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A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat
55+ min ago (528+ words) Strahle labeled the post an advertisement, but she didn't disclose what organization had paid for it. It turns out the funding came from Build American AI, a dark-money group tied to Leading the Future, a $100 million super PAC supported by,…...
The Man Behind Alpha Go Thinks AI Is Taking the Wrong Path
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (848+ words) David Silver has a new billion-dollar company that aims to build AI "superlearners....
Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran's Nuclear Program'and Predates Stuxnet
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (496+ words) All of that suggests that Fast16 might have been used in the mid-2000s specifically to subvert Iran's attempt to gain nuclear weapons, perhaps even years before Stuxnet was deployed to achieve the same result through a more direct form of sabotage, as…...
Mistral's New Ultra-Fast Translation Model Gives Big AI Labs a Run for Their Money
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (495+ words) Mistral AI has released a new family of AI models that it claims will clear the path to seamless conversation between people speaking different languages. On Wednesday, the Paris-based AI lab released two new speech-to-text models: Voxtral Mini Transcribe V2 and…...
Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1723+ words) Articles mentioned in this episode: You can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at @brbarrett, Zo" Schiffer on Bluesky at @zoeschiffer, and Leah Feiger on Bluesky at @leahfeiger. Write to us at [email'protected]. If you're on an i Phone or i…...
Apple's i OS 26 and i Pad OS 26 Are Available Now. Here's What's New on Your i Phone and i Pad
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1049+ words) Your i Phone and i Pad are getting a makeover with i OS 26 and i Pad OS 26. No, you haven't missed seven operating system upgrades since i OS 18 last year. Apple has changed the naming structure of its OS updates…...
Elon Musk Seemingly Admits x AI Has Used Open AI's Models to Train Its Own
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (312+ words) While testifying on Thursday in federal court, Elon Musk seemed to indicate that his AI lab may have used Open AI's models to train x AI's own. He touched upon the topic while sitting on the witness stand answering cross-examination…...
Open AI Rolls Out "Advanced" Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (205+ words) For anyone who fears their Chat GPT and Codex accounts might be targeted by attackers, Open AI announced on Thursday that it is adding an optional new level of account protection that adds an extra layer of security. Dubbed Advanced…...
This US Company Just Successfully Tested a Reusable Hypersonic Rocket Plane
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (1115+ words) Stratolaunch has finally found a use for the world's largest airplane. Twice in the past five months, the company launched a hypersonic vehicle over the Pacific Ocean, accelerated it to more than five times the speed of sound, and autonomously…...
Scientists Are Starting to Unlock the Nanoscale Secrets of the Immune System
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (851+ words) The immune system operates at a scale scientists are only just beginning to be able to see. That new view could change how diseases like cancer are tackled. Speaking at WIRED Health on April 16, Daniel Davis, an immunologist at Imperial…...