions. As companies put AI into production, the conversation is expanding beyond models and GPUs to the data, infrastructure and… Read more: What to expect at Dell’s AI Leadership Symposium: Join theCUBE Sept. 29 - OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity
Disclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face,… Read more: OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity - What to expect at NetApp INSIGHT: Join theCUBE Sept. 30
As artificial intelligence goes into production, unified storage could be the glue that keeps everything together. NetApp Inc., a leader in enterprise data storage, wants to lift the burden of AI on enterprise infrastructure. Data… Read more: What to expect at NetApp INSIGHT: Join theCUBE Sept. 30 - Trump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI
Xi’s state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries’ AI arms race Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping wrapped up their… Read more: Trump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI - In ‘NAZA,’ Israeli whistleblowers’ revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation
‘NAZA’ filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor conducted interviews with anonymous members of Israeli military and intelligence services from the rooftops of Tel Aviv, Israel. Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images There’s a powerful scene in… Read more: In ‘NAZA,’ Israeli whistleblowers’ revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation - Microsoft overhauls Copilot with new coding, document editing features
Microsoft Corp. today launched a new version of Copilot, the artificial intelligence assistant included in its Microsoft 365 productivity suite. The biggest addition to the tool is an interface section called Code. It enables nontechnical… Read more: Microsoft overhauls Copilot with new coding, document editing features - 4 insights from Dreamforce: AI agents move from demos to measurable outcomes
At Dreamforce 2026, AI agents are being judged less on what they can say and more on what they get done. Across Salesforce Inc.’s ecosystem, the standalone toolkits that let technology teams build quick proofs… Read more: 4 insights from Dreamforce: AI agents move from demos to measurable outcomes - AI Love Song for Mistress Played at Murder Trial Is Most Excruciating Watch in Recent Memory
We debated for a long time about whether to write about the following video, which comes from a murder trial in which a man named Caleb Flynn is accused of killing his wife. The crime… Read more: AI Love Song for Mistress Played at Murder Trial Is Most Excruciating Watch in Recent Memory - MIT students gain a humanist lens on technical innovation in Tulsa, Oklahoma
When MIT mechanical engineering student Daphne Wang arrived for her internship at the Muscogee Creek Nation Department of Health in Tulsa, Oklahoma last summer, she expected to be writing code. To her surprise, she found… Read more: MIT students gain a humanist lens on technical innovation in Tulsa, Oklahoma - Thieves Stole ‘Nvidia’ Trailers. They Got 20 Tons of Sand
They wanted the silicon. They got the sand. - Murder Trial Struggles to Keep Composure as Lawyers Play Horrendous Love Songs Caleb Flynn AI-Generated for His Mistress
A cruel and unusual event took place this Thursday during Caleb Flynn’s murder trial. The 40-year-old former “American Idol” contestant — who’s been accused of shooting his wife Ashley Flynn in their Ohio home — apparently… Read more: Murder Trial Struggles to Keep Composure as Lawyers Play Horrendous Love Songs Caleb Flynn AI-Generated for His Mistress - Microsoft stops insisting you need a “Copilot+ PC”
Since 2024, Microsoft has tried to sell “Copilot+ PC.” The marketing initiative was aimed at making it easy for people to know which Windows systems were approved to run AI-accelerated workloads locally. But Copilot+ PC… Read more: Microsoft stops insisting you need a “Copilot+ PC” - Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US?
Normally, we try to update you quarterly on what’s going on with the US electric grid since it provides a nice view of developing trends and smooths out some month-to-month randomness. Unfortunately, I was out… Read more: Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US? - Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public “virtually nothing,” judge is told
Free speech and media advocacy groups urged a judge to block a California settlement with Paramount Skydance that would let the company finalize its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Twelve states led by… Read more: Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public “virtually nothing,” judge is told - AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
Last month, we shared word of a Stanford study that found entry-level employment in so-called “AI-impacted” occupations lagging well behind that in other fields. Now, a new working paper from economics researchers at Munich’s CESifo… Read more: AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise. - Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple’s coolest smartphone (but only literally)
As Apple’s Tim Cook era draws to a close, we’re seeing more experimentation with the iPhone’s design than we’ve seen in a long time, but you wouldn’t know it from the iPhone 18 Pro. This… Read more: Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple’s coolest smartphone (but only literally) - Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Reportedly Plan AI Safety Standards Body
Google, OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly plan an AI safety standards body. See what the proposed testing and audits could mean for enterprise IT buyers. The post Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Reportedly Plan AI Safety Standards Body… Read more: Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Reportedly Plan AI Safety Standards Body - NVIDIA Releases Open Viral Protein Dataset and BioNeMo Pipeline
NVIDIA released AI-predicted protein structures for more than 2,800 viruses and an open BioNeMo pipeline to help researchers prepare for future outbreaks. The post NVIDIA Releases Open Viral Protein Dataset and BioNeMo Pipeline appeared first… Read more: NVIDIA Releases Open Viral Protein Dataset and BioNeMo Pipeline - Vanderbilt University extends identity governance to AI agents
Identity governance must accommodate changing relationships among people, institutions and technology. Vanderbilt University sees that complexity deepening as artificial intelligence agents enter institutional workflows. Vanderbilt uses OneVU, powered by Okta, for single sign-on. Its broader… Read more: Vanderbilt University extends identity governance to AI agents - Collibra brings runtime governance to enterprise AI agents
Runtime governance is becoming critical as autonomous agents move from answering questions to taking action across enterprise systems. Organizations need to govern both the business context agents receive and the boundaries they operate within. Collibra… Read more: Collibra brings runtime governance to enterprise AI agents - Closing the gap between your AI eyes and stomach at HumanX
Fresh off my jaunt to AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe last week, I headed back to Amsterdam for the first European installment of the artificial intelligence-focused HumanX conference so I could meet with another round of… Read more: Closing the gap between your AI eyes and stomach at HumanX - Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security
Are Presidents Trump and Xi walking down a dangerous path on AI? Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Amid the chorus of voices calling for a slowdown in AI advancement and more government regulation and oversight… Read more: Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security - Judges Warn That AI-Generated Lawslop Is Getting So Bad It’s Threatening Courts’ Ability to Function
AI doesn’t need superintelligence to bring America’s judicial system to its knees. The proliferation of AI-generated slop paraded as legitimate legal documentation is now so bad that Florida’s second-highest appellate is sounding the alarm. In… Read more: Judges Warn That AI-Generated Lawslop Is Getting So Bad It’s Threatening Courts’ Ability to Function - LatticeFlow AI Launches AI Governance Managed Service for Risk Control
The LatticeFlow AI Risk Center combines platform technology and expert services to assess and automate AI risk control for organizations, simplifying AI governance through a managed-service model LatticeFlow AI, the leading platform for continuous AI… Read more: LatticeFlow AI Launches AI Governance Managed Service for Risk Control - Shield Announced the Launch of Forge, an AI OS for IT Services
Built with technicians across Shield’s ecosystem, Forge helps providers resolve customer issues faster and unlock capacity for proactive guidance Shield Technology Partners (“Shield”) today introduced Forge, its frontier AI operating system for IT services. The… Read more: Shield Announced the Launch of Forge, an AI OS for IT Services - athenahealth Uses AI and Connected Data to Advance Value-Based Care
Already in testing with thousands of providers, AI-native athenaOne® capabilities bring relevant information into workflows when and where care teams need it to make more informed decisions athenahealth today announced new AI-native capabilities in athenaOne®,… Read more: athenahealth Uses AI and Connected Data to Advance Value-Based Care - Vancouver AI Company Alebex Ranks 8th in International STT Benchmark
Canada’s Alebex AI, based in Vancouver, has developed speech-to-text (STT) technology that was recently ranked 8th in an internationally recognized accuracy benchmark ahead of speech models from Google, Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon. The result comes… Read more: Vancouver AI Company Alebex Ranks 8th in International STT Benchmark - CoreWeave expands full-stack AI cloud push as inference demand grows
The rise of AI-native cloud provider CoreWeave Inc. is part of the greater story emerging around operationalizing AI. As enterprises shift from training to inference, neoclouds such as CoreWeave are providing cloud infrastructure tailor-made for… Read more: CoreWeave expands full-stack AI cloud push as inference demand grows - Google Tests Gemini Calling Feature That Talks to Businesses for You
Google is testing a Gemini feature on Pixel 11 phones that can call businesses, navigate menus, wait on hold and speak with employees for users. The post Google Tests Gemini Calling Feature That Talks to… Read more: Google Tests Gemini Calling Feature That Talks to Businesses for You - AGIBOT Deploys 300-Plus Robots Across Chinese Theme Park
AGIBOT and Chimelong are deploying more than 300 robots across a Chinese theme park and hotel, testing embodied AI in real commercial operations. The post AGIBOT Deploys 300-Plus Robots Across Chinese Theme Park appeared first… Read more: AGIBOT Deploys 300-Plus Robots Across Chinese Theme Park - Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
The AI lab had argued multiple violations of its rights, but a divided panel of judges sided with the Trump administration. - Nvidia CEO Says AI Companies Will Be Sued to Death If Their Frontier Models Keep Doing Horrible Things
AI companies should tread carefully. According to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, if AI labs truly believe their tech could spiral out of control and cause widespread harm, they should simply not release a new product… Read more: Nvidia CEO Says AI Companies Will Be Sued to Death If Their Frontier Models Keep Doing Horrible Things - Behind the Blog: Did you notice?
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 some small changes, an AI song, and… Read more: Behind the Blog: Did you notice? - Novelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list
Thélyson Orélien had been in the running to win a top literary prize before the AI claim emerged on social media The organisers of France’s most prestigious literary prize said they had removed a critically… Read more: Novelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list - The dark art of maths and the AI revolution | Letter
Bev Littlewood reminds us that mathematics has been the prime driver of the rise in AI, in response to an editorial You report in your leader that some mathematicians feel discomfiture at the AI solution… Read more: The dark art of maths and the AI revolution | Letter - Pope Leo warns AI could lead to losing ‘humanity amid a paradise of machines’ in Paris – video
Pontiff continues to decry the rise of AI on his visit to France, stressing the importance of retaining ‘ethical discernment’ in an age when rapidly advancing technology threatens to undermine humanity Europe live Pope Leo… Read more: Pope Leo warns AI could lead to losing ‘humanity amid a paradise of machines’ in Paris – video - The Guardian view on Trump and Xi: a show of friendship, but no real attempt to address the tensions | Editorial
The Chinese leader’s visit to Washington appears to have done nothing to shift the stalemate in bilateral relations Within days, two high-profile Chinese visitors will arrive in the US – envoys of friendship, as Xi… Read more: The Guardian view on Trump and Xi: a show of friendship, but no real attempt to address the tensions | Editorial - Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit
Pontiff says artificial intelligence must remain at service of people in first official papal visit to country in 18 years Pope Leo has warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” as he addressed… Read more: Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit - Trump’s Stargate AI Project in Huge Trouble As $18 Billion Data Center Shrivels Toward Oblivion
Donald Trump’s $500 billion AI infrastructure project is in major trouble in New Mexico, as a pivotal data center project appears to be shriveling on the vine. Early on Thursday, the AI company Oracle sent… Read more: Trump’s Stargate AI Project in Huge Trouble As $18 Billion Data Center Shrivels Toward Oblivion - More agents go rogue — but AI companies aren’t slowing down yet
It’s becoming more apparent every day that artificial intelligence agents are escaping our control — but it’s not yet apparent who or what is going to rein them in. This week a researcher found that… Read more: More agents go rogue — but AI companies aren’t slowing down yet - Dataiku Announced the Launch of Agent Management
Agent Management discovers, measures value, and flags risk for agents across your entire business, no matter where they were built Dataiku, the Platform for AI Success, today announced the launch of Agent Management, a standalone… Read more: Dataiku Announced the Launch of Agent Management - Exclusive: Warp adds programmable agents to its AI-native HR platform
Warp today launched an artificial intelligence agent designed to automate routine human resources work, extending its AI-native employee management platform with customizable workflows that can act without continual human prompting. The company said the new… Read more: Exclusive: Warp adds programmable agents to its AI-native HR platform - It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom
OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast More than 130 world leaders descended on… Read more: It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom - NSW crackdown on ‘AI-doctored’ real estate listings hits mural-covered wall
Apartment with strange view singled out in government’s fight against deceptive ads – but real estate agent says photo is no fake Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The New… Read more: NSW crackdown on ‘AI-doctored’ real estate listings hits mural-covered wall - She was convicted of a murder she says she didn’t commit. Then AI hallucinations stopped her speaking out
Tasmania’s Parole Board used a document citing legal authorities that do not exist to prevent Susan Neill-Fraser from proclaiming her innocence. Advocates say the case is ‘deeply troubling’ On 26 January 2009, a troublesome yacht… Read more: She was convicted of a murder she says she didn’t commit. Then AI hallucinations stopped her speaking out - Podcast: OpenAI Admits AI is Killing the Internet
We start this week with Jason’s story about OpenAI and Microsoft’s big admissions from court records that they are destroying the internet in all sorts of ways, and stealing intellectual property on an unprecedented scale.… Read more: Podcast: OpenAI Admits AI is Killing the Internet - OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race When the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat down for an interview in the heart of… Read more: OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma - Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest
Scientists have captured a subduction zone off Vancouver Island in the process of tearing itself apart, revealing that these massive tectonic systems may die piece by piece rather than all at once. The discovery could… Read more: Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest - This “rare” autism-linked genetic disorder may be far more common than scientists thought
A major analysis suggests Phelan-McDermid syndrome, a genetic disorder closely linked to autism, may affect about 1 in 7,300 people and more than 45,000 Americans. Researchers warn that thousands of cases may remain hidden because… Read more: This “rare” autism-linked genetic disorder may be far more common than scientists thought - AI is creating jobs as well as erasing them – but how rewarding are they?
rudall30/Shutterstock Don’t believe the hype about AI taking over all forms of work. Most of the evidence to date suggests large-scale job losses are limited. But what is changing is the way work is organised.… Read more: AI is creating jobs as well as erasing them – but how rewarding are they? - Scientists discovered two bizarre new sea spiders that are “nightmare fuel”
Scientists discovered two strange new sea spider species in the Salish Sea, including a hairy-legged, red-eyed species that can groom itself with comb-like appendages. Another is frequently covered in tiny parasites, and researchers say many… Read more: Scientists discovered two bizarre new sea spiders that are “nightmare fuel” - Quantum computing’s “dark horse” just proved it can go universal
Researchers have shown that exotic quantum particles called non-Abelian anyons can perform the full range of operations needed for universal quantum computing. Using 54 qubits on Quantinuum’s H2 processor, they combined braiding and fusion to… Read more: Quantum computing’s “dark horse” just proved it can go universal - CERN has begun disconnecting the Large Hadron Collider
CERN has started replacing some of the Large Hadron Collider’s most important magnets as part of its High-Luminosity upgrade. The new superconducting magnets will produce fields about 40% stronger, allowing particle beams to be squeezed… Read more: CERN has begun disconnecting the Large Hadron Collider - MacPaw Unveils Leebry to Help Overstretched Teams Automate Routine IT Work
After two decades focused on consumer software, MacPaw expands into enterprise AI with Leebry, helping businesses reduce repetitive IT work and devote more time to strategic work MacPaw, a global technology company, today announced the launch… Read more: MacPaw Unveils Leebry to Help Overstretched Teams Automate Routine IT Work
