Trump to host Anthropic’s Dario Amodei at White House dinner, Axios reports
President Tweety McTreason plans to host Anthropic boss Dario Amodei at a private White House dinner on Sunday evening. Maria Curi and Marc Caputo broke
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How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war
In November 2021, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened an exhibit called “The Electric Dr. Franklin,” describing “Benjamin Franklin’s pioneering contributions to electrical
US being left behind in EV charging speeds as China goes sub-5 min to 70%
Hype merchants have a habit of overdoing it, but there’s no denying that China is making the US look more than a little antiquated when
China reportedly may let Alibaba and ByteDance buy new Nvidia chips
China’s government has signalled it may let firms such as Alibaba and ByteDance buy Nvidia’s new RTX Pro 5500 chip. The Information reported the news
From AI endpoints to IAM: 5 cybersecurity CEOs we’ve been watching this summer
Cybersecurity has had no shortage of new companies and ideas this summer. Behind some of the most interesting developments are founders who have spent years working
GlobalFoundries reportedly sees strong demand for Chinese optical modules
US chipmaker GlobalFoundries says demand for Chinese optical modules is strong as more data centres are built, one of its top bosses told the South
Discord rolls out global age checks that sort most users automatically
Discord has started a global rollout of age checks that place users into age groups, with extra safety settings for teenagers. The rollout began on
Microsoft stops insisting you need a “Copilot+ PC”
Since 2024, Microsoft has tried to sell “Copilot+ PC.” The marketing initiative was aimed at making it easy for people to know which Windows systems
After seven years, a spacecraft company is releasing its Otters into the wild
Imagine starting a space company in October 2019 with the aim of changing the world. Then, a few months later, a global pandemic shuts the
As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind
The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance.
Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public “virtually nothing,” judge is told
Free speech and media advocacy groups urged a judge to block a California settlement with Paramount Skydance that would let the company finalize its $111
Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US?
Normally, we try to update you quarterly on what’s going on with the US electric grid since it provides a nice view of developing trends
McDonald’s tests Archy, an AI drive-thru voice for English and Spanish
McDonald’s is testing an AI voice assistant called Archy that takes drive-thru orders in English and Spanish. The company presented it at its investor day
Hollywood studios want film graduates who already use AI, Semafor reports
Hollywood studios are turning to film schools for graduates who already know how to use AI video tools, rather than training their own staff, Semafor reported