
Vox - 1 day 13 hours ago
If there's one thing a busy person doesn't need, it's more information. More emails, more notifications, more infinite feeds the steady drip of data spells doom for the overstimulated American. And if you're a busy parent, like me, sometimes it feels like a flood: school emails, doctor's appointments, so many little things to buy. Even things that used to be simple are harder. I recently listed an item on Facebook Marketplace, which quickly meant I was replying to offers and...

Sky News - 1 day 14 hours ago
A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device at its offices was "mere days" away from fleeing to Saudi Arabia before his arrest, prosecutors allege.

Vox - 1 day 14 hours ago
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference on June 6, 2023 in Wildwood, Florida. | Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images If President Donald Trump had his way, the Republican Party would be top-to-bottom the party of AI or, in his preferred branding, "super intelligence." But down in the very state where Trump has his " winter White House ," two Republicans have put forth a very different vision for the party's future and have been far more eager to take...

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 15 hours ago
Advancing technology for the benefit of humanity isn't just the tagline for IEEE's mission as a public charity. It's something that the organization's more than 500,000 members strive to do all the time. IEEE's recently released 2025 Social Impact Report showcases a variety of programs volunteers worked on to increase public awareness of technology's impact on society, many of which The Institute covered. Here is a selection of the programs from the report, with links to...

NY Post - 1 day 15 hours ago
An accused OpenAI spy got help from a member of the Saudi military in attempting to ship his family back to the kingdom just before his arrest for allegedly bugging the company’s conference rooms, according to federal prosecutors. Ex-OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was in regular contact with a member of the Saudi royal family...

Popular Mechanics - 1 day 16 hours ago
Editor-tested gear is deeply discounted during fall Prime Day.

The Atlantic - 1 day 17 hours ago
Publishers have every right to challenge businesses that exploit their work but the Wayback Machine has become collateral damage.

Variety - 1 day 19 hours ago
Is Elon Musk aiming to share a piece of his staggering wealth — or is he trying to build a new generation of investors in his SpaceX? Early Monday, the tech mega-billionaire posted on X, “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America. This will be the first […]...

Newser - 1 day 19 hours ago
New court filings in the case of a former OpenAI engineer accused of hiding a listening device in an executive conference room suggest he was in cahoots with the Saudi royal family, reports CBS News . Prosecutors say Abdulrahman Alfozan had been in regular contact with an unnamed Saudi royal from...

Variety - 1 day 20 hours ago
The explosion of content across social platforms has made producing and distributing entertainment easier than ever. Finding the right audience for it is another matter. Chronicle Media is betting artificial intelligence can help solve that problem. The San Francisco-based startup helps studios, brands and creators determine who is most likely to engage with their content […]...

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 20 hours ago
Agility Robotics , the company I cofounded out of my robotics lab at Oregon State University in 2015, has just launched Digit 5 . It's designed to be the first humanoid robot that can safely and economically do useful work at scale, allowing us to bring tens of thousands of humanoid workers into the real world. Engineered to lift 23-kilogram bins onto high shelves and with a battery that can run for 90 minutes on a 9-minute charge, Digit 5's goal is to handle heavy warehouse tasks shift...

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 23 hours ago
This white paper explains how edge AI and physical AI help cities move beyond passive monitoring. It shows how urban infrastructure can sense, reason, and act on real-time conditions across public safety, mobility, and infrastructure management. What you will learn about: How the shift from smart cities to cognitive cities depends on infrastructure that reasons and acts, rather than infrastructure that only monitors. Why edge AI supports low-latency decisions, keeps sensitive data within city boundaries...

NPR - 2 days 39 min ago
AI models are transforming hurricane forecasting. They provided some of the most accurate predictions of the track of Hurricane Isaias.

Air and Space - 2 days 5 hours ago
From Viking routes and fishing villages to Arctic wonders and UNESCO-listed fjords, discover Norway's living heritage along the coast that connects it all...