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- Hugging Face CEO vows to keep fighting for open-source AI after Jensen Huang’s exit, and more · 10 Min.Hugging Face's CEO pledged to keep fighting for open-source AI after Huang's exit, raising questions about Nvidia's $12.9B acquisition. Plus, SoftBank lost over $3 billion…
- Jensen Huang is out at Nvidia — who is Colette Kress, his interim replacement? · 4 Min.Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is taking over for as an interim replacement for longtime CEO Jensen Huang, who is embroiled in scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- Is Jensen Huang’s bad behavior more commonplace than it seems? Plus, OpenAI’s quarterly revenue reportedly crosses $10B for the first time · 7 Min.“There are a lot of senior people in the industry that know this is happening, and are effectively condoning it,” an investment intel consultant said. Also, sales of $10B…
- OpenAI, Anthropic face new oversight as New York’s AI safety law takes effect · 7 Min.New York is preparing to enforce its sweeping AI safety law, requiring major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to register, disclose safety practices, and report critical…
- The race is on to sue Nvidia · 8 Min.Nvidia’s stock slid more than 4% after its board opened an investigation into Jensen Huang’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and one securities law expert says the…
- Is Jensen Huang’s job on the line? Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld estimates it’s “about a 50-50” · 10 Min.Nvidia’s board is investigating Jensen Huang over his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld thinks it’s roughly a coin flip whether Huang stays…
- Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder; plus, the US government warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ · 7 Min.Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects. Also, a…
- Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows. Anthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity · 7 Min.The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution…
- Hiding inside Palantir’s skyrocketing quarter is a foreboding signal; plus, researchers warned of North Korean hacking tactics years before Binance heist · 9 Min.Retail investors in Palantir were lukewarm on the company on Tuesday, with the stock trading slightly down. T Also, cybersecurity experts have long warned of the persistent and…
- Anthropic warns that it’s very close to RSI capability, aka self-building AI, and more · 9 Min.-RSI is the point at which AI grows so good at training itself that it spawns a dramatic acceleration of AI capabilities. To the AI doomers, RSI represents the cataclysm from…
- OpenAI might rebrand its data centers as ‘AI compute campuses’; plus, a fresh wave of cyberattacks has hit Europe’s supermarket refrigerators · 4 Min.Data centers are deeply unpopular. But what if we called them something else? Also, a second wave of cyberattacks to hit supermarket refrigerators in a month, spoiling food and…
- You don’t need to believe in a god to get a religious exemption from using AI at work; plus, Vladimir Putin said Elon Musk is ‘truly a genius' · 10 Min.A University of Kentucky administrator recently earned a religious exemption from using AI in the workplace. Also, Putin said that he and Musk are in "close contact" about…
- As AI agents reshape the web, Google opens Gemini and Search to more apps; plus, Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI · 7 Min.A new developer platform will let businesses bring their services to Google's AI experiences, potentially changing how consumers discover and use apps. Also, Microsoft said it…
- Anduril, Qualcomm launch BlueChip, a new kind of US-made laptop · 9 Min.Anduril founder Palmer Luckey is vowing to bring computer manufacturing back to the U.S. and by that he doesn't just mean assembly, but every individual component, some of which…
- How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant · 8 Min.Alexander Embiricos, the OpenAI executive responsible for dots, never wants to have a meeting with someone else's AI agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- ‘Cyberselfish’ author takes aim at techno-libertarianism as her book returns from the dead; plus, Grok released the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’ · 8 Min.Last year, “Nerd Reich” author Gil Durán declared that it was time to revive the career of Paulina Borsook, who he said “saw it all very clearly and tried to warn us 25 years…
- Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing; plus, Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta · 10 Min.MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs. Also, a newly…
- Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work; plus, Spotify’s current AI bet is about being the music service that agents choose · 7 Min.Uber previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work, but is now taking the enterprise agent company-wide. Also, Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström explains why the rise…
- Anthropic pitches AI safety bill; plus, Hugging Face CEO warns that Netflix’s OpenAI hack documentary isn’t accurate · 9 Min.The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI run amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without the permission of a judge. Also…
- People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again · 6 Min.A number of developers and vibe coders have recently been sharing solutions for “vibe-coding” your TV to get rid of sponsored ads, speed up the app launcher, redesign the home…
- Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’; plus Anthropic is committing to a ‘public benefit fund’ · 6 Min."You Can See Everything" is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film. Also, Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund. And…
- Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access; plus, AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars · 7 Min.METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker has given up the right to block them. Learn more about your…
- Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different; plus, Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads · 11 Min.Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its…
- Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home; plus, Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient · 8 Min.Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud…
- Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead · 6 Min.Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice. Also, in a Saturday morning post, Microsoft's CEO wrote that it’s…
- Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect · 8 Min.Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on…
- India rejects Elon Musk’s claim of discrimination over Starlink launch; plus, ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises · 12 Min.Starlink is still awaiting security clearance before it can seek spectrum and begin commercial services in India. Also, ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable…
- How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat buttocks’; plus, how AI decision models could change content moderation · 6 Min.A Threads user wrote: "I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless," one shopper wrote on Threads…
- OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU; plus, Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost 2 years · 7 Min.OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says. Also, the company is…
- Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’; plus, Amazon responds to data center backlash · 8 Min.A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant. Also, the CEO of…
- Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president; plus, Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’ · 8 Min.President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro. Also, Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up…
- Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach; BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is cheaper · 6 Min.The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach. Also, the new…
- OpenAI takes on Microsoft with the launch of what feels a whole lot like ChatGPT’s own office suite · 7 Min.OpenAI's newly announced suite of office features puts it into mor direct competition with more traditional software companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents; plus, the AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it · 8 Min.As the debate rages over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents is a step toward AGI or a more conventional engineering problem, Nvidia is offering its own answer to…
- Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge; plus, Meta opens early access, and Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs · 7 Min.AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge. Also, anyone interested in joining has to ask…
- Muse Charm is tapping into a trend; Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack · 11 Min.Meta’s new AI gadget may look like a Tamagotchi, but its dangling form factor taps into a much broader Gen Z trend around bag charms, retro tech, and turning gadgets into fashion…
- Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it · 7 Min.The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence; plus, Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI · 7 Min.Meta says Muse was built from scratch, but acknowledges the AI assistant was "heavily inspired" by OpenClaw — down to some of its workspace filenames and content. Also, Qualcomm…
- Apple Store architect Ron Johnson doesn’t buy Silicon Valley’s bet on AI shopping; plus, Meta deal will help plastics recycling startup MacroCycle · 9 Min.Johnson’s view comes as some of the world’s biggest tech companies are trying to push AI deeper into shopping, betting that agents can automate more of how we find and buy items…
- OpenAI forms math advisory group; Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch; plus, the Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio · 8 Min.The group won't be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI's ongoing mathematical research. Also, Meta’s new AI agent Muse has racked up more downloads and daily active…
- Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history'; plus, Even the king of England has his hesitations about AI · 12 Min.Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and…
- AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first · 9 Min.There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- AI agents now have a place to snitch; also, US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan · 8 Min.The AI Contact Hotline is designed to be a discreet place where agents that have witnessed misbehavior can tip off authorities. Also, the AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers…
- Microsoft’s new AI ‘code of conduct’ tells models not to hack systems or trick humans ... plus a Volkswagen Electric Prototype and the new ClickFix attacks · 11 Min.The code of conduct lays out general principles that Microsoft AI models should uphold — supporting humans rather than replacing them, for instance, and accelerating human…
- Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards; plus, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026 · 5 Min.Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan” to address concerns around the technology’s…
- Anthropic revealed rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you; plus, AI agents are flooding public services with new requests · 11 Min.Come inside the mind of a bot trying to convince the internet it's human. Also, as AI makes it easier to fill forms and file complaints, public services around the world are…
- Shiny new iPhones, so Apple is making you pay more for older models; plus, DOJ wants more answers on Fox’s $22B Roku deal · 6 Min.Apple is raising the price of its existing iPhone models by $100, including iPhone 16, iPhone 17, and iPhone Air. Also, the Justice Department sent Fox and Roku what’s known as…
- ‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI · 8 Min.‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Google’s revived nuclear power plant gets $1.9B loan from US government; plus, a hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it · 6 Min.Google said it would bring an Iowa nuclear power plant back from the dead. Now, the plant's owner is getting a $1.9B loan from the U.S. Energy Department. Also, a hacker stole…
- A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride · 5 Min.Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, "You Can See Everything," stunned Telluride audiences Sunday night with its generous access to the…
