The New York Times Connections puzzle for June 26, #1111, features categories including crunchy snack items, various amounts of wood, areas of low ground, and colors plus a letter. The puzzle's purple…
OpenAI advisors are recommending delaying the company's planned IPO until 2027 due to a weak market for AI companies, concerns after Space X's stock decline, and volatility in AI-related stocks, accor…
OpenAI is delaying its initial public offering until 2027 due to market uncertainties, unmet revenue targets, and significant spending on data centers, according to the New York Times. The company, kn…
The New York Times Connections puzzle for June 25, #1110, features categories including computer peripherals, tightly packed items, hazardous elemental metals, and words starting with bird homophones.…
Nobel laureate Robert Schiller argues that excessive pessimism about AI's impact on jobs and the economy is unwarranted and must cease, urging a more balanced perspective on technological change.…
METR's time horizon graph, which measures AI capabilities growth, may be shifting power toward AI companies and investors rather than the general public, potentially increasing existential risk. The m…
Tech journalists and 'Hard Fork' podcast hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton have signed with UTA for representation in all areas, signaling their independent ambitions as they form their own company. …
Amazon is investigating three of its engineers who spoke at a Seattle city council meeting in favor of a one-year moratorium on new data centers, according to a legal complaint filed with the Seattle …
The National Security Agency lost access to the Mythos system following a dispute with artificial intelligence company Anthropic, according to a New York Times report. The incident highlights tensions…
The Trump administration is pressing Meta to submit its most capable AI models for federal security review, making Meta the only major US developer that has not agreed to do so. The voluntary reviews,…
Anthropic's Mythos AI model identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive U.S. government computer systems during a testing exercise, with Senator Mark Warner claiming it broke into almost all classi…
Meta is developing a prediction markets app called Arena, challenging Polymarket and Kalshi. The app will initially use a point system instead of real money, though real-money betting may be added lat…
The New York Times Connections puzzle for June 24, #1109, features groups themed around prog bands, classic wedding gifts, red characters, and rhyming compound words. Answers include Genesis, King Cri…
The New York Times Connections puzzle for June 22, #1107, features categories including dominant, multiplication indicators, pronunciation descriptors, and starting with explosive onomatopoeia. Answer…
A new super PAC called the Guardrails Alliance launched Thursday with $5 million to rally tech workers and labor unions in support of AI regulation, aiming to counter the influence of pro-AI groups li…
Digital forensics expert Hany Farid warned that ordinary internet users can no longer reliably distinguish AI-generated images, video, or audio from real content, as deepfake content has grown by roug…
A New York Times report reveals that AI-powered cheating tools have made it nearly impossible for educators to detect student plagiarism, as apps can now generate undetectable essays and solve assignm…
The New York Times substituted today's Connections puzzle (#1105) with a theme related to the New York Knicks after their recent championship win. The puzzle features groups including silent and prono…
Economists and journalists warn that AI could cause a 'China Shock' for white-collar workers, but a closer analysis of the original China Shock's details suggests the AI disruption may be less severe.…
President Donald Trump continues to undermine public faith in U.S. elections by spreading baseless claims of rigged voting, a decade-long effort that has corroded democratic trust, especially among Re…