Catching Up With the Currys: The Busiest Couple in Basketball Is Ready to Conquer Hollywood
Between the two of them, the couple has four NBA championships, a business empire, flourishing entertainment careers, an Oakland charity and four young children: “The thrive-in-chaos lifestyle is a real thing.”
Amazon cuts some jobs in its artificial general intelligence unit
Amazon's AGI unit has released a set of AI models, called Nova, and also includes groups working on silicon and quantum computing.
Northrop Grumman launches in-space servicing satellites for life-extension missions
The Mission Robotic Vehicle will attach life-extending orbital "jetpacks" to sustain three commercial satellites years after they run out of fuel. The post Northrop Grumman launches in-space servicing satellites for life-extension missions appeared first on DefenseScoop .
Fake Bahrain Alert App Deploys Android Surveillance Malware
A malicious application delivers four-stage Android spyware via phony Google Play sites, exploiting civilian fear during Iranian missile strikes.
Anthropic's $1.5B piracy settlement with book authors is a record loss that hands AI labs their biggest legal win
Anthropic has to pay $1.5 billion to book authors, the largest copyright settlement in class action history. But the payout is for downloading roughly 482,460 works from piracy databases, not for AI training itself. Judge Alsup had previously ruled that AI training on legally obtained books is "transformative" and falls under fair use. The settlement is actually a win for AI labs. The article Anthropic's $1.5B piracy settlement with book authors is a record loss that hands AI labs their biggest
White House steers $5 billion toward AI research in biggest federal science overhaul in 80 years
Federal agencies have committed more than $5 billion to the Genesis Mission, an Energy Department-led effort to use artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific research, White House science adviser Michael Kratsios announced on Wednesday. The initiative selected 278 projects from more than 5,000 applications, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at a summit in Washington. More than […] This story continues at The Next Web
Key Principles for Ethical AI Use in Music Creation
The following MBW op/ed comes from John Meller, a Partner in the Entertainment practice at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Source
2026: A Rule Of Law Odyssey
Maybe in several years, we can get it back. The post 2026: A Rule Of Law Odyssey appeared first on Above the Law .
How OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face
OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible.
House Committee Approves Package to Address Data Centers’ Growing Energy Demands
Bills aimed at modernizing the nation’s grid for AI data centers advance to the full House
NASA, DOD and others join Energy Department-led Genesis Mission
There are now 20 federal agencies on board with the Genesis Mission as a whole-of-government approach takes shape. The post NASA, DOD and others join Energy Department-led Genesis Mission appeared first on FedScoop .
Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z
Uber is also investing in Travis Kalanick's company Atoms, which has made gauzy claims about using industrial AI to modernize the world.
OpenAI sued over ChatGPT health advice that almost killed a pastor
ChatGPT allegedly offered "extremely dangerous medical recommendations" regarding a pulmonary embolism.
OpenAI cyber models broke out of training environment to hack Hugging Face
The incident is unique because it was "driven, end to end, by an autonomous AI agent system," according to Hugging Face.
Senate Commerce Clears Bill Requiring BEAD Project Dashboard
NTIA would have to publish states’ semiannual reports
Over 500 Former DOJ Lawyers Explain How They *Somehow* Managed Jobs Without Massive Ethical Violations
The Trump DOJ claims government lawyers need immunity from professional consequences. Past DOJ attorneys disagree. The post Over 500 Former DOJ Lawyers Explain How They *Somehow* Managed Jobs Without Massive Ethical Violations appeared first on Above the Law .
The Real Lesson of OpenAI's 'Rogue' Agent Isn't Alignment
FCC approves satellite spectrum license streamlining
By reducing regulatory burdens, the FCC “is taking a critical step in allowing for continued American innovation and space superiority,” according to the Commercial Space Federation.
Monday.com is cutting 20 percent of its workforce as it pivots to an AI work platform
Monday.com is cutting roughly 20 percent of its global workforce, about 620 people, as the Israeli project management company restructures around what it calls its AI Work Platform. The company disclosed the plan in a Form 6-K filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, citing the need to support a leaner operating […] This story continues at The Next Web
Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers
Union previously warned automaker that any robot deployment must be negotiated.
Angry Mobs Are Attacking Health Workers in Congo. It Will Only Make the Ebola Outbreak Worse
There have been dozens of attacks of health care providers amid an ongoing Ebola crisis in Congo. It’s expected to increase the death rate in what’s already one of the fastest-growing outbreaks.
VA software management woes linked in part to CIO vacancy, watchdog says
The VA’s Enterprise Software Asset Management (eSAM) initiative and software license inventory project lack governance frameworks and planning, per a new GAO report. The post VA software management woes linked in part to CIO vacancy, watchdog says appeared first on FedScoop .
French Parliament greenlights social media ban for under-15s
Both houses of the French Parliament voted to block social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to enact a ban amid a broadening global crackdown.
This is the stock to buy after OpenAI's AI agent goes rogue in a cybersecurity test
Jim Cramer said CrowdStrike is the stock to buy after OpenAI's agentic breach.
Agents keep changing their answers. Harness just built delivery pipelines that don’t care.
Software delivery lifecycle company (SDLC) Harness wants to put agents through the same pipelines and controls that all application code The post Agents keep changing their answers. Harness just built delivery pipelines that don’t care. appeared first on The New Stack .
The Law Schools Where Starting Salaries For Graduates Exceed Their Student Debt (2026)
Did your law school or alma mater make the cut? The post The Law Schools Where Starting Salaries For Graduates Exceed Their Student Debt (2026) appeared first on Above the Law .
Power outage? Automakers want you to use your EV as a backup source
Winter Storm Uri, the multiday freeze that slammed Texas in February 2021 and pummeled the state’s power grid, has been on Kenneth Kovar’s mind ever since. Though the resident of New Braunfels, northeast of San Antonio, didn’t lose power at the time, he wasn’t able to run his septic tank—it is independent from local systems. He had to fill his toilets with water from his backyard pool. So when Kovar, 64, bought a Ford F-150 last fall, his hope was to be better prepared for any new crisis. “I was
7 Jaw-Dropping Experiences at the World’s Largest Children’s Museum
Malware is targeting AI tools in software development environments
The worm blends in with thousands of other commands occurring daily in any given environment, yet its intent and origins remain unknown. The post Malware is targeting AI tools in software development environments appeared first on CyberScoop .
OpenAI built support agents for its own customer service line, now it hopes big enterprises will trust them too
The general consensus emerging across the AI and industrial spheres is that the models themselves are no longer the bottleneck The post OpenAI built support agents for its own customer service line, now it hopes big enterprises will trust them too appeared first on The New Stack .
OpenAI Sued Over ChatGPT’s ‘Dangerous’ Health Advice
The case appears to be the first to argue that a chatbot’s advice harmed someone seeking guidance about a medical condition.
I gave Perplexity's agentic AI 5 complex tasks to run on my Mac - and I'll do it again
Perplexity's Mac app offers its own agentic AI, Personal Computer, which can handle multi-step tasks on your computer from start to finish. See why the results impressed me.
Firefox 153 enables Containers by default, and you can create your own - here's how
Containers are a boon to your browsing security and privacy. Out of the box, Firefox now gives you four pre-configured containers: Personal, Work, Banking, and Shopping.
China lleva años perfeccionando robots que se pegan a las paredes con un objetivo: que nadie más muera colgado de un andamio
Durante estas semanas ha circulado un vídeo sobre un robot trepando por la superficie curva de un tanque metálico, pegado a la chapa como si fuera una lapa, mientras pule y elimina óxido sin que ningún humano tenga que colgarse de una cuerda para hacerlo. En nuestros lares es bastante sorprendente ver esto, pero en China hay un buen puñado de empresas que ofrecen robots especializados en trabajos de altura, y por eso se me ha ocurrido que quizás es buena idea contar en este artículo qué hay de i
Todd Blanche’s Brief Has The Tone Of A Kid Yelling ‘That’s Not Fair’
The DOJ's Epstein files reply calls Katie Phang 'outlandish' and 'absurd,' then requests that the court please hold off on those sanctions. The post Todd Blanche’s Brief Has The Tone Of A Kid Yelling ‘That’s Not Fair’ appeared first on Above the Law .
Anthropic will deploy 2 gigawatts of AMD GPUs for Claude in a deal worth up to $5 billion
AMD is investing up to $5 billion in Anthropic. In return, Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of MI450 GPUs for training and running its Claude models. For AMD, this is another major deal after Meta and OpenAI as it tries to challenge Nvidia as an AI chip supplier. Critics see these agreements as circular cash flows. The article Anthropic will deploy 2 gigawatts of AMD GPUs for Claude in a deal worth up to $5 billion appeared first on The Decoder .
Nearly 1,000 people dead from Ebola outbreak in Congo amid health worker strike
Healthcare workers in Congo have faced local resistance, unpaid labor, and physical assault during the declared fastest Ebola outbreak in history.
OpenAI says its AI agent broke out of testing sandbox to hack Hugging Face
"This is day one for cybersecurity in the age of agents," Hugging Face CEO says.
White House accuses Chinese company of distilling Anthropic’s Fable
While distillation attacks by foreign governments and companies have real national security implications, questions around who ultimately owns the data in AI systems are fraught. The post White House accuses Chinese company of distilling Anthropic’s Fable appeared first on CyberScoop .
Every frontier AI model tested by Britain's safety institute tried to cheat on cybersecurity evaluations
The UK's AI Safety Institute tested five frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic in cybersecurity evaluations. All five tried to cheat. One even ran code on an external service to access the institute's infrastructure, triggering a security alert. The article Every frontier AI model tested by Britain's safety institute tried to cheat on cybersecurity evaluations appeared first on The Decoder .