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Machine learning identifies anti-aging neuroprotective treatments
A machine learning algorithm that predicts the biological age of brain cells has helped identify hundreds of potential anti-aging treatments.
Mimic Robotics Raises $16M to Deploy Physical AI for Dexterous Manufacturing – Metrology and Quality News
AI models via imitation learning, enabling mimic’s humanoid robotic hands to reliably reproduce human technique.
AI chatbots can be tricked with poetry to ignore their safety guardrails
Researchers from Italy discovered that phrasing prompts in poetry can be a reliable jailbreaking method for LLMs.
Slopocalypse Now
Hari Kunzru surveys the AI slop that dominates our feeds and likens the way it drowns out information to a new form of censorship.
OpenAI’s new ChatGPT shopping tool promises ‘in-depth’ research — just not for Amazon products
OpenAI is rolling out a new AI-powered shopping tool inside ChatGPT that researches products online, reads reviews and compares options according to users’ specific needs and preferences.
How AI’s hit to publisher traffic is quietly rewiring media M&A
Publishers’ AI-driven traffic declines are cooling M&A, stalling deals and lowering valuations. Some analysts are optimistic about 2026.
I Finally Tested the M5 iPad Pro’s Neural-Accelerated AI, and the Hype Is Real
The best kind of follow-up article isn’t one that clarifies a topic that someone got wrong (although I do love that, especially when that “someone” isn’t me); it’s one that...
Why AI agents need cryptographic identity to stay secure
Without strong cryptographic identity, AI agents are vulnerable to spoofing, unauthorized actions, and silent data manipulation.
AWS re:invent 2025: Live updates on new AI innovations and more
News on agentic AI, Amazon Connect, and AWS Interconnect – multicloud are some of the latest announcements from Amazon’s flagship AI and cloud event.
1,000 Days Of ChatGPT: What The Next 1,000 Will Bring
ChatGPT’s first 1,000 days were prologue. The next 1,000 will separate companies that capture AI value from those who become the value captured.
AI agents see explosive growth on AWS Marketplace – over 40x the team’s initial targets
At re:Invent, AWS Marketplace will also introduce new features to streamline the process for companies to deploy AI agents.
Robots are scaring Chinese government, and the ‘reason’ is these 150-plus companies – The Times of India
Tech News News: China’s booming humanoid robotics industry is facing government scrutiny over a potential investment bubble. Beijing is concerned about too many simil
Google Positions Gemini Enterprise As The Operating Layer For Workplace AI
Rather than selling AI as a set of discrete features within productivity software, Gemini Enterprise functions as what the company describes as “the new front door for AI in the...
Weaponized AI Is Changing The Vulnerability Management Game. Now What?
Recent cyberattacks using mostly autonomous LLMs are a sign the game has changed for vulnerability management.
NY Becomes First State to Target AI-Driven Personalized Pricing
New York has become the first state to take action against so-called “personalized pricing.” As The New York Times reported Saturday (Nov. 29), a law
Google CEO Says AI Coding Can Turn Everyone Into a Developer
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says AI will make coding accessible to everyone, but engineers warn that vibe coding still struggles with reliability, complexity, and real-world software demands.
$150 Million AI Lobbying War Fuels The Fight Over Preemption
The $150 million AI lobbying war is reshaping U.S. tech policy as coalitions clash over federal preemption, state authority and the future of AI regulation.
China warns humanoid robot boom may be fuelling a bubble
China now hosts more than 150 humanoid robotics companies
Challenges and potential applications of AI in systems biology
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology – In this Comment, Na Sun explores how artificial intelligence-driven methodologies are poised to transform systems biology, particularly in the realm of…
Managed Tiered KV Cache and Intelligent Routing for Amazon SageMaker HyperPod
In this post, we introduce Managed Tiered KV Cache and Intelligent Routing for Amazon SageMaker HyperPod, new capabilities that can reduce time to first token by up to 40% and...
AI music creates unease as it tops the charts
As AI-generated music saturates the market, people are realizing they can’t distinguish it from human-made music. Many listeners, and musicians, are unsettled by this.
Overlord – AI Accountability Partner | Download for iOS, Android & Mac
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Beyond math and coding: New RL framework helps train LLM agents for complex, real-world tasks
The Agent-R1 framework provides a path to building more autonomous agents that can reason and use tools in unpredictable, real-world environments.
The Best Lack All Conviction: A Confusing Day in the AI Village
The AI Village is an ongoing experiment (currently running on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific time) in which frontier language models are giv…
China’s DeepSeek Releases New Open Source AI Model Amid Google’s Gemini 3 Roll Out
China’s DeepSeek has released a new open source AI model. Nvidia stock sold off in early 2025 on DeepSeek news.
There aren’t any Black Friday deals on RAM this year, and you can thank AI for that
I sat down to write this story hoping to point people to deals on RAM kits for their gaming PC builds, but after an extensive search, I’m sorry to say...
Gravis Robotics raises $23M to integrate AI into earthmoving equipment
Gravis Robotics raises $23M to integrate AI into earthmoving equipment – SiliconANGLE
Anthropic says it solved the long-running AI agent problem with a new multi-session Claude SDK
Anthropic research finds a new approach to solving the problem of forgetful agents.
How Venture Capital And Private Equity Are Fueling An AI-Driven Financial Feedback Loop
An analysis of circular financing, inflated valuations, and the blurring lines between traditional investment models in the artificial intelligence boom
AI Therapy Skipped the Most Important Step
Tessa, the NEDA chatbot, gave problematic eating disorder advice to someone in recovery. AI therapy needs safety measures.
Effective harnesses for long-running agents
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that’s working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Capital Thinking: The ‘Picks and Shovels’ in Today’s Data Center Gold Rush
It may be too soon to pick long-term winners in the current AI gold rush, but an immense opportunity lies with modern-day ‘pick and shovel’ companies—design firms, contractors and others...
The race to regulate AI has sparked a federal vs state showdown
The fight over AI regulation isn’t about the technology — it’s about whether Washington or the states get to set the rules, and what happens to consumers caught in between.
After a teddy bear talked about kink, AI watchdogs are warning parents against smart toys
Advocates are fighting against the $16.7bn global smart-toy market, decrying surveillance and a lack of regulation
Here’s how big-name hedge funds are using and investing in AI
“It’s an arms race to be able to consume the right kind of data in the right kind of way to be able to make the right decisions,” Citadel’s CTO...
Prediction: Wall Street’s Biggest Bubble Will Burst in 2026 (and I’m Not Talking About Artificial Intelligence)
Headwinds are mounting for a hyped early stage technology that’s still years away from being a needle mover.
Journalist Caught Publishing Fake Articles Generated by AI
Individuals keep claiming to be freelance writers and pitching dubious, AI-generated pieces to unsuspecting editors.