
- AI Workers, and Even CEOs, Suddenly Turning Against the Trump Administration
The Trump administration has a new rival in its ongoing feud with AI company Anthropic: Silicon Valley’s rank-and-file. Newly reported by Bloomberg, a coalition of labor groups representing over 700,000 workers from Amazon, Google, Microsoft,… Read more: AI Workers, and Even CEOs, Suddenly Turning Against the Trump Administration - The AI apocalypse is nigh in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
We haven’t had a new film from Gore Verbinski for nine years. But the director who brought us the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, the nightmare-inducing horror of The Ring (2002), and the… Read more: The AI apocalypse is nigh in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die - Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border
The US military mistakenly shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone near the Mexican border in a strike that reportedly used a laser-based anti-drone system. The CBP uses drones to track people crossing… Read more: Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border - OpenAI announces $110bn funding round that would value firm at $840bn
Deal signals feverish pace of AI investment with multibillion-dollar backings from Nvidia, Amazon and more OpenAI said on Friday it is raising $110bn in a blockbuster funding round that would value the ChatGPT maker at… Read more: OpenAI announces $110bn funding round that would value firm at $840bn - Chatbot Use Can Cause Mental Illness to Get Worse, Research Finds
A new study found that chatbot use appeared to worsen symptoms of mental illness in people struggling with an array of conditions, adding to a rising consensus among medical experts that interacting with unregulated chatbots… Read more: Chatbot Use Can Cause Mental Illness to Get Worse, Research Finds - Gcore Integrates NVIDIA Dynamo for AI Inference
One-click deployment of NVIDIA’s open-source inference framework across public, private, hybrid, and on-prem environments Gcore, the global infrastructure and software provider for AI, cloud, network, and security solutions, today announced the integration of NVIDIA Dynamo into its… Read more: Gcore Integrates NVIDIA Dynamo for AI Inference - Anthropic Blowout With Military Involved Use of Claude for Incoming Nuclear Strike
Anthropic’s ongoing battle with the Pentagon over the military’s use of its AI systems flared up this week around a hypothetical nuclear strike scenario, according to new reporting from the Washington Post. The Claude AI… Read more: Anthropic Blowout With Military Involved Use of Claude for Incoming Nuclear Strike - How strong is New York’s “illegal gambling” case against Valve’s loot boxes?
For years now, Valve fans have been making jokes about the company’s slow transition from game maker to glorified digital hat and knife paint marketplace. This week, though, a lawsuit brought by the state of… Read more: How strong is New York’s “illegal gambling” case against Valve’s loot boxes? - Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77
Dan Simmons, the author of more than three dozen books, including the famed Hyperion Cantos, has died from a stroke. He was 77. Simmons, who worked in elementary education before becoming an author in the… Read more: Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77 - Questions loom over FBI raid of LA superintendent’s home and district office
Media outlets indicate connection to bankrupt educational technology company that created chatbot for district Two days after the FBI searched the headquarters of the Los Angeles unified school district and the home of its superintendent,… Read more: Questions loom over FBI raid of LA superintendent’s home and district office - OpenAI Fires an Employee for Prediction Market Insider Trading
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are big business, and some Big Tech employees are testing boundaries by making trades based on insider knowledge. - James Webb reveals a barred spiral galaxy shockingly early in the Universe
Astronomers have spotted what may be one of the universe’s earliest barred spiral galaxies — a striking cosmic structure forming just 2 billion years after the Big Bang. The galaxy, COSMOS-74706, dates back about 11.5… Read more: James Webb reveals a barred spiral galaxy shockingly early in the Universe - SailPoint Integrates with New Extended Plan for AWS Security Hub
This strategic integration empowers AWS customers to move beyond visibility and take control, providing a unified platform to discover, purchase, and govern every identity at the heart of their cloud security strategy SailPoint, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAIL), a… Read more: SailPoint Integrates with New Extended Plan for AWS Security Hub - Vertiv Advances AI Deployment With Hut 8
Vertiv OneCore factory-integrated, digitally validated infrastructure reduces on-site deployment complexity and accelerates schedule certainty amid tightening construction constraints Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced a major evolution in high-density data… Read more: Vertiv Advances AI Deployment With Hut 8 - MIT study finds Earth’s first animals were likely ancient sea sponges
Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges. Hidden inside rocks over 541 million years old are rare molecular “fingerprints” that match compounds made by modern… Read more: MIT study finds Earth’s first animals were likely ancient sea sponges - NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced sweeping changes to the Artemis program on Friday morning, including an increased cadence of missions and cancellation of an expensive rocket stage. The upheaval comes as NASA has struggled to… Read more: NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return - Netflix cedes Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount: “No longer financially attractive”
Netflix backed out of its deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD’s) streaming and movie studios businesses on Thursday night. After increasing its bid for all of WBD by $1 per share on Tuesday, Paramount… Read more: Netflix cedes Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount: “No longer financially attractive” - Scientists turn methane into medicine in stunning breakthrough
Scientists have unveiled a breakthrough way to turn natural gas—long burned as fuel—into valuable chemical building blocks for medicines and other high-demand products. By designing a clever iron-based catalyst powered by LED light, researchers managed… Read more: Scientists turn methane into medicine in stunning breakthrough - Iron outperforms rare metals in stunning chemistry advance
Researchers at Nagoya University have created a more efficient iron-based photocatalyst that could reduce the need for rare and expensive metals in advanced chemistry. Unlike earlier designs, the new catalyst uses far fewer costly chiral… Read more: Iron outperforms rare metals in stunning chemistry advance - And the award for the most improved EV goes to… the 2026 Toyota bZ
The world’s largest automaker has had a somewhat difficult relationship with battery-electric vehicles. Toyota was an early pioneer of hybrid powertrains, and it remains a fan today, often saying that given limited battery supply, it makes… Read more: And the award for the most improved EV goes to… the 2026 Toyota bZ - Behind the Blog: Using Your Brain
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 wishes made, god complexes, and the point… Read more: Behind the Blog: Using Your Brain - A lost moon may have created Titan and Saturn’s rings
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have been born in a colossal cosmic crash. New research suggests Titan formed when two older moons slammed together hundreds of millions of years ago—an event so violent it reshaped… Read more: A lost moon may have created Titan and Saturn’s rings - Square parent company Block cuts nearly half of workforce as AI takes jobs
CEO Jack Dorsey said 4,000 employees would be laid off as the fintech company, which owns Cash App, embraces AI Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox… Read more: Square parent company Block cuts nearly half of workforce as AI takes jobs - Lawmakers Demand DHS Define ‘Domestic Terrorist’ As It Uses Vast Array of Surveillance Tools
A group of more than a dozen Democratic lawmakers have demanded the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provide its definition of “domestic terrorist,” after the agency labelled U.S. citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti, which… Read more: Lawmakers Demand DHS Define ‘Domestic Terrorist’ As It Uses Vast Array of Surveillance Tools - eBay Lays Off 6% of Workforce Amid $1.2B Depop Deal
eBay cuts 800 jobs while investing in AI and acquiring Depop for $1.2 billion, reshaping its workforce to compete in the booming recommerce market. The post eBay Lays Off 6% of Workforce Amid $1.2B Depop… Read more: eBay Lays Off 6% of Workforce Amid $1.2B Depop Deal - Wall Street Has AI Psychosis
A “thought experiment” about the impacts of AI sent stocks tumbling earlier this week. It’s probably going to keep happening. - Apple says it has “a big week ahead.” Here’s what we expect to see.
Excepting the AirTag 2, so far it’s been a quiet year for Apple hardware. But that’s poised to change next week, as the company is hosting a “special experience” on March 4. The use of… Read more: Apple says it has “a big week ahead.” Here’s what we expect to see. - Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools
Block, the fintech group headed by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, will cut its workforce by “nearly half” in one of the clearest signs of the sweeping changes AI tools are having on employment. Shares in… Read more: Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools - How to downgrade from macOS 26 Tahoe on a new Mac
An Ars Technica colleague recently bought a new M4 MacBook Air. I have essentially nothing bad to say about this hardware, except to point out that even in our current memory shortage apocalypse, Apple is… Read more: How to downgrade from macOS 26 Tahoe on a new Mac - How we transformed product marketing at Capital One
When I joined Capital One in 2018, the product marketing function was essentially non-existent. We had talented people scattered across the organization doing product marketing work, but there was no unified vision, no consistent approach,… Read more: How we transformed product marketing at Capital One - Anthropic Drops Its Huge Safety Pledge That Was Supposedly the Whole Point of the Company
In 2021, a splinter group of former OpenAI employees founded a new startup, Anthropic, to pursue building AI models with a renewed focus on safety, after feeling that their employer had gone astray. OpenAI itself was… Read more: Anthropic Drops Its Huge Safety Pledge That Was Supposedly the Whole Point of the Company - Anthropic CEO Warns of “Tsunami” on Horizon
Dario Amodei may boast many credentials, but we weren’t aware that meteorologist was one of them. This week, the Anthropic CEO warned of an impending AI “tsunami” that will upend human society as the tech… Read more: Anthropic CEO Warns of “Tsunami” on Horizon - Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood
Nanoparticles on a glass slide amplify the sensitivity of a microscope to detect trace amounts of hazardous pollutants. Brandon Martin/Rice University Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers are… Read more: Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood - Rocket Report: Vulcan “many months” from flying; Falcon 9 extends reuse milestone
Welcome to Edition 8.31 of the Rocket Report! We have some late-breaking news this week with an update Thursday afternoon from Rocket Lab on the timing of its much-anticipated Neutron rocket. Following the failure of… Read more: Rocket Report: Vulcan “many months” from flying; Falcon 9 extends reuse milestone - Upgrading agentic AI for finance workflows
Improving trust in agentic AI for finance workflows remains a major priority for technology leaders today. Over the past two years, enterprises have rushed to put automated agents into real workflows, spanning customer support and… Read more: Upgrading agentic AI for finance workflows - Huxe Will Give You a Personalized, Daily Audio Summary Powered by AI
The app reads your email inbox and your meeting calendar, then gives you a short audio summary. It can help you spend less time scrolling, but of course, there are privacy drawbacks to consider. - Poor implementation of AI may be behind workforce reduction
Many organisations are eroding the foundations of business – productivity, competitiveness, and efficiency. This is happening due to poor implementation of human-AI collaboration, according to cloud data and AI consultancy, Datatonic. The company says in… Read more: Poor implementation of AI may be behind workforce reduction - Five Questions to Ask Before Renewing or Expanding Enterprise AI Platforms in 2026
Renewing your enterprise AI platform in 2026? Ask these five questions to evaluate ROI, cost control, scalability, and vendor risk before committing. The post Five Questions to Ask Before Renewing or Expanding Enterprise AI Platforms… Read more: Five Questions to Ask Before Renewing or Expanding Enterprise AI Platforms in 2026 - Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank test agentic AI for trade surveillance
Banks are testing a new type of artificial intelligence, like agentic AI, that does more than scan for keywords or follow preset rules. Instead of relying only on static alerts, some trading desks are beginning… Read more: Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank test agentic AI for trade surveillance - Scientists compared dinosaurs to mammals for decades but missed this key difference
Baby dinosaurs weren’t coddled like lion cubs or elephant calves—they were more like prehistoric latchkey kids. New research suggests that young dinosaurs quickly struck out on their own, forming kid-only groups and surviving without much… Read more: Scientists compared dinosaurs to mammals for decades but missed this key difference - Woolworths’ AI agent rambled about its ‘mother’. It’s a sign of deeper problems with the tech rollout
Franki Chamaki/Unsplash Recently some Australian shoppers got more than they bargained for when they chatted with Woolworths’ artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Olive. Instead of sticking to groceries, recipes and basket suggestions, Olive reportedly produced strange,… Read more: Woolworths’ AI agent rambled about its ‘mother’. It’s a sign of deeper problems with the tech rollout - Why Commonwealth Bank’s $1 billion suspected loan fraud should change how we bank and do business
The Commonwealth Bank reportedly suspects around A$1 billion in home loans were obtained fraudulently, including through AI-generated documents. The Australian Financial Review says the bank has reported itself to police and the corporate watchdog to… Read more: Why Commonwealth Bank’s $1 billion suspected loan fraud should change how we bank and do business - ASML’s high-NA EUV tools clear the runway for next-gen AI chips
The machine that will make tomorrow’s AI chips possible has just been declared ready for mass production–and the clock for the industry’s next leap has officially started. ASML, the Dutch company that holds a global… Read more: ASML’s high-NA EUV tools clear the runway for next-gen AI chips - Green hydrogen has a hidden problem and scientists may have fixed it
Green hydrogen could be a game-changer for the clean energy transition—but right now, it’s too expensive and still relies on harmful “forever chemicals.” A new EU-backed project called SUPREME aims to fix that by reinventing… Read more: Green hydrogen has a hidden problem and scientists may have fixed it - Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
OpenAI-powered assistant will help to ‘understand overall service patterns’, company says, as move sparks backlash From hospitality workers to retail employees, the exaggerated “customer service voice”, often mocked in internet memes as wildly different from… Read more: Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ - Perplexity announces “Computer,” an AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents
Perplexity has introduced “Computer,” a new tool that allows users to assign tasks and see them carried out by a system that coordinates multiple agents running various models. The company claims that Computer, currently available… Read more: Perplexity announces “Computer,” an AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents - Neanderthals seemed to have a thing for modern human women
By now, it’s firmly established that modern humans and their Neanderthal relatives met and mated as our ancestors expanded out of Africa, resulting in a substantial amount of Neanderthal DNA scattered throughout our genome. Less… Read more: Neanderthals seemed to have a thing for modern human women - ‘Uncanny Valley’: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union
Our hosts unpack the news of the week, starting with the ongoing feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon. Plus: All you need to know about TAT-8 and undersea cables. - Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks
Pete Hegseth has threatened to cancel $200m contract unless it is given unfettered access to Claude model Anthropic said Thursday it “cannot in good conscience” comply with a demand from the Pentagon to remove safety… Read more: Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks - Hands-On With Nano Banana 2, the Latest Version of Google’s AI Image Generator
Google’s latest image model, Nano Banana 2, is a powerful AI photo editor that punctures reality. Well, sometimes. - The physics of squeaking sneakers
We’re all familiar with the high-pitched squeak of basketball shoes on the court during games, or tires squealing on pavement. Scientists conducted several experiments and discovered that the geometry of the sneakers’ tread patterns determines… Read more: The physics of squeaking sneakers - xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise
For miles around xAI’s makeshift power plant in Southaven, Mississippi, neighbors have endured months of constant roaring, erupting pops, and bursts of high-pitched whining from 27 temporary gas turbines installed without consulting the community. In… Read more: xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise - AI can slowly shift an organisation’s core principles. How to spot ‘value drift’ early
Getty Images The steady embrace of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public and private sectors in Australia and New Zealand has come with broad guidance about using the new technology safely and transparently, with good… Read more: AI can slowly shift an organisation’s core principles. How to spot ‘value drift’ early - This AI Agent Is Designed to Not Go Rogue
The new open source project IronCurtain uses a unique method to secure and constrain AI assistant agents before they flip your digital life upside down. - How Chinese AI Chatbots Censor Themselves
Researchers from Stanford and Princeton found that Chinese AI models are more likely than their Western counterparts to dodge political questions or deliver inaccurate answers. - O2 Launches Starlink Satellite Service for UK ‘Not-Spots’
Virgin Media O2 launches O2 Satellite, using Starlink to reach UK “not-spots” and boost landmass coverage to 95%. The post O2 Launches Starlink Satellite Service for UK ‘Not-Spots’ appeared first on TechRepublic. - Should unis ditch group assignments?
It it time to get rid of group assignments at university? Federal Opposition education spokesperson Julian Leeser thinks so. On Thursday, he called for universities to drop group assessments entirely, arguing they are fundamentally “unfair”… Read more: Should unis ditch group assignments? - How China is betting cheap AI will get the world hooked on its tech
VGC / Getty Images Artificial intelligence (AI) is at a very Chinese time in its life. Recent moves from Chinese AI labs are throwing the dominance of American “frontier labs” such as Google and OpenAI… Read more: How China is betting cheap AI will get the world hooked on its tech - The $120 Billion AI Machine: Nvidia’s Blockbuster Year by the Numbers
Nvidia posted record $68.1 billion Q4 revenue and $43B net income, driven by data center AI demand, and guided $78B revenue for the current quarter. The post The $120 Billion AI Machine: Nvidia’s Blockbuster Year… Read more: The $120 Billion AI Machine: Nvidia’s Blockbuster Year by the Numbers - Michael Caine’s voice is iconic. Why would he sell that to AI?
Few actors are imitated as often as Michael Caine. Even Michael Caine has imitated Michael Caine. His voice has been used in birthday card greetings and been the source of jokes in various comedy sketches.… Read more: Michael Caine’s voice is iconic. Why would he sell that to AI? - Brady Tkachuk decries White House’s AI video of him insulting Canadians after US gold
Player is captain of NHL’s Ottawa Senators Tkachuk expresses regret over Trump joke US ice hockey star Brady Tkachuk has said he does not appreciate an AI video released by the White House that shows… Read more: Brady Tkachuk decries White House’s AI video of him insulting Canadians after US gold - Burger King Adding AI to Employees’ Headsets to Constantly Monitor Whether They’re Being Friendly Enough
Fast food franchises have struggled to reliably replace drive-thru employees with AI chatbots, resulting in abundant corporate frustration. Not only are customers being driven mad by the bots getting orders completely wrong, but even some… Read more: Burger King Adding AI to Employees’ Headsets to Constantly Monitor Whether They’re Being Friendly Enough - Nvidia’s Vera Rubin Promises 10x Efficiency as AI Power Demands Surge
Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin, a next-gen AI system promising 10x performance per watt, modular design, and liquid cooling to power future data centers. The post Nvidia’s Vera Rubin Promises 10x Efficiency as AI Power Demands… Read more: Nvidia’s Vera Rubin Promises 10x Efficiency as AI Power Demands Surge - Big Tech to Sign AI Power Cost Pledge at White House Meeting With Trump
President Donald Trump will meet Big Tech leaders on March 4 to sign a “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” aimed at keeping AI data center power costs off households. The post Big Tech to Sign AI Power… Read more: Big Tech to Sign AI Power Cost Pledge at White House Meeting With Trump - Google reveals Nano Banana 2 AI image model, coming to Gemini today
The last year has been big for Google’s AI efforts. Its rapid-fire model releases have brought it to parity with the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic and, in some cases, pushed it into the lead.… Read more: Google reveals Nano Banana 2 AI image model, coming to Gemini today - ChatGPT Criminals: AI Scams Target Dating and Legal Impersonators
OpenAI says scammers are using ChatGPT to commit romance scams and impersonate law firms. Learn the fastest verification steps to avoid AI-assisted fraud. The post ChatGPT Criminals: AI Scams Target Dating and Legal Impersonators appeared… Read more: ChatGPT Criminals: AI Scams Target Dating and Legal Impersonators - Are You ‘Agentic’ Enough for the AI Era?
Silicon Valley built AI coding agents that can handle most of the grunt work. Now, the most valuable skill in tech is deciding what they should do. - Researchers unlock hidden dimensions inside a single photon
Researchers have discovered new ways to shape quantum light, creating high-dimensional states that can carry much more information per photon. Using advanced tools like on-chip photonics and ultrafast light structuring, they’re pushing quantum communication and… Read more: Researchers unlock hidden dimensions inside a single photon - Met police to pilot facial recognition identity checks, mayor confirms
Sadiq Khan reveals 100 officers will use roaming technology for six months but opponents call its use ‘alarming’ Metropolitan police officers are to start scanning citizens’ faces using automated facial recognition technology to check their… Read more: Met police to pilot facial recognition identity checks, mayor confirms - Ford is recalling 4.3 million trucks and SUVs to fix a towing software bug
Last year, Ford set a new industry record: It issued 152 safety recalls, almost twice the previous high set by General Motors back in 2014. More than 24 million vehicles were recalled in the US… Read more: Ford is recalling 4.3 million trucks and SUVs to fix a towing software bug - Company Helps Men Scrub Negative Posts About Them from Tea App
Tea App Green Flags, a service that claims it can “protect your digital reputation,” will remove negative posts about men from private online groups where women share “red flags” about men they’ve dated in order… Read more: Company Helps Men Scrub Negative Posts About Them from Tea App - Ireland’s Old Irish Goat has survived 3,000 years
The Old Irish Goat isn’t just part of folklore — it’s genetically linked to goats that lived in Ireland 3,000 years ago. Scientists analyzed ancient remains and discovered that today’s rare breed shares its strongest… Read more: Ireland’s Old Irish Goat has survived 3,000 years - Hidden architecture inside cellular droplets opens new targets for cancer and ALS
Biomolecular condensates were long believed to be simple liquid blobs inside cells. Researchers have now uncovered that some are actually supported by fine protein filaments forming an internal scaffold. When this structure is disrupted, cells… Read more: Hidden architecture inside cellular droplets opens new targets for cancer and ALS - Claude Cheat Sheet: Features, Access, Pricing, Models
Claude cheat sheet with Claude’s core capabilities, how it works, model lineup, availability, pricing, setup steps, and the main alternatives to watch. The post Claude Cheat Sheet: Features, Access, Pricing, Models appeared first on TechRepublic. - Apollo rocks reveal the Moon had brief bursts of super-strong magnetism
Scientists at the University of Oxford have finally settled a decades-long mystery about the Moon’s magnetic field — and it turns out both sides were right. By reanalyzing Apollo mission rocks, they discovered that the… Read more: Apollo rocks reveal the Moon had brief bursts of super-strong magnetism - A non-public document reveals that science may not be prioritized on next Mars mission
The US space agency has released a “pre-solicitation” for what is expected to be a hotly contested contract to develop a spacecraft to orbit Mars and relay communications from the red planet back to Earth.… Read more: A non-public document reveals that science may not be prioritized on next Mars mission - New York sues Valve for enabling “illegal gambling” with loot boxes
New York state has filed a lawsuit against Valve alleging that randomized loot boxes in games like Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2 amount to a form of unregulated gambling, letting users “pay… Read more: New York sues Valve for enabling “illegal gambling” with loot boxes - New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
It’s hard to overstate the role that Wi-Fi plays in virtually every facet of life. The organization that shepherds the wireless protocol says that more than 48 billion Wi-Fi-enabled devices have shipped since it debuted… Read more: New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises - The Islamic State Is Using AI to Resurrect Dead Leaders and Platforms Are Failing to Moderate It
The Islamic State’s online warriors are still posting. It’s been almost a decade since the group lost the Battle of Raqqa and saw its IRL territorial ambitions thwarted. Unable to hold territory in the real… Read more: The Islamic State Is Using AI to Resurrect Dead Leaders and Platforms Are Failing to Moderate It - The Government Just Made it Harder to See What Spy Tech it Buys
It might look like something from the early days of the internet, with its aggressively grey color scheme and rectangles nested inside rectangles, but FPDS.gov is one of the most important resources for keeping tabs… Read more: The Government Just Made it Harder to See What Spy Tech it Buys - OpenAI Announces Major Expansion of London Office
The San Francisco-based AI lab is growing its research team in London. The move puts it in direct competition with Google DeepMind for top research talent in the UK. - ULA isn’t making the Space Force’s GPS interference problem any easier
DENVER—The Global Positioning System is one of the few space programs that touches nearly every human life, and the stewards of the satellite navigation network are eager to populate the fleet with the latest and… Read more: ULA isn’t making the Space Force’s GPS interference problem any easier - High-Temperature Superconductors Could Redefine Data Center Power Density
The combination of rare earth materials and cryogenic temperatures could be the key to transforming power infrastructures in preparing for AI applications. The post High-Temperature Superconductors Could Redefine Data Center Power Density appeared first on… Read more: High-Temperature Superconductors Could Redefine Data Center Power Density - Badge engineering could be worse than this: The 2026 Subaru Uncharted
Much of the Subaru Uncharted makes very little sense. The “new” EV clearly resembles the Solterra, upon which Toyota and Subaru jointly developed the Uncharted and the bZ Woodland as a continuation of a partnership… Read more: Badge engineering could be worse than this: The 2026 Subaru Uncharted - 15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over “anti-science” vaccine policy
Scientists have long warned that a warming world is likely to hasten the spread of infectious diseases, making vaccination even more critical to safeguard public health. And though most scientists hail vaccines as one of… Read more: 15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over “anti-science” vaccine policy - Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?
Technological innovation has always relied on experts collaborating across time and geography. EtiAmmos/iStock via Getty Images In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket – the hole in… Read more: Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated? - SCAILIUM Partners with TD SYNNEX to Solve Global GPU Starvation
Empowering TD SYNNEX partners to operationalize AI at scale with GPU-native data infrastructure SCAILIUM, creator of the world’s first AI Production Layer, GPU-native software engine purpose-built for AI production at scale, today announced a strategic… Read more: SCAILIUM Partners with TD SYNNEX to Solve Global GPU Starvation - VAST Data Unveils Polaris for Global AI Data Control
Industry’s first global control plane purpose-built for AI data infrastructure spanning hyperscale cloud and datacenter deployments Today at VAST Forward 2026, VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, announced Polaris, a global control plane designed to provision, operate… Read more: VAST Data Unveils Polaris for Global AI Data Control - Something Very Alarming Happens When You Give AI the Nuclear Codes
In 2024, Stanford researchers let loose five AI models — including an unmodified version of OpenAI’s GPT-4, its most advanced at the time — allowing them to make high-stakes, society-level decisions in a series of… Read more: Something Very Alarming Happens When You Give AI the Nuclear Codes - ‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies
Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app… Read more: ‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies - CesiumAstro acquires Vidrovr to embed AI in communications systems
SAN FRANCISCO – CesiumAstro announced the acquisition Feb. 26 of Vidrovr, a startup that specializes in artificial intelligence for multimodal signals analysis. Terms of the transaction, which closed in late […] The post CesiumAstro acquires… Read more: CesiumAstro acquires Vidrovr to embed AI in communications systems - Who’s Your Daddy? A Chatbot
More people are turning to AI to explore their BDSM fantasies, but some in the community feel it’s a cop-out. - Guardian joins media coalition to protect original journalism from unpaid use by AI
BBC and Financial Times among those calling for frameworks to help publishers gain control over their content being ‘scraped and copied’ A coalition of UK media companies including the Guardian has urged industry peers to… Read more: Guardian joins media coalition to protect original journalism from unpaid use by AI - Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs
Some say the technology is devaluing their work, while others reckon it is not yet – and might never be – good enough to replace them entirely Workers grappling with the rapid growth of artificial… Read more: Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs - Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more
A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives There’s not much to love about big tech these… Read more: Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more - MindBridge, Genpact Partner on Audit Analytics and Risk Consulting
New partnership brings AI-powered intelligence into risk consulting, helping organizations uncover deeper insights, strengthen assurance, and deliver continuous integrity in their financials MindBridge, a leader in AI-powered financial intelligence, today announced the company’s global partnership… Read more: MindBridge, Genpact Partner on Audit Analytics and Risk Consulting - GITEX AFRICA Morocco: Catalysing Africa’s digital economy in the age of AI
GITEX AFRICA Morocco: Catalysing Africa’s digital economy in the age of artificial intelligence Held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, the fourth edition of GITEX AFRICA Morocco… Read more: GITEX AFRICA Morocco: Catalysing Africa’s digital economy in the age of AI - Torii 2026: AI Expands Shadow IT, Not SaaS Cuts
New data shows AI-first tools are accelerating employee-led software adoption and governance risk. Torii, the leading SaaS management and governance platform, today released its annual SaaS Benchmark Report, revealing that AI is accelerating SaaS sprawl and… Read more: Torii 2026: AI Expands Shadow IT, Not SaaS Cuts - Rolls-Royce profits soar 40% amid booming demand for AI datacentre power
Engine maker promises to give up to £9bn to shareholders over next three years as turnaround gathers pace Rolls-Royce’s profits soared by 40% last year as the engineering company’s turnaround gathered pace, helped by booming… Read more: Rolls-Royce profits soar 40% amid booming demand for AI datacentre power - Precisely Expands Data Integrity Suite with New AI Agents
AI-powered agents automate complex data workflows to deliver trusted, context-rich data ready for AI, analytics, and automation at scale Precisely, the global leader in data integrity, today announced new Data Quality, Data Enrichment, and Location… Read more: Precisely Expands Data Integrity Suite with New AI Agents
