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Seven people, including a 14-year-old, have been arrested or surrendered to Danish authorities after allegedly using encrypted messaging apps to hire other teenagers for contract killings in what Europol calls a “violence-as-a-service” operation. All of those arrested or surrendered are between the ages of 14 and 26. This includes two 18-year-old men cuffed in Western […]
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Thursday said she will not vote for the “big beautiful bill” covering President Trump’s legislative agenda when it comes back to the House because of a provision that would prevent states from passing laws to regulate AI. “When it comes to AI and regulation, when we get to vote… […]
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AI dev platform Hugging Face continued its push into robotics on Thursday with the release of two new humanoid robots. The company announced a pair of open-source robots, HopeJR and Reachy Mini. HopeJR is a full-size humanoid robot that has 66 actuated degrees of freedom, or 66 independent movements, including the ability to walk and […]
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MIT says that due to concerns about the “integrity” of a high-profile paper on the effects of artificial intelligence on the productivity of a materials science lab, the paper should be “withdrawn from public discourse.” The paper in question, “Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation,” was written by a doctoral student in the university’s […]
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A China-based startup, Sand AI, has released an openly licensed video-generating AI model that’s garnered praise from entrepreneurs like Microsoft Research Asia founding director Kai-Fu Lee. But Sand AI appears to be censoring images that might raise the ire of Chinese regulators from the hosted version of the model, according to TechCrunch’s testing. Earlier this […]
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Some ChatGPT users have noticed a strange phenomenon recently: occasionally, the chatbot refers to them by name as it reasons through problems. That wasn’t the default behavior previously, and several users claim ChatGPT is mentioning their names despite never having been told what to call them. Reviews are mixed. One user, software developer and AI […]
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OpenAI launched a new family of AI models this morning that significantly improve coding abilities while cutting costs, responding directly to growing competition in the enterprise AI market. The San Francisco-based AI company introduced three models — GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano — all available immediately through its API. The new lineup performs better […]
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Mark Cuban warned Friday about the dangers of over-reliance on artificial intelligence in the workplace.What Happened: Cuban emphasized that AI should be utilized as a tool to augment existing skills, rather than replacing them.Cuban, while participating in a SXSW panel discussion on Friday, underscored the significance of AI in the current professional environment. However, he […]
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed a bill Monday that would regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in his state. Youngkin said he vetoed H.B. 2094 because it would establish a “burdensome” framework for AI. The bill, introduced in early January, would have created requirements for the development, deployment and use of “high-risk artificial intelligence systems.” It… […]
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Nvidia has reportedly acquired Gretel, a San Diego-based startup that’s developed a platform to generate synthetic AI training data. Terms of the acquisition are unknown. The price tag is reportedly nine figures and exceeds Gretel’s most recent valuation of $320 million, according to Wired. Gretel and its team of roughly 80 employees will be folded […]
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