
- AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system.
In April, GitHub announced that it was moving subscribers from request-based billing to a usage-based model for its AI-powered Copilot service. As that new pricing model goes into effect today, many GitHub Copilot users are… Read more: AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system. - Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account
Breach confirmed by Meta raises concerns about how safe it is to rely on AI for key security measures such as passwords Hackers used Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to infiltrate high-profile Instagram accounts, the company… Read more: Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account - Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel
Official Red Hat NPM accounts have been compromised and used to push a malicious worm that spreads from machine to machine, where it pilfers sensitive credentials in hopes of stealing yet more confidential data, researchers… Read more: Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel - Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra looks like its first true MacBook Pro competitor
Dell, Asus, Lenovo, HP, MSI, Acer, and Gigabyte are among the PC makers that are designing systems around Nvidia’s RTX Spark, Nvidia’s new Arm-based chip for Windows PCs. But the flagship RTX Spark PC may… Read more: Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra looks like its first true MacBook Pro competitor - Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts
Meta’s AI support chatbot proved unusually helpful to hackers looking to steal and resell notable Instagram accounts—the hackers simply asking the bot to change the accounts’ associated email addresses while using VPN to mask their… Read more: Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts - Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo
The global health organization Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced Monday that it will “urgently accelerate development” of three vaccine candidates against Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV), pledging a little over $60 million in the effort… Read more: Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo - Why cats prefer silver vine to catnip and other May highlights
It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly slipped through… Read more: Why cats prefer silver vine to catnip and other May highlights - Meta’s AI Support Bot Is Giving Hackers Access to Other People’s Instagram Accounts Just by Asking
In March, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta announced a new Meta AI support assistant feature on both Facebook and Instagram, providing users with a way to “resolve account problems” and help in taking down any offending impersonator… Read more: Meta’s AI Support Bot Is Giving Hackers Access to Other People’s Instagram Accounts Just by Asking - Can you stop AI datacenters? Comedian Charlie Berens thinks so – Stateside with Kai and Carter
Last summer, Wisconsin comedian Charlie Berens started getting messages from people in his state about plans for a major datacenter in their community. When Berens dug in, he was shocked to discover the impact the… Read more: Can you stop AI datacenters? Comedian Charlie Berens thinks so – Stateside with Kai and Carter - Allegedly trashing Airbnbs to test robots puts startup in legal trouble
A San Francisco robotics startup is being taken to court by an Airbnb host who claims the company’s “robotic prototype testing” caused extensive damage to his home. In the lawsuit filed on May 26, 2026,… Read more: Allegedly trashing Airbnbs to test robots puts startup in legal trouble - From 15 hours to one minute: How AI/ML is speeding up GM’s development
When we met Sterling Anderson in 2024, he was the chief product officer of Aurora, the self-driving startup he cofounded in 2016 after several years at Tesla. Just over a year ago, though, Anderson decamped… Read more: From 15 hours to one minute: How AI/ML is speeding up GM’s development - Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders
On Monday, Florida became the first state to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s allegedly dangerous design. In a complaint filed in state court, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier accused OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, of… Read more: Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders - Doctors blast Trump for doubling down on vaccine policy modeled after Denmark
The American Medical Association came out swinging this weekend at an executive order President Trump signed Friday that reaffirms intentions to model US childhood vaccine recommendations after those of Denmark—a country with universal healthcare, less… Read more: Doctors blast Trump for doubling down on vaccine policy modeled after Denmark - Acer’s New $699 Laptop Is a Budget-Friendly Swing at Apple’s MacBook Neo
Acer’s Swift Air 14 starts at $699 with Intel Core Series 3 chips, AI features, long battery claims, and an ultraportable design. The post Acer’s New $699 Laptop Is a Budget-Friendly Swing at Apple’s MacBook… Read more: Acer’s New $699 Laptop Is a Budget-Friendly Swing at Apple’s MacBook Neo - Nvidia, Microsoft Launch RTX Spark PCs for AI Agents
Nvidia and Microsoft unveiled RTX Spark Windows PCs built for local AI agents, with systems expected from major PC makers this fall. The post Nvidia, Microsoft Launch RTX Spark PCs for AI Agents appeared first… Read more: Nvidia, Microsoft Launch RTX Spark PCs for AI Agents - SoftBank Plans €75B AI Data Center Buildout in France
SoftBank plans to build 5 GW of AI data center capacity in France, but the first phase will not arrive until 2031. The post SoftBank Plans €75B AI Data Center Buildout in France appeared first… Read more: SoftBank Plans €75B AI Data Center Buildout in France - AI Grifters Are Making Anti-Data Center Slop With AI
If you want a barometer of American political concerns you could do worse than checking what spam accounts are turning into AI-generated slop on Facebook. There are now hundreds of pages with names like “Life… Read more: AI Grifters Are Making Anti-Data Center Slop With AI - We Sued ICE to Get Its Spyware Contract. The Agency Is Redacting Essentially Everything
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contracted with a spyware company that tells customers it ensures they can use the tool without the agency being caught doing so, according to documents obtained by 404 Media through… Read more: We Sued ICE to Get Its Spyware Contract. The Agency Is Redacting Essentially Everything - Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account. The claims… Read more: Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked - Amazon Shuts Down Internal AI Leaderboard After Employees Cheated
Amazon has shut down an internal company leaderboard which ranked employees based on how much they used AI tools at work. Amazon’s official announcement said that it ended the leaderboard because it had accomplished its… Read more: Amazon Shuts Down Internal AI Leaderboard After Employees Cheated - Anthropic Confidentially Files for What Could Be the Largest IPO Ever
The AI giant behind Claude submitted paperwork on Monday that would take it public, just a couple of weeks after SpaceX’s splashy IPO announcement. - Anthropic confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market
Financial stakes of AI race rise as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are slated to go public this year Anthropic has filed confidentially for an initial public offering on the US stock market, the… Read more: Anthropic confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market - Unfortunate Company Accidentally Blows Half a Billion Dollars on Claude in One Month
Ever regret picking up everyone’s tab after getting the check? Something like that is probably going through the mind of the CFO of an unnamed company which reportedly racked up half a billion dollars in… Read more: Unfortunate Company Accidentally Blows Half a Billion Dollars on Claude in One Month - AMD extends Socket AM5 support through at least 2029; AM4 refuses to die
One of the benefits of building an AMD PC is that AMD has historically supported its processor sockets for longer than Intel does, allowing the same motherboard (and RAM kit, if you want) to power… Read more: AMD extends Socket AM5 support through at least 2029; AM4 refuses to die - Nvidia RTX Spark comes to Windows PCs with Arm CPU, RTX GPU, and unified memory
These days, Nvidia primarily sells AI data center products, and its traditional consumer devices feel like more of a side project. But the company occasionally still releases something designed for consumers. After a couple of… Read more: Nvidia RTX Spark comes to Windows PCs with Arm CPU, RTX GPU, and unified memory - Asus gives the ROX Xbox Ally the OLED screen it deserves
When the Steam Deck OLED launched three years ago, we were glad to see that the new, more brilliant screen fixed the biggest flaw of Valve’s original handheld hardware. So we’re unsurprisingly excited about today’s… Read more: Asus gives the ROX Xbox Ally the OLED screen it deserves - Blue Language Labs Launches AI Agent Coordination Platform
Gives businesses and financial institutions the structure to approve, verify, and rely on agent-driven business processes Blue Language Labs today emerged from stealth to introduce the coordination layer for AI agents that do real business.… Read more: Blue Language Labs Launches AI Agent Coordination Platform - Neighbors Horrified by Data Center Twice the Size of Manhattan
TV personality and businessman Kevin O’Leary is looking to construct a mammoth data center facility more than twice the size of Manhattan in Utah’s broader Salt Lake City region. As Slate reports, the megalomaniac plans… Read more: Neighbors Horrified by Data Center Twice the Size of Manhattan - Intel: Our upcoming AI chip will be cheaper, run cooler than Nvidia, AMD options
Intel plans to ship an AI chip by the end of this year that uses cheaper memory and cooling technology than rival offerings from Nvidia and AMD, as the US chipmaker seeks to capitalize on… Read more: Intel: Our upcoming AI chip will be cheaper, run cooler than Nvidia, AMD options - Scientists discover inherited traits that break Mendel’s Laws of genetics
A major mouse study found that some inherited traits are passed down through epigenetic changes that break the classic rules of genetics. Researchers discovered hundreds of cases where these chemical DNA marks behaved unexpectedly, including… Read more: Scientists discover inherited traits that break Mendel’s Laws of genetics - AI and journalism in southern Africa: editors are using it but balanced with human expertise and editorial judgement
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of everyday newsroom work across Africa. It has entered quietly through routine tasks such as transcription, headline writing, translation and content preparation. In southern Africa, where AI adoption is… Read more: AI and journalism in southern Africa: editors are using it but balanced with human expertise and editorial judgement - Your kitchen sponge is releasing microplastics every time you wash dishes
Kitchen sponges release microplastics as they wear down during everyday use, with some sponge types shedding far more than others. Researchers estimated that millions of households could collectively release hundreds of tons of microplastics annually. - Your phone screen doesn’t have the same color range as the human eye – and AI widens the gap between digital images and the real thing
Every pixel in this image has a unique color. Douglas Goodwin A peacock feather in sunlight shifts from blue to green to bronze as you turn it. Photograph it, and this shimmer collapses into one… Read more: Your phone screen doesn’t have the same color range as the human eye – and AI widens the gap between digital images and the real thing - An OpenAI model solved a famous math problem that stumped humans for 80 years
In mid-May, OpenAI announced that an internal AI model had disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture, a famous problem in discrete geometry that had stumped human mathematicians for the last 80 years. OpenAI gave several… Read more: An OpenAI model solved a famous math problem that stumped humans for 80 years - NASA’s Roman telescope could reveal 100,000 hidden worlds
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could revolutionize the search for alien worlds by discovering around 100,000 exoplanets—far more than all previous missions combined. It will look deep into unexplored parts of the Milky Way, helping scientists… Read more: NASA’s Roman telescope could reveal 100,000 hidden worlds - Weave Launches AI Receptionist for Modern Healthcare Practices
Weave (NYSE: WEAV), a leading AI-powered patient communications and payments platform purpose-built for healthcare practices, today announced the advancement of its AI capabilities with Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. By combining Weave’s deep expertise… Read more: Weave Launches AI Receptionist for Modern Healthcare Practices - Hubble captures M88 on a perilous journey that could change it forever
A stunning spiral galaxy called Messier 88 is racing through the crowded Virgo Cluster on a journey that will dramatically reshape its future. At its heart lies a supermassive black hole about 100 million times… Read more: Hubble captures M88 on a perilous journey that could change it forever - InterSystems and 59stVentures Advance AI-Ready Data Ecosystems Across ASEAN
Partnership enables interoperable data to accelerate scalable AI adoption across Southeast Asia InterSystems, a creative data technology provider dedicated to helping customers solve critical scalability, interoperability, and speed problems, today announced a new partnership with 59stVentures to… Read more: InterSystems and 59stVentures Advance AI-Ready Data Ecosystems Across ASEAN - NASA’s X-59 is about to break the sound barrier for the first time
NASA’s futuristic X-59 jet is about to face its biggest challenge yet: breaking the sound barrier for the first time. After a successful series of test flights that pushed the aircraft to near-supersonic speeds, engineers… Read more: NASA’s X-59 is about to break the sound barrier for the first time - Ghost in the Machine review – entertaining AI polemic dives into its dark history in race politics and eugenics
The roots of AI in rightwing ideology is examined in Valerie Veatch’s enjoyable doc, including an array of colourful, often crazed, figures Director Valerie Veatch made her name with documentaries such as Love Child (about… Read more: Ghost in the Machine review – entertaining AI polemic dives into its dark history in race politics and eugenics - The forgotten organ that could predict how long you live
A long-overlooked organ may hold surprising clues to healthy aging and cancer survival. Researchers at Mass General Brigham used AI to analyze CT scans from tens of thousands of adults and found that people with… Read more: The forgotten organ that could predict how long you live - Norse Atlantic Airways Offers Dirt-Cheap Tickets. There’s a Catch
Dozens of people have complained to the Federal Trade Commission about Norse Atlantic Airways’ tech-first customer service operation. Some said they lost thousands of dollars. - Kao Data Appoints Spencer Lamb as Chief Executive Officer
Long-standing industry leader appointed CEO of the UK’s preeminent data centre platform, engineered for AI. During his tenure, Spencer has successfully led the company’s go-to-market strategy, securing significant customer wins across the cloud, AI, and enterprise… Read more: Kao Data Appoints Spencer Lamb as Chief Executive Officer - AI in video game development: How artificial intelligence is reshaping the industry
A Google Cloud survey found that 90% of developers are already integrating AI into their daily work, and on Steam, 7,818 titles disclosed AI use in 2025 alone, a 681% increase over the previous year.… Read more: AI in video game development: How artificial intelligence is reshaping the industry - The future of automated trading with the best forex robot reviews
Automation is becoming a bigger part of how financial markets are approached, and forex trading is one area where this is becoming easier to notice. As the tech world improves, more traders are looking for… Read more: The future of automated trading with the best forex robot reviews - The dating apps that failed to deliver the joys of sex and romance now offer AI as cupid. No thanks | Tatum Hunter
Endless swiping has left a generation of singles burned out. But get real: dating assistants and AI-aided chats will never recreate the friction of real romance After years of shrinking usage and tumbling stock prices,… Read more: The dating apps that failed to deliver the joys of sex and romance now offer AI as cupid. No thanks | Tatum Hunter - Aidoc Appoints Christopher Young as Chief Growth Officer
Healthcare technology veteran and former BCG Partner to lead Aidoc’s next phase of global enterprise growth Aidoc, a global leader in clinical AI, today announced the appointment of Christopher Young as Chief Growth Officer. Young… Read more: Aidoc Appoints Christopher Young as Chief Growth Officer - This strange crystal acts like metal and glass at the same time
A remarkable crystal called molybdenum oxychloride could help make futuristic technologies like smart contact lenses and ultrathin AR glasses a reality. Scientists have created the first detailed experimental map of its optical properties, revealing the… Read more: This strange crystal acts like metal and glass at the same time - Harness Unveils Two Products for Complete Visibility Into AI ROI
AI DLC Insights and Cloud & AI Cost Management give engineering leaders the answer to their biggest AI question: what are we spending on AI, and where is the ROI? Harness, the AI Software Delivery… Read more: Harness Unveils Two Products for Complete Visibility Into AI ROI - CloudZero Announced the Launch of the Financial Control Plane for AI
As AI spending hits $2.6 trillion, CloudZero gives finance, IT, and engineering a shared system to connect every AI dollar to the business outcome it produces. CloudZero, The AI ROI Company, today launched the financial… Read more: CloudZero Announced the Launch of the Financial Control Plane for AI - Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers
Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilities A coalition of more than a hundred refugee children’s organisations has said controversial plans to use… Read more: Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers - AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment | Nesrine Malik
For ease and speed, we are degrading our ability to connect and to organise our societies. We must assert our trust in humans over machines Here is a nightmare scenario for you. You are writing… Read more: AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment | Nesrine Malik - Major Teachers Union Pleads With Elementary Schools to Stop Giving Young Kids AI
Angry parents aren’t the only ones railing against the proliferation of AI in schools. The American Federation of Teachers, the second-largest teacher’s union in the United States, has now launched a major campaign calling on… Read more: Major Teachers Union Pleads With Elementary Schools to Stop Giving Young Kids AI - The ocean’s health may depend on a tiny microbe inside fish
A surprising new discovery suggests that tiny microbes living inside fish may be helping shape the chemistry of the world’s oceans. Scientists found evidence that bacteria in the guts of marine fish work alongside their… Read more: The ocean’s health may depend on a tiny microbe inside fish - A quantum metasurface breakthrough could finally close the terahertz gap
Researchers have developed a compact quantum detector that makes terahertz radiation much easier to detect. A specially designed metasurface funnels incoming energy into tiny active regions, greatly strengthening the electrical signal produced. The approach boosted… Read more: A quantum metasurface breakthrough could finally close the terahertz gap - New solar desalination breakthrough makes fresh water without toxic brine
Scientists have developed a solar desalination system that turns seawater into drinking water without creating environmentally damaging brine. Special laser-textured metal panels use sunlight to evaporate water while automatically moving salt deposits away from the… Read more: New solar desalination breakthrough makes fresh water without toxic brine - Chimpanzees and bonobos have human-like friend circles, study finds
Great apes appear to build friendships much like humans do. By studying grooming behavior, researchers discovered that chimpanzees and bonobos form close inner circles along with wider networks of weaker social connections. Chimpanzees focus on… Read more: Chimpanzees and bonobos have human-like friend circles, study finds - This model is not a real person: how AI is shaking up fashion – video
From digital twins to models ‘sculpted’ by programmers, generative AI has been popping up all over the fashion industry. When an Australian e-commerce retailer started using AI-generated models to sell products, lifestyle editor Alyx Gorman… Read more: This model is not a real person: how AI is shaking up fashion – video - Take-No-Prisoners Professor Will Fail Any Student Who Uses AI
When it comes to AI’s place in the classroom — and its role in education broadly — some professors are at the end of their rope. The not quite all-knowing but incredibly adept at bullsh*tting… Read more: Take-No-Prisoners Professor Will Fail Any Student Who Uses AI - AI Company Paying Random People $2,000 Per Month to Crank the Hog
AI companies have long relied on armies of data labelers, whose job it is to annotate, tag and classify text, images and videos to train AI models. It’s not exactly a flashy occupation, with some… Read more: AI Company Paying Random People $2,000 Per Month to Crank the Hog - Our tech overlords are planning for conscious AI to conquer the cosmos. What could go wrong? | Eduardo Porter
A new belief set is uniting some of the wealthiest men in the world around a ‘transhuman’ future – actual humanity be damned Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, took to the Internet a… Read more: Our tech overlords are planning for conscious AI to conquer the cosmos. What could go wrong? | Eduardo Porter - The secret to pigeons’ incredible navigation was hiding in their liver
Scientists have uncovered a surprising navigation system in pigeons: iron-filled immune cells in the liver that may act like tiny magnetic sensors. Birds deprived of these cells struggled to find their way home under overcast… Read more: The secret to pigeons’ incredible navigation was hiding in their liver - Was This the Moment That AI Psychosis Began?
On April 10, 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to social media to announce that his company was preparing to launch an exciting new feature. “A few times a year I wake up early and… Read more: Was This the Moment That AI Psychosis Began? - They call it stupid hot for a reason: Heat muddles animal brains
On a blazing hot day in South Africa, female southern pied babblers can’t think straight. The medium-sized black-and-white birds are trying to get at tasty mealworms behind a see-through barrier. On cooler days, the birds… Read more: They call it stupid hot for a reason: Heat muddles animal brains - On its 40th anniversary, we reassess 1986’s SpaceCamp
Forty years ago, the future seemed just around the corner—and the vehicle that was going to take us there was NASA’s Space Shuttle. Originally envisioned as part of a larger integrated space transportation system, the… Read more: On its 40th anniversary, we reassess 1986’s SpaceCamp - Are ‘mind children’ the future of reproduction?
Forget dirty nappies. In Silicon Valley, there’s increasing chatter about virtual offspring A few months ago, an AI researcher from Europe attended a dinner party in Silicon Valley. During one of the many courses, the… Read more: Are ‘mind children’ the future of reproduction? - California State University Made a Huge Deal With OpenAI and It’s Been a Disaster
Last year, California State University signed a $17 million deal with OpenAI to provide its over half a million students and faculty with ChatGPT Edu, an education-focused version of the company’s flagship chatbot. It was… Read more: California State University Made a Huge Deal With OpenAI and It’s Been a Disaster - How Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry
From specialized motors to the use of machine learning algorithms, Turkey’s billion-dollar hair-transplant industry is the result of a constant process of innovation. - Intermittent fasting triggers surprising changes in the brain
Losing weight may involve rewiring the gut and the brain at the same time. In a study of obese adults, an intermittent fasting-style diet led to significant weight loss, healthier metabolic markers, and notable shifts… Read more: Intermittent fasting triggers surprising changes in the brain - An industry targeting Australia’s ageing population is growing, but can AI deliver more humanity in aged care?
While companion robots are being introduced and virtual experiences hope to ‘take loneliness away’, one expert agrees tech should never replace the human element Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast… Read more: An industry targeting Australia’s ageing population is growing, but can AI deliver more humanity in aged care? - Woman Alarmed When Her Trusted Therapist Starts Recording Her With AI
Therapy is predicated on trust. You can’t be honest and vulnerable, and share how you’re really feeling, if you don’t believe in the embodied-concerned-frown sitting in the armchair across from you. So you can understand… Read more: Woman Alarmed When Her Trusted Therapist Starts Recording Her With AI - Why Is Sam Altman Teaming Up With Jared Leto, a Creep With Extensive Sex Abuse Allegations?
Last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s unsettling blockchain-based side gig seemingly got its Mars all confused. Let’s back up. The company, previously called Worldcoin and now simply called World, is developing software designed to verify… Read more: Why Is Sam Altman Teaming Up With Jared Leto, a Creep With Extensive Sex Abuse Allegations? - AI Filmmaker Compares His Tech to Something That Gets Worse the More You Think About It
Jorge R. Gutierrez, the animator behind the beloved animated film “The Book of Life,” is enraging his fans after seemingly selling out to AI. At a conference held by Amazon MGM Studios on Wednesday, he… Read more: AI Filmmaker Compares His Tech to Something That Gets Worse the More You Think About It - Tech CEOs Have a Problem: Even Their Closest Allies Now See AI as a Sign of Laziness and Dishonesty
Tech founders and CEOs are all rapidly adopting AI, deploying it across their companies and personally using it to handle emails and other busywork. But Paul Graham, the cofounder of startup accelerator Y Combinator and… Read more: Tech CEOs Have a Problem: Even Their Closest Allies Now See AI as a Sign of Laziness and Dishonesty - ‘Highly Plausible’ Aliens on Europa Are Earthlings’ Descendants, Study Says
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the stories this week that spread life across space, went stir crazy for science, held the colony together, and peacefully sat it out. First, what if we went… Read more: ‘Highly Plausible’ Aliens on Europa Are Earthlings’ Descendants, Study Says - Harvard Graduation Speaker Unloads on AI in Profanity-Loaded Tirade, Prompting Cheers From Students: “I’m Here to Tell You the Mission of Your Generation Is to Destroy AI”
Earlier this month, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was met with jeers when he brought up AI during his commencement speech at the University of Arizona. Just days earlier, footage of real estate executive Gloria… Read more: Harvard Graduation Speaker Unloads on AI in Profanity-Loaded Tirade, Prompting Cheers From Students: “I’m Here to Tell You the Mission of Your Generation Is to Destroy AI” - Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’
Experts say AI firm’s engagement with Vatican risks creating ‘feelgood’ discourse that lacks critical examination Why did Anthropic’s founder sit beside the pope during a warning about AI? In the first major written teaching of… Read more: Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’ - Grifters, cynics, and true believers: The family tree of vaccine opponents
Stanley Plotkin, 93, was instrumental in developing a number of vaccines over the course of his career. He recently said that he’s “beginning to regret having lived so long—because we’re going downhill.” How could we… Read more: Grifters, cynics, and true believers: The family tree of vaccine opponents - This strange new phase of matter could transform quantum technology
By stacking custom-designed silver nanoparticles like nanoscale LEGO bricks, scientists stabilized a mysterious crystal phase that had never been observed before. The material not only solves a longstanding puzzle in materials science but also exhibits… Read more: This strange new phase of matter could transform quantum technology - Ancient DNA reveals how women helped transform prehistoric Europe
New DNA evidence shows that Europe’s hunter-gatherers and early farmers interacted far more closely than previously thought, with women likely playing a crucial role in spreading farming across northwestern Europe. Centuries later, the arrival of… Read more: Ancient DNA reveals how women helped transform prehistoric Europe - Environmentalists turn out in force to oppose Trump coal ash rollbacks
At a virtual public comment hearing hosted by the US Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, a long line of environmental advocates voiced strong opposition to proposed new regulations weakening requirements that utilities must follow in… Read more: Environmentalists turn out in force to oppose Trump coal ash rollbacks - New 3D silicon chip breakthrough could extend Moore’s Law for years
As traditional chip miniaturization slows, researchers have found a way to pack more computing power into the same space by stacking silicon circuits in multiple layers. The new process uses ultra-thin silicon membranes and low-temperature… Read more: New 3D silicon chip breakthrough could extend Moore’s Law for years - Americans echo Pope Leo’s concerns about AI: ‘It threatens workers, privacy and human life’
Guardian readers in the US spoke of fears about unregulated AI in response to the pope’s encyclical warning about the risks of the technology In his first major papal text since assuming leadership of the… Read more: Americans echo Pope Leo’s concerns about AI: ‘It threatens workers, privacy and human life’ - Do You Actually Need to Pay for Transcription Software?
I tested Wispr Flow and various AI-powered transcription software to see whether you should bother subscribing or stick with free services. - Stanford quantum computing breakthrough uses twisted light to work without extreme cooling
A new room-temperature quantum device uses twisted light to entangle photons and electrons, overcoming one of the biggest hurdles in quantum technology. The breakthrough could pave the way for smaller, cheaper quantum systems with applications… Read more: Stanford quantum computing breakthrough uses twisted light to work without extreme cooling - Caffeine reversed memory problems caused by sleep deprivation
Scientists discovered that sleep deprivation damages a key brain circuit responsible for social memory, making it harder to recognize familiar individuals. In laboratory studies, caffeine restored communication between neurons in this pathway and reversed the… Read more: Caffeine reversed memory problems caused by sleep deprivation - Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Last August, the Trump administration issued an executive order intended to fundamentally alter how grant funding is handled by the US government. Under the system that had made the US a scientific superpower, peer reviewers… Read more: Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time - Kenyan court blocks Trump admin from dumping Ebola-exposed Americans there
The Trump administration is refusing to repatriate Americans exposed to Ebola amid the outbreak still raging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But the plan to send US citizens to Kenya has hit a… Read more: Kenyan court blocks Trump admin from dumping Ebola-exposed Americans there - Amazon Is Making an AI-Animated ‘Good Advice Cupcake’ TV Show. Its Original Creator Is Furious
Loryn Brantz created The Good Advice Cupcake for BuzzFeed years ago. The company licensed the character for a new Amazon series—made with AI—without her consent. - Claroty Introduces Claire, Industry’s First CPS-Native AI Security Agent
Claire Delivers AI-powered CPS Visibility, Contextual Insights, and Agentic Actions to Protect the Integrity and Resilience of Mission-critical Infrastructure Claroty, the cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection company, today announced it is launching Claroty Claire, a first-of-its-kind,… Read more: Claroty Introduces Claire, Industry’s First CPS-Native AI Security Agent - Tesla Insiders Admit Self-Driving Is a Complete Disaster
It turns out not even the people building Tesla’s self-driving tech trust Elon Musk’s extravagant claims about the company’s autonomous vehicles. New reporting by Reuters interviewed nine former data labelers and a former self-driving engineer… Read more: Tesla Insiders Admit Self-Driving Is a Complete Disaster - DOJ sues states that rejected ICE requests for undercover license plates
The Trump administration continues to claim in lawsuits that ICE monitoring sites are doxing agents, without showing evidence that’s happening. Most recently, the Department of Justice pointed to sites like ICEList.info and ICESpy.org in lawsuits… Read more: DOJ sues states that rejected ICE requests for undercover license plates - Trump FCC warns all broadcasters to follow orders or be punished like ABC
The eight broadcast TV stations owned by ABC filed applications for early license renewals under protest yesterday, accusing the Federal Communications Commission of trying to suppress speech as part of “an unprecedented attack on a… Read more: Trump FCC warns all broadcasters to follow orders or be punished like ABC - House of the Dragon S3 trailer revels in dragons, fire, and blood
Some viewers were disappointed that the second season of House of the Dragon ended not with a bang, but a whimper. But the big battle sequence that season 2 set up will open season 3… Read more: House of the Dragon S3 trailer revels in dragons, fire, and blood - Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is
For years, anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his zealous followers have downplayed measles as “just a rash” and falsely claimed that “Measles outbreaks have been fabricated to create fear.” In 2021, when… Read more: Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is - Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled
Authorities in the Netherlands said they dismantled a botnet that comprised more than 17 million devices and were managed by 200 servers in a joint operation by the police and the National Cyber Security Center.… Read more: Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled - Hands-On With Gemini Spark: I Gave It Access to My Life and It Friend-Zoned My Boyfriend
Google’s new AI agent combed through my emails, documents, and calendar to plan a birthday party and still didn’t clock the person most important to me. - Fans Aghast as New York Jets Say They’re Switching to AI
When it comes to excuses from the front office, Jets fans have heard it all. The beleaguered New York franchise continues to hold the longest playoff drought of all major-league men’s sports teams, a situation… Read more: Fans Aghast as New York Jets Say They’re Switching to AI - AI Data Centers Now Account for 17% of Australia’s Private Investment
Australia’s AI data center boom drove private investment sharply higher, even as weaker household spending exposed a widening economic split. The post AI Data Centers Now Account for 17% of Australia’s Private Investment appeared first… Read more: AI Data Centers Now Account for 17% of Australia’s Private Investment - Severed sea cucumber appendages don’t seem to die
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