Podcast Deals Heat Up Again in Wake of Trump’s Victory
As the linear TV business falters, broadcasters are eyeing podcasters while investors pump cash into independent networks
Apple Is Developing Specialized Chips for Glasses, New Macs and AI Servers
Apple Inc.’s silicon design group is working on new chips that will serve as the brains for future devices, including its first smart glasses, more powerful Macs and artificial intelligence…
Bitcoin Retakes $100,000 Amid an Easing of Global Trade Tensions
Bitcoin crossed the $100,000 threshold for the first time since February, fueled by expectations for an easing of global trade tensions.
Meta Taps New Head of AI Lab After Staffer’s Return From Google
Meta Platforms Inc. told staff that it’s chosen Robert Fergus to helm its artificial intelligence research lab, elevating an employee who helped start the lab before a stint at competitor…
College Students Are Sprinkling Typos Into Their AI Papers on Purpose
To bypass artificial intelligence writing detection, college students are reportedly adding typos into their chatbot-generated papers. In a wide-ranging exploration into the ways AI has rapidly changed academia, students told…
Family Uses AI To Revive Dead Brother For Impact Statement in Killer’s Trial
In Arizona, the family of a man killed during a road rage incident has used artificial intelligence to revive their dead loved one in court — and the video is…
Slop Farmer Boasts About How He Uses AI to Flood Social Media With Garbage to Trick Older Women
Last year, Jesse Cunningham — a self-described "SEO specialist who leverages the power of AI to drive real results" — appeared in a livestream for a closed members group for…
Nonverbal Neuralink Patient Is Using Brain Implant and Grok to Generate Replies
The third patient of Elon Musk's brain computer interface company Neuralink is using the billionaire's foul-mouthed AI chatbot Grok to speed up communication. The patient, Bradford Smith, who has amyotrophic…
OpenAI Forced to Abandon Plans to Become For-Profit
Money Matters OpenAI may be raking in the investor dough, but thanks in part to erstwhile cofounder Elon Musk, the company won't be going entirely for-profit anytime soon. In a…
Are Chinese open-weights Models a Hidden Security Risk?
Subscribe • Previous Issues Chinese Open-Weights AI: Separating Security Myths from Reality Walking the floor at last week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco, it was clear that artificial intelligence dominates the conversation…