FAA orders third nationwide ground stop in its history
On Friday afternoon, days after expanding use of an AI tool, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop, halting departures from all US
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Millions of Americans are not taking their GLP-1 drugs as prescribed
GLP-1 medications are everywhere these days. The peptide-based drugs are both highly effective and wildly popular for diabetes, weight loss and a growing range of
Jensen Huang’s Resignation From Nvidia Worries the A.I. Start-Up World
Mr. Huang championed start-ups, with Nvidia holding $48 billion worth of stakes in 229 private companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, at the end of July.
Jensen Huang’s Resignation From Nvidia Could Complicate Billions in Philanthropic Giving
Mr. Huang, the company’s co-founder, and his wife oversee a charitable foundation with about $9 billion in assets.
Microsoft 365 services slowly come back online after global outage
After a lengthy Microsoft 365 outage disrupted business around the globe, Microsoft is now restoring services to its customers. As of 6:00 p.m. UTC (1
Anthropic says its AI safety scores depend heavily on how they’re measured
Anthropic has published advice on building AI safety tests. It shows Claude Fable 5.1 behaved appropriately in only 60% of self-harm test conversations via its
Sierra releases Poppy 1.0 as Shopify and Meta’s Muse sign on
Sierra has released version 1.0 of Personal Agent Protocol, or Poppy, a standard for how personal AI agents deal with companies. Shopify has turned it
Microsoft’s Global Outage and Fixes: What We Know
The company described “encouraging” progress on efforts to overcome a second day of disruptions to its email, messaging and other services.
Microsoft Says Outage Disrupting Outlook Is Improving
Health services, schools, police departments and companies worldwide reported disruptions to their work. The cause was unclear, though Microsoft appeared to rule out a cyberattack.
Disney is now embracing the AI it once fought, from cartoons to finance
Disney will bring Ozzy Fox, a kids’ series animated with AI tools, to Disney+ in December, Bloomberg reported. Under CEO Josh D’Amaro, it is also
Bessent says anyone at Nvidia should be held accountable for chip leakage
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Nvidia scandal should be about AI chips reaching China, not Jensen Huang’s private life. On Friday he asked whether
Windows 0-day dropped by disgruntled researcher hands hackers System rights
Nightmare Eclipse, the pseudonym of a researcher with an ongoing, very public beef with Microsoft, has dropped yet another Windows zero-day. On Tuesday, Nightmare Eclipse
Wall Street Braces for Anthropic’s Spending
The company’s financial picture may get murky as it deals with employee stock compensation and the growing costs of artificial intelligence.
Microsoft’s global outage may be worse than Amazon’s or CrowdStrike’s, expert says
A global outage taking down a wide range of Microsoft 365 services remains ongoing Friday morning. The outage started midday Thursday, impacting users of Microsoft