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Contentious debate surrounding the use of large language models (LLMs) in software development, particularly criticizing those who dismiss LLM tools without serious hands-on experience. It highlights the Rust programming…
The IEEE Standards Association has launched the IEEE Global Medical Mobile App Assessment and Registry, a publicly searchable directory that lists therapeutic medical apps vetted by experts for technical soundness, ethic…
The Seattle Shield is an intelligence-sharing network operated by the Seattle Police Department that includes members from Facebook, Amazon, ICE, and other private and public entities. Established in 2009, the network sh…
Palantir held a spring hack week to develop new oversight tools for its software used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), aiming to address internal employee concer…
President Donald Trump delayed signing an executive order that would require the U.S. government to evaluate AI models for security before their public release, stating he was unhappy with the language and feared it coul…
President Donald Trump delayed signing an executive order that would require government evaluation of AI models before their public release, stating he was unhappy with its language and did not want to hinder U.S. leader…
According to a Nieman Lab report, major news publishers like *The New York Times* and *The Guardian* have begun blocking the Internet Archive over fears that AI companies might scrape its repositories for training data. …
Waymo has paused its autonomous taxi service in Atlanta after a robotaxi became stuck in a flooded street, marking the fourth city where operations have been halted due to the vehicles' struggles with heavy rain and floo…
A study published in the *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences* found that Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia launched by xAI, produces articles that are longer, less readable, and contain fewer citation…
Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced a licensing deal to launch a paid add-on for Premium subscribers that allows users to create AI-generated remixes and covers of streaming songs. Artists can opt out of the…
In December 2023, a freshman boy at Radnor High School in Pennsylvania used an app called Movely to create AI-generated nude images of five female classmates, aged 14-15, and shared them with friends, sparking widespread…
Musk v. Altman trial, which journalist Liz Lopatto covered for The Verge. While the case nominally concerned whether OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit entity violated a charitable trust, the jury ultimately ruled in fa…
The US government has committed $2 billion in equity stakes to nine quantum computing companies, including IBM ($1 billion) and GlobalFoundries ($375 million), as part of CHIPS R&D investments announced by the Commerce D…
AI systems function as large-scale unauthorized plagiarism by ingesting content without creator consent, then selling the results without compensation. It criticizes AI companies and users for profiting from copied mater…
AI systems often provide confidently incorrect information by citing outdated government webpages, especially during weekends or holidays when official publishing cycles pause. This occurs because AI processes fragment a…
Rejecting artificial intelligence is a valid and increasingly popular human choice, countering the narrative pushed by tech billionaires and corporations that AI adoption is inevitable. It highlights recent public backla…
New York City and Los Angeles County have announced a partnership to form a "bicoastal bridge" advocacy bloc, using their combined purchasing power to push automakers to continue producing electric vehicles despite indus…
Former Marine Greyson Hartsell, now a student at Cape Fear Community College, faced censorship when administrators ordered his theater troupe to remove the slogan "No Kings" from a production of *The Bacchae*, citing a n…
Taiwanese authorities conducted raids at 12 locations in their first formal crackdown on the smuggling of Nvidia AI chips, targeting a case involving Super Micro. The operation is hunting three fugitives accused of docum…
Audi's upcoming Q9 SUV will introduce adaptive beam headlights to the US market later this year, offering brighter illumination while reducing glare for drivers and other road users. This technology, already common in Eu…