
- Hasan Piker, Self-Described ‘Ayatollah of Woke,’ Wants AI to Die
The far-left Twitch streamer says AI is rotting our brains. He’s also addicted to Twitter and listens to at least eight podcasts. - Google tests Remy AI agent for Gemini as focus turns to user control
Google is testing Remy, a new AI personal agent for Gemini, according to Business Insider. The tool is designed to take actions for users in work and daily tasks. Remy is being tested in a… Read more: Google tests Remy AI agent for Gemini as focus turns to user control - New AI method tackles one of science’s hardest math problems
Penn researchers have developed a smarter AI method for solving notoriously difficult inverse equations, which help scientists uncover hidden causes behind observable effects. By introducing “mollifier layers” that smooth noisy data, they’ve made these calculations… Read more: New AI method tackles one of science’s hardest math problems - F5: 78% of Enterprises Now Run AI Inference as Core Operations
2026 F5 State of Application Strategy Report shows production AI model and agentic AI trends fundamentally shifting how enterprises deliver and secure apps in hybrid multicloud environments F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering… Read more: F5: 78% of Enterprises Now Run AI Inference as Core Operations - Lattice to Acquire AMI, Forming Complete Secure Control Platform
Strategic combination pairs the low power programmable leader with the leader in platform firmware and infrastructure manageability for cloud and AI Addresses datacenter modularity, complexity, uptime, and deployment challenges Adds to Lattice position in manageability,… Read more: Lattice to Acquire AMI, Forming Complete Secure Control Platform - Domo Appoints Ben Schein as Chief AI and Analytics Officer
From Pilot to Production: Domo is Also Expanding Its Team Of Forward Deployed Engineers To Deliver Headless AI Systems in the Real World Domo (NASDAQ: DOMO) today announced the appointment of Ben Schein as Chief AI… Read more: Domo Appoints Ben Schein as Chief AI and Analytics Officer - 240-million-year-old giant “sand creeper” found hidden in retaining wall
A forgotten fossil hidden inside a garden wall has turned out to be one of Australia’s most remarkable prehistoric discoveries. Scientists have now identified the 240-million-year-old amphibian, Arenaerpeton supinatus, revealing an almost perfectly preserved skeleton—complete… Read more: 240-million-year-old giant “sand creeper” found hidden in retaining wall - ParaScript® Partners with ABBYY for End-to-End Document Intelligence
Integrated capabilities improve accuracy, reduce manual review and strengthen fraud detection across document workflows ParaScript, an AI-powered document processing company, today announced an alliance with ABBYY, combining ABBYY’s OCR and intelligent document processing (IDP) platform… Read more: ParaScript® Partners with ABBYY for End-to-End Document Intelligence - Global finance watchdog warns over private credit industry fuelling AI boom
Financial Stability Board report reveals tech, healthcare and services sectors as the biggest borrowers The private credit industry’s role in fuelling the AI boom could backfire, with a sharp correction leading to “sizeable” losses, the… Read more: Global finance watchdog warns over private credit industry fuelling AI boom - ‘RAMageddon’: is the era of cheap phones and laptops over?
Bargains are disappearing and the cost of gadgets such as MacBooks and PS5s is rising as AI competes for memory chips The end of the cheap laptop, the bargain phone and affordable games consoles may… Read more: ‘RAMageddon’: is the era of cheap phones and laptops over? - Oak trees are delaying spring to starve caterpillars
Oak trees have a surprising trick to fight back against hungry caterpillars: they simply wait. When trees are heavily attacked one year, they delay leaf growth by just three days the next spring—long enough to… Read more: Oak trees are delaying spring to starve caterpillars - Scientists boost strawberry flavor and nutrition without changing growth
A surprising genetic twist shows that boosting a seemingly ordinary “housekeeping” gene can dramatically improve fruit quality without any trade-offs. By increasing the activity of a tRNA-related gene in strawberries, researchers unlocked richer color, stronger… Read more: Scientists boost strawberry flavor and nutrition without changing growth - AI lets chemists design molecules by simply describing them
Creating complex molecules usually requires years of experience and countless decisions, but a new AI system is changing that. Synthegy lets chemists guide synthesis and reaction planning using simple language, while powerful algorithms generate and… Read more: AI lets chemists design molecules by simply describing them - Webb space telescope reveals a scorching “super-Earth” that looks like Mercury
A scorching, airless world just 48 light-years away is offering scientists a rare glimpse into the geology of distant planets. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers studied LHS 3844 b—a tidally locked “super-Earth” with… Read more: Webb space telescope reveals a scorching “super-Earth” that looks like Mercury - NZ’s AI data centre boom: who benefits from the build-out?
Getty Images Around the world, the boom in artificial intelligence is driving a parallel race between major tech companies to secure the physical infrastructure that enables it. This race has now reached New Zealand, with… Read more: NZ’s AI data centre boom: who benefits from the build-out? - OpenAI president forced to read his personal diary entries to jury
Greg Brockman never wanted to discuss his personal journal in public. But the OpenAI president has been stuck for days doing exactly that, while testifying in a trial in which Elon Musk has alleged that… Read more: OpenAI president forced to read his personal diary entries to jury - ‘I Actually Thought He Was Going to Hit Me,’ OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Says of Elon Musk
OpenAI’s president wrapped his testimony on Tuesday by revealing a fiery meeting with Musk and subsequent efforts to remove several board members. - Apple agrees to pay $250m after falsely claiming AI-powered Siri was ‘available now’
Settlement, which includes no admission of wrongdoing, covers roughly 36m eligible devices in class-action lawsuit Apple on Tuesday agreed to pay $250m to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading millions of iPhone buyers… Read more: Apple agrees to pay $250m after falsely claiming AI-powered Siri was ‘available now’ - Character.AI sued over chatbot that claims to be a real doctor with a license
Pennsylvania has sued the maker of Character.AI, alleging that it violated state law by presenting an AI chatbot character as a licensed doctor. The lawsuit was filed in a state court by the Pennsylvania Department… Read more: Character.AI sued over chatbot that claims to be a real doctor with a license - Silicon Valley bets $200M on AI data centers floating in the ocean
Silicon Valley investors such as Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel have bet hundreds of millions of dollars on deploying AI data centers powered by waves in the middle of the world’s oceans—a move that coincides with… Read more: Silicon Valley bets $200M on AI data centers floating in the ocean - RFK Jr. plans to curb antidepressants, which he falsely compares to heroin
In a brief appearance at a Make America Healthy Again Institute event Monday, anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced new federal initiatives to curb prescribing of antidepressants, which he has long attacked with… Read more: RFK Jr. plans to curb antidepressants, which he falsely compares to heroin - Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack
Daemon Tools, a widely used app for mounting disk images, has been backdoored in a monthlong compromise that has pushed malicious updates from the servers of its developer, researchers said Tuesday. Kaspersky, the security firm… Read more: Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack - Stanford’s new chip boosts light 100x with surprisingly low energy
Researchers at Stanford have developed a compact optical amplifier that dramatically boosts light signals using very little power. By recycling energy inside a looping resonator, the device achieves strong amplification with minimal noise and wide… Read more: Stanford’s new chip boosts light 100x with surprisingly low energy - Scientists connect “time crystal” to real device in quantum breakthrough
A strange kind of matter that “ticks” forever without energy input has just taken a major leap toward real-world use. Known as a time crystal, this quantum system repeats its motion endlessly—like a clock that… Read more: Scientists connect “time crystal” to real device in quantum breakthrough - Games people — and machines — play: Untangling strategic reasoning to advance AI
Gabriele Farina grew up in a small town in a hilly winemaking region of northern Italy. Neither of his parents had college degrees, and although both were convinced they “didn’t understand math,” Farina says, they… Read more: Games people — and machines — play: Untangling strategic reasoning to advance AI - 4,000-year-old tablets reveal magic spells, kings feared, and a beer receipt
Long-forgotten ancient tablets have been decoded, uncovering a mix of magic, politics, and daily life from early civilizations. Among the discoveries are rare anti-witchcraft rituals meant to protect kings and a regnal list that could… Read more: 4,000-year-old tablets reveal magic spells, kings feared, and a beer receipt - A 75-million-year-old fossil reveals a shocking tyrannosaur secret
Tyrannosaurs may be famous as fearsome apex predators, but new research reveals a more opportunistic—and slightly grim—side to their behavior. Using high-resolution 3D scans, a researcher identified precise bite marks on a massive tyrannosaur foot… Read more: A 75-million-year-old fossil reveals a shocking tyrannosaur secret - US and tech firms strike deal to review AI models for national security before public release
Microsoft, Google DeepMind and xAI products to be vetted for cybersecurity, biosecurity and chemical weapons risks The US government has struck deals with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to review early versions of their new… Read more: US and tech firms strike deal to review AI models for national security before public release - This tiny outer Solar System world has an atmosphere. It shouldn’t
Astronomers have spotted something surprising in the far outer Solar System—a faint, short-lived atmosphere clinging to a tiny icy world that shouldn’t be able to hold one at all. The object, called 2002 XV93, is… Read more: This tiny outer Solar System world has an atmosphere. It shouldn’t - Even After Two Massacres, OpenAI Still Hasn’t Stopped ChatGPT From Helping Plan School Shootings
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by… Read more: Even After Two Massacres, OpenAI Still Hasn’t Stopped ChatGPT From Helping Plan School Shootings - Trump SEC lets Musk settle $150 million Twitter lawsuit for $1.5 million
The Trump administration is letting Elon Musk pay a $1.5 million fine to settle a lawsuit that originally sought at least $150 million. If approved by a federal court, the proposed settlement submitted yesterday would… Read more: Trump SEC lets Musk settle $150 million Twitter lawsuit for $1.5 million - Google Home gets upgraded Gemini voice assistant and new camera controls
Google launched its big AI-fueled redesign of Google Home late last year, and it has been adding features here and there ever since. Today, the company announced a bigger update that might take care of… Read more: Google Home gets upgraded Gemini voice assistant and new camera controls - OpenAI president’s ‘deeply personal’ diary becomes focus in Musk’s case against Altman
Greg Brockman has faced questions about his emails, texts and writings in his personal diary in second week of the trial As Elon Musk’s case against OpenAI entered its second week, focus shifted to the… Read more: OpenAI president’s ‘deeply personal’ diary becomes focus in Musk’s case against Altman - Ondaro Appoints Ben Durham-Kilcullen as First Chief AI Officer
Ondaro, a pure-play ServiceNow Elite Partner focused on AI-enabled transformation, today announced the appointment of Ben Durham-Kilcullen as its first Chief AI Officer. In this role, he will lead the company’s AI strategy and evolve… Read more: Ondaro Appoints Ben Durham-Kilcullen as First Chief AI Officer - ATxSummit 2026 Brings Global Leaders to Shape AI in Asia
World Bank Group, NVIDIA, Google, Amazon and OpenAI join global policymakers and leaders to address how AI is transforming economies, industries and societies. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly embedding itself into the systems that power… Read more: ATxSummit 2026 Brings Global Leaders to Shape AI in Asia - GSI Launches the First End-to-End AIaaS Practice Built for JD Edwards
Five-pillar managed practice anchored by the KinectIQ AI Marketplace and eight production-ready agents. Live today at Blueprint 4D, booth #309/311. GSI today launched the first end-to-end AI as a Service practice purpose-built for JD Edwards… Read more: GSI Launches the First End-to-End AIaaS Practice Built for JD Edwards - AI costs are coming to consumers
A slew of tech earnings predict an expensive future for everyday electronics buyers, and big developments in the UK tech world Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, US tech editor at… Read more: AI costs are coming to consumers - ‘Think before sharing,’ Giorgia Meloni says as AI-made lingerie image of her goes viral
Italian prime minister had received wave of criticism from people who believed deepfake pictures of her were real Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has criticised the circulation of AI-generated deepfake images of her, including one… Read more: ‘Think before sharing,’ Giorgia Meloni says as AI-made lingerie image of her goes viral - Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training
Hachette, Macmillan and others allege that Meta pirated millions of works from textbooks to novels for Llama model Five major publishers sued Meta Platforms in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the tech giant… Read more: Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training - DHS abuses 1930s customs law in attempt to get data on Canadian from Google
The Department of Homeland Security tried to obtain a Canadian man’s location information, activity logs, and other identifying information from Google after he criticized the Trump administration online following the killings of Renee Good and… Read more: DHS abuses 1930s customs law in attempt to get data on Canadian from Google - Musk’s Europe gamble: Will others follow the Dutch and approve FSD?
Following last year’s Tesla shareholder vote, CEO Elon Musk’s near-incomprehensible wealth is now inextricably linked in part to the number of active “FSD” subscriptions his electric car company can sign up. And last month, the… Read more: Musk’s Europe gamble: Will others follow the Dutch and approve FSD? - Charlize Theron is a bewitching Circe in Odyssey trailer
Over the last year, Christopher Nolan and Universal Pictures have been trickling out sneak peeks and teasers for Nolan’s forthcoming film version of The Odyssey, adapting Homer’s classic poem. The studio just dropped a new… Read more: Charlize Theron is a bewitching Circe in Odyssey trailer - How do you design a $30,000 electric pickup? Inside Ford’s skunkworks.
LONG BEACH, Calif.—2026 is a strange time for electric vehicles in the US. The current administration has no desire to push for their adoption and has rescinded the federal tax credit on which EV sales… Read more: How do you design a $30,000 electric pickup? Inside Ford’s skunkworks. - ‘Astonishing’: Richard Dawkins says AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it
Chats with AI bots have convinced the evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry When Richard Dawkins met Claudia it was like a whirlwind romance. Over three days last week,… Read more: ‘Astonishing’: Richard Dawkins says AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it - Apple Is Blocking Vibe Coding Apps From the App Store, Infuriating Developers
There’s unrest brewing in the world of vibe-coding startups. Apple is blocking AI coding apps on the App Store, sparking complaints among AI companies that believe the tech giant’s rules are outdated and draconian, the… Read more: Apple Is Blocking Vibe Coding Apps From the App Store, Infuriating Developers - Approaching Half of New Podcasts Appear to Be AI Slop
Approaching half of new podcasts appear to be AI slop. Of the 10,871 new podcast feeds created in the past nine days, 4,243 of them, or 39 percent, have signs of being AI-generated, data from… Read more: Approaching Half of New Podcasts Appear to Be AI Slop - UK iPhone and iPad Users Can Watch Porn Again
Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub and other major porn sites, announced today that in the UK, iPhone and iPad users will be able to access its sites again, ending an over three month ban… Read more: UK iPhone and iPad Users Can Watch Porn Again - The AI Hard Drive Shortage Is Making It More Expensive and Harder to Archive the Internet
Skyrocketing hard drive and storage costs caused by the AI data center boom are making it more expensive and more difficult for digital archivists, academics, Wikipedia, and hobby data hoarders to save data and archive… Read more: The AI Hard Drive Shortage Is Making It More Expensive and Harder to Archive the Internet - Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website
I’ve recently developed a daily habit—perhaps one I should cut back on—of visiting several subreddits to keep up on things like audio production and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But I was surprised this weekend… Read more: Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website - AI is showing up in court cases – but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt
Human jurors need to wrestle with doubt – and that struggle gives trials their moral legitimacy. Pitiphothivichit/iStock via Getty Images Plus “Mercy,” a film released in January 2026, depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in the… Read more: AI is showing up in court cases – but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt - Richard Dawkins One-Shotted By AI Girl
The famed evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins may have coined the word “meme,” but lately it feels like he’s becoming one. In a new essay for UnHerd, he describes his experience chatting with Anthropic’s Claude —… Read more: Richard Dawkins One-Shotted By AI Girl - Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals
UK staff of Google’s AI research lab hope to block the use of the company’s artificial intelligence models in military settings. - Operant AI Announced the Launch of Endpoint Protector
Full Discovery, Real-Time Detections, and Inline Defenses for Every AI Prompt, MCP Server, Skill, Tool, and Plugins Operant AI, the leader in AI security, today announced the launch of Operant Endpoint Protector, a new addition to… Read more: Operant AI Announced the Launch of Endpoint Protector - Zibu AI Aims to Transform Patient Communication with AI-Powered Voice Agent
Zibu, a healthcare-focused voice AI company unveiled a next-generation AI voice agent designed to solve one of healthcare’s most persistent operational challenges: after-hours patient communication. Missed appointments cost the U.S. healthcare system over $150 billion annually and missed calls… Read more: Zibu AI Aims to Transform Patient Communication with AI-Powered Voice Agent - An AI version of Milton’s Paradise Lost is fundamentally unworthy of one of the great works of art
Pulp Fiction co-writer Roger Avary wants to bring the epic poem to the big screen using the power of artificial intelligence. It can’t be any good The thing about unfilmable works of literature is that… Read more: An AI version of Milton’s Paradise Lost is fundamentally unworthy of one of the great works of art - He Couldn’t Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame?
Armed with some Python and a white-hot sense of injustice, one medical student spent six months trying to figure out whether an algorithm trashed his job application. - Incredibuild Announced the Launch of Islo
Islo enables organizations to safely run, control, and scale AI coding agents in isolated, high-performance environments — empowering developers to embrace a new age of AI programming. Incredibuild, the leading provider of SDLC execution acceleration… Read more: Incredibuild Announced the Launch of Islo - Ingram Micro Earns the AI Apps on Microsoft Azure Specialization
Achievement Spotlights Ingram Micro’s Frontier Distributor Status and AI Apps Leadership Ingram Micro Holding Corporation (NYSE: INGM) today announced it has achieved the AI Apps on Microsoft Azure Specialization, further validating the company’s advanced capabilities in designing,… Read more: Ingram Micro Earns the AI Apps on Microsoft Azure Specialization - OPAQUE Acquires Abu Dhabi-Developed Cryptographic AI Technology from TII
New capabilities make it possible to safely deploy AI agents on the most sensitive and regulated data — with hardware-enforced, verifiable rules and cryptographic guarantees built to withstand quantum computing OPAQUE, the Confidential AI company… Read more: OPAQUE Acquires Abu Dhabi-Developed Cryptographic AI Technology from TII - Elysian Softech Announces the Launch of Mastermind
Every business can now describe its processes in plain English and Mastermind builds a complete infrastructure of AI agents, workflows, and integrations into existing systems without code Elysian Softech, a leader in developing AI agents for… Read more: Elysian Softech Announces the Launch of Mastermind - Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong
In today’s newsletter: With the use of facial recognition skyrocketing, there are calls for the rapid development of safeguards Good morning. Over the last couple of days, the Guardian has been reporting that facial recognition… Read more: Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong - Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military
Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon’s Anthropic feud as indications the department is ‘not a responsible partner’ Workers developing Google’s artificial intelligence products in the UK have voted to unionize, in part out… Read more: Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military - Canadian fiddler sues Google after AI Overview wrongly claimed he was a sex offender
Ashley MacIsaac, who is seeking $1.5m in civil lawsuit, says inaccurate information led to concert cancellation An acclaimed Canadian fiddle player has launched a $1.5m civil lawsuit against Google, alleging that the online giant defamed… Read more: Canadian fiddler sues Google after AI Overview wrongly claimed he was a sex offender - Scientists just created exotic new forms of matter that shouldn’t exist
A new quantum physics study reveals that simply changing a magnetic field over time can unlock entirely new forms of matter that don’t exist under normal conditions. By carefully “driving” materials with timed magnetic shifts,… Read more: Scientists just created exotic new forms of matter that shouldn’t exist - Greg Brockman Defends $30B OpenAI Stake: ‘Blood, Sweat, and Tears’
OpenAI’s cofounder and president revealed in federal court on Monday that he’s one of the largest individual stakeholders in the AI lab. - NATO governance policies need updating
DENVER – NATO must update policies and strengthen relationships among allies to accelerate the fusion of commercial and national geospatial intelligence, Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for intelligence, said May 4… Read more: NATO governance policies need updating - “Notepad++ for Mac” release is disavowed by the creator of the original
As its name implies, the venerable Notepad++ text editor began as a more capable version of the classic Windows Notepad, with features such as line numbering and syntax highlighting. It was created in 2003 by… Read more: “Notepad++ for Mac” release is disavowed by the creator of the original - Zuckerberg Trying to Simulate Human Biology at the Cellular Level
Mark Zuckerberg is following a path paved by fellow billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffet: laundering his untold billions through a health research prestige project. Called the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub — his wife Priscilla Chan,… Read more: Zuckerberg Trying to Simulate Human Biology at the Cellular Level - Canadian election databases use “canary traps”—and they work
In a world awash in high-tech security tools like passkeys, quantum-safe algorithms, and public-key cryptography, it can be refreshing to get back to the simple things… like a good old-fashioned canary trap. The canary trap… Read more: Canadian election databases use “canary traps”—and they work - The Chinese Streaming Industry Is Being Gutted by AI-Generated Shows
Earlier this year, TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance released the latest version of its Seedance AI video generating tool. Impressively photorealistic footage of Will Smith battling a ferocious spaghetti monster or Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise… Read more: The Chinese Streaming Industry Is Being Gutted by AI-Generated Shows - From Taylor Swift to Bollywood, stars turn to the civil courts to fight deepfakes
Ethan Miller/Getty Images Music superstar Taylor Swift has applied to trademark her voice and image to head off the threat of AI-generated impersonations. But the problem extends much further than pop royalty. Anyone can be… Read more: From Taylor Swift to Bollywood, stars turn to the civil courts to fight deepfakes - Indirect Prompt Injection Is Now a Real-World AI Security Threat
AI agents are now being weaponized through prompt injection, exposing why model guardrails are not enough to protect enterprise data. The post Indirect Prompt Injection Is Now a Real-World AI Security Threat appeared first on… Read more: Indirect Prompt Injection Is Now a Real-World AI Security Threat - Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags
A study that claimed OpenAI’s ChatGPT can positively impact student learning has been retracted nearly one year after publication. The journal publisher, Springer Nature, cited “discrepancies” in the analysis and a lack of confidence in… Read more: Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags - Startup Says It’s Invented a Beanie That Reads Your Mind
If you thought AI-integrated smart glasses were bad, wait until you get a load of Sabi, a Palo Alto-based startup working on a beanie it says will probe your actual brain signals. That’s not hyperbole.… Read more: Startup Says It’s Invented a Beanie That Reads Your Mind - Themes of peace and human dignity have been central to Pope Leo as he marks his first year in office
Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 29, 2026. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino When he was elected pope on May 8, 2025, Robert Prevost, who… Read more: Themes of peace and human dignity have been central to Pope Leo as he marks his first year in office - F1 in Miami: That’s what it looks like when an upgrade works
After an unanticipated five-week break in the season, Formula One resumed action this past weekend in Miami. Held at a temporary circuit around Hard Rock Stadium, the event is emblematic of the Liberty era of… Read more: F1 in Miami: That’s what it looks like when an upgrade works - ‘Nature’ Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education
Nature has retracted a paper that claimed AI had a positive impact on student learning. The original paper, titled “The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a… Read more: ‘Nature’ Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education - GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it’ll pay for it
GameStop yesterday made an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for $55.5 billion. GameStop claims that eBay has underperformed and spends too much on sales and marketing and argues that it would become a stronger company… Read more: GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it’ll pay for it - Tech firms partner up to push intelligence processing closer to the battlefield
DENVER — A group of defense and technology firms is assembling a joint effort aimed at solving a persistent problem for military users: how to access and use commercial satellite imagery and other geospatial intelligence… Read more: Tech firms partner up to push intelligence processing closer to the battlefield - Grok Convinces Man to Arm Himself Because Assassins Are Coming to Kill Him
Over the past year or so, a bizarre phenomenon has emerged: people start talking with AI chatbots about delusions or conspiracies and get sucked into mental health crises that doctors are calling “AI psychosis.” The… Read more: Grok Convinces Man to Arm Himself Because Assassins Are Coming to Kill Him - The $59 AI Tool Turning Forms Into Smart Workflows
Formura Smart Form Builder uses AI to build forms, add logic, and track data, and it’s $497 off (89%). The post The $59 AI Tool Turning Forms Into Smart Workflows appeared first on TechRepublic. - Google Workspace Adds 5 AI Upgrades That Could Change Daily Work
Google Workspace adds 5 AI upgrades at Cloud Next 2026, improving Sheets, Meet, automation, and Microsoft 365 migration tools. The post Google Workspace Adds 5 AI Upgrades That Could Change Daily Work appeared first on… Read more: Google Workspace Adds 5 AI Upgrades That Could Change Daily Work - AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That’s good news for the Steam Machine.
Last year, we noted how the long-standing vagaries of HDMI licensing and open source AMD driver development combined to prevent the upcoming Steam Machine from receiving official support for the HDMI 2.1 display standard. Now,… Read more: AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That’s good news for the Steam Machine. - Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial
Just days before the trial started, Elon Musk tried to settle his lawsuit, which alleges that under Sam Altman’s direction, OpenAI abandoned its mission to serve as a nonprofit making AI to benefit humanity. According… Read more: Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial - This simple amino acid supplement greatly reduces Alzheimer’s damage
A new study suggests a surprisingly simple compound could help fight Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that arginine—an inexpensive amino acid already considered safe—can reduce the buildup of toxic amyloid proteins in the brain, a hallmark… Read more: This simple amino acid supplement greatly reduces Alzheimer’s damage - AI platforms reference Nigel Farage more than other leaders when prompted on UK politics, study shows
Reform UK is ‘doing something right when it comes to visibility’ on multiple AI systems, say researchers AI platforms are more likely to reference Nigel Farage than any other UK leader when prompted about British… Read more: AI platforms reference Nigel Farage more than other leaders when prompted on UK politics, study shows - OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools
A new, bipartisan bill introduced by Democratic Senator of California Adam Schiff and endorsed by the biggest AI developers in the world—including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft—would change the K-12 curriculum to shoehorn in “AI literacy,”… Read more: OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools - NASA shuts down 49-year-old Voyager 1 instrument to keep it alive
Voyager 1 just powered down a nearly 50-year-old instrument to stay alive in deep space. The spacecraft is running critically low on energy, forcing NASA to make careful sacrifices to keep its mission going. Despite… Read more: NASA shuts down 49-year-old Voyager 1 instrument to keep it alive - NASA just took a huge step toward the Moon after Artemis II success
Artemis II proved NASA’s deep space systems are ready for the next leap. Orion survived its high-speed return with improved heat shield performance and pinpoint landing accuracy, while the SLS rocket nailed its trajectory. Even… Read more: NASA just took a huge step toward the Moon after Artemis II success - The da Vinci bloodline is unlocking the genius’s genetic secrets
After centuries of mystery, scientists are edging closer to uncovering Leonardo da Vinci’s biological secrets. A massive 30-year effort has mapped his family across 21 generations, identified living male descendants, and even confirmed shared DNA… Read more: The da Vinci bloodline is unlocking the genius’s genetic secrets - MIT scientists finally reveal the hidden structure of a mysterious high-tech material
For decades, relaxor ferroelectrics have powered everything from medical ultrasounds to sonar systems, yet their inner atomic structure remained a mystery—until now. Researchers have finally mapped their three-dimensional structure in unprecedented detail, uncovering hidden patterns… Read more: MIT scientists finally reveal the hidden structure of a mysterious high-tech material - Vine video-sharing app is back – and battling AI slop
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is backing new version of app called Divine, where content must be made by a human As a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as one of… Read more: Vine video-sharing app is back – and battling AI slop - Scientists turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel using sunlight
Scientists are using sunlight to turn plastic waste into clean fuels like hydrogen, offering a breakthrough solution to both pollution and energy challenges. While still in development, the approach could transform trash into a valuable… Read more: Scientists turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel using sunlight - MIT’s virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool
Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an instrument’s final sound. MIT engineers hope to streamline that painstaking process with their new virtual violin.… Read more: MIT’s virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool - Trump administration cites national security in stalling 165 wind farms
The Trump administration has brought US onshore wind development to a halt citing national security concerns, representing a major escalation in the president’s crusade against renewable energy. Approvals for about 165 onshore wind projects on… Read more: Trump administration cites national security in stalling 165 wind farms - How a University’s Censorship Conference Got Censored
This story was reported with support from the MuckRock foundation. Less than 72 hours before Weber State University in Utah was scheduled to host a conference on censorship, presenters were told not to discuss identity… Read more: How a University’s Censorship Conference Got Censored - Mythos AI is a cybersecurity threat, but it doesn’t rewrite the rules of the game
The hacking prowess of Anthropic’s Mythos AI has gotten a lot of attention, including from the NSA. Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images The cybersecurity community went on alert when Anthropic announced on April 7, 2026,… Read more: Mythos AI is a cybersecurity threat, but it doesn’t rewrite the rules of the game - Toyota built a $10 billion private utopia—what’s going on in there?
Toyota provided flights from Albany, New York, to Tokyo and accommodation so Ars could visit Woven City. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. At the Consumer Electronics Show in 2020, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda… Read more: Toyota built a $10 billion private utopia—what’s going on in there? - Taylor Geospatial unveils global field dataset
SAN FRANCISCO – The first global dataset showing the boundaries of agricultural fields was released in late April, after an 18-month campaign by geospatial experts in industry and academia. The […] The post Taylor Geospatial… Read more: Taylor Geospatial unveils global field dataset - Physical AI raises governance questions for autonomous systems
Governance around Physical AI is becoming harder as autonomous AI systems move into robots, sensors, and industrial equipment. The issue is not only whether AI agents can complete tasks. It is how their actions are… Read more: Physical AI raises governance questions for autonomous systems
