Is China Quickly Eroding America’s Lead in the Global AI Race?
Summary China is rapidly investing in its AI supply chain, aiming to reduce dependence on the U.S. and challenge its dominance in the global AI landscape. Chinese companies such as…
Police Department Apologizes for Sharing AI-Doctored Evidence Photo on Social Media
Summary A Maine police department recently took to social media, only to face backlash after sharing a doctored image of drug evidence. The Westbrook Police Department uploaded an altered photo…
Citizen Scientists Just Helped Discover Nearly 8,000 New Eclipsing Binary Stars
Citizen Scientists Just Helped Discover Nearly 8,000 New Eclipsing Binary Stars Citizen scientists have successfully detected thousands of eclipsing binary stars previously unknown to researchers, thanks to their efforts in…
Chinese Film Foundation Plans to Use AI to ‘Revitalize’ 100 Classic Kung Fu Films
Chinese Film Foundation Plans to Use AI to ‘Revitalize’ 100 Classic Kung Fu Films The China Film Foundation is on a mission to breathe new life into 100 classic kung…
Recent College Graduates Face Higher Unemployment Than Other Workers – for the First Time in Decades
A report highlights a troubling trend where recent college graduates in the US are facing higher unemployment rates compared to their peers in the workforce. Currently, the unemployment rate for…
Diffusion + Coding = DiffuCode. How Apple Released a Weirdly Interesting Coding Language Model
Summary Apple has introduced a new AI model named DiffuCode, which diverges from traditional coding language models by adopting a diffusion approach to code generation. The model can generate code…
‘Vibe Coder’ Who Doesn’t Know How to Code Keeps Winning Hackathons in San Francisco
This piece tells the remarkable story of Rene Turcios, a San Francisco ‘vibe coder’ who’s made waves in the hackathon scene without any coding skills. Leveraging AI like ChatGPT, Turcios…
‘Cyber security’ behind decision to end defense satellite sharing of hurricane data
Cyber security behind decision to end defense satellite sharing of hurricane data The US defense department is cutting off hurricane forecasting satellite data to tackle major cybersecurity risks. Initially set…
The FSF Faces Active ‘Ongoing and Increasing’ DDoS Attacks
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is currently facing ongoing and increasingly severe DDoS attacks that began in August 2024. The FSF has managed to keep its services like gnu.org and…
Police Department Apologizes for Sharing AI-Doctored Evidence Photo on Social Media
Police Department Apologizes for Sharing AI-Doctored Evidence Photo on Social Media A Maine police department has acknowledged that it inadvertently shared an AI-altered photo of drug evidence on social media.…