Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project
Palantir, the software company cofounded by Peter Thiel, is part of an effort by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to build a new “mega API” for accessing...
New method efficiently safeguards sensitive AI training data
Data privacy comes with a cost. There are security techniques that protect sensitive user data, like customer addresses, from attackers who may attempt to extract them from AI models —...
Cyberattacks by AI agents are coming
Agents are the talk of the AI industry—they’re capable of planning, reasoning, and executing complex tasks like scheduling meetings, ordering groceries, or even taking over your computer to change settings...
5 most unique products we tried at LA’s biohacker expo
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — It was one for the anti-ages. Hundreds of biohackers — some sporting clothing to protect against electromagnetic radiation and others clutching purses packed with peptides —...
The AI Race Has Gotten Crowded—and China Is Closing In on the US
Stanford’s report shows Chinese AI is on the rise overall, with models from Chinese companies scoring similar to their US counterparts on the LMSYS benchmark. It notes that China publishes...
Taking the “training wheels” off clean energy
Renewable power sources have seen unprecedented levels of investment in recent years. But with political uncertainty clouding the future of subsidies for green energy, these technologies must begin to compete...
AI companions are the final stage of digital addiction, and lawmakers are taking aim
On Tuesday, California state senator Steve Padilla will make an appearance with Megan Garcia, the mother of a Florida teen who killed himself following a relationship with an AI companion...
Microsoft workers fired after disrupting 50th anniversary celebration
Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military, according to a group representing the workers. Microsoft didn’t immediately...
Trump’s Tariffs Are Threatening the US Semiconductor Revival
Silicon Valley let out a sigh of relief on Wednesday when it learned that President Donald Trump’s tariff bonanza included an exemption for semiconductors, which, at least for now, won’t...
New method assesses and improves the reliability of radiologists’ diagnostic reports
Due to the inherent ambiguity in medical images like X-rays, radiologists often use words like “may” or “likely” when describing the presence of a certain pathology, such as pneumonia. But...
How do you teach an AI model to give therapy?
On March 27, the results of the first clinical trial for a generative AI therapy bot were published, and they showed that people in the trial who had depression or...
Amazon makes shock last-minute bid to buy TikTok: report
Amazon jumped into the TikTok sweepstakes with a surprise last-minute play to buy the video-sharing app ahead of Saturday’s deadline for Chinese parent ByteDance to sell it or face a...
Yuval Noah Harari: ‘How Do We Share the Planet With This New Superintelligence?’
Libertarians often take these mechanisms for granted and refuse to consider where they come from. For example, you have electricity and drinking water in your home. When you go to...
Pattie Maes receives ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award
Pattie Maes, the Germeshausen Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT and head of the Fluid Interfaces research group within the MIT Media Lab, has been awarded the 2025 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime...
The first trial of generative AI therapy shows it might help with depression
The first clinical trial of a therapy bot that uses generative AI suggests it was as effective as human therapy for participants with depression, anxiety, or risk for developing eating...
