An Open Source Pioneer Wants to Unleash Open Source AI Robots
Lapeyre says that selling humanoid robots remains challenging because the use cases are unclear and the systems are still unreliable—though...
Small Language Models Are the New Rage, Researchers Say
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Large language models work well because they’re so large. The latest...
Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project
Palantir, the software company cofounded by Peter Thiel, is part of an effort by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government...
Sex-Fantasy Chatbots Are Leaking a Constant Stream of Explicit Messages
All of the 400 exposed AI systems found by UpGuard have one thing in common: They use the open source...
The AI Agent Era Requires a New Kind of Game Theory
At the same time, the risk is immediate and present with agents. When models are not just contained boxes but...
Donald Trump Wants to Save the Coal Industry. He’s Too Late
The promise of new demand is driving some utilities to reconsider scheduled coal plant retirements. In Virginia, where Amazon Web...
The AI Race Has Gotten Crowded—and China Is Closing In on the US
Stanford’s report shows Chinese AI is on the rise overall, with models from Chinese companies scoring similar to their US...
Trump’s Tariffs Are Threatening the US Semiconductor Revival
Silicon Valley let out a sigh of relief on Wednesday when it learned that President Donald Trump’s tariff bonanza included...
Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs
“DOGE's actions at the VA are putting veterans' lives at risk,” representative Gerald Connolly, ranking member of the House Oversight...
What Is the Meta AI Button in WhatsApp, and How Do I Remove It?
If you've noticed a new light blue circle appear in your WhatsApp chats recently, and wondered what it was, Meta...
