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Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games

When winning depends on intuiting a mathematical function, AIs come up short.

Perplexitys Personal Computer brings its AI agents to the, uh, Personal Computer

Perplexity says AI access to your files is in secure environment with clear safeguards.

Use a gun or beat the crap out of him: AI chatbot urged violence, study finds

Character.AI deemed uniquely unsafe among 10 chatbots tested by CCDH.

Nvidia is reportedly planning its own open source OpenClaw competitor

GPU maker courts corporate partners for NemoClaw ahead of annual conference.

AI can rewrite open source code-but can it rewrite the license, too?

Is it clean reverse engineering or just an LLM-filtered derivative work?

Meta acquires Moltbook, the AI agent social network

The viral social network project was created with OpenClaw.

After complaints, Google will make it easier to disable gen AI search in Photos

One toggle for fast classic search.

Gemini burrows deeper into Google Workspace with revamped document creation and editing

Gemini can now pull context from your files, emails, and more to create and edit documents.

After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes

AWS has suffered at least two incidents linked to the use of AI coding assistants.

Googles new command-line tool can plug OpenClaw into your Workspace data

This could make it easier to use multiple Workspace APIs, but its not yet an official Google product.

Musk fails to block California data disclosure law he fears will ruin xAI

Musk cant convince judge public doesnt care about where AI training data comes from.

AI startup sues ex-CEO, saying he took 41GB of email and lied on rsum

Hayden AI also claims co-founder improperly sold over $1.2M in stock.

Workers report watching Ray-Ban Meta-shot footage of people using the bathroom

Meta accused of concealing the facts about smart glass users privacy.

OpenAI introduces GPT-5.4 with more knowledge-work capability

Updates come amid user blowback over the companys Pentagon deal.

Large genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases

System can identify genes, regulatory sequences, splice sites, and more.

Lawsuit: Google Gemini sent man on violent missions, set suicide countdown

Gemini allegedly called man its husband, said they could be together in death.

Are consumers doomed to pay more for electricity due to data center buildouts?

Data center operators to sign pledge to supply their own power instead of relying on grid.

LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy

Pseudonymity has never been perfect for preserving privacy. Soon it may be pointless.

Iowa county adopts strict zoning rules for data centers, but residents still worry

Though the rules are among the strictest in the US, locals say they arent enough.

Trump moves to ban Anthropic from the US government

The Defense Department pressured Anthropic to drop restrictions on how its AI can be used by the military.

Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools

CEO says most companies are late to realize how much technology will affect employment.

Perplexity announces Computer, an AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents

Its also a buttoned-down, ostensibly safer take on the OpenClaw concept.

xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise

Temu sound wall not enough to quell fury over xAIs power plant.

Google reveals Nano Banana 2 AI image model, coming to Gemini today

Googles new image model replaces the previous versions immediately.

Musk has no proof OpenAI stole xAI trade secrets, judge rules, tossing lawsuit

Even twisting an ex-employees text to favor xAIs reading fails to sway judge.

The Galaxy S26 is faster, more expensive, and even more chock-full of AI

Samsungs Galaxy S26 series is available for preorder today and ships on March 11.

Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else

CEO was summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology.

Meta could end up owning 10% of AMD in new chip deal

AMD will supply 6 gigawatts worth of chips to buttress Metas AI efforts.

Data center builders thought farmers would willingly sell land, learn otherwise

Even in a fragile farm economy, million-dollar offers cant sway dedicated farmers.

New Microsoft gaming chief has no tolerance for bad AI

But Asha Sharma faces scrutiny for lack of gaming experience.

Anthropic is making Claude's extra-large context window a lot cheaper.The Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 models now offer a context window of one million tokens at the standard price. Until now, Anthropic charged asurcharge of up to 100 percentfor requests exceeding 200,000 tokens....

AI chips are pushing everything else off TSMC's most advanced production lines

By 2027, 86 percent of TSMCs N3 capacity could go to AI accelerators, according to SemiAnalysis. Smartphones are becoming a buffer for overflow demand.

Perplexity AI's "Personal Computer" is an AI assistant that works around the clock - handling emails, presentations, and app control.It runs on a dedicated Mac Mini connected to the user's local apps and Perplexity's servers, controllable from any device....

GPT-5.4 Makes A Splash, AI''s Growth on Mobile, Data Centers Go Off-Grid, Apple''s Diffusion Research

GPT-5.4 Makes A Splash, AI''s Growth on Mobile, Data Centers Go Off-Grid, Apple''s Diffusion Research

Introducing DeepLearning.AI Pro

Introducing DeepLearning.AI Pro

Reinforcement Learning Heats Up, White House Orders Muscular AI Policy, Computer Use Gains Momentum, Fine Control of Fine-Tuning

Reinforcement Learning Heats Up, White House Orders Muscular AI Policy, Computer Use Gains Momentum, Fine Control of Fine-Tuning

DeepSeek Sharpens Its Reasoning: DeepSeek-R1, an affordable rival to OpenAI''s o1

DeepSeek Sharpens Its Reasoning: DeepSeek-R1, an affordable rival to OpenAI''s o1

Anthropic vs. the U.S. Government, Nano Banana''s Makeover, Frontier Agent Management, Google''s Mathematics Solutions

Anthropic vs. the U.S. Government, Nano Banana''s Makeover, Frontier Agent Management, Google''s Mathematics Solutions

Gemini Seizes the Lead, Investors Panic Over Agentic AI, Optimism at Global AI Summit, Local Versus Cloud

Gemini Seizes the Lead, Investors Panic Over Agentic AI, Optimism at Global AI Summit, Local Versus Cloud

The New Open-Weights Leader, Big AI''s Political Influence, Predicting Illness, Faster Reasoning

The New Open-Weights Leader, Big AI''s Political Influence, Predicting Illness, Faster Reasoning

Claude Opus 4.6 Thinks Smarter, xAI Joins SpaceX, AI Outperforms Doctors, Standardized AI Audits

Claude Opus 4.6 Thinks Smarter, xAI Joins SpaceX, AI Outperforms Doctors, Standardized AI Audits

OpenClaw Runs Amok, Kimi''s Open Model, Ministral Distilled, Wikipedia''s Partners

OpenClaw Runs Amok, Kimi''s Open Model, Ministral Distilled, Wikipedia''s Partners

Agents Go Shopping, Intelligence Redefined, Better Text in Pictures, Higher Engagement Means Worse Alignment

Agents Go Shopping, Intelligence Redefined, Better Text in Pictures, Higher Engagement Means Worse Alignment

Self-Driving Reasoning Models, ChatGPT Adds Ads, Apple''s Deal with Google, 3D Generation Pronto

Self-Driving Reasoning Models, ChatGPT Adds Ads, Apple''s Deal with Google, 3D Generation Pronto

Governments vs. Grok, Meta Buys Agent Tech, Healthcare Chatbots, Limits of AI-Powered Retrieval

Governments vs. Grok, Meta Buys Agent Tech, Healthcare Chatbots, Limits of AI-Powered Retrieval

LLMs Go To Confession, Automated Scientific Research, What Copilot Users Want, Reasoning For Less

LLMs Go To Confession, Automated Scientific Research, What Copilot Users Want, Reasoning For Less

New Year Special! Hopes for 2026 from David Cox, Adji Bousso Dieng, Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Tanmay Gupta, Pengtao Xie, Sharon Zhou

New Year Special! Hopes for 2026 from David Cox, Adji Bousso Dieng, Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Tanmay Gupta, Pengtao Xie, Sharon Zhou

Top Stories of 2025! Big AI Poaches Talent, Reasoning Models Boost Performance, Agents Write Code, Data Centers Drive GDP, China Turns the Tables

Top Stories of 2025! Big AI Poaches Talent, Reasoning Models Boost Performance, Agents Write Code, Data Centers Drive GDP, China Turns the Tables

OpenAI''s Answer to Gemini 3, Runway''s Interactive Worlds, Disney''s Alliance With OpenAI, Adapting LLMs for Low-Data Domains

OpenAI''s Answer to Gemini 3, Runway''s Interactive Worlds, Disney''s Alliance With OpenAI, Adapting LLMs for Low-Data Domains

Claude Opus 4.5 Saves Tokens, White House Boosts AI-Powered Science, Amazon Exposes Nova 2 Pro Checkpoints, Small Models Solve Hard Puzzles

Claude Opus 4.5 Saves Tokens, White House Boosts AI-Powered Science, Amazon Exposes Nova 2 Pro Checkpoints, Small Models Solve Hard Puzzles

Meta''s Open 3D Pipeline, World Labs'' Virtual Spaces, Baidu''s Multimodal Models, Coordinating Robot Teams

Meta''s Open 3D Pipeline, World Labs'' Virtual Spaces, Baidu''s Multimodal Models, Coordinating Robot Teams

Google Rules Arena Leaderboards, Microsoft+Anthropic, Record Labels Back AI Music, Personality Control for LLMs

Google Rules Arena Leaderboards, Microsoft+Anthropic, Record Labels Back AI Music, Personality Control for LLMs

Not built right the first time - Musks xAI is starting over again, again

Nyne, founded by a father-son duo, gives AI agents the human context theyre missing

Steven Spielberg says hes never used AI in any of his films

Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations

Truecaller now lets you hang up on scammers - on behalf of your family

How to watch Jensen Huangs Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote

Facebook Marketplace now lets Meta AI respond to buyers messages

Atlassian follows Blocks footsteps and cuts staff in the name of AI

Wonderful raises $150M Series B at $2B valuation

Fords new AI assistant will help fleet owners know if seatbelts are being used

Netflix may have paid $600 million for Ben Afflecks AI startup

Replit snags $9B valuation 6 months after hitting $3B

Lovable says it added $100M in revenue last month alone, with just 146 employees

Lovable says it added $100M in revenue last month alone, with just 146 employees

DeepSeek-V3 New Paper is coming! Unveiling the Secrets of Low-Cost Large Model Training through Hardware-Aware Co-design

DeepSeek Unveils DeepSeek-Prover-V2: Advancing Neural Theorem Proving with Recursive Proof Search and a New Benchmark

Can GRPO be 10x Efficient? Kwai AIs SRPO Suggests Yes with SRPO

DeepSeek Signals Next-Gen R2 Model, Unveils Novel Approach to Scaling Inference with SPCT

Beyond Next-Token Prediction? Metas Novel Architectures Spark Debate on the Future of Large Language Models

GMaps now answers real-world questions

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Perplexity's back with Personal Computer

ALSO: Excel gets new AI powers

Gemini revamps Google Workspace

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Microsoft & Anthropic launch Copilot Cowork

ALSO: How to import your ChatGPT memory into Claude

Anthropic & OpenAI won't stop shipping

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Sunday Special: Chickpeas on the Moon

Robotics Special: Honor finally unveils the Robot Phone

ChatGPT 5.4 is here, with built-in computer skills

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Apple's cheapest MacBook ever just dropped

ALSO: How to use Claude Cowork to perform non-technical tasks

3 AI giants drop models back-to-back

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SitDeck: Build CIA-level dashboards to monitor events

ALSO: How to turn emails into client decks with AI

How should the military use AI?

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Nanny state discovers Linux, demands it check kids' IDs before booting

Quicksort inventor Tony Hoare reaches the base case at 92

Users protest as Google Antigravity price floats upward

Whitehall seeks lone C++ coder to keep airport passenger model flying

District denies enrollment to child based on license plate reader data

Microsoft adding Xbox mode to Windows 11 - even the Professional edition

Operation Lightning takes down SocksEscort proxy network blamed for tens of millions in fraud

CISA warns max-severity n8n bug is being exploited in the wild

Lloyds Banking Group apps play mix-and-match with customer transactions

Rogue AI agents can work together to hack systems and steal secrets

Claude charts a new course with charts, of course

GitHub infuriates students by removing some models from free Copilot plan

Azure startup credits don't apply to Claude via Azure AI Foundry, reader finds - after $1,600 charge

Atomic Britain: UK plans regulatory reset to boost nuclear power

NanoClaw latches onto Docker Sandboxes for safer AI agents

AI Burning Man happens next week -what to expect at Nvidia GTC 2026

Prince of PDFs, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, to step down after 18 years

Perplexity: Everything is Computer, everything is AI, Computer is everything, AI is us

Microsoft Copilot now boarding your health information

Oracle tops up restructuring fund for FY26 by $500M

Musk makes the Macrohard joke again

So much for power to the people - AI datacenters could jump UK grid queue

Meta reveals four Broadcom-built custom AI chips, claims some outperform commercial silicon

Chinas CERT warns OpenClaw can inflict nasty wounds

Perplexity Comet hurtling toward Amazon ban

Most chatbots will help plan school shootings and other violence, study shows

Microsoft ships VS Code weekly, adds Autopilot mode so AI can wreak havoc without bothering you

Your datacenter's power architecture called. It's not happy

Which Agent Causes Task Failures and When?Researchers from PSU and Duke explores automated failure attribution of LLM Multi-Agent Systems

In recent years, LLM Multi-Agent systems have garnered widespread attention for their collaborative approach to solving complex problems. However, its a common scenario for these systems to fail at a task despite a flurry of activity.

ByteDance Introduces Astra: A Dual-Model Architecture for Autonomous Robot Navigation

ByteDance introduces Astra, an innovative dual-model architecture revolutionizing robot navigation in complex indoor environments.

MIT Researchers Unveil SEAL: A New Step Towards Self-Improving AI

MIT introduces SEAL, a framework enabling large language models to self-edit and update their weights via reinforcement learning.

Researchers from PSU and Duke introduce Multi-Agent Systems Automated Failure Attribution

Automated failure attribution is a crucial component in the development lifecycle of Multi-Agent systems. It has the potential to transform the challenge of identifying what went wrong and who is to blame from a perplexing mystery into a quantifiable and analyzable problem

Adobe Research Unlocking Long-Term Memory in Video World Models with State-Space Models

By combining State-Space Models (SSMs) for efficient long-range dependency modeling with dense local attention for coherence, and using training strategies like diffusion forcing and frame local attention, researchers from Adobe Research successfully overcome the long-standing ch...

Zhipu.AIs Open-Source Power Play: Blazing-Fast GLM Models & Global Expansion Ahead of Potential IPO

Zhipu.AI open-sources faster GLM models (8x speedup), launches Z.ai, aiming for global expansion, potentially ahead of IPO.

AI Video Generation Race Shifts from Capability to Profitability, Challenging Soras Dominance

The AI video generation landscape is shifting from capability to profitability, challenging OpenAI Soras dominance. Competitors are surpassing Sora in quality and efficiency, with users preferring alternatives. The focus is now on improvements like precise control and style custo...

Nvidia Intensifies Robot Push with New Humanoid Platform as Industry Giants Eye Lucrative Future

Nvidia will launch Jetson Thor for humanoid robots in H1 2025, entering a growing market where Google is also active. The robotics sector is projected for substantial growth. Nvidia offers integrated hardware and software solutions. Simultaneously, Chinas rapidly developing domes...

Automating Artificial Life Discovery: The Power of Foundation Models

A research team introduces Automated Search for Artificial Life (ASAL). This novel framework leverages vision-language FMs to automate and enhance the discovery process in ALife research.

Llama 3 Meets MoE: Pioneering Low-Cost High-Performance AI

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and NVIDIA proposes upcycling approach, an innovative training recipe enables the development of an 8-Expert Top-2 MoE model using Llama 3-8B with less than 1% of the compute typically required for pre-training.

DeepMinds JetFormer: Unified Multimodal Models Without Modelling Constraints

A DeepMind research team introduces JetFormer, a Transformer designed to directly model raw data. This model maximizes the likelihood of raw data without depending on any pre-trained components, and is capable of both understanding and generating text and images seamlessly.

NVIDIAs nGPT: Revolutionizing Transformers with Hypersphere Representation

An NVIDIA research team proposes the normalized Transformer, which consolidates key findings in Transformer research under a unified framework, offering faster learning and reduced training steps-by factors ranging from 4 to 20 depending on sequence length.

From Token to Conceptual: Meta introduces Large Concept Models in Multilingual AI

A research team at Meta introduces the Large Concept Model (LCM), a novel architecture that processes input at a higher semantic level. This shift allows the LCM to achieve remarkable zero-shot generalization across languages, outperforming existing LLMs of comparable size.

NVIDIAs Hybrid: Combining Attention and State Space Models for Breakthrough Performance of Small Language Models

An NVIDIA research team proposes Hymba, a family of small language models that blend transformer attention with state space models, which outperforms the Llama-3.2-3B model with a 1.32% higher average accuracy, while reducing cache size by 11.67x and increasing throughput by 3.49...

From Response to Query: The Power of Reverse Thinking in Language Models

In a new paper Time-Reversal Provides Unsupervised Feedback to LLMs, a research team from Google DeepMind and Indian Institute of Science proposes Time Reversed Language Models (TRLMs), a framework that allows LLMs to reason in reverse-scoring and generating content in a manner o...

Yann LeCun Teams New Research: Revolutionizing Visual Navigation with Navigation World Models

In a new paper Navigation World Models, a research team from Meta, New York University and Berkeley AI Research proposes a Navigation World Model (NWM), a controllable video generation model that enables agents to simulate potential navigation plans and assess their feasibility b...

The Future of Vision AI: How Apples AIMV2 Leverages Images and Text to Lead the Pack

An Apple research team introduces AIMV2, a family of vision encoders that is designed to predict both image patches and text tokens within a unified sequence. This combined objective enables the model to excel in a range of tasks, such as image recognition, visual grounding, and ...

Redefining Music AI: The Power of Sonys SoniDo as a Versatile Foundation Model

In a new paper Music Foundation Model as Generic Booster for Music Downstream Tasks, a Sony research team presents SoniDo, a groundbreaking music foundation model that offers robust framework for improving the effectiveness and accessibility of music processing.

DeepMinds Socratic Learning with Language Games: The Path to Self-Improving Superintelligence

Researchers from Google DeepMind introduce the concept of Socratic learning. This refers to a form of recursive self-improvement in artificial intelligence that significantly enhances performance beyond the initial data or knowledge available to the system, as well as a practical...