2 h. ago Walz says Harris picked him for VP to 'code talk to White guys'

Former vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz continued a self-described "listening tour" on Monday, ruling out a 2028 presidential bid and revealing his role in Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign.

Events

4 h. ago AI companions present risks for young users, US watchdog warns

AI companions powered by generative artificial intelligence present real risks and should be banned for minors, a leading US tech watchdog said in a study published Wednesday.

Events

9 h. ago Deepfakes now come with a realistic heartbeat, making them harder to unmask

Imagine a world where deepfakes have become so good that no detection mechanism can unmask them as impostors. This would be a bonanza for criminals and malignant state actors: for example, these might use deepfakes to slander rival political candidates or frame inconvenient defenders of human rights.

Politics

12 h. ago DOGE, Treasury discover $334M in improper payment requests due to foul codes

The Treasury Department and DOGE discovered $334 million in improper payment requests that were flagged because of budget codes that were missing, invalid or unauthorized.

Economics

12 h. ago ‘A heartbreaking loss’: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library loses funding in WA

‘A heartbreaking loss’: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library loses funding in WA  MyNorthwest.com

Politics

13 h. ago Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company’s code was written by AI

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that 20%-30% of code inside the company’s repositories was “written by software” — meaning AI — during a fireside chat with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Meta’s LlamaCon conference on Tuesday. Nadella gave the figure after Zuckerberg asked roughly how much of Microsoft’s code is AI-generated today. The Microsoft CEO […]

Politics

15 h. ago Seattle startup EDEN raises $3.7M to help residential contractors generate instant quotes

Seattle startup EDEN raises $3.7M to help residential contractors generate instant quotes  GeekWire

Technology

17 h. ago Freepik releases an ‘open’ AI image generator trained on licensed data

Freepik, the online graphic design platform, unveiled a new “open” AI image model on Tuesday that the company says was trained exclusively on commercially licensed, “safe-for-work” images. The model, called F Lite, contains around 10 billion parameters — parameters being the internal components that make up the model. F Lite was developed in partnership with […]

Politics

18 h. ago ANDREW BATES: Trump killed our economy in just 100 days. Democrats must act now

President Trump is double-crossing our nation, rapidly draining the American Dream that every other generation sacrificed to make possible.

Politics

19 h. ago Mapping dynamical systems: New algorithm infers hypergraph structure from time

In a network, pairs of individual elements, or nodes, connect to each other; those connections can represent a sprawling system with myriad individual links. A hypergraph goes deeper: It gives researchers a way to model complex, dynamical systems where interactions among three or more individuals—or even among groups of individuals—may play an important part.

Politics

20 h. ago WhatsApp Is Walking a Tightrope Between AI Features and Privacy

WhatsApp's AI tools will use a new “Private Processing” system designed to allow cloud access without letting Meta or anyone else see end-to-end encrypted chats. But experts still see risks.

Politics

21 h. ago The Oscars have rolled out the red carpet for generative AI. And surprisingly, viewers don't seem to mind

The Oscars have entered the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Last week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences explicitly said, for the first time, films using generative AI tools will not be disqualified from the awards.

Politics

21 h. ago Major survey finds most people use AI regularly at work—but almost half admit to doing so inappropriately

Have you ever used ChatGPT to draft a work email? Perhaps to summarize a report, research a topic or analyze data in a spreadsheet? If so, you certainly aren't alone.

Politics

21 h. ago Google’s NotebookLM expands its AI podcast feature to more languages

Google’s AI-based note-taking and research assistant NotebookLM is making its Audio Overviews feature available in 76 new languages, the company announced on Tuesday. Audio Overviews launched last year to give users the ability to generate a podcast with AI virtual hosts based on documents they have shared with NotebookLM, such as course readings or legal […]

Technology

22 h. ago The ‘Space’ Space: Sunspot larger than the United States spotted in new image of the sun

The ‘Space’ Space: Sunspot larger than the United States spotted in new image of the sun  KXAN Austin

Politics

23 h. ago Ted Kaczynski’s Brother Wrote Him For Decades to Explain Why He Turned Him In

Ted Kaczynski, whose anti-tech rants are finding a new generation of readers, shunned the brother who called the F.B.I. in an effort to halt his campaign of violence.

Politics

23 h. ago Study explores how workers are using large language models and what it means for science organizations

Researchers investigated Argonne employees' use of Argo, an internal generative artificial intelligence chatbot.

Events

23 h. ago LIVE: Sunspot larger than United States spotted in new image of the sun

LIVE: Sunspot larger than United States spotted in new image of the sun  KXAN Austin

Politics

23 h. ago Sunspot larger than United States spotted in new image of the sun

Sunspot larger than United States spotted in new image of the sun  KXAN Austin

Politics

31 h. ago Chinese singles are looking for love in video chats—with thousands following along in real time

Steve Chen had never been in love. Last spring though, it happened. The 25-year-old met his first girlfriend in a way he couldn't have imagined before: a livestreamed video chat.

Politics