
Tech Meme - 1 hour 22 min ago
Reuters : Sources: the Pentagon is clashing with Anthropic over safeguards limiting the use of its tech to target weapons autonomously and conduct domestic surveillance — The Pentagon and artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic are at odds over potentially eliminating safeguards that might allow …...

The Guardian - 1 hour 42 min ago
Swedish study of 100,000 women found higher rate of early detection, suggesting potential to support radiologists The use of artificial intelligence in breast cancer screening reduces the rate of a cancer diagnosis by 12% in subsequent years and leads to a higher rate of early detection, according to the first trial of its kind. Researchers said the study was the largest to date looking at AI use in cancer screening. It involved 100,000 women in Sweden who were part of mammography screening and...

Tech Meme - 2 hours 17 min ago
Bloomberg : Sources: SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla, an idea some investors are pushing, while separately exploring a tie-up between SpaceX and xAI — SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla Inc., as well as an alternative combination with artificial intelligence firm xAI …...

Digital Music News - 2 hours 26 min ago
More musicians than ever say they are worried about AI-generated content competing with human-created music in the latest survey from PRS for Music. Two years after British music copyright collective PRS for Music previously surveyed music creators on their thoughts about artificial intelligence, concern levels have only increased. Four in five (79%) musicians agreed that […]...

Variety - 4 hours 16 min ago
Call it the Tilly tax. In the future, studios that use synthetic actors in place of humans might have to pay a royalty into a union fund. That's one of the ideas kicking around as SAG-AFTRA prepares to sit down with the studios on Feb. 9. Artificial intelligence was central to the 2023 actors strike, […]...

Forbes - 5 hours 4 min ago
The merger would bring Musk's companies in aerospace, social media and artificial intelligence under one banner.

The Guardian - 6 hours 1 min ago
Meta wowed Wall Street with improvements in ad targeting fueled by AI alongside huge investment. Microsoft had less to show for its billions spent Big Tech earnings so far this week have sent a clear warning: investors are willing to overlook soaring spending on artificial intelligence if it fuels strong growth, but are quick to punish companies that fall short. The contrast was clear in Thursday's stock market reaction to earnings from Microsoft and Meta , highlighting how dramatically the...

Engadget - 6 hours 12 min ago
Apple has acquired Israel-based startup Q.ai, a move that could provide a much-needed boost to the tech giant's capabilities in artificial intelligence. Although Apple has not disclosed terms of the deal, sources told Financial Times that the arrangement is reportedly valued at nearly $2 billion. If that figure is accurate, the Q.ai acquisition marks Apple's second largest acquisition to date, followed by its purchase of Beats for $3 billion back in 2014. Johny Srouji, Apple's senior...

New York Times - 8 hours 59 min ago
Google's chips for artificial intelligence are increasingly being used by companies other than Google.

UPI - 9 hours 52 min ago
Among the six leading artificial intelligence models, xAi's Grok performed worst on countering anti-Semitic and extremist bias in content served up.

Variety - 10 hours 13 min ago
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky used AI to travel back in time 250 years ago to the American Revolution. But he turned to real-life human actors to provide voices documenting the key events of the country’s foundational conflict. Aronofsky’s Primordial Soup, the AI studio he formed last year, announced “On This Day 1776,” an animated series that […]...

New York Times - 11 hours 55 min ago
Investors liked what they heard from Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's C.E.O., about the company's latest results, including its plans for artificial intelligence.

ABC News - 12 hours 24 min ago
Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business...

The Guardian - 14 hours 12 min ago
Projects this year expected to triple global gas capacity, forecast finds, as concerns grow over impacts on planet The US is leading a huge global surge in new gas-fired power generation that will cause a major leap in planet-heating emissions , with this record boom driven by the expansion of energy-hungry datacenters to service artificial intelligence , according to a new forecast. This year is set to shatter the annual record for new gas power additions around the world, with planned and under-construction...

Slate - 14 hours 17 min ago
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Jan. 29, 2026.

UPI - 15 hours 42 min ago
President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for efforts to strengthen the social safety net and ease side effects from expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Newser - 16 hours 42 min ago
Pinterest is shrinking its workforce and office footprint as it leans harder into artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based social media platform said in an SEC filing Tuesday that it will cut up to 15% of its staff and reduce office space, while shifting money and headcount toward "AI-focused roles" and...

Tech Meme - 19 hours 17 min ago
Stephen Nellis / Reuters : Letter: Rep. John Moolenaar, chair of the US House Select Committee on China, says Nvidia helped DeepSeek hone AI models later used by the Chinese military — U.S. chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O) helped China's DeepSeek hone artificial intelligence models that were later used by the Chinese military …...

Tech Meme - 20 hours 17 min ago
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg : Job listings show that DeepSeek hopes to broaden its AI offerings with a search engine capable of supporting multiple languages and more emphasis on agents — DeepSeek is looking to broaden its AI offerings with new artificial intelligence search features and more emphasis on agents …...