Hackers Are Finding New Ways to Hide Malware in DNS Records
Hackers are stashing malware in a place that’s largely out of the reach of most defenses—inside domain name system (DNS)...
Where Are All the AI Drugs?
A new drug usually starts with a tragedy.Peter Ray knows that. Born in what is now Zimbabwe, the child of...
Trump and the Energy Industry Are Eager to Power AI With Fossil Fuels
The industry is finding a willing partner in the Trump administration. Since taking office, Trump has used AI as a...
Former Top Google Researchers Have Made A New Kind of AI Agent
A new kind of artificial intelligence agent, trained to understand how software is built by gorging on a company’s data...
Another High-Profile OpenAI Researcher Departs for Meta
OpenAI researcher Jason Wei is joining Meta’s new superintelligence lab, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.Wei worked on...
I Tried Grok’s Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat
An anime girl in a black corset dress sways back and forth on my screen. Its name is Ani, and...
Thinking Machines Lab Raises a Record $2 Billion, Announces Cofounders
Thinking Machines Lab, an artificial intelligence company founded by top researchers who fled OpenAI, has raised a record $2 billion...
AI ‘Nudify’ Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars
For years, so-called “nudify” apps and websites have mushroomed online, allowing people to create nonconsensual and abusive images of women...
Join Our Livestream: Inside the AI Copyright Battles
What's going on right now with the copyright battles over artificial intelligence? Many lawsuits regarding generative AI’s training materials were...
Microsoft and OpenAI’s AGI Fight Is Bigger Than a Contract
I first learned about The Clause from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. During an interview with him in May 2023, I...
