We come in peace, OpenAI tells locals near gargantuan Stargate facilities
datacenter projects have been facing increasing opposition from local communities, especially massive projects such as those at Stargate's site Abilene, Texas, where ten buildings each covering half a million square feet are being constructed.
AI Agents 'Perilous' for Secure Apps Such as Signal, Whittaker Says
Signal Foundation president Meredith Whittaker warned that AI agents that autonomously carry out tasks pose a threat to encrypted messaging apps [non-paywalled source] because they require broad access to data stored across a device and can be hijacked if given root permissions.
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AI hype meets reality as majority of CEOs report no financial returns
Bottom line: Despite being advertised as the holy grail for businesses, embracing AI doesn't mean a company will automatically experience improvements. A new survey that questioned thousands of CEOs …
Nvidia Contacted Anna's Archive To Secure Access To Millions of Pirated Books - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: NVIDIA executives allegedly authorized the use of millions of pirated books from Anna's Archive to fuel its AI training. In an expanded class-action lawsuit that cites internal NVIDIA documents, several book authors claim (PDF) that the trillion...
Microsoft researchers have revealed the 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list
• Microsoft’s released its list of 40 jobs that have high crossover with AI—and professionals warned it highlights the careers “most at risk,” with historians, translators, and sales reps high on the …
#9 – The Learning Loop: The #AI Algorithms of Well-Being #Health
“Over the last few months, I’ve relied on Broccy and Avo,” I told my doctor during a few months ago during our visit together. “They are two Gen AI bots I made with a tool k…
7 Lies About AI. The Philosopher's Guide To Staying Sane You Will Never Get
We must also ask the questions that the essence of technology discourages us from asking – like ‘do I even need technology for this?’, ‘what does this technology prevent me from doing?’, and ‘what will my life be like if I trust this tool to make this process easier?’”
Welcome to Boodlebox We will be using an incredible AI tool this semester: Boodlebox. We will be using Boodlebox for specific assignments throughout the semester, so you will need to activate your account. I have shared an invitation to Boodlebox in your official Panthermail account. Please es...
Plan, Learn & Present Faster with NotebookLM and Gemini 3 Together
What if you could take the chaos of scattered research, endless documents, and overwhelming data and turn it into something clear, actionable, and even inspiring? Grace Leung walks through how …
Real estate investor Barry Sternlicht discusses the impact AI will have on the job market saying, "I think we have to let people go." Sign up for the CNBC Property Play newsletter to find more from the interview: cnb.cx/4kLfxS3
The rise of ‘micro’ apps: non-developers are writing apps instead of buying them
It took Rebecca Yu seven days to vibe code her dining app. She was tired of the decision fatigue that comes from people in a group chat not being able to decide where to eat.Armed with determination, Claude, and ChatGPT, Yu decided to just build a dining app from scratch — one that would recommend re
I trained a GPT to think like Steve Jobs and help me run my company. AI is scary, but it's also my biggest tool.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yesim Saydan, a branding and communication expert in her early 50s, based in the Netherlands. The following has been edited for length and clarity.When I'm stuck on a business decision or need to come up with a creative idea or strategy, brainstor
new study could put AI companies on the defensive. In it, Stanford and Yale researchers found compelling evidence that AI models are actually copying all that data, not “learning” from it. Specifically, four prominent LLMs — OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, xAI’s Grok 3, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet — happily reproduced lengthy excerpts from popular — and protected — works, with a stunning degree of accuracy.
Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core
For years now, AI companies, including Google, Meta, Anthropic, and OpenAI, have insisted that their large language models aren’t technically storing copyrighted works in their memory and instead …
Dr. Michelle Kassorla on Inverting Bloom’s Taxonomy: Teaching for Thinking in the Age of AI — Smarter Campus Podcast
In this episode of the Smarter Campus Podcast, Zach sits down with Michelle Kassorla to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping pedagogy, assessment, and what it truly means to learn.Dr. Kassorla introduces a powerful reframing of Bloom’s Taxonomy for the AI era. If AI can now create first, then the real intellectual work for students begins afterward—through evaluation, analysis, application, and reflection. Rather than resisting this shift, she argues that educators should redesign learning to emphasize process over product.Together, they discuss:Why AI should be treated as a starting point, not an endpointHow “Inverted Bloom’s Taxonomy” changes assignment designWhy grading the journey eliminates the incentive to cheatThe limits of AI detection and the harm of adversarial classroomsHow shared vulnerability between faculty and students builds trustPractical ways to scaffold assignments and assess AI transparencyThis episode offers a concrete, actionable framework for educators ready to move beyond…
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: The Fastest Smartphone of 2026?
The Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to establish itself as the fastest smartphone in the world, setting a new benchmark in performance according to leaked benchmarks, camera technology, and artificial …
Claude Canvas Planning Assistant : Builds Custom UIs for Email, Travel or Your Calendar
Can you imagine managing your entire schedule, drafting emails, and even planning trips, all without ever leaving your terminal? Better Stack explains how Claude Canvas, a new innovation powered by …