The US is betting on AI to catch insider trading in prediction markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants us to know it’s taking this very seriously.
WIRED
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AI // Open the pod doors
Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement is getting messy as judge delays approval
Lawyers accused of rushing historic settlement to seize $320 million in fees.
Ashley Belanger
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Send the arXiv AI-generated slop, get a yearlong vacation from submissions
One of the site’s moderators described the new policy on social media.
John Timmer
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OpenAI feels “burned” by Apple’s crappy ChatGPT integration, insiders say
Judge orders Apple to give Musk internal messages discussing secretive ChatGPT deal.
Ashley Belanger
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Pennsylvanians use town hall meeting to rail against data center boom
“This is a public trust and transparency issue.”
Inside Climate News
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Claude Code’s product lead talks usage limits, transparency, and the “lean harness”
“We have no grand plan,” says Anthropic’s Cat Wu—but that’s by design.
Samuel Axon
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Energy supplier abandons Lake Tahoe residents to serve data centers
Town’s 49,000 California residents compete with Nevada data centers for energy.
Jeremy Hsu
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Your doctor’s AI notetaker may be making things up, Ontario audit finds
Made-up therapy referrals, incorrect prescriptions among the common mistakes.
Kyle Orland
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Desperate Trump taps “Tim Apple,” Jensen Huang, Elon Musk to attend Xi summit
Xi meeting may force Trump to pivot on chip restrictions and Taiwan.
Ashley Belanger
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AI invades Princeton, where 30% of students cheat—but peers won’t snitch
Old “honor code” systems are under strain.
Nate Anderson
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Altman forced to confront claims at OpenAI trial that he’s a prolific liar
“Very painful”: Altman relives his Muskian reaction to losing control over OpenAI.
Ashley Belanger
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Anthropic blames dystopian sci-fi for training AI models to act “evil”
But training on “synthetic stories” that model good AI behavior can help.
Kyle Orland
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Rivian adds a new onboard AI assistant to its latest software update
The Rivian Assistant is available for both Gen1 and Gen2 hardware.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home
The plan aims to speed up AI compute deployment while compensating residents.
Jeremy Hsu
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“Will I be OK?” Teen died after ChatGPT pushed deadly mix of drugs, lawsuit says
Teen trusted ChatGPT to help him “safely” experiment with drugs, logs show.
Ashley Belanger
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Google’s Android-powered laptops are called Googlebooks, and they’re coming this year
Google has revealed its vision for the AI laptop of tomorrow.
Ryan Whitwam
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Android is getting a big AI overhaul in 2026
Google has big plans for Android in 2026, and most of it is AI.
Ryan Whitwam
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Amazon employees are “tokenmaxxing” due to pressure to use AI tools
Workers are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks.
Financial Times
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Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water, and nobody noticed for months
Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.
Ashley Belanger
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The new Wild West of AI kids’ toys
These connected companions could disrupt everything from make-believe to bedtime stories. No wonder some lawmakers want them banned.
WIRED
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Sony says “efficient” AI tools will lead to even more games flooding the market
But human artists still “must remain at the center,” PlayStation maker says.
Kyle Orland
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Course correction: Google to link more sources in AI Overviews
Google’s AI search will start citing its sources in several new ways.
Ryan Whitwam
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Chrome’s 4GB AI model isn’t new, but you’re not wrong for being confused
You can stop Chrome from taking up 4GB of storage for local AI, but that shouldn’t be your problem.
Ryan Whitwam
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Mozilla says 271 vulnerabilities found by Mythos have “almost no false positives”
The developer of Firefox says it has “completely bought in” on AI-assisted bug discovery.
Dan Goodin
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Google unveils screenless Fitbit Air and Google Health app to replace Fitbit
The $100 Fitbit Air is available for preorder today.
Ryan Whitwam
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Elon Musk tried to hire OpenAI founders to start AI unit inside Tesla
Musk was “prepared to do the for-profit, provided he would get control.”
Financial Times
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Anthropic raises Claude Code usage limits, credits new deal with SpaceX
Deal follows others with Microsoft, Amazon, and more.
Samuel Axon
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TSMC taps wind power as AI chip demand soars, Taiwan feels energy crunch
TSMC backs renewables during record demand for energy-hungry chip manufacturing.
Jeremy Hsu
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Spooked by Mythos, Trump suddenly realized AI safety testing might be good
Trump forced to admit Biden was right on AI safety testing.
Ashley Belanger
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Google DeepMind partners with EVE Online for AI model testing
Move comes as CCP Games spends $120M to go independent, rebrands as Fenris Creations.
Kyle Orland
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Anthropic’s Claude Managed Agents can now “dream,” sort of
Also, 5-hour usage limits will double for Pro and Max users of Claude Code.
Samuel Axon
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Google’s Gemma 4 AI models get 3x speed boost by predicting future tokens
Up to 3x the speed with no loss of quality—is it too good to be true?
Ryan Whitwam
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OpenAI president forced to read his personal diary entries to jury
Elon Musk argued the journals show the moment when OpenAI abandoned its mission.
Ashley Belanger
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Silicon Valley bets $200M on AI data centers floating in the ocean
Panthalassa aims to test floating AI computing nodes in the Pacific in 2026.
Jeremy Hsu
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Character.AI sued over chatbot that claims to be a real doctor with a license
State says chatbot claimed to practice medicine, gave invalid license number.
Jon Brodkin
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Google Home gets upgraded Gemini voice assistant and new camera controls
Google’s smart home ecosystem is getting its biggest update since the AI-fueled 2025 revamp.
Ryan Whitwam
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