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Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects. Also, a joint U.S. government statement says the hacks are affecting the food, transportation, and healthcare industries after reports of global mass-hacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines. Also, Anthropic's FlashProve is a system that would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Retail investors in Palantir were lukewarm on the company on Tuesday, with the stock trading slightly down. T Also, cybersecurity experts have long warned of the persistent and patient threat from North Korea's long-running hacks. The world's largest crypto exchange was still caught off-guard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

-RSI is the point at which AI grows so good at training itself that it spawns a dramatic acceleration of AI capabilities. To the AI doomers, RSI represents the cataclysm from which there is no return. Plus, a Kyiv startup’s pocket-sized, 10-ounce receiver lets Ukrainian troops watch the video feeds of Russian drones, though Russian moves toward digital video and AI-guided drones that emit no signa...

Data centers are deeply unpopular. But what if we called them something else? Also, a second wave of cyberattacks to hit supermarket refrigerators in a month, spoiling food and disrupting supplies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A University of Kentucky administrator recently earned a religious exemption from using AI in the workplace. Also, Putin said that he and Musk are in "close contact" about Rassvet, Russia's Starlink-like satellite connectivity project. And Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that the success of blockbuster hits like Project Hail Mary and Verity is only part of the story. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

A new developer platform will let businesses bring their services to Google's AI experiences, potentially changing how consumers discover and use apps. Also, Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of the partnership. Learn m...

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey is vowing to bring computer manufacturing back to the U.S. and by that he doesn't just mean assembly, but every individual component, some of which are exclusively made in China today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexander Embiricos, the OpenAI executive responsible for dots, never wants to have a meeting with someone else's AI agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last year, “Nerd Reich” author Gil Durán declared that it was time to revive the career of Paulina Borsook, who he said “saw it all very clearly and tried to warn us 25 years ago.” Also, Grok's footage looks okay, as long as you're not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human interest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs. Also, a newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay the "billionaire's tax," should the measure be voted into law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

Uber previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work, but is now taking the enterprise agent company-wide. Also, Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström explains why the rise of AI agents could be good news for the music service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI run amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without the permission of a judge. Also, before you share the Netflix documentary "AI Gone Rogue" take note. Clem Delangue, Hugging Face's co-founder who is featured in the film, says it went "full doomer mode" and isn't accurate. Learn more about your ad choices...

A number of developers and vibe coders have recently been sharing solutions for “vibe-coding” your TV to get rid of sponsored ads, speed up the app launcher, redesign the home screen, disable tracking features, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"You Can See Everything" is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film. Also, Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund. And the filing also says that the “vast majority” of Character. AI employees who were offered jobs at Disney accepted them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker has given up the right to block them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology. Also, Flock's CEO's comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology. Learn more about your ad choic...

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud. Also, Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company's work with PRIMA is part of its path toward a novel brain-computer interface (BCI). Learn more ab...

Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice. Also, in a Saturday morning post, Microsoft's CEO wrote that it’s time “to step back and assess the trust architecture” of AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safety culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Starlink is still awaiting security clearance before it can seek spectrum and begin commercial services in India. Also, ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

A Threads user wrote: "I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless," one shopper wrote on Threads. Also, on Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open weights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says. Also, the company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant. Also, the CEO of Amazon Web Services tried to push back against widespread suspicion of data centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro. Also, Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices