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Around 7PM each weeknight, I find myself standing in front of the fridge, trying to decide on something for dinner that won't make my husband complain, "Chicken again?" Yes, I should meal plan more, but I don't, so this is where I'm at. A nightly battle in which the chicken usually wins. Recently, my best [...]
Read source →Concerns are being raised that neither the Commerce Department nor Nvidia are doing their due diligence when it comes to vetting Chinese firms cleared to handle the company's H200 AI chips. According to The New York Times, New Matrix is on the list of approved firms, yet its offices are empty, "a hollow gray shell [...]
Read source →Today, I’m talking with Alex Stamos, chief security officer at Cognition and longtime cybersecurity expert, about what a mess cybersecurity is right now. This episode is part one of a special series looking at AI in real life. I’ve always enjoyed talking to Alex because he’s so direct, and you’re going to hear him say [...]
Read source →Anthropic is using AI to build more powerful AI. And it appears to be working remarkably well, with the company's models improving roughly twice as quickly as a year ago, with little indication of slowing down. That's according to a new report published Thursday by the AI safety research organization METR, following an 11-week investigation [...]
Read source →OpenAI is now valued at $1.25 trillion in a new round of funding that has raised another $11 billion, according to Bloomberg. That would make it one of the world's most valuable companies, not long after raising $122 billion from investors in March at a valuation of $852 billion. Echoing FT and Wall Street Journal [...]
Read source →China's intelligence agency recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to The New York Times. The Ministry of State Security (MSS) enlisted her to glean information about American AI chips and "potentially influence the company to push for its most advanced chips to be made available to China." Megaspeed [...]
Read source →Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked up fights across the world over their impact on power grids, utility bills, nearby communities, and the environment. Data centers were a major bipartisan issue ahead [...]
Read source →Meta will now allow you to build customized, app-like experiences within Muse. The new feature, called "spaces," allows its AI assistant to build things like a shopping hub, school dashboard, music tracker, trivia game, and more, which you can interact with directly in the Muse app. Meta says you can create a new space by [...]
Read source →When Irene moved to San Francisco last year, she started using dating apps as a way to meet new people, get to know her new city, and connect with others who care about the things she does. After the 25-year-old analyst downloaded Hinge and started swiping, she noticed a trend. "Hinge has a prompt where [...]
Read source →On Tuesday, millions of American voters went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly for Democrats and against AI. The fight against Big Tech is about to come roaring back, and the fight over data centers is looking even harder for the folks trying to build them. On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay and David [...]
Read source →The deal highlights the challenges of developing massive AI data centers.
Read source →OpenAI has reportedly raised an additional $11 billion as part of a funding round that hasn't closed yet but is expected to in the coming weeks.
Read source →Security researchers found hundreds of servers hosting the penetration testing tool Artex exposed to the internet, allowing anyone access to the hacking tool.
Read source →Meta's Muse agents continue to get new features and integrations. Spaces promises to be a new way to interact with the AI helpers.
Read source →Democrats’ historic victories in this week’s U.S. midterm elections could also transform the tech industry. The public voted on 41 data center-related ballot measures on Tuesday — in all but one, the majority voted to impose more restrictions on data center development. And even when data centers weren’t on the ballot directly, they were a [...]
Read source →Cybersecurity experts are concerned about the current state of AI in cybersecurity, as it has created more problems than it has solved, and the field is in disarray.
Regulatory actions or industry-wide standards to address AI-related cybersecurity issues, such as the development of more robust AI-powered threat detection systems.
The rapid expansion of data centers to support AI has led to concerns about their environmental impact, power consumption, and community disruption, making it a contentious issue in the tech industry.
Regulatory actions or community-led initiatives to address the environmental and social concerns associated with data center development, such as stricter energy efficiency standards or community engagement programs.
The increasing use of AI in dating apps and relationships is changing the way people interact and form connections, raising concerns about the impact on human relationships and emotional well-being.
Studies or surveys on the effects of AI on human relationships and emotional well-being, such as the impact of AI-generated profiles on dating app users or the role of AI in facilitating or hindering emotional intimacy.
The development of AI-powered learning tools and platforms is transforming the way people learn and interact with educational content, but also raises concerns about the potential for AI to replace human teachers and the need for more accessible and inclusive education.
The launch of new AI-powered learning platforms or tools that prioritize accessibility and inclusivity, such as AI-driven adaptive learning systems or virtual reality-based educational experiences.
The increasing use of AI in finance and valuation is changing the way companies are valued and invested in, raising concerns about the accuracy and reliability of AI-generated financial models and the potential for market manipulation.
Regulatory actions or industry-wide standards to address the accuracy and reliability of AI-generated financial models, such as the development of more robust AI-powered financial forecasting systems.
The strongest themes across today's coverage are AI in Cybersecurity; AI in Data Centers; and AI in Dating and Relationships.
Cybersecurity experts are concerned about the current state of AI in cybersecurity, as it has created more problems than it has solved, and the field is in disarray.; The rapid expansion of data centers to support AI has led to concerns about their environmental impact, power consumption, and community disruption, making it a contentious issue in the tech industry.; and The increasing use of AI in dating apps and relationships is changing the way people interact and form connections, raising concerns about the impact on human relationships and emotional well-being.
Regulatory actions or industry-wide standards to address AI-related cybersecurity issues, such as the development of more robust AI-powered threat detection systems.; Regulatory actions or community-led initiatives to address the environmental and social concerns associated with data center development, such as stricter energy efficiency standards or community engagement programs.; and Studies or surveys on the effects of AI on human relationships and emotional well-being, such as the impact of AI-generated profiles on dating app users or the role of AI in facilitating or hindering emotional intimacy.
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