
- 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 - Google made agentic AI governance a product. Enterprises still have to catch up.
Two weeks ago at Google Cloud Next ’26 in Las Vegas, Google did something the enterprise AI industry has been dancing around for the better part of two years: it made agentic AI governance a native product… Read more: Google made agentic AI governance a product. Enterprises still have to catch up. - Runpod Launches Flash: The Fastest Way to Deploy AI Inference
New SDK removes infrastructure complexity for AI developers and agent builders on Runpod Runpod, the AI developer cloud, today announced the general availability of Runpod Flash, an open-source Python SDK that removes the infrastructure overhead… Read more: Runpod Launches Flash: The Fastest Way to Deploy AI Inference - Democrats are counting on Trump’s unpopularity to save them. It won’t | Osita Nwanevu
Yes, Trump might carry them to victory in the midterms. But he can’t carry them much longer – especially not in the 2028 elections All told, Democrats already seem as though they’re headed for a… Read more: Democrats are counting on Trump’s unpopularity to save them. It won’t | Osita Nwanevu - Trust3 AI, Dell Partner on Secure, Governed AI Data Lakehouse
Trust3 AI, the industry leader in unified agentic governance (formerly Privacera), today announced an expanded strategic collaboration with Dell Technologies to provide enterprises with a secure, governed, and artificial intelligence-ready data lakehouse infrastructure. This joint… Read more: Trust3 AI, Dell Partner on Secure, Governed AI Data Lakehouse - Keeper Security Launches Agent Kit to Secure AI-Driven Developer Workflows
New integration enables AI coding agents to securely retrieve secrets and manage infrastructure without exposing credentials in chat history or source control Keeper Security, the leading zero-trust and zero-knowledge identity security and Privileged Access Management… Read more: Keeper Security Launches Agent Kit to Secure AI-Driven Developer Workflows - DuPont Collaborates with Uncountable to Advance AI-Ready Labs Strategy
DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced a strategic collaboration with Uncountable, an AI-driven platform for end-to-end product and application development, to advance its AI-ready labs initiative. The collaboration marks a major step forward in how DuPont scales… Read more: DuPont Collaborates with Uncountable to Advance AI-Ready Labs Strategy - Brajesh Jha Joins RWS as CEO of Transform Business Unit, Americas
Strategic appointment to accelerate growth across region RWS (AIM: RWS.L), a global AI solutions company, today announces that Brajesh Jha has joined its Executive Team as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Transform Business Unit,… Read more: Brajesh Jha Joins RWS as CEO of Transform Business Unit, Americas - Evolution isn’t random. Scientists find the same genes used for 120 million years
Evolution seems to follow a script more often than expected. Researchers found that distantly related butterflies and moths have reused the same pair of genes for over 120 million years to produce strikingly similar warning… Read more: Evolution isn’t random. Scientists find the same genes used for 120 million years - Wikipedia founder brands Australia’s social media ban an ‘unmitigated disaster’ and an ‘embarrassment’
Jimmy Wales remembers a toxic internet even before social media and says AI is ‘not a disaster’ for the free – and freely edited – online encyclopaedia Follow our Australia news live blog for latest… Read more: Wikipedia founder brands Australia’s social media ban an ‘unmitigated disaster’ and an ‘embarrassment’ - Flaws in Kenya’s AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest
Exclusive: amid unrest, President William Ruto promised to give all Kenyans access to healthcare. But the algorithm favours the rich, an investigation has found An AI system used to predict how much Kenyans can afford… Read more: Flaws in Kenya’s AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest - AI road safety cameras are fuelling a surge in driver fines. Are they fair?
Artificial intelligence (AI) road safety cameras have been rolling out across Australia, resulting in a large number of fines. For example, roughly 184,000 infringements have been issued in Western Australia since the cameras were launched… Read more: AI road safety cameras are fuelling a surge in driver fines. Are they fair? - Frontier AI Models Giving Specific, Actionable Instructions to Perpetrate Bioterror Attack
There’s a pretty sizable list of things an AI assistant should refuse to help you with. Is engineering a doomsday pathogen one of them? Evidently, not every AI company thinks so. According to new reporting… Read more: Frontier AI Models Giving Specific, Actionable Instructions to Perpetrate Bioterror Attack - The creepy feeling in old buildings might have a surprising cause
A hidden force may be quietly shaping how you feel—and you’d never even know it. Infrasound, an ultra-low-frequency vibration below the range of human hearing, is everywhere from traffic to old buildings. In a small… Read more: The creepy feeling in old buildings might have a surprising cause - Malaria didn’t just kill early humans, it shaped who we became
Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived—and even how we evolved. New research reveals that malaria didn’t just threaten early human survival; it actively… Read more: Malaria didn’t just kill early humans, it shaped who we became - Scientists just discovered what coffee is really doing to your gut and brain
Coffee doesn’t just energize—it actively reshapes the gut and mind. Researchers found that both caffeinated and decaf coffee altered gut bacteria in ways linked to better mood and lower stress. Decaf even improved learning and… Read more: Scientists just discovered what coffee is really doing to your gut and brain - AI Slop YouTube Channel Glitches Out in a Way So Bizarre That It’s Vaguely Disturbing
YouTube has a serious slop problem. The platform has been inundated with lazy AI-generated footage, from pseudo-educational videos explicitly aimed at toddlers and preschoolers to fake movie trailers. It’s become such a wasteland that some… Read more: AI Slop YouTube Channel Glitches Out in a Way So Bizarre That It’s Vaguely Disturbing - How does live facial recognition work and how many UK police forces use it?
Technology has been deployed since 2020 in London, leading to concerns over data privacy and racial bias AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by… Read more: How does live facial recognition work and how many UK police forces use it? - AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn
Exclusive: Biometrics commissioners say face-scanning not as effective as claimed and new laws needed to regulate use How does live facial recognition work and how many police forces use it? Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers… Read more: AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn - Double Murder Suspect Asked ChatGPT How to Hide Body in Dumpster
Earlier this month, we got a glimpse of the harrowing conversations that Florida State University school shooting suspect Phoenix Ikner had with ChatGPT before his deadly massacre. Ikner asked the chatbot how to turn off… Read more: Double Murder Suspect Asked ChatGPT How to Hide Body in Dumpster - Meta Had the Worst Possible Response When Its Workers Were Watching Naked Footage of Its Ray-Ban AI Glasses Users
In February, Meta contractors in Kenya told Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten that the company required them to review disturbing and sensitive footage captured by its Ray-Ban AI glasses. Some reported seeing wearers naked… Read more: Meta Had the Worst Possible Response When Its Workers Were Watching Naked Footage of Its Ray-Ban AI Glasses Users - Scientists stunned as pink katydid transforms into green camouflage
A bizarre rainforest insect is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about camouflage. A katydid spotted glowing hot pink in Panama stunned researchers when it slowly transformed into green in just 11 days, perfectly mirroring… Read more: Scientists stunned as pink katydid transforms into green camouflage - Powerful AI finds 100+ hidden planets in NASA data including rare and extreme worlds
Astronomers have unleashed a powerful new AI tool called RAVEN to comb through data from NASA’s TESS mission—and it’s paying off in a big way. By analyzing millions of stars, the system has confirmed over… Read more: Powerful AI finds 100+ hidden planets in NASA data including rare and extreme worlds - Scientists built a memory chip that breaks the rules of miniaturization
A new kind of memory device may finally solve the problem of overheating and battery drain in electronics. By shrinking components to an extreme scale and redesigning their structure, researchers found a way to reduce… Read more: Scientists built a memory chip that breaks the rules of miniaturization - Are your memories real? Physicists revisit the Boltzmann brain paradox
A new analysis of the “Boltzmann brain” paradox suggests our memories and sense of reality could, in theory, be random illusions born from cosmic chaos. By uncovering circular reasoning in how physicists think about time… Read more: Are your memories real? Physicists revisit the Boltzmann brain paradox - Scientists found the brain doesn’t start blank, it starts full
The brain’s memory center may begin life more like a crowded web than an empty canvas. Researchers discovered that early neural networks in the hippocampus are dense and seemingly random, then become more organized by… Read more: Scientists found the brain doesn’t start blank, it starts full - Physicists just found a tiny flaw in time itself
Physicists are rethinking one of quantum mechanics’ biggest puzzles: how fuzzy possibilities become definite reality. New research suggests that spontaneous “collapse” processes—possibly linked to gravity—could subtly blur time itself. This wouldn’t affect clocks we use… Read more: Physicists just found a tiny flaw in time itself - An Elegant Solution to AI Slop: Tax It, and Use the Resulting Billions of Dollars to Fund Cultural Institutions, Artists, and Researchers
If you can’t beat ’em, tax ’em. AI slop is as certain as government levies these days, infecting every corner of the internet and increasingly intruding on real life. It’s not going away, and surely… Read more: An Elegant Solution to AI Slop: Tax It, and Use the Resulting Billions of Dollars to Fund Cultural Institutions, Artists, and Researchers - How should schools teach AI? 3 models to consider
Students across Canada are exposed to artificial intelligence (AI) whether through search engines, writing assistants, automated recommendation systems or social media. That everyday exposure raises a first, fundamental question: What should students should learn about… Read more: How should schools teach AI? 3 models to consider - The Economics of Using AI to Churn Out Code Are Looking Worse Than Ever
In theory, using an AI model to churn out a bunch of code for your software company sounds like an awesome idea. A ruthless boss can cut down their workforce and save on paying their… Read more: The Economics of Using AI to Churn Out Code Are Looking Worse Than Ever - The White House Suddenly Seems Pretty Terrified of Anthropic
Earlier this year, Anthropic unveiled a preview version of Mythos, its upcoming AI model that it claimed was simply too dangerous to make available to the wider public. As part of an early access program,… Read more: The White House Suddenly Seems Pretty Terrified of Anthropic - Will human minds still be special in an age of AI?
We tend to think of intelligence like height – and imagine ourselves being overtaken. That misses the point Until recently, we humans have been able to be smug about our abilities. No other animals play… Read more: Will human minds still be special in an age of AI? - Democrat and Republican Voters United on Key Issue: Hatred of Data Centers
Across the entire country, small rural communities are standing up to the rise of AI data centers, saying the enormous facilities threaten to suck water supplies dry and send electricity prices soaring. It’s become such… Read more: Democrat and Republican Voters United on Key Issue: Hatred of Data Centers - Mystery sitter in Holbein portrait could be Anne Boleyn, AI analysis finds
Researchers say works may have been incorrectly inscribed in 1700s, leading to centuries-long misunderstanding They are two small sketches by the Renaissance master Hans Holbein: one has long been considered to be a portrait of… Read more: Mystery sitter in Holbein portrait could be Anne Boleyn, AI analysis finds - AI chatbot fraud: the ‘gift card’ subcription that may cost you dear
After subscribing to the Claude chatbot, mystery payments started to appear on one family’s credit card bill. They are not alone David Duggan* was so impressed with the ability of the Claude chatbot to answer… Read more: AI chatbot fraud: the ‘gift card’ subcription that may cost you dear - Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities
Residents say AI factories with unknown environmental impacts are being rushed into development as proponents argue Australia must ride the data boom or be left behind Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates… Read more: Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities - Chinese Court Rules That a Worker Cannot Be Replaced by AI
While workers in the western world agonize over what seems to be an impending job apocalypse, their Chinese counterparts are winning in pitched legal battles against AI automation. Last week, according to the state-run Xinhua… Read more: Chinese Court Rules That a Worker Cannot Be Replaced by AI - There’s Something Bizarre About the Offices of AI Startups
With questions swirling about whether hundreds of AI startups will ever translate the tech into real-world economic returns, new players in the space are scrambling to justify all the hype. One of the particularly baffling… Read more: There’s Something Bizarre About the Offices of AI Startups - Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
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: Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed - Bank CEO Brags He Used AI Clone of Himself to Host Conference Call
If you decided to blow off a Zoom meeting by sending an AI dummy instead, you might find yourself out of a job. But when a head honcho does it, it’s a masterfully executed stunt,… Read more: Bank CEO Brags He Used AI Clone of Himself to Host Conference Call - New AI Trained Only on Pre-1930 Data Speaks Like the Most Old-Timey Guy Imaginable
Tired of your AI chatbot’s constantly-glazing therapy-speak? You could instead try striking up a conversation with “Talkie,” an old-timey AI model which is trained purely on books, newspapers, and other text sources from before the… Read more: New AI Trained Only on Pre-1930 Data Speaks Like the Most Old-Timey Guy Imaginable - Scientists discover a hidden brain “cleaning” effect triggered by movement
Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between simple body movement and brain health: every time you tighten your abdominal muscles—even slightly—your brain may gently sway inside your skull. This subtle motion, triggered by pressure changes… Read more: Scientists discover a hidden brain “cleaning” effect triggered by movement - This laser turns metal into a star-like plasma in trillionths of a second
In a striking glimpse into extreme physics, scientists have captured the split-second chaos that unfolds when powerful laser flashes blast matter into a superheated plasma. By combining two cutting-edge lasers, researchers were able to track… Read more: This laser turns metal into a star-like plasma in trillionths of a second - Astronomers finally solve the gamma-Cas X-ray mystery after 50 years
A decades-old cosmic mystery has finally been cracked: the strange X-rays coming from the bright star gamma-Cas are caused by a hidden stellar companion feeding off it. Using cutting-edge observations from the XRISM space mission,… Read more: Astronomers finally solve the gamma-Cas X-ray mystery after 50 years - The “big one” might not come alone: Double West Coast earthquake threat
Two of the most dangerous fault systems on the U.S. West Coast may be more connected than scientists once thought. New research suggests the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault can “sync up,”… Read more: The “big one” might not come alone: Double West Coast earthquake threat - Boosting one protein helps the brain fight Alzheimer’s
Scientists have discovered a way to help the brain clean itself of harmful Alzheimer’s plaques by activating its own support cells. By increasing a protein called Sox9, researchers were able to boost the activity of… Read more: Boosting one protein helps the brain fight Alzheimer’s - 18th-century mechanical volcano roars to life 250 years later
A centuries-old vision of a mechanical volcano has finally erupted into reality, as two University of Melbourne engineering students recreated a design first imagined in 1775 by volcanology enthusiast Sir William Hamilton. Drawing from an… Read more: 18th-century mechanical volcano roars to life 250 years later - Why do crabs walk sideways? Scientists trace it back 200 million years
Crabs’ famous sideways walk may trace back to a single evolutionary moment 200 million years ago. Researchers found that most modern crabs inherited this trait from one ancestor—and never looked back. The movement likely gave… Read more: Why do crabs walk sideways? Scientists trace it back 200 million years - This Personality Trait Makes Dreams More Bizarre, Scientists Discover
Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the stories this week that dared to dream, slinked through the city, mourned their mothers, and visited ancient graveyards. First, scientists studied thousands of dream reports and discovered… Read more: This Personality Trait Makes Dreams More Bizarre, Scientists Discover - Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers?
In a makeshift demonstration kitchen in Concord, California, cooking oil splatters in and around a frying pan, which catches fire on an unattended gas stove. Within moments, a smoke detector wails. But in this demonstration,… Read more: Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers? - Mathematicians Claim Significant Discovery Using ChatGPT
Did ChatGPT just solve an arcane math problem that’s foiled mathematicians for over sixty years? Some leading experts say yes, Scientific American reports. Earlier this month, 23-year-old Liam Price shared a solution to one of… Read more: Mathematicians Claim Significant Discovery Using ChatGPT - AI-Powered High School Scrapped After Protests Erupt Against It
A planned AI-focused high school is being put on ice after widespread backlash, The New York Times reports. Originally set to open in Manhattan at the start of the next academic year, the New York… Read more: AI-Powered High School Scrapped After Protests Erupt Against It - Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors
Plus: The NSA tests Anthropic’s Mythos Preview to find vulnerabilities, a Finnish teen is charged over the Scattered Spider hacking spree, and more. - Claude Deleted a Company’s Entire Database, Illustrating a Danger Every CEO Should Be Aware of
AI agents can often act more like double agents, sabotaging a company from the inside. Have the legions of tech-brained big wigs heeded this lesson? Of course not. On Friday, Jer Crane, the founder of… Read more: Claude Deleted a Company’s Entire Database, Illustrating a Danger Every CEO Should Be Aware of - The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS
Valve and its SteamOS operating system have already done what a bunch of companies (including Apple) have been trying to do for decades: make a dent in Windows’ dominance in PC gaming. I mean, sure,… Read more: The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS
