Artificial intelligence
Stanford researchers: Super flattering AI assistants blunt social skills
In one example, when asked if it was acceptable to leave trash in a park tree due to a lack of bins, one model emphasized the park’s responsibility for not providing bins.
Chinese universities with military links bought Super Micro servers with restricted AI chips
US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now
'Toppling a regime is an art, not a science,' security sources say on Iran - exclusive
Nvidia CEO: 'The implications of building AI infrastructure in Israel are profound'
Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia, is considered one of the most influential figures in today's global AI economy.
Google upgrades Chrome: Gemini will become a personal agent
Google is turning Chrome into a smart agent with the “Auto Browse” feature, which will independently perform tasks for you such as booking flights and shopping.
AI, defense tech, and cyber: How safe is the future of dual-use defense? - opinion
Artificial intelligence is transforming defense - AI expands the attack surface in unprecedented ways. Models can be manipulated through poisoned training data or adversarial inputs
OpenAI’s Altman downplays Moltbook hype, touts autonomous AI future
Altman spoke at the Cisco AI Summit in San Francisco as tech leaders weighed in on Moltbook, a Reddit-like site where AI bots swap code and gossip about their human owners.
SpaceX acquires xAI for $250 billions, positioning itself for potential IPO worth $1.5 trillion
The deal, worth $250 billion according to The Information, aims to improve SpaceX's position in its reportedly future IPO, which is being described as potentially the biggest in history.
Israeli startup ORION raises $32 million in Series A round, with investments from IBM, Norwest
PICO Venture Partners, Lama Partners, and others who had already invested in the company during the seeding round participated in this Series A round alongside IBM and Norwest.
OpenAI ditches Nvidia for faster AI inference chips, threatening chipmaker's dominance
Nvidia remains dominant in chips for training large AI models, while inference has become a new front in the competition.
Ex-employee alleges Google helped IDF contractor with AI, breached ethics policy - report
The complaint was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and alleged that Google breached its own “AI principles" in a customer support response.
UAE made secret $500 million investment in Trump-linked crypto firm - WSJ
The $500 million investment granted the Emiratis 49% of World Liberty Financial, a fledgling cryptocurrency venture owned by the Trump family.
AI swarms could invade social media, threaten democracy, study warns
“Humans, generally speaking, are conformist. That's something that can relatively easily be hijacked by these swarms," said Kunst.
