Swedish PM Under Fire For Using AI In Role
Summary Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is facing backlash after revealing his use of AI tools like ChatGPT for political advice. He cites the AI’s assistance in getting second opinions…
Perplexity Says Cloudflare’s Accusations of ‘Stealth’ AI Scraping Are Based On Embarrassing Errors
Perplexity Says Cloudflare’s Accusations of ‘Stealth’ AI Scraping Are Based On Embarrassing Errors Perplexity has publicly rebutted Cloudflare’s recent claims regarding ‘stealth’ AI scraping, labelling them as technically flawed and…
Jim Acosta Interviews AI Version of Teenager Killed in Parkland Shooting
Summary In an intriguing conversation, Jim Acosta interviews an AI-generated avatar of Joaquin Oliver, a victim of the Parkland shooting. This avatar was created by Oliver’s parents to keep his…
RIP To the Macintosh HD Hard Drive Icon, 2000-2025
Summary Apple is set to replace the iconic Macintosh HD hard drive icon, originally introduced in 2000, with a new design resembling a solid-state drive. This change coincides with Apple’s…
JetBrains previews Kineto for vibe no-coding
JetBrains previews Kineto for vibe no-coding IDE and developer tools vendor JetBrains has released a private preview of Kineto, an AI-driven no-code platform aimed at creators and small businesses. Kineto…
‘No One Cares’ About Elite Degrees at Palantir, CEO Tells Investors
Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, has made waves by stating that the company gives equal weight to employees from elite universities like Harvard and those without degrees. He argues that experience…
Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles
Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles Wikipedia editors are now equipped to delete AI-generated articles on the spot. This policy allows quick removals without the usual…
Three US Agencies Get Failing Grades For Not Following IT Best Practices
Three US Agencies Get Failing Grades For Not Following IT Best Practices The Government Accountability Office has lambasted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and…
OpenAI Releases First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2
OpenAI has unveiled two open-weight language models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, the first since GPT-2. These models can run on consumer devices, allowing for local use and fine-tuning. The 20 billion…
Retraction-Prone Editors Identified at Megajournal PLoS ONE
Retraction-Prone Editors Identified at Megajournal PLoS ONE A recent analysis revealed that nearly one-third of all retracted papers at PLoS ONE can be linked to just 45 editors who were…