
- Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist
‘I did it for the people,’ says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th-century poet Aref Qazvini A stirring song – sung, apparently, by a young woman, with lyrics expressing… Read more: Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist - Trump Supporters Getting Scammed by AI-Generated Foot Fetish Model
For an Instagram page only a few months old, Jessica Foster is thriving. The model has over a million followers on the social media platform, and a blossoming OnlyFans presence boasting 13,000 likes across 25… Read more: Trump Supporters Getting Scammed by AI-Generated Foot Fetish Model - AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | Letter
Instead of romanticising a pre-AI past, universities should use this moment to rethink what they actually want students to demonstrate, says Dr Nafisa Baba-Ahmed The frustration many academics are expressing about artificial intelligence and critical… Read more: AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | Letter - Atlassian Lays Off 10 Percent of Its Workforce as It Pivots to AI
Another tech giant is culling immense numbers of workers. On Thursday, prominent Australian software firm Atlassian announced it was laying off ten percent of its workforce, or about 1,600 employees. Like a growing number of… Read more: Atlassian Lays Off 10 Percent of Its Workforce as It Pivots to AI - Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence
Analysts are relying on tools that fuse satellite imagery, ship data and open-source reporting into real-time insight The post Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence appeared first on SpaceNews. - ‘Cruel hoax’ or ‘work-life balance nirvana’: whatever happened to the four-day work week?
It has been years since the four-day work week was floated as a solution to everything from traffic congestion to burnout. So why aren’t we all doing it now? Get our weekend culture and lifestyle… Read more: ‘Cruel hoax’ or ‘work-life balance nirvana’: whatever happened to the four-day work week? - AI could give us our lives back – if we don’t blow it
Could we be at the beginning of a change never before seen by humans – allowing us to escape the drudgery of work? The other day I pulled into the parking lot of a client’s… Read more: AI could give us our lives back – if we don’t blow it - The Military’s AI Fever Is Leading Into Disaster, Critics Say
The United States military has an AI hype problem, and if officials aren’t careful, it could lead to civil catastrophe. That’s according to a new analysis by the Brennan Center, a law and policy think… Read more: The Military’s AI Fever Is Leading Into Disaster, Critics Say - These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models
From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too high There is an Israeli military strategy called… Read more: These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models - An engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: A history of the Honda Prelude
The Honda Prelude was never simply a car. It was an engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: compact, disciplined, and unapologetically technical. At its best, it distilled Honda’s faith in precision manufacturing and clever packaging… Read more: An engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: A history of the Honda Prelude - Sam Altman Admits That AI Is Disrupting the Basic Fabric of Capitalism
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s public persona depends on a carefully balanced contradiction. Though he presents himself as the thoughtful steward of a dangerous technology, the AI luminary has aggressively pursued relationships with top lawmakers while… Read more: Sam Altman Admits That AI Is Disrupting the Basic Fabric of Capitalism - Scientists discover hidden water beneath Mars that could have supported life
New research suggests Mars may have remained habitable much longer than scientists once thought. Ancient sand dunes in Gale Crater appear to have been soaked by underground water billions of years ago, leaving behind minerals… Read more: Scientists discover hidden water beneath Mars that could have supported life - Astronomers just found the source of the brightest fast radio burst ever
Astronomers have discovered the brightest fast radio burst ever detected and traced it to a nearby galaxy using a new network of CHIME Outrigger telescopes. The flash, nicknamed RBFLOAT, lasted only a fraction of a… Read more: Astronomers just found the source of the brightest fast radio burst ever - Crops irrigated with wastewater store drugs in their leaves
Scientists studying crops irrigated with treated wastewater discovered that trace pharmaceuticals often collect in plant leaves. Tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce absorbed medications such as antidepressants and seizure drugs during the experiment. However, the edible portions… Read more: Crops irrigated with wastewater store drugs in their leaves - The financial crisis that quietly stunted a generation
When the Asian financial crisis sent rice prices soaring in Indonesia in the late 1990s, the shock didn’t just strain household budgets—it left lasting marks on children’s bodies. Researchers from the University of Bonn found… Read more: The financial crisis that quietly stunted a generation - Twenty years in, Amazon S3 finds itself at the center of AWS’ push beyond storage
For Amazon Web Services Inc., this year’s Amazon S3 anniversary marks more than a milestone — it underscores S3’s rise from an internal utility to a pillar of cloud infrastructure and beyond. Commemorating the 20th… Read more: Twenty years in, Amazon S3 finds itself at the center of AWS’ push beyond storage - GTC preview: Inside the AI factory — The $1T infrastructure war under the hood of the AI economy
Every year the artificial intelligence industry gathers at Nvidia Corp.’s GPU Technology Conference expecting to see faster graphics processing units, bigger models and the next wave of AI software innovation. And yes, that will all… Read more: GTC preview: Inside the AI factory — The $1T infrastructure war under the hood of the AI economy - NASA launches twin spacecraft to solve the mystery of Mars’ lost atmosphere
Mars didn’t always look like the barren world we see today. Over billions of years, the Sun’s solar wind stripped away much of its atmosphere, helping transform it from a warmer, wetter planet into a… Read more: NASA launches twin spacecraft to solve the mystery of Mars’ lost atmosphere - A donut-shaped protein breaks apart to start bacterial cell division
Researchers have revealed how bacteria precisely control the genes that trigger cell division. The study shows that the MraZ protein, which normally forms a donut-shaped structure, must bend and partially break apart to bind key… Read more: A donut-shaped protein breaks apart to start bacterial cell division - Hidden deep-sea proteins could supercharge disease tests
Hidden in volcanic lakes and deep-sea vents, scientists have discovered tough new DNA-binding proteins built to survive extreme conditions. After scanning huge genetic databases, researchers found molecules that remain stable under heat, salt, and harsh… Read more: Hidden deep-sea proteins could supercharge disease tests - Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia
A protein tied to ALS and dementia may have a much bigger role in disease than scientists realized. Researchers found that TDP43 controls a key DNA repair process, but when the protein becomes imbalanced, the… Read more: Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia - Scared of spiders? Scientists say the real nightmare is losing them
Spiders and insects may not be fan favorites, but they are vital to the health of ecosystems—and scientists barely know how they’re doing. Researchers found that nearly 90% of North America’s insect and arachnid species… Read more: Scared of spiders? Scientists say the real nightmare is losing them - NASA’s Curiosity rover investigates strange spiderweb ridges on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover is investigating strange spiderweb-like ridges on Mars that may reveal a hidden chapter of the planet’s watery history. These “boxwork” formations likely formed when groundwater flowed through cracks in the rock, leaving… Read more: NASA’s Curiosity rover investigates strange spiderweb ridges on Mars - New Data Centers Will Be Powered by Human Brain Cells
Last year, researchers at Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs showed off its CL1, the “world’s first code deployable biological computer” that’s made up of 200,000 living human neurons. In February, the company showed off its… Read more: New Data Centers Will Be Powered by Human Brain Cells - This CEO warns that Democratic voters are most at risk from automation | Arwa Mahdawi
Palantir’s CEO says the platforms will have a vast effect on the electoral landscape … especially women. Is it a warning or a sales pitch? Don’t you just love AI? It has inundated the internet… Read more: This CEO warns that Democratic voters are most at risk from automation | Arwa Mahdawi - Americans’ Anger Against AI Data Centers Is Boiling Over
America really hates data centers. While the rise of grassroots data center opposition makes compelling evidence on its own, a new survey by the Pew Research Center shows just how bad the tech industry’s PR… Read more: Americans’ Anger Against AI Data Centers Is Boiling Over - Watchdog Issues Grim Warning About Letting AI Run Your Life
These days, the AI stack beckons: emails, shopping, personal finance — there’s hardly a task some company isn’t clamoring to automate on your behalf. As tempting as it might sound to let AI agents handle… Read more: Watchdog Issues Grim Warning About Letting AI Run Your Life - The Removed DOGE Deposition Videos Have Already Been Backed Up Across the Internet
The DOGE deposition videos a judge ordered removed from YouTube on Friday after they had gone massively viral have since been backed up across the internet, including as a torrent and to the Internet Archive.… Read more: The Removed DOGE Deposition Videos Have Already Been Backed Up Across the Internet - CEO of Palantir Says AI Will Seize Power Away From College-Educated Women
From the guy who bragged that he chats with “real Nazis” and mused about how legalizing war crimes would be good for his bottom line comes another zinger that will have you yearn for the… Read more: CEO of Palantir Says AI Will Seize Power Away From College-Educated Women - Alien Life Might Exist on the Starless Moons of Rogue Planets, Scientists Say
Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that searched for life in the dark, stood up for hedgehogs, dropped some wisdom, and died in an inexplicably epic explosion. First, aliens might… Read more: Alien Life Might Exist on the Starless Moons of Rogue Planets, Scientists Say - Scientists discover giant swirling plumes hidden deep inside Greenland’s ice sheet
Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of strange plume-like structures hidden deep inside the Greenland ice sheet. New research suggests they form through thermal convection—slow, swirling motions driven by temperature differences inside the ice.… Read more: Scientists discover giant swirling plumes hidden deep inside Greenland’s ice sheet - Textbooks were wrong: Scientists reveal the surprising way human hair really grows
Hair may grow in a completely different way than scientists once believed. Instead of being pushed out from the root, new research shows that moving cells inside the follicle actually pull the hair upward like… Read more: Textbooks were wrong: Scientists reveal the surprising way human hair really grows - Police Drones in Haiti Have Killed More Than 1,000 People
With all eyes on West Asia as the US and Israel unleash devastating air strikes on Iran, another deadly conflict is already well underway: the political crisis in Haiti. According to a new report by… Read more: Police Drones in Haiti Have Killed More Than 1,000 People - New study raises concerns about AI chatbots fueling delusional thinking
First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people A new scientific review raises concerns about how chatbots powered by artificial intelligence may encourage delusional thinking, especially in vulnerable people.… Read more: New study raises concerns about AI chatbots fueling delusional thinking - Professors Say AI Is Destroying Their Students’ Ability to Think
Professors are fighting an uphill battle against the intrusion of AI into education, and it’s forcing them to rethink how they instruct their students, many of whom have already become hopelessly dependent on the tech.… Read more: Professors Say AI Is Destroying Their Students’ Ability to Think - Staff complain that xAI is flailing because of constant upheaval
Elon Musk has ordered another round of job cuts at xAI after growing frustrated with the poor performance of its coding product, forcing out several more cofounders and parachuting in “fixers” from SpaceX and Tesla… Read more: Staff complain that xAI is flailing because of constant upheaval - Scientists discover ancient DNA “switches” hidden in plants for 400 million years
Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for more than 400 million years. By comparing hundreds of plant genomes, researchers identified more than 2.3 million regulatory DNA sequences that… Read more: Scientists discover ancient DNA “switches” hidden in plants for 400 million years - A lab mistake at Cambridge reveals a powerful new way to modify drug molecules
Cambridge scientists have discovered a light-powered chemical reaction that lets researchers modify complex drug molecules at the final stages of development. Unlike traditional methods that rely on toxic chemicals and harsh conditions, the new approach… Read more: A lab mistake at Cambridge reveals a powerful new way to modify drug molecules - Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst?
Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest infrastructure gambles of this era, and Britain may be uniquely exposed Stargate was to be the world’s biggest AI investment: a $500bn infrastructure project to “secure American… Read more: Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst? - NHS and MoD will be urged to buy British tech to drive growth amid Iran crisis
Treasury minister Spencer Livermore trails new strategy as chancellor pins hopes on benefits of AI amid global uncertainty The NHS and Ministry of Defence will be urged to buy British tech, as the government pins… Read more: NHS and MoD will be urged to buy British tech to drive growth amid Iran crisis - Scientists warn Australia’s “zombie tree” could vanish within a generation
A newly identified Australian tree has been dubbed the “zombie” tree because it’s alive but unable to reproduce. Myrtle rust repeatedly kills its young growth, stopping the species from flowering or making seeds. Scientists are… Read more: Scientists warn Australia’s “zombie tree” could vanish within a generation - Gut bacteria that make serotonin may hold the key to IBS
Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin levels, increased nerve cells in the colon, and… Read more: Gut bacteria that make serotonin may hold the key to IBS - NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there’s a reason why
When talking about risk during a press conference on Thursday, the NASA officials in charge of the upcoming Artemis II Moon mission hedged their answers. Reporters’ questions on the risks were certainly valid and appropriate.… Read more: NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there’s a reason why - Microplastics may be quietly damaging your brain and fueling Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Tiny plastic particles may be quietly threatening brain health. New research suggests microplastics—now widely found in food, water, and even household dust—could trigger inflammation and damage in the brain through multiple biological pathways. Scientists estimate… Read more: Microplastics may be quietly damaging your brain and fueling Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s - Our Sun may have escaped the Milky Way’s center with thousands of twin stars
Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of Sun-like stars billions of years ago. The journey may have carried the solar system… Read more: Our Sun may have escaped the Milky Way’s center with thousands of twin stars - Simple water trick cuts diesel engine pollution by over 60%
Scientists are exploring a surprisingly simple way to clean up diesel engines: adding tiny droplets of water to the fuel. During combustion, the water rapidly vaporizes, triggering micro-explosions that improve fuel mixing and lower combustion… Read more: Simple water trick cuts diesel engine pollution by over 60% - DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery
A judge on Friday ordered the immediate removal of a series of depositions of members of DOGE, but not before clips of the depositions, including one in which a member was largely unable to define… Read more: DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery - Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories
Researchers say they’ve discovered a supply-chain attack flooding repositories with malicious packages that contain invisible code, a technique that’s flummoxing traditional defenses designed to detect such threats. The researchers, from firm Aikido Security, said Friday… Read more: Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories - Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company
Google Fiber, now officially called GFiber, is being sold to private equity firm Stonepeak and will be combined with cable-and-fiber firm Astound Broadband to create a larger Internet service provider. Google owner Alphabet announced Wednesday… Read more: Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company - Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games
With its Alpha series of game-playing AIs, Google’s DeepMind group seemed to have found a way for its AIs to tackle any game, mastering games like chess and Go by repeatedly playing itself during training.… Read more: Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games - Slay the Spire 2 is a bit too familiar for its own good
Do you remember the joyful satisfaction you felt when you really started to understand Slay the Spire? This isn’t a totally rhetorical question. If you’re reading this piece about Slay the Spire 2—published roughly a… Read more: Slay the Spire 2 is a bit too familiar for its own good - Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated septum
A 58-year-old woman in Greece appears to hold the record for growing a parasitic sheep bot fly in her nose the longest, almost creating a snot rocket that could literally fly. Usually, when the sheep… Read more: Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated septum - The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI?
As the QuitGPT movement gains momentum, should people concerned about the environmental impacts of AI consider opting out? Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s… Read more: The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI? - Elon Musk Orders Sweeping Layoffs as xAI Fails to Catch Up
In a Thursday tweet, Elon Musk said he was looking to rebuild his AI startup xAI “from the foundations up” after admitting it wasn’t “built right first time around.” The news comes amid a major… Read more: Elon Musk Orders Sweeping Layoffs as xAI Fails to Catch Up - What IT Leaders Can Learn From a Housing Authority’s AI Transformation
How a small IT team at the South Mississippi Housing Authority used AI and hybrid cloud technology to handle 68% of calls and modernize legacy infrastructure. The post What IT Leaders Can Learn From a… Read more: What IT Leaders Can Learn From a Housing Authority’s AI Transformation - Another AT&T FirstNet user gets shocking $6,200 bill, at $2 per megabyte
If you’re an AT&T FirstNet customer and suddenly get hit with a $6,200 charge, the good news is that it’s probably a mistake and can be corrected. But actually getting the wrong charge wiped out… Read more: Another AT&T FirstNet user gets shocking $6,200 bill, at $2 per megabyte - Doubling the voltage: What 800 V architecture really changes in EVs
For more than a decade, most electric vehicles have shared the same electrical backbone: a battery pack operating at roughly 400 V. It’s the invisible standard behind everything from early compliance cars to today’s bestselling… Read more: Doubling the voltage: What 800 V architecture really changes in EVs - Adobe settles DOJ cancellation fee lawsuit, will pay $75 million penalty
Canceling a software subscription is supposed to be easy—that’s what US law dictates. Adobe, however, has played fast and loose with its Creative Cloud subscriptions in the past. The company was sued by the Department… Read more: Adobe settles DOJ cancellation fee lawsuit, will pay $75 million penalty - AI Expansions, Cyberthreats, and Industry Shifts Define This Week in Tech
See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from March 9–13. The post AI Expansions, Cyberthreats, and Industry Shifts Define This Week in Tech appeared first on TechRepublic. - Subscribers to Amazon Prime Video with ads lose 4K support on April 10
Starting on April 10, Amazon Prime subscribers will pay $5 per month for ad-free Prime Video without ads, up from the current $3 per month on top of their Prime subscription, Amazon announced today. On… Read more: Subscribers to Amazon Prime Video with ads lose 4K support on April 10 - Iran Declares Google and Microsoft to Be Military Targets
There’s a new target in 21st century warfare: US tech companies. According to Al Jazeera, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps made the announcement following attacks on the country by US and Israeli military forces. In… Read more: Iran Declares Google and Microsoft to Be Military Targets - The quiz that keeps families connected | Brief letters
Saturday quiz | Avoiding AI | Size matters It was lovely to read Sabrina Olson’s letter (6 March) on the quiz as it has been a family ritual for us for years. It kept us… Read more: The quiz that keeps families connected | Brief letters - The Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech | Editorial
Writers are voicing their anger at AI theft of their work with ‘Human Authored’ logos and an empty book. The government must listen In a scene that might have come from a dystopian novel, books… Read more: The Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech | Editorial - BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI
In January 2023, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announced in a memo to staff that the company was making a hard pivot to AI — years before the word “slop” was added to the public lexicon.… Read more: BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI - Microsoft is working to eliminate PC gaming’s “compiling shaders” wait times
Modern gamers are used to loading up a new game for the first time and being forced to wait multiple minutes while a “compiling shaders” step whirs away, optimizing advanced 3D effects for their specific hardware.… Read more: Microsoft is working to eliminate PC gaming’s “compiling shaders” wait times - Signs of hope: As measles spread, New Mexico vaccinations surged 55%
In January 2025, a measles outbreak erupted on the western edge of Texas and soon spilled over to New Mexico and other states. The overall outbreak would become the largest the country has seen since… Read more: Signs of hope: As measles spread, New Mexico vaccinations surged 55% - Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae
One of the most extreme explosions in the universe are Type I superluminous supernovae. “They are one of the brightest explosions in the Universe,” says Joseph Farah, an astrophysicist at the University of California Santa… Read more: Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae - M5 MacBook Air review: Still the best MacBook for almost everybody
The M5 Pro and M5 Max in the new MacBook Pros are interesting not because they deliver a solid speed increase for Apple’s fastest laptop processors but because they also include substantial under-the-hood changes. And… Read more: M5 MacBook Air review: Still the best MacBook for almost everybody - Behind the Blog: DOGE Bros and Data Labelers
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss traveling for reporting and watching way too… Read more: Behind the Blog: DOGE Bros and Data Labelers - Grammarly removes AI Expert Review feature mimicking writers after backlash
Feature generated editing suggestions inspired by well-known authors and academics, prompting a class-action lawsuit over the use of real names without consent Grammarly has disabled a controversial AI feature that imitated the style of prominent… Read more: Grammarly removes AI Expert Review feature mimicking writers after backlash - More Tech Layoffs: Atlassian Slashes 10% of Workforce, Stock Climbs After Announcement
Atlassian is cutting 1,600 jobs to fund AI investments and enterprise sales, even as the company reports strong growth and its stock rises after the news. The post More Tech Layoffs: Atlassian Slashes 10% of… Read more: More Tech Layoffs: Atlassian Slashes 10% of Workforce, Stock Climbs After Announcement - Elon Musk Says He’s Epically Screwed Up at xAI, Is Rebuilding “From the Foundations”
Besides headlines about the majority of original cofounders fleeing the company, Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has struggled to gain much media attention as of late — particularly as competitor Anthropic’s high-profile spat with the… Read more: Elon Musk Says He’s Epically Screwed Up at xAI, Is Rebuilding “From the Foundations” - Apple’s 2026 Product Roadmap: New iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch Are Coming
Apple has already launched several new devices in 2026, but more are coming. Here’s everything Apple has released so far, along with the products still expected this year. The post Apple’s 2026 Product Roadmap: New… Read more: Apple’s 2026 Product Roadmap: New iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch Are Coming - Samsung Galaxy S26, Buds4 Launch Worldwide After Record-Breaking Preorders
Samsung launches the Galaxy S26 series and Galaxy Buds4 worldwide, with the Galaxy S26 Ultra leading preorders and introducing new AI, privacy, and camera features. The post Samsung Galaxy S26, Buds4 Launch Worldwide After Record-Breaking… Read more: Samsung Galaxy S26, Buds4 Launch Worldwide After Record-Breaking Preorders - BYD’s latest EVs can get close to full charge in just 12 minutes
China’s BYD will aim to take on Porsche and BMW in the European luxury car market with a premium electric vehicle that can be charged in just five minutes. BYD, which overtook Tesla as the… Read more: BYD’s latest EVs can get close to full charge in just 12 minutes - Aliens announce their presence in latest Disclosure Day trailer
There are different marketing strategies when it comes to movie trailers. One is the Project Hail Mary approach, in which the final trailer pretty much gives away the entire movie, trusting that the audience will… Read more: Aliens announce their presence in latest Disclosure Day trailer - Unlocking the power of data: How we built text-to-SQL with agentic RAG at Rocket Mortgage
Picture this: your company sits on tens of petabytes of data. To put that into perspective, if I had a penny for each byte and stacked them up, I’d have enough to reach Pluto and… Read more: Unlocking the power of data: How we built text-to-SQL with agentic RAG at Rocket Mortgage - Rumors Fly That a Famous Actor Is Dating an AI Chatbot
For years now, large language model-based chatbots have lured users into intimate relationships — romantic affairs enabled by tech that’s surprisingly adept at tapping into your psyche with a sycophantic tone that can be irresistible.… Read more: Rumors Fly That a Famous Actor Is Dating an AI Chatbot - ZEDEDA Survey Finds Enterprise Edge AI Entering New Phase
86% of enterprises with active edge AI deployments are pursuing agentic edge capabilities, from research to production Operational efficiency gains are the top success metric, shifting core IT budgets to edge AI investments 47% adopt… Read more: ZEDEDA Survey Finds Enterprise Edge AI Entering New Phase - Rocket Report: Pentagon needs more missile interceptors; Artemis II clears review
Welcome to Edition 8.33 of the Rocket Report! NASA officials seem optimistic about launching the Artemis II mission next month, so confident that they will forgo another fueling test on the Space Launch System rocket… Read more: Rocket Report: Pentagon needs more missile interceptors; Artemis II clears review - Will AI take Australian jobs, or is it just an excuse for corporate restructure?
More than 1,000 local tech jobs have recently been cut, with companies citing AI productivity gains. But that’s not the full story, experts say Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast… Read more: Will AI take Australian jobs, or is it just an excuse for corporate restructure? - Character.AI Is Hosting Epstein Island Roleplays Scenarios and Ghislaine Maxwell Bots
Even as scrutiny of the Epstein files reaches a fever pitch, the controversial AI platform Character.AI is hosting chatbots based on the prolific sex criminal, as well as his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell and “Epstein Island”… Read more: Character.AI Is Hosting Epstein Island Roleplays Scenarios and Ghislaine Maxwell Bots - Google’s AI Searches Love to Refer You Back to Google
The company’s generative AI search tools increasingly cite its own services, like Google Search and YouTube, over third-party publishers. - As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI’s growing influence on filmmaking
Artificial intelligence’s relationship to filmmaking is rapidly evolving, with each week bringing new – often startling – developments. Nick Lehr/The Conversation, CC BY-SA I teach a course on AI and filmmaking at USC’s School of… Read more: As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI’s growing influence on filmmaking - People Hate Datacenters, Survey Finds
A new study from the Pew Research Center asked Americans about their feelings toward datecenters and it’s not positive. Pew published the study the day after Sen. Bernie Sanders called for a moratorium on the… Read more: People Hate Datacenters, Survey Finds - FluidCloud Unveils the World’s First Large Infrastructure Model
Purpose-built inference engine for end-to-end infrastructure reasoning across multi-cloud environments FluidCloud, the pioneer in portable cloud infrastructure, today announced the launch of its Large Infrastructure Model (LIM), the world’s first and only LIM purpose-built for… Read more: FluidCloud Unveils the World’s First Large Infrastructure Model - WVU Medicine Scales Abridge’s AI Platform Across Rural Hospitals and Clinics
The West Virginia University Health System, which operates under the brand WVU Medicine, is expanding Abridge’s enterprise-grade AI platform for clinical conversations across its multi-state network. The expansion follows clinician-reported gains in well-being and satisfaction… Read more: WVU Medicine Scales Abridge’s AI Platform Across Rural Hospitals and Clinics - Coder Wins 2026 ChannelVision AI for Partner Relationship Innovation
Award recognizes Coder’s use of AI and automation to streamline partner collaboration, accelerate co-selling, and enable partners to deliver secure development environments at scale Coder, the leader in AI development infrastructure, today announced it has… Read more: Coder Wins 2026 ChannelVision AI for Partner Relationship Innovation - China’s OpenClaw Boom Is a Gold Rush for AI Companies
Hype around the open source agent is driving people to rent cloud servers and buy AI subscriptions just to try it, creating a windfall for tech companies. - AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe? | Margaret Sullivan
Fake pictures look authentic – and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverage The videos look authentic – and they are spreading like wildfire on social media.… Read more: AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe? | Margaret Sullivan - Wonderful Lands $150M Series B to Expand AI Across 30+ Markets
Insight Partners leads the round as Wonderful scales its hyper-local operating model worldwide Wonderful, the enterprise AI agent platform, today announced it has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round led by global… Read more: Wonderful Lands $150M Series B to Expand AI Across 30+ Markets - Gamers’ Worst Nightmares About AI Are Coming True
From the global RAM shortage driving up console prices to job loss in the industry, gaming is shaping up to be one of the AI boom’s biggest casualties. - Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war
Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but how The standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon has forced the… Read more: Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war - Monty Python Got It Wrong About Medieval Disease
In medieval Denmark, people could pay for more prestigious graves closer to the church — a sign of wealth and status. But when researchers examined hundreds of skeletons, they discovered something unexpected: even people with… Read more: Monty Python Got It Wrong About Medieval Disease - Palantir Demos Show How the Military Could Use AI Chatbots to Generate War Plans
Software demos and Pentagon records detail how chatbots like Anthropic’s Claude could help the Pentagon analyze intelligence and suggest next steps. - E.SUN Bank and IBM build AI governance framework for banking
E.SUN Bank is working with IBM to build clearer AI governance rules for how artificial intelligence can be used inside a bank. The effort reflects a wider shift in finance. Many firms already use AI… Read more: E.SUN Bank and IBM build AI governance framework for banking - BMW puts humanoid robots to work in Germany–and Europe’s factories are watching
Europe’s factory floors have a new kind of colleague. BMW Group has deployed humanoid robots in manufacturing in Germany for the first time, launching a pilot project at its Leipzig plant with AEON–a wheeled humanoid… Read more: BMW puts humanoid robots to work in Germany–and Europe’s factories are watching - AI toys for young children must be more tightly regulated, say reseachers
University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to children It was all going well. Charlotte, five, was chatting with an AI soft toy called Gabbo at a London play… Read more: AI toys for young children must be more tightly regulated, say reseachers - The surprising new ways bacteria spread without propellers
Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like propellers called flagella. In one study, E. coli and salmonella were found to spread across moist surfaces by… Read more: The surprising new ways bacteria spread without propellers - Scientists built the hardest AI test ever and the results are surprising
As AI systems began acing traditional tests, researchers realized those benchmarks were no longer tough enough. In response, nearly 1,000 experts created Humanity’s Last Exam, a massive 2,500-question challenge covering highly specialized topics across many… Read more: Scientists built the hardest AI test ever and the results are surprising
