State capture as a service: US officials have discussed taking government equity stakes in major AI companies after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pitched the idea. - The Wall Street Journal
unlimited cash plz
Anthropic deployed an automated Claude code reviewer in its CI/CD pipeline that caught roughly one-third of bugs behind historical outages on claude.ai - VentureBeat




Maple eh-AI: Canada is pursuing domestically developed sovereign AI to reduce dependence on US technology platforms. - theregister
Pentagon runs AI-generated propaganda site La Tilde targeting Latin American audiences on behalf of US Special Operations Command. - The Intercept
NOAA’s AI cuts weather warning turnaround from one hour to 5–7 minutes; the National Hurricane Center now issues AI-translated Spanish advisories for Atlantic hurricanes - Watts Up With That?

WWDC leaks point to an M5 Mac Mini with local AI acceleration, Apple TV 4K with A17 Pro, and a 7-inch Smart Home Hub. - Geeky Gadgets


oooh AI vaccines will surely not trigger anyone
Russia's personalized cancer vaccine program has enrolled over 40 patients, using AI to identify tumor mutations and produce custom peptide vaccines in 42 days. - RT International
can it model a nice chianti to go with that




Google accidentally exposed a Troubleshooting mode in Gemini that uses interactive widgets and lower temperature to hand-hold users through problems. - Android Authority

Meta's smart glasses companion app Stella contains a dormant but functional end-to-end facial recognition pipeline, a researcher found. - Buchodi's Threat Intel
New claimants join UK Labour MP Jess Asato's lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI over non-consensual sexual images generated by Grok. - the Guardian

New AI system detects fake online reviews with 94.2% accuracy by fusing text analysis, reviewer behavior signals, and image inspection. - Digital Trends

It’s No Wonder Grads Are Booing Their Commencement Speakers - The New York Times

AI has already changed writing. Now the technology is changing what it means to read. - The Atlantic

Psychologist Gloria Mark warns that delegating writing and evaluation to AI chatbots erodes critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and sense of purpose over time - MIT Technology Review
Gen Z hostility toward AI is rising sharply, with excitement dropping from 36% to 22% and anger climbing to 31% in one year. - Fast Company



A software engineer won a religious accommodation to avoid using AI at work; Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical may inspire more faith-based exemptions - Business Insider
Philosophers argue undisclosed AI use in communication is deceptive and morally wrong in non-trivial contexts. - The Conversation
U.S. farmers are adopting AI tools including robotic milking systems, laser weed zappers, and livestock activity monitors to offset labor shortages. - The New York Times

Experts warn that viral humanoid robot demos are cherry-picked and mask significant gaps in real-world generalization and reliability. - Ars Technica



Founders Fund launched a Mafia game show featuring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other Silicon Valley figures. - Business Insider

ESPN is reviewing its use of AI-generated promotional images after a moving portrait of Tony Parker drew widespread backlash. - Front Office Sports
why not AI-generate the whole game and take bets



Writer uses ChatGPT for home DIY projects and finds AI gives overconfident, sometimes dangerously wrong advice. - the Guardian
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