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Ars Technica — AI news-outlet 27d ago
The skeptic’s guide to humanoid robots going viral on the Internet
Robot demonstrations can distort public perceptions of robotic capabilities.
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These LLMs are the best at resisting Russian propaganda
Estonian government benchmark shows how dozens of models combat Russia's "strategic narratives."
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Elon Musk tries again to escape FTC audits of X data handling
Musk can't be trusted to protect X user privacy, public commenters warn FTC.
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How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems
Hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability.
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Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out
Google must change AI Overviews after claiming users don't want "lots of sources."
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Trump plan to test AI models has a problem—US security teams were gutted by DOGE
Critics say Trump plan to test AI models is short-sighted, performative.
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Inside Meta's attempts to play catch-up with AI
Doubts linger over whether Meta can close the gap with rivals.
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Microsoft's Project Solara is an Android OS designed for agents instead of apps
Microsoft missed the boat on apps, so get ready for agents.
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Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches
International Mathematical Union endorses warning about tech industry influence.
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Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts
Pricey Instagram handles were stolen and resold before Meta patched the exploit.
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Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders
Altman has an "utter disregard" for human lives, Florida AG says.
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From 15 hours to one minute: How AI/ML is speeding up GM's development
From CFD and FEA to digital twins, carmaking now involves a lot of virtualization.
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Allegedly trashing Airbnbs to test robots puts startup in legal trouble
Lawsuit seeks $12,000 from startup that allegedly damaged home in robot tests.
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Intel: Our upcoming AI chip will be cheaper, run cooler than Nvidia, AMD options
Crescent Island is an air-cooled chip that uses LPDDR5 memory.
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An OpenAI model solved a famous math problem that stumped humans for 80 years
I tried to explain OpenAI’s solution more clearly than OpenAI did.
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Startup offers free home cleaning—if it can record it all for robot training
The latest twist in paying humans to wear head cameras for robot training data.
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Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code
Undisclosed addition in jqwik instructed AI coding agents to delete app output.
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Trump loses more control over AI regulation as Illinois passes landmark law
Here’s why Anthropic and OpenAI are on board with Illinois safety testing.
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Nvidia bets $150B on Taiwan as Trump's plan to make US an AI hub backfires
Nvidia will invest $150 billion a year to make Taiwan an AI “epicenter.”
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YouTube to begin automatically labeling AI videos
AI videos that are animated, unrealistic, or only have a little AI may still hide their origins, though.
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US law enforcement warns of "anti-tech extremism" as AI hatred grows
The feds are raising the alarm about a new category of threat.
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Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package
"BadHost" was found in Starlette, a package with 325 million weekly downloads.
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FBI agent explains how easy it is to ID people posting AI porn without consent
A creepy saved post on Instagram linked man to AI porn account, FBI says.
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3D-printable humanoid legs let robotics experiments run wild
Hugging Face debuts $2,500 bipedal robot project for builders and researchers.
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US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices
Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.
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Trump canceled AI safety testing EO after snub from tech CEOs
Trump delays AI safety testing EO, claiming it would be an innovation “blocker.”
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As Grok flounders, SpaceX bets future on beating Big Tech at AI
SpaceX IPO filing pitches orbital data centers as Grok lags rival AI services.
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Buckle up: Google is set to remake search with agentic AI in 2026
Google's AI search evolution is accelerating at I/O 2026.
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The Internet can't stop watching Figure AI's humanoid robots handling packages
Figure AI's 24/7 livestream showcases human soft spot for humanoid robots.
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Two AI-based science assistants succeed with drug-retargeting tasks
Both tools generate hypotheses; one goes on to analyze some of the data.
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Gemini 3.5 Flash might be fast enough for gen AI to make sense
Google says its more efficient Gemini 3.5 Flash is the key to your agentic AI future.
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Electrical utility megamerger is all about the data centers
NextEra’s blockbuster deal with Dominion likely means higher bills for consumers.
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Legal fail: Don’t use AI to sue Facebook users for calling you a bad date
Fake citations dashed a dude’s “Are We Dating the Same Guy” revenge lawsuit.
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Elon Musk took too long to sue OpenAI, jury unanimously agrees
Musk plans to appeal after judge immediately affirmed the jury's decision.
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Bug bounty businesses bombarded with AI slop
"Never-ending" AI slop strains corporate hacking reward schemes.
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Authors fight for higher payouts from Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement
Lawyers accused of rushing historic settlement to seize $320 million in fees.
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Send the arXiv AI-generated slop, get a yearlong vacation from submissions
One of the site's moderators described the new policy on social media.
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OpenAI feels “burned” by Apple’s crappy ChatGPT integration, insiders say
Judge orders Apple to give Musk internal messages discussing secretive ChatGPT deal.
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Pennsylvanians use town hall meeting to rail against data center boom
“This is a public trust and transparency issue.”
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Claude Code's product lead talks usage limits, transparency, and the "lean harness"
"We have no grand plan," says Anthropic's Cat Wu—but that's by design.
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Energy supplier abandons Lake Tahoe residents to serve data centers
Town’s 49,000 California residents compete with Nevada data centers for energy.
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