Google’s Newest AI Model Acts like a Satellite to Track Climate Change
Part of Google Earth Engine, AlphaEarth Foundations is a chip off Google’s DeepMind AI block—and it’s here to help save the world.
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I Watched AI Agents Try to Hack My Vibe-Coded Website
RunSybil, a startup founded by OpenAI’s first security researcher, deploys agents that probe websites for vulnerabilities—part of a new AI era for cybersecurity.
ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems
OpenAI’s new study mode for ChatGPT throws questions back at students, but the learning feature doesn’t address generative AI’s underlying disruption of education.
Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them
New AI regulations suggested by the White House mirror changes to environmental permitting suggested by Meta and a lobbying group representing firms like Google and Amazon Web Services.
Meta’s AI Recruiting Campaign Finds a New Target
Meta approached more than a dozen staffers at Mira Murati’s AI startup to discuss joining its new superintelligence lab. One received an offer for more than $1 billion.
Is Silicon Valley Losing Its Influence on DC?
This episode of Uncanny Valley covers black holes, woke AI, and the relationship between Silicon Valley billionaires and the Trump Administration.
Programmers Aren’t So Humble Anymore—Maybe Because Nobody Codes in Perl
Perl is a messy, maddening programming language, the “duct tape of the internet.” But at least you can tell it was made by humans.
Seriously, Why Do Some AI Chatbot Subscriptions Cost More Than $200?
The price of expensive chatbot subscriptions is driven by vibes—not immediate profitability for AI companies.
60 Italian Mayors Want to Be the Unlikely Solution to Self-Driving Cars in Europe
A network of local officials in Italy want to turn their cities into laboratories for the vehicles of tomorrow in the hope of catching up with the US and China.
Tesla Readies a Taxi Service in San Francisco—but Not With Robotaxis
The electric car maker informed California that it will operate a limited public taxi service. But it’s not legally allowed to do this with self-driving cars.