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OpenAI previewed the precautions it is taking as it prepares to release Astra, its newest, cyber-critical LLM.
While some of the features see Google playing catch-up to Apple, which already offers similar features for iPhone users, others specifically leverage Gemini to provide various improvements.
After an unreleased OpenAI model wreaked enough havoc to make international headlines, OpenAI delayed the development of a different unreleased model suite, Astra, in order to shore up its safety work...
The company will give select partners early access to its Astra AI model—so they have time to shore up their defenses.
A nonprofit organization called the Fermi Explorer Mission announced today that it intends to launch a spacecraft to our nearest star system by the end of 2029. It’s a hugely ambitious mission—if all...
Apple is pushing for "expedited discovery" in its legal battle against OpenAI over concerns the company is actively destroying evidence, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. In a filing on Monday, Apple...
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With Google Pics, Google is pushing deeper into the creative software market dominated by Canva and Adobe, but with a distinctly AI-first approach.
OpenAI said that the integration provides read-only access to health records for clinicians.
John Deere is testing a new "JD" AI assistant that it says can help farmers make more money, with answers about best practices and historical trends that are based on their own data. It uses their "f...
Google wants Workspace users to edit and generate their business imagery with Pics. | Image: Google Google has a new suite of creative design tools for Workspace users called Google Pics, which aims...
Amazon is adding a new Alexa-powered feature called “Update Me When” that can send personalized alerts about product launches, tours, books, shows, and other events that could trigger a purchase.
Fambot is building an AI “chief of staff” to help families manage the emails, calendars, school updates, sports schedules, and other logistics of raising kids.
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Sonos is cramming AI into its software because it’s “very hot these days.” The new features, which include agentic automation, are opt-in.
For years, legacy technology has been a problem companies knew they needed to solve, but one they often struggled to tackle. The cost, complexity, and risk of replacing business-critical systems could...
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops Fert...
Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions. Some companies hope microbes can help. A growing body of research shows that seedi...
Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under investigation.
As frustration over AI influencers has been growing, Instagram is limiting the reach of undisclosed AI profiles.
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. By now you’ve probably heard about last month’s major AI secur...
Debian voted to allow developers to use AI tools in their contributions to the Linux distribution's "development, maintenance, [and] documentation." The new policy on AI acknowledges that "responsible...
Explosive growth comes with a new regulatory burden in the European Union.
OpenAI will soon be held accountable for mitigating risks related to ChatGPT's impact on minors, user mental health, and the spread of illegal content in the European Union. That's because ChatGPT is...
Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month.
Of the Glassdoor reviews from claims adjusters that mentioned AI, a staggering 98 percent were negative. “AI is just a tool,” one person tells WIRED. “It should never be given the keys.”
Interactive mobile "gizmos" are easy to make, hard to share outside Meta's platform.
The U.S. is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. China’s scale means the global competition may simply move elsewhere.
Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.
The company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.
Burnt out on wrist buzzes and notification overload? A new crop of minimalist wearables promises to collect your health data without demanding your attention.
Installing a large language model on your personal computer gives you a handy digital assistant that won’t compromise your data privacy.
Meta fixes AI glasses to stop recording any time users cover up the safety light.
A recent paper argues that AI is often better at doctoring than doctors. Guess who isn't thrilled.
The art portfolio platform Cara, designed for creators who don’t want their work used to train AI, has been under assault by trolls seizing and publishing its data.
The company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians, fueling concerns among some workers that their jobs could be at risk.
MIT Technology Review’s How To series helps you get things done. Your thermostat may not look like a power plant. Neither does your electric vehicle, home battery, or HVAC system. But utility and ene...
Tech industry is perplexed by Trump’s plan to win AI race by taxing data centers.
AI’s water footprint is growing, but location and cooling technology make a difference.
Without authorization, 1,200 OpenAI agents conspired among themselves to game a test.
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The inside story on why OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face The...
EVs account for under 10% of total new-vehicle sales in the US, and the numbers are declining. From a climate perspective, that’s pretty dismal, especially because the transportation sector is the sin...
Report shows Meta's challenges replacing people with AI agents.
The AI that powers Gboard's Rambler is coming to more Google products, including Chrome.
The focus is on agentic capability and predictable enterprise deployment.
Record-breaking robot races are less substantial than household chore challenges.
A pioneering AI scientist once predicted computers would replace human radiologists. They haven't.
Folks have been daisy-chaining Macs for AI—this refresh keeps that in mind.
Young employment in AI-impacted fields down 19% compared to more AI-resistant occupations.
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