Tech
NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters: just 26% had a positive view of AI, while 46% had a negative view, the third worst net negative score of all topics (Jake Angelo/Fortune)
Jake Angelo / Fortune : NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters: just 26% had a po…
Tech
OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, which fixes security issues in AI systems being built and is "trusted by 25%+ of Fortune 500", to fold into OpenAI Frontier (OpenAI)
OpenAI : OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, which fixes security issues in AI syst…
Tech
A study of ~1,500 US workers finds AI use can reduce burnout but also cause "AI brain fry", a mental fatigue from using AI tools beyond one's cognitive capacity (Harvard Business Review)
Harvard Business Review : A study of ~1,500 US workers finds AI use can reduce burn…
Tech
Luma AI debuts Uni-1, an image model that combines image understanding and generation in a single architecture, topping Nano Banana 2 on logic-based benchmarks (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)
Matthias Bastian / The Decoder : Luma AI debuts Uni-1, an image model that combines…
Tech
How Circle, Stripe, Coinbase, and others are building stablecoin-based agentic payments infrastructure that makes microtransactions between AI agents economical (Emily Mason/Bloomberg)
Emily Mason / Bloomberg : How Circle, Stripe, Coinbase, and others are building sta…
Tech
The US and Israel are using AI to wage war on Iran with unprecedented speed and precision in attacks, even as the cost of ill-informed decisions remains high (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal : The US and Israel are using AI to wage war on Iran with unpre…
Tech
As cheap, powerful GPS jammers proliferate, a look at some alternatives to GPS, including using supersensitive, quantum-based magnetic sensors (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal : As cheap, powerful GPS jammers proliferate…
Tech
Iran targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts over the Gulf as a global AI hub (Daniel Boffey/The Guardian)
Daniel Boffey / The Guardian : Iran targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and…
Tech
Leading the Future, a pro-AI PAC backed by Palantir-cofounder Joe Lonsdale, hit pro-regulation Democrat Alex Bores with attack ads over Bores' work for Palantir (Nancy Scola/Politico)
Nancy Scola / Politico : Leading the Future, a pro-AI PAC backed by Palantir-cofoun…
Tech
Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's head of hardware and robotics, resigns over concerns about domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons after OpenAI's DOD contract (Sharon Goldman/Fortune)
Sharon Goldman / Fortune : Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's head of hardware and ro…
Tech
OpenAI says it is delaying the launch of ChatGPT Adult Mode, originally planned for Q1, to focus on higher priorities, like gains in intelligence (Alex Heath/Sources)
Alex Heath / Sources : OpenAI says it is delaying the launch of ChatGPT Adult Mode,…
Tech
Sources: US officials propose expanding AI chip export controls globally, requiring Commerce Department approval for Nvidia and AMD shipments to any country (Mackenzie Hawkins/Bloomberg)
Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg : Sources: US officials propose expanding AI chip exp…
Tech
Authorities from 14 countries shut down LeakBase, seize its domains, and arrest multiple people allegedly tied to the cybercrime forum, which had 142K+ members (Matt Kapko/CyberScoop)
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop : Authorities from 14 countries shut down LeakBase, seize i…
Tech
Epic and Google propose a settlement that would have Google share its Play Store app catalog with rivals and offer a registered app store program for Android (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg)
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg : Epic and Google propose a settlement that would have Googl…
Tech
Microsoft moves Build from Seattle back to San Francisco, scheduled for June 2-3, instead of May, and invites 2,500 developers, down from the usual ~3K to ~5K (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Tom Warren / The Verge : Microsoft moves Build from Seattle back to San Francisco, …
Social Plugin