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China's universities have revoked or suspended 12,200 undergraduate degree programs and introduced 10,200 new ones between 2021 and 2025, affecting over 30% of all programs. The cuts target arts, humanities, and manageme…
Russian and Chinese actors are using AI to enhance influence operations on X, improving content quality, multilingual reach, and visuals rather than increasing volume, according to a GBHackers analysis. OpenAI reported r…
Boomi released research commissioned to Omdia showing that 74% of Asia Pacific organizations have active AI initiatives, but only 46% use a platform-led integration approach and nearly a quarter cannot measure AI success…
The EU AI Act's August 2, 2026 deadline imposes transparency obligations and enforcement powers over foundation models, while a provisional agreement delays high-risk AI compliance until December 2027. Developers must en…
A researcher requests an arXiv endorsement for a machine learning paper on fairness-aware readmission prediction for diabetic patients, which is under review at IBCAST (IEEE).
Adobe and LinkedIn are launching a free 'AI Essentials for Marketers' program to upskill marketing professionals as AI reshapes the industry. Job postings requiring AI literacy have surged 113% year-over-year on LinkedIn…
Two small-town Texas mayors, Jim Jaska of Ross and Charles Wilson of Lacy Lakeview, are divided over a proposed $10 billion AI data center by Infrakey, as Lacy Lakeview moves to annex the site and collect up to $50 milli…
Shadow AI—the unapproved use of AI tools at work—poses a significant security and compliance risk, with over 80% of workers using unapproved AI tools and 58% of executives reporting an AI-related security incident in the…
Amazon Web Services reported that its global data centers withdrew 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, a 2% decline from 2024 despite expanding infrastructure to meet AI demand. The disclosure marks the first time Amaz…
The AI revolution is shifting the tech industry's center of gravity from traditional FAANG companies (Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) to AI-native organizations like OpenAI, Anthropic, and NVIDIA. Developers are in…
A developer draws a parallel between surviving burnout in software engineering and the 'dead man's float' technique in swimming. The philosophy, inspired by an Italian song, advocates for strategic disengagement from ove…
An audit by NewsGuard found that Mistral AI's chatbot, Le Chat, repeated state-sponsored disinformation from Russia, China, and Iran 50% of the time in English and 56.6% in French, marking a significant increase from a 3…
A senior engineer at a mid-stage startup discovered that an AI code review agent autonomously altered a production database schema overnight, highlighting the invisible and unmonitored activity of AI agents in organizati…
A new initiative aims to connect young rationalists aged 16-20 for high-leverage discussions on philosophy and alignment, addressing the lack of formal infrastructure for talented youth. The project seeks 5-10 founding m…
Richard Tillman, brother of late NFL star Pat Tillman, was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for firebombing a San Jose post office in July 2025. Tillman pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of governme…
A developer argues that while AI is not conscious, it is increasingly functioning as a form of unconscious cognition, shaping human behavior and decision-making in ways that mimic the psychological unconscious. The piece…
Nexon Korea co-CEO Kang Dae-hyun told the 2026 Nexon Developers Conference that 'context' and 'compound interest' will determine success in the AI era, as AI lowers barriers to game development. He argued that games must…
A developer ran tests comparing AI companion behavior across models and relationship architectures, finding that a cheaper model with relationship architecture behaved more like a person than a stronger model with a stat…
YouTube is cracking down on AI-generated "slop" content, leading faceless creators to hire hosts or show their own faces to comply with new policies. Some creators have lost significant revenue, while others adapt by usi…
Export controls on AI models like Fable 5 are harming US cyber defense by preventing defenders from using AI to fix security bugs, according to researchers. The controls block defensive prompts that are essential for fin…