Bay Area Tech Workers Put ChatGPT Behind the Wheel of a Corolla
A hobbyist benchmark shows off-the-shelf chatbots can steer a real car, but only one of four models finished a cone course.
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Tiffany Muller on Citizens United, crypto, and fixing campaign finance
An interview with End Citizens United's president links the landmark ruling to new digital frontiers in political spending.
New Watchdog Tracks Crypto and AI Money in Congress
Molly White's Tech Influence Watch aims to expose over $400 million in political spending by crypto and AI firms this election cycle.
Crypto Billionaire Accuses Trump Family of Fraud After Investing
A major crypto investor who once backed Trump-linked projects now alleges fraud, reversing the political narrative.
Trump Memecoin's 'Coin Club' Promises Elite Perks as Token Tumbles
A new membership tier seeks to revive a digital token that has lost nearly all its value.
Lutnick’s Old Firm Gives $10M to Super PAC Led by Tether Executive
The donation links Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's former company to a political operation run by a stablecoin executive.
Trump Crypto Ties and Weak Enforcement Alarm Watchdogs
Molly White's latest newsletter argues that Trump family crypto ventures are escalating just as federal enforcement is declining.
Sam Bankman-Fried's New Trial Denied, Prison Sentence Stands
The denial of Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a new trial effectively closes his most realistic path to avoiding a 25-year prison sentence.
Appeals court upholds Sam Bankman-Fried's conviction and 25-year sentence
The Second Circuit's decision leaves the disgraced crypto executive with few remaining legal avenues.
South Korea's memory chip giants race to win US AI clients
Samsung and SK Hynix are leveraging their dominance in high-bandwidth memory to become essential partners to America's leading AI companies.
Anthropic's AI Lab Discovery Claim Sparks Biologist Backlash
Anthropic says its AI agents found a biological pattern, but researchers argue that is not the same as a scientific discovery.
Microsoft Contractors Review Copilot Users' Private Image Edits
Internal documents show human reviewers are exposed to sexual and disturbing prompts while evaluating Microsoft's AI image edits.
Virtual Border Wall Fails to Prevent Deaths, Investigation Finds
A new MIT Technology Review investigation reveals that the US's multibillion-dollar 'virtual wall' of surveillance towers has repeatedly failed to detect or save people who died in the borderlands.
Study: Academics Feel 'AI Shame' Without Clear Professional Guidelines
A new study finds that researchers and academics lack clear AI guidance, leading to secrecy and shame about using the tools.
California bill ties newsroom tax credits to hiring
A new state law could channel up to $40 million annually to California news outlets by rewarding them for adding reporters and editors.
Meta Settles Child Safety Cases as Global Ban Threats Loom
A new state-level settlement forces significant changes to Facebook and Instagram, but the bigger question is whether they can hold back a worldwide push for bans.
An AI Clone of an Editor in Chief: Inside Every’s Experiment
The interview reveals how Every is pairing an AI editor trained on human decisions with an expanding staff.
ProPublica Expands to California, Extending Reach Beyond Manhattan
The nonprofit newsroom is opening a West Coast operation as it continues to grow beyond its New York roots.