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Big Tech AI data centers blamed for rising power costs at Rust Belt factories
Is there enough power for everyone?
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Microsoft AI data center clamor drives Wisconsin residents to breaking point
High-speed internet? How about noise-canceling earplugs?
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Meta’s AI data center contaminated the town’s water system with deadly bacteria
The bacteria can cause deaths in immunocompromised individuals.
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US cyber agency uses Anthropic's Mythos to hunt for government code flaws
AI is moving deeper into government cybersecurity, with CISA using Anthropic’s powerful model to uncover hidden software flaws.
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ByteDance and Alibaba to remove "emotional" chatbot features as China cracks down on AI companions
China’s tech giants are removing or separating companion-style functions before new rules come into force
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NHS speeds up rollout of AI tool to cut waiting times
YouTube comments can trick its AI assistant into leaking private video titles
But Google doesn't consider it a security issue.
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AI-powered ransomware has officially arrived – and it's only the beginning
This new vector could bring the cost of a ransomware attack to nearly zero.
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Peter Thiel says the pope’s AI criticism benefits “Chinese communists”
The pope said AI shouldn’t be concentrated in the hands of the few.
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Jodie Foster says Brad Pitt’s F1 felt like “an AI-made movie” written by a machine
Making the aside during an ideas festival, the Oscar-winning actress implied that it would soon become difficult to distinguish polished, formulaic movies from AI.
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Open source game engine Godot tightens AI rules as backlog strain mounts
AI tools may be used for limited tasks like code completion, but ‘vibe coding’ is no longer allowed… maintainers do not want to talk to a machine.
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Tripadvisor buries reports of food poisoning and sexual harassment
AI summaries to blame?
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SpaceX “showed AI device ahead of IPO” despite Musk denial
“Utterly false,” Must wrote on X.
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Trump National Design Studio .gov revamp reported to have major usability flaws
A year in, the project is showing major problems with design, usability, and performance.
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“Anthropic’s BS just doesn’t cut it”: Palantir CEO's live TV meltdown slams AI firms "insane" business models
During a rambling CNBC interview, Palantir’s CEO slammed the business models of leading US AI developers as “effing insane,” saying companies are charged for tokens even as AI providers may gain access to valuable business secrets.
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OpenAI sued over claims ChatGPT worsened manic episode and reinforced Jesus Christ delusion
A California man sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday, claiming the company's ChatGPT platform exacerbated his bipolar disorder due to a lack of safeguards for users with mental illness.
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Buckle up, people: some executives are already sick of AI
Executives still profess enthusiasm for AI adoption, asking employees to use it across the board. But beneath the surface, a sort of mass entrepreneurial discontent is brewing – one boss simply banned the use of AI in their company, and another threatened to instantly fire anyone caught using it.
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OpenAI suggests 5% stake for US government in AI firms, FT reports
OpenAI has discussed giving the US government a 5% stake, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, as AI firms face growing scrutiny in Washington over the potential misuse of advanced models and whether Americans will share in the sector's profits.
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Spain blacklists Palantir while NATO embraces its Maven Smart System
The Spanish government is concerned about Palantir handling classified information linked to national security.
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Claude Code apparently uses code to detect Chinese users: Is this fine?
Is Anthropic a dystopian company? After the AI giant confirmed it has been using hidden code in Claude Code to detect Chinese users – purportedly to prevent distillation attempts by Chinese AI labs – that’s a question worth asking. But the answer is a big fat no, it seems.
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