
- Physical AI’s moment has arrived – but moving from demo to deployment is the hard part. AWS wants to fix that
Physical artificial intelligence is emerging as the next major phase of AI. These systems not only generate content or analyze data but also perceive, reason about and act in the physical world. The opportunity is… Read more: Physical AI’s moment has arrived – but moving from demo to deployment is the hard part. AWS wants to fix that - UK to use Ukraine battlefield data to train AI to protect sensitive sites
London and Kyiv in deal to help stop protesters and hostile states targeting military bases and critical infrastructure AI models trained on Ukrainian battlefield data will be used to stop protesters and foreign states targeting… Read more: UK to use Ukraine battlefield data to train AI to protect sensitive sites - Singapore Switches On Biological Computing Rack With Living Human Neurons
NUS, DayOne, and Cortical Labs have deployed a 20-unit biological computing rack in Singapore using living human neurons alongside silicon hardware. The post Singapore Switches On Biological Computing Rack With Living Human Neurons appeared first… Read more: Singapore Switches On Biological Computing Rack With Living Human Neurons - ChatGPT for Teens Adds New Safeguards — but Safety Gaps Remain
ChatGPT for Teens adds stronger protections for users ages 13 to 17, but parents still face limits around monitoring, age prediction, and AI safety. The post ChatGPT for Teens Adds New Safeguards — but Safety… Read more: ChatGPT for Teens Adds New Safeguards — but Safety Gaps Remain - Microsoft Exchange Server SE CU1 Delayed Amid AI-Assisted Security Reviews
Microsoft has yet to set a firm Exchange Server SE CU1 release date as engineers work through AI-assisted security findings and ongoing patch releases. The post Microsoft Exchange Server SE CU1 Delayed Amid AI-Assisted Security… Read more: Microsoft Exchange Server SE CU1 Delayed Amid AI-Assisted Security Reviews - Oura Ring’s AI Sleep-Tracking Claims Face Legal Scrutiny in Proposed Class Action
Oura faces a proposed class action challenging its sleep-tracking accuracy claims, raising broader questions about how wearables present estimated health data. The post Oura Ring’s AI Sleep-Tracking Claims Face Legal Scrutiny in Proposed Class Action… Read more: Oura Ring’s AI Sleep-Tracking Claims Face Legal Scrutiny in Proposed Class Action - Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data
Can a city’s seawall stand up to a blockbuster storm? Will a region’s power grid hold against record-breaking heat? And can a town’s fire-fighting resources contain a major wildfire? To answer these questions, communities will… Read more: Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data - NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has been cleared for final launch preparations ahead of a targeted August 30 liftoff aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. The powerful new observatory will probe cosmic expansion, the history of the universe,… Read more: NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe - XPENG IRON humanoid robot draws record physical AI funding
XPENG’s physical AI unit has secured over $900 million at a $6.3 billion valuation to scale its IRON humanoid robot platform. The Chinese electric vehicle maker announced the funding round for its robotics business through… Read more: XPENG IRON humanoid robot draws record physical AI funding - Why police have been told to pause their use of AI in court cases
Toey Andante/Shutterstock Police forces in England and Wales have been told to pause some uses of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in criminal justice work, including preparing court statements. The intervention follows concerns that commercial AI… Read more: Why police have been told to pause their use of AI in court cases - How a Network of Volunteers Is Liberating Critical Court Records for Everyone
This article was republished from our friends over at Court Watch. Please consider subscribing to them if you want the early scoop on what’s happening in our court system, from the concerning to the bizarre.… Read more: How a Network of Volunteers Is Liberating Critical Court Records for Everyone - Texas Governor Suddenly Turns on Data Centers as Backlash Grows
As the bipartisan hate for data centers continues to grow, Texas governor Greg Abbott is suddenly singing a dramatically different tune. During a Sunday interview with ABC, Abbott said that AI companies have “basically dug… Read more: Texas Governor Suddenly Turns on Data Centers as Backlash Grows - IBM Unveils Next Gen Dual-Architecture Processor for IBM Z and LinuxONE
Revolutionary design will bring Arm-native applications to IBM’s flagship mainframes and servers, broadening software choice for enterprise computing At the annual Hot Chips conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today is announcing the first dual-architecture mainframe processor, which is… Read more: IBM Unveils Next Gen Dual-Architecture Processor for IBM Z and LinuxONE - Scientists just imaged the hidden quantum shape of a molecule
Researchers have found a way to create a complete 3D image of a molecule’s wavefunction, one of quantum mechanics’ most fundamental yet elusive features. By combining advanced photoelectron measurements with newly designed algorithms, the University… Read more: Scientists just imaged the hidden quantum shape of a molecule - Screen time at ages 1 and 6 may matter more than parents realize
More screen time during infancy and around the start of school was linked to poorer academic performance and weaker working memory years later. The findings suggest that early childhood may contain particularly sensitive windows when… Read more: Screen time at ages 1 and 6 may matter more than parents realize - Too much or too little sleep may make your body age faster
Both too little and too much sleep may be linked to faster aging throughout the body. Researchers analyzing 23 biological aging clocks found the lowest aging levels among people sleeping about 6.4 to 7.8 hours… Read more: Too much or too little sleep may make your body age faster - A tiny “rainbow on a chip” could help supercharge 6G networks
Researchers have created a tiny chip that produces a stable “rainbow” of light capable of generating multiple high-frequency signals at once, potentially boosting the speed and capacity of future 6G networks. Its extreme precision could… Read more: A tiny “rainbow on a chip” could help supercharge 6G networks - A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter
A faint ribbon of stars around a distant galaxy has become the first globular cluster stellar stream ever identified beyond the Milky Way. Because the stars trace the galaxy’s gravity, researchers used the stream to… Read more: A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter - Bird flu is spreading. Your backyard feeder could make it worse
Backyard bird feeders could become unexpected hotspots for H5N1 as Australia’s bird flu outbreak spreads, bringing species together in ways that rarely occur naturally. Experts say stopping feeding is safest, while smaller amounts of food,… Read more: Bird flu is spreading. Your backyard feeder could make it worse - Common medications may change your gut for years
Common medications may reshape the gut microbiome long after the last dose is taken. In a study of more than 2,500 people, researchers found lasting microbial changes linked not only to antibiotics, but also to… Read more: Common medications may change your gut for years - Albanese seeks to quell datacentre disquiet as climate expert warns ‘we’ve got one shot to get the rules right’
Prime minister will use national cabinet meeting to assuage premiers over new AI law as AEMO forecasts seven-fold rise in datacentre power use Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony… Read more: Albanese seeks to quell datacentre disquiet as climate expert warns ‘we’ve got one shot to get the rules right’ - Review: Chuwi’s $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo
In another time, the MacBook Neo could have caused a substantial realignment of the lowish-end laptop business. Sure, it has shortcomings compared to the MacBook Air, but it could have at least encouraged PC makers… Read more: Review: Chuwi’s $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo - Albanese to seek state cooperation on data centres but faces fight with Queensland
Anthony Albanese will outline to national cabinet on Wednesday proposed national legislation for conditions and guardrails around data centres – but faces a fight with Queensland. The legislation covers conditions on sources of energy and… Read more: Albanese to seek state cooperation on data centres but faces fight with Queensland - Thomson Reuters launches proprietary AI model for legal work
Global content powerhouse Thomson Reuters Corp. today launched Thomson, its first proprietary large language model, combining the company’s trove of legal knowledge with LLMs from outside providers to provide legal advice. The company said Thomson… Read more: Thomson Reuters launches proprietary AI model for legal work - Natuvion Study: Only 1 in 4 IT Migrations Go According to Plan
A recent study by Natuvion and NTT Data Business Solutions shows that flexibility and AI are more than ever key success factors for IT transformations. For the 2026 IT Transformation Study by Natuvion and NTT Data Business… Read more: Natuvion Study: Only 1 in 4 IT Migrations Go According to Plan - Info-Tech: Isolated AI Pilots Limit Value in Transportation
Rising operational complexity, workforce shortages, and growing expectations for faster, more sustainable, and more transparent services are pushing logistics organizations to rethink how they use AI. Info-Tech Research Group’s newly published blueprint outlines a four-phase… Read more: Info-Tech: Isolated AI Pilots Limit Value in Transportation - Menlo Microsystems Appoints Richard Simoncic as CEO
Former Microchip COO brings 35 years of semiconductor scaling experience as Menlo Micro expands commercial adoption across AI infrastructure and high-growth markets Menlo Microsystems (“Menlo Micro”), a leader in high-performance switching technology for AI infrastructure,… Read more: Menlo Microsystems Appoints Richard Simoncic as CEO - They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started
The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability. - Cornelis, NEC Advance AI and HPC Infrastructure in Japan
Following NEC’s successful validation of the Cornelis CN5000 Omni-Path platform, the companies are broadening their collaboration to support next-generation AI and HPC infrastructure while preparing for future networking innovations Summary: NEC has successfully evaluated the… Read more: Cornelis, NEC Advance AI and HPC Infrastructure in Japan - Tenarai Names Gaurav Chadha Chief Business Officer
Former Accenture Tech Executive to Lead Global Go-To-Market Strategy and Accelerate Enterprise AI Growth Tenarai (formerly Infogain), the enterprise AI acceleration company, today announced that Gaurav Chadha has joined as Chief Business Officer to lead the company’s global… Read more: Tenarai Names Gaurav Chadha Chief Business Officer - NextSilicon Names Rupal Hollenbeck President and Chief Business Officer
Former Check Point Software president, Oracle and Cerebras CMO, and 23-year Intel veteran joins NextSilicon to scale global sales, marketing, partnerships and customer adoption. NextSilicon, a leader in next-generation computing solutions for AI and high-performance… Read more: NextSilicon Names Rupal Hollenbeck President and Chief Business Officer - TrendAI™ Surpasses $1 Bn in AWS Marketplace
The first APJ-based AI security partner to achieve this milestone TrendAI, a global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704), today announced it has surpassed $1 billion in global… Read more: TrendAI™ Surpasses $1 Bn in AWS Marketplace - Blend to Grow AI Engineering Team to 750 by 2027
Blend is scaling its 500-strong senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer (FDE) tier by 50% to meet accelerating enterprise demand for production AI, building on a delivery model that embeds its engineers inside client environments. Blend360,… Read more: Blend to Grow AI Engineering Team to 750 by 2027 - Sam Altman voices fears that control of AI could be centered in too few hands
OpenAI Group PBC Chief Executive Sam Altman is worried that artificial intelligence technology will end up being controlled by just a handful of companies or people in future, resulting in nobody else having any say… Read more: Sam Altman voices fears that control of AI could be centered in too few hands - Black Box: episode 1 – The connectionists – podcast
Revisited: Guardian journalist Michael Safi looks into the world of artificial intelligence, exploring the dangers and promises it holds for society Today in Focus is on a summer break and will be back with new… Read more: Black Box: episode 1 – The connectionists – podcast - An AI job boom? Here’s what the tedious, temporary work in data labelling is actually like
Elise Racine, CC BY Amid all the talk about artificial intelligence (AI) both creating and destroying jobs, a troubling reality flies under the radar. The tasks machines can’t perform well are often offloaded onto marginalised… Read more: An AI job boom? Here’s what the tedious, temporary work in data labelling is actually like - Nobody knows who built AI coding model Ox Alpha or where the code goes
An anonymous provider has been handing out free access to a frontier-class coding model on OpenRouter Inc. since Aug. 20, and no company has admitted to building it. The model is listed as “Ox Alpha”… Read more: Nobody knows who built AI coding model Ox Alpha or where the code goes - Report: AI model hub Hugging Face exploring sale at $13B valuation
Hugging Face Inc. is exploring a sale that could value the artificial intelligence model repository at $13 billion or more, Business Insider reported today. The company has brought in a bank to sound out potential… Read more: Report: AI model hub Hugging Face exploring sale at $13B valuation - More phones may soon let us prove photos are real – but will it solve the AI fake image crisis?
Filip Baotić/Unsplash “Pics or it didn’t happen” was a thing people used to say online when they wanted to verify a claim. Technology has changed this. We now regularly see a mix of the surreal… Read more: More phones may soon let us prove photos are real – but will it solve the AI fake image crisis? - Listening to the bush: How AI can help NZ rid its wildnerness of ‘hold-out’ pest possums
Suzanne Fritzsche/Getty Images Possums are among New Zealand’s most destructive introduced mammals. They damage native forests, prey on wildlife and remain a major target of the country’s Predator Free 2050 programme. But removing most possums… Read more: Listening to the bush: How AI can help NZ rid its wildnerness of ‘hold-out’ pest possums - Why every AI agent needs an org chart
A chief information officer I was talking with recently said something that stuck with me: Permissions tell an agent what it’s allowed to do. They say nothing about what you meant. This observation touches on… Read more: Why every AI agent needs an org chart - It’s unwise to end local scrutiny of NHS trusts | Letters
Abolishing the role of statutory governors is ill-advised, says Jean Flanagan. Plus a letter from Jonathan Phillips on the abolition of Healthwatch I wonder how many members of the public are aware that the latest… Read more: It’s unwise to end local scrutiny of NHS trusts | Letters - Ella Baron on AI and the drought – cartoon
Continue reading… - Dating App Cofounder Bails After Scandal Over Using Fake AI-Generated Influencers
Derek Chadwick, the cofounder of the new gay dating app Goose, has suddenly quit the company after the platform was exposed for tricking men into signing up using fake, AI generated influencers, the magazine Out… Read more: Dating App Cofounder Bails After Scandal Over Using Fake AI-Generated Influencers - This common vitamin was linked to 13% better cognitive scores
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment and sleep problems who took at least 5,000 IU of vitamin D daily scored more than 13% higher on a cognitive test than those taking none. The preliminary findings… Read more: This common vitamin was linked to 13% better cognitive scores - Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost
Scientists have developed an ultrathin coating that could dramatically improve how efficiently heat is transferred during condensation. By turning tiny polymer structures once considered “defects” into places where water droplets can form, then helping those… Read more: Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost - Experimental compound helps burn fat without muscle loss
A decades-old compound may point to a new way of treating obesity by making the body burn more energy rather than simply reducing appetite. In mice, TOFA increased energy use by as much as 18%,… Read more: Experimental compound helps burn fat without muscle loss - A hidden “on switch” in human DNA has finally been decoded
Researchers have used AI to uncover the DNA signature of a key genetic “switch” involved in turning genes on. After analyzing about 500,000 DNA sequences, the model identified the initiator in roughly 60% of human… Read more: A hidden “on switch” in human DNA has finally been decoded - Physicists create a tiny “Big Bang” with surprisingly small atomic nuclei
Researchers at CERN have created microscopic versions of the early Universe by colliding surprisingly small atomic nuclei at nearly the speed of light. The collisions produced quark-gluon plasma, the ultra-hot matter believed to have filled… Read more: Physicists create a tiny “Big Bang” with surprisingly small atomic nuclei - A major Alzheimer’s risk gene may shrink brain cells years before symptoms
Researchers have uncovered a possible reason why the Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 can disrupt the brain long before memory problems begin. In mice, APOE4 increased a protein called Nell2, shrinking neurons and making memory circuits… Read more: A major Alzheimer’s risk gene may shrink brain cells years before symptoms - Due to need for ‘absolute success,’ China delays critical Moon launch to 2027
China’s “Manned Space” program issued a terse announcement on Sunday regarding its much-anticipated Chang’e 7 lunar exploration mission. The agency stated: “In keeping with the principle of proceeding prudently and reliably, and ensuring absolute success,… Read more: Due to need for ‘absolute success,’ China delays critical Moon launch to 2027 - Data Centers Are Sucking Up So Many Construction Workers That There Isn’t Anybody Left to Build Houses, Expert Says
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that pending home sales in the US had dropped to their lowest level in three years. That coincided with a sharp drop in construction of new homes, which plummeted to… Read more: Data Centers Are Sucking Up So Many Construction Workers That There Isn’t Anybody Left to Build Houses, Expert Says - An AI ‘debt bomb’ crisis? No. This isn’t Enron 2.0 | Gene Marks
Fears of a datacenter buildout debt crisis are exaggerated. The risks are different than in the past and they are recoverable Some experts are warning of a looming “debt bomb” crisis because big datacenter builders… Read more: An AI ‘debt bomb’ crisis? No. This isn’t Enron 2.0 | Gene Marks - ‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks
Chris Lehane tells Guardian of need to implement new safety standards as critics say AI firms acting ‘recklessly’ A senior leader at OpenAI has said people should prepare to defend against “ongoing, persistent” cyber-attacks from… Read more: ‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks - Volcanoes that made history
The first telegram arrived in Singapore on a Monday, sent from the city of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia). “Terrific detonations from Krakatau (volcanic island),” it reported. Soon afterward: “Stones falling.… Read more: Volcanoes that made history - Expert on Financial Crises Says the Signs Are Impossible to Miss
Earlier this week, the European Central Bank issued a dire warning, warning that a “market correction” following years of AI hype and massive spending could be nigh — a crash that could have enormous international… Read more: Expert on Financial Crises Says the Signs Are Impossible to Miss - Air traffic control is becoming more automated. Is regulation keeping up?
The International Civil Aviation Organisation, a specialised UN agency responsible for developing standards, oversight and monitoring, is leading the advancement of the global air traffic management system through the Global Air Navigation Plan. The introduction… Read more: Air traffic control is becoming more automated. Is regulation keeping up? - Queen bees have a disturbing way to survive pesticides
Honeybee queens exposed to pesticides can shift some of the contamination into their eggs, revealing a previously unknown survival strategy. The process may protect the queen while putting developing offspring, and potentially the entire colony,… Read more: Queen bees have a disturbing way to survive pesticides - This yeast supplement may boost cancer-fighting immunity
A simple yeast-based food supplement may help restore the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, according to new research in mice. Scientists found that yeast beta-glucan reprogrammed early immune cells in the bone marrow, leading… Read more: This yeast supplement may boost cancer-fighting immunity - JWST finds early galaxies may be 4 times more massive than thought
Astronomers using JWST have discovered that massive early galaxies contain far more small, faint stars than expected. That hidden population could make some of these galaxies three to four times more massive than previous estimates.… Read more: JWST finds early galaxies may be 4 times more massive than thought - This frozen fiber makes light and sound interact 1,000x more strongly
Freezing the liquid core of an optical fiber produced an extreme environment where light and sound interact more than 1,000 times more strongly than in ordinary fibers. Researchers used the effect to create optoacoustic memory,… Read more: This frozen fiber makes light and sound interact 1,000x more strongly - Multilingual people may have brains up to 13 years younger
People who speak several languages may have brains that age more slowly, with four-language speakers showing brains that appeared about 13 years younger than those of monolinguals. Starting earlier and becoming highly fluent were also… Read more: Multilingual people may have brains up to 13 years younger - This shark can live 400 years. Its eyes barely seem to age
Greenland sharks may live for 400 years without suffering the kind of retinal decline normally associated with aging. Researchers found healthy eye tissue and active proteins specially adapted for seeing blue light in the dim… Read more: This shark can live 400 years. Its eyes barely seem to age - Black holes keep tearing these stars apart, but they survive
Astronomers have found stars that repeatedly skim past supermassive black holes, surviving each encounter while producing a new burst of light. In some systems, those flares mysteriously fade with every return. Researchers now think the… Read more: Black holes keep tearing these stars apart, but they survive - From tokenmaxxing to sovereign alpha: Who controls your AI economics?
The artificial intelligence industry wants enterprises to measure progress in tokens, model calls and usage. But those are largely vendor-revenue metrics — not enterprise-value metrics. The Canva example shows why. On Aug. 6, The Information reported… Read more: From tokenmaxxing to sovereign alpha: Who controls your AI economics? - Patients Are Skipping Going to the Doctor Because AI “Receptionists” Can’t Understanding What They’re Saying
Some patients in the UK are skipping going to the doctor because their office’s AI “receptionist” can’t understand what they’re saying. The health and social watchdog Healthwatch Rotherham said that the troublesome AI receptionist in… Read more: Patients Are Skipping Going to the Doctor Because AI “Receptionists” Can’t Understanding What They’re Saying - This Is Probably Not the AI-Generated Version of “The Odyssey” That Elon Musk Was Imagining
Elon Musk spent months crusading against Christopher Nolan’s “woke” adaptation of “The Odyssey” before it came out, anticipating that it would bomb at the box office. When that didn’t work and the movie made over… Read more: This Is Probably Not the AI-Generated Version of “The Odyssey” That Elon Musk Was Imagining - Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife and water in US
Pause for a moment and listen. What do you hear? Chances are, somewhere in the background, is the ever-present hum of a road. More than 4.2 million miles of public roads crisscross the lower 48… Read more: Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife and water in US - Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses
Our leading hypothesis for how our memories are stored is that when you learn something, the connections among neurons involved get stronger and physically larger, and that constitutes the memory. The trouble is that these… Read more: Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses - The Results of Middle and High School Students Using AI Are Extremely Ominous
New research gives us a grim portrait of how rampant AI usage is affecting young students’ academic performance and learning. In a study that tracked nearly 27,000 students in China between the ages of 12… Read more: The Results of Middle and High School Students Using AI Are Extremely Ominous - How Claude Watermarks AI-Generated Text
I recently posted a Substack note about Claude’s new watermarking process and implementation. Since it’s such a popular topic and sparked such a lively discussion, I thought it might be interesting to go into a… Read more: How Claude Watermarks AI-Generated Text - Brand Hype Has Existed Since the Bronze Age, Scientists Discover
Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that pottered around, ate well, shone bright, and went long in the tooth. First, scientists identified a Bronze Age tradition of pottery as one… Read more: Brand Hype Has Existed Since the Bronze Age, Scientists Discover - Devious New Font Turns AI Scrapers Into Mincemeat
AI is obviously ruining everything on the internet, but so are AI scrapers. They vacuum up everyone’s content up without permission. They put a huge strain on servers. It’s getting rarer and rarer to be… Read more: Devious New Font Turns AI Scrapers Into Mincemeat - ‘Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
Amid a jobs slump, award-winning writers, directors and producers taking on sometimes lucrative temp work teaching AI skills such as screenwriting and production Hollywood creatives are taking gig work to train AI models to replicate… Read more: ‘Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs - Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash
It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic Here in Silicon Valley, the experts think that within the next… Read more: Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash - Trump’s space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land
A new national space transportation policy signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday calls for the development of more spaceports to support more than 1,000 launches and reentries per year by 2030. The presidential memorandum… Read more: Trump’s space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land - The Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boom
Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have turned a city in Inner Mongolia into a crucial hub for data centers. - Starcloud raises $250M to build AI data centers in orbit
Artificial intelligence hardware startup Starcloud Inc. today announced that it has raised $250 million in funding at a $2.3 billion valuation. Investment firm Manhattan West led the deal. It was joined by more than a dozen… Read more: Starcloud raises $250M to build AI data centers in orbit - Hidden Zillow listings created fake supply shock, raising NYC rents, lawsuit says
This week, two New York City renters filed a class action complaint alleging that a brokerage business called Compass—which has been boycotting posting listings on free digital platforms like Zillow—has now delisted so many rental… Read more: Hidden Zillow listings created fake supply shock, raising NYC rents, lawsuit says - Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging
Most of what we know about the Earth’s interior comes from observing seismic waves. These travel at somewhat different speeds depending on the details of the rock they’re moving through—whether it’s solid or semi-molten, how… Read more: Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging - DeepSeek debuts multimodal language model competitive with Opus 4.8
DeepSeek today debuted a new addition to its flagship V4 series of large language models. On launch, V4 Flash Vision Exp is only available via the Chinese startup’s paid developer platform. The company may release… Read more: DeepSeek debuts multimodal language model competitive with Opus 4.8 - Lawsuit demands Logitech hand tariff refunds over to customers
Logitech is facing a proposed class action lawsuit for not giving customers tariff refunds. In April 2025, Logitech raised the prices on 51 percent of its portfolio, with some prices increasing by as much as… Read more: Lawsuit demands Logitech hand tariff refunds over to customers - Motorola’s GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels
Several months ago, Motorola and the makers of GrapheneOS announced a team-up that would expand support for the privacy-centric OS to beyond Google’s Pixel phones. The announcement, however, was bereft of details. Now, the creators… Read more: Motorola’s GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels - Personalized pricing is “abhorrent,” but FTC limits may increase costs, critics say
Some Americans worry that the Federal Trade Commission’s rush to limit personalized pricing in the name of consumer protection could end up killing discounts they depend on or, counterintuitively, raising prices. The FTC has no… Read more: Personalized pricing is “abhorrent,” but FTC limits may increase costs, critics say - Fighter jets help destroy Russian drone boat near European offshore gas platform
This week, Romania accused Russia of sending a drone boat loaded with explosives to a vital European natural gas platform in the Black Sea. A Romanian F-16 fighter jet used its cannons to disable the… Read more: Fighter jets help destroy Russian drone boat near European offshore gas platform - Chinese regulators tell Tesla to fix nearly 3 million cars
Tesla is facing a massive recall in China today. Chinese regulators are taking a stricter approach to safety, and the automaker now has to add warning labels to 2.98 million Model 3 and Model Y… Read more: Chinese regulators tell Tesla to fix nearly 3 million cars - The AI Industry Has Fumbled Its Public Image So Badly That It’s Incredible
In theory, the AI industry should have a very attractive story for the public: automate away drudgery and free everyone up to do the things they really love. In practice, they’ve bungled that layup narrative… Read more: The AI Industry Has Fumbled Its Public Image So Badly That It’s Incredible - Alphabet’s Waymo Unveils Custom Silicon to Power Its Next-Gen Robotaxis
Waymo reveals custom 5nm AI chips built to process sensor data inside its robotaxis as the company scales its autonomous driving fleet. The post Alphabet’s Waymo Unveils Custom Silicon to Power Its Next-Gen Robotaxis appeared… Read more: Alphabet’s Waymo Unveils Custom Silicon to Power Its Next-Gen Robotaxis - Slack Code: AI Coding Agents Get Shared Channels for Review and Oversight
Slack Code gives AI coding agents shared project channels where teams can watch, guide and review software development as it happens. The post Slack Code: AI Coding Agents Get Shared Channels for Review and Oversight… Read more: Slack Code: AI Coding Agents Get Shared Channels for Review and Oversight - Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber
Waymo has sharply increased its lobbying spending as it seeks to persuade US regulators to clear a path for fully autonomous taxi services, intensifying its battle with rival Uber over the future of robotaxis. The… Read more: Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber - Politics hits data centers, OpenAI falls behind Anthropic and now AI is too big to fail… quietly
Data centers, of all things, now look like they’re going to be a prime political issue in the midterm elections and beyond. Really? Really. Even the GOP is worried that opposition to AI data centers… Read more: Politics hits data centers, OpenAI falls behind Anthropic and now AI is too big to fail… quietly - Behind the Blog: Early Birthday Reflections
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 three years of 404 Media. JASON: Tomorrow… Read more: Behind the Blog: Early Birthday Reflections - Leaked Memo Shows Republicans Are Terrified of the Backlash Against AI Data Centers
As the backlash against data centers mounts, American political strategists are scrambling to balance immense public sentiment against the facilities with their obligation to big business. In the Republican Party’s Senate campaign arm, a recently… Read more: Leaked Memo Shows Republicans Are Terrified of the Backlash Against AI Data Centers - EDB Adds Postgres-Proven Disaster Recovery to WarehousePG
For banks and regulated enterprises running analytics around the clock, a warehouse recovery measured in days is a business risk. EDB Postgres® AI for WarehousePG brings it down to minutes and lets enterprises keep control over… Read more: EDB Adds Postgres-Proven Disaster Recovery to WarehousePG - The importance of teaching students what AI can’t do
Emile Bernard’s ‘Madeleine in the Bois d’Amour’ (1888). Art Media/The Print Collector via Getty Images It’s disconcerting to envision human thought becoming redundant or deemed inferior due to advancements in artificial intelligence. But for all… Read more: The importance of teaching students what AI can’t do - Hidden magnetism inside atoms may explain mysterious gamma rays
For decades, scientists have puzzled over why certain atomic nuclei unexpectedly produce large numbers of low-energy gamma rays. A new experiment traced the effect to magnetic changes inside the nucleus, where protons and neutrons effectively… Read more: Hidden magnetism inside atoms may explain mysterious gamma rays - A strange new quantum droplet can hold itself together
Two very different types of quantum particles may be able to form stable droplets that hold themselves together, challenging decades of conventional thinking. The prediction could soon be tested experimentally and may reveal an unexpectedly… Read more: A strange new quantum droplet can hold itself together - 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals ancient waterproofing secrets
Scientists analyzing a 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck found that its hull was coated with pine tar and, in one area, a mixture of tar and beeswax. Pollen trapped in those ancient coatings acted like a geographic… Read more: 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals ancient waterproofing secrets - Rocket Report: SpaceX makes its mark on the Moon; ULA names new boss
Welcome to Edition 9.07 of the Rocket Report! China’s workhorse Long March rocket family appears to be rebounding quickly from a rare launch failure August 10. Chinese officials have not publicly released any information on… Read more: Rocket Report: SpaceX makes its mark on the Moon; ULA names new boss - As demand for Meta AI glasses explodes, it’s harder to avoid creepy recordings
Can you tell when someone nearby is wearing Meta AI glasses? As millions of people buy into the smart glasses fad each year, the odds are increasing that you could be secretly recorded while simply… Read more: As demand for Meta AI glasses explodes, it’s harder to avoid creepy recordings
