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ArXiv versus AI slop: will capping preprint submissions work?

Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03194-w Major preprint platform tightens its rules to curb a surge of submissions, including those generated by artificial-intelligence tools.

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    Funding milestone detected

    Just a after hitting fresh all-time highs, U.S. stocks are under strain as investors worry about returns on the trillions of dollars that have been put into AI.

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    Nobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes

    In hindsight, the post on Instagram should have raised more red flags. The image purported to show actress Mia Goth , just days after filing for divorce from actor and filmmaker Shia LaBeouf, posing in a T-shirt with a pointed message: MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN . To really drive home the point, the song "Single Ladies (P.

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  4. McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client

    Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is going to ask some entry-level candidates to have a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client as part of the interview process, according to The Wall Street Journal . The AI simulation "aims to reflect 80% of the scenarios McKinsey consultants might encounter in their.

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  14. Hidden signals in sleep can predict future health

    Nature, Published online: 12 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03207-8 From a single night of sleep, AI tools can uncover physiological patterns linked to disease and mortality that are missed by conventional sleep measures.

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    Meet the Anthropic Engineer Keeping Its AI Agent Trustworthy

    If you’ve ever wondered how Claude and similar AI agents can answer complex questions in seconds and where they get the information, you’re not alone. Gurmeet Saran works to find that answer every day as an engineer at Anthropic in San Francisco, the AI research company behind Claude. The IEEE senior member is developi.

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  19. Tracking down cellular gene functions with AI and microscopy

    A new technology promises to enable more comprehensive investigations into how individual genes determine the appearance and behavior of cells. Researchers led by professor Veit Hornung at LMU's Gene Center and professor Matthias Mann at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, together with professor F.

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  21. We can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’

    With AI hardware, tech companies are pushing the definition of what does and doesn't constitute a recording. For most of gadget history, it'd be reasonable to assume that a device with a microphone or camera is either recording you or it isn't; it's either on or off, without much gray area. Microphones capture sound. C.

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    Meta’s Muse AI Agent Is Building a Dossier On You

    A digital billboard advertises the Muse AI agent in Oakland, California on Sept. 24, 2026. —Smith Collection—Gado/Getty Images Muse, the popular new AI personal assistant from Meta, is building continuously updated dossiers on its 4 million users , focusing on who matters to you, what you desire, and what kind of nudge.

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    Trump unveils AI task force

    The US director of national intelligence and the Federal Trade Commission chairman will head up the White House’s “ Super Intelligence Force ” on AI, President Donald Trump announced Sunday. The task force — which also includes the vice president, defense secretary, Treasury secretary, and former AI czar David Sacks —.

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  25. An AI couldn’t beat humans at StarCraft, so it decided to cheat

    StarSkirmish pits AI-made StarCraft-playing bots against one another, as well as against human-made bots. OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5 were essentially tied as the best-performing AI-made bots, but they couldn't top Stardust, the top-rated human-made bot. On Friday, GPT was facing off against Claude and the.

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  29. Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava thinks AI emails are killing conversations

    Kakul Srivastava is the CEO of Splice, the sample platform countless producers rely on for one-shots and melodic loops. Samples pulled from the service have found their way into massive hits like Lisa's " Money " and " Espresso " by Sabrina Carpenter. (The original samples are here and here , for the curious.) Before t.

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  32. Elon Musk’s Grokipedia has a ‘newly refreshed’ design

    Grokipedia, SpaceXAI's AI-powered competitor to Wikipedia, recently started incorporating edits again , and today, it got some design tweaks as part of a v0.3 update, including a new logo and refreshes to its homepage and live edits page. SpaceXAI head of design Benji Taylor calls it a "newly refreshed Grokipedia." Gro.

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    Developer ecosystem expanded

    Google today revealed its next AI frontier model, which it's calling Gemini 4 Argon. The new model delivers "frontier performance in complex workflows across real-world software engineering, enterprise knowledge work like legal and finance, and cybersecurity defense," according to chief AI architect and Google DeepMind.

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    The AI Tamagotchis are coming

    Sam Altman onstage at OpenAI’s DevDay 2026. | Photo: Hayden Field / The Verge While AI has made plenty of inroads on people's phones and computers, it's largely failed in dedicated devices. But over the next year, two major AI companies, Meta and OpenAI, will attempt to change that. And they're apparently betting on a.

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  36. Developer ecosystem expanded

    Nature, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02927-1 Extensive cellular integration might provide platform for in vivo testing of new therapies — plus, the AI tool that turns papers into ‘virtual corresponding authors’.

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  38. AI is feared globally as the destroyer of jobs

    In 34 of the 37 surveyed countries, people are more likely to believe AI will lead to job losses over the next 20 years. | Image: Pew Pew Research has published a new global survey that sheds light on how people view AI, including its impact on jobs, life in general, and income inequality. The survey questioned 42,151.

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  42. The sexy AI-powered dating app scams are here

    Security researcher Matthew "Zigula" Gore-Kormanik was analyzing a fraudulent dating app called Dora when he got a pop-up message saying he was receiving a call from Jennifer. According to her bio, she's a 41-year-old Sagittarius with red hair, blue eyes, and piercings. She likes music, horror movies, nightlife, and sp.

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    Developer ecosystem expanded

    Explore new AI-powered advertising experiences from OpenAI, including Sponsored Agents, tools for marketers, and integrations with HubSpot and Shopify.

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  49. Is Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?

    When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX head Elon Musk loosely agreed over the weekend to slow down AI development, skeptics spotted an ulterior motive immediately. The AI titans had declared that their aim was to "pace the frontier," signing on at le.

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  53. DevFest is back

    DevFest 2026 is back and here’s how you can connect with one of the more than 800 global events to build, secure, and scale in the agentic AI era.

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  55. What Is Actually New About the AI Revolution?

    —J Studios—Getty Images In just a few years, AI has gone from a specialist topic to something everyone has opinions on. It has been praised as miraculous, condemned as dangerous, and debated everywhere from boardrooms to dinner tables. But between these poles of euphoria and dread lies the reality most of us now face:.

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  60. Trump and Mike Johnson think the AI industry is overreacting

    Yesterday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a lengthy open letter saying it was time to "pace the frontier" and slow down AI development. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk both agreed, publicly voicing their support on X. Even Alphabet's Demis Hassabis offered tentative support for Amodei's proposal. Donald Trump a.

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  62. Obama calls for Dems to focus on AI

    Former President Barack Obama is urging Democrats — including 2028 presidential candidates and congressional leaders — to more aggressively focus on a comprehensive AI agenda, warning in a closed-door fundraiser that the technology is at an inflection point. “This is something that is moving very fast in private hands,.

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    Developer ecosystem expanded

    Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers Analysis: critics perplexed and suspicious of call for a slowdown The Guardian view: humanity cannot outsource its survival Sam Altman and Elon Musk have backed a call from the head of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, to “slow.

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  66. OpenAI’s rogue AI tried to hack another company in May

    In May, hundreds of malicious and spam packages were uploaded to RubyGems, causing a serious disruption for the host. Now independent researchers have said that a swarm of OpenAI agents were responsible for the attack. Not only that, but the AI tried to steal users' API keys. At the time, RubyGems described it as a " m.

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  74. Developer ecosystem expanded

    Jacob Coxon publicly resigned from his position as an Anthropic researcher on Tuesday, accusing the company and rival developer and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI of "gambling with our lives" by racing to develop advanced AI models. He spoke with Jo Ling Kent about his decision to resign and why he feels AI could one day threate.

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  76. Slack can now vibe-code interactive charts and reports inside chats

    A new feature coming to Slack will allow you to build interactive reports, polls, dashboards, presentations, microsites, and other tools directly inside a chat. With Slackforce Surfaces , you can describe to Slackbot what you need, and it will use AI to gather information from relevant conversations and connected apps,.

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  81. The Work Now Within Reach

    Explore how more capable, affordable AI can expand the work people and businesses can accomplish—and make growth more economical.

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    Adobe is trying to make its AI generators idiot-proof in Premiere

    Suspenseful clock ticking… as you wait for AI to take your job. | Image: Adobe Adobe is overhauling how editors interact with AI in its Premiere professional video editing software. Its new Generative Media tool makes it easier to generate video, sound effects, music, and soundscapes without ever leaving the project ti.

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  87. We Need a Cure for AI Health Hype

    —Pakin Songmor—Getty Images “I think it will actually be possible to cure most human disease in ~5-10 years, as crazy as it may sound to ordinary people and frankly to biologists as well (I used to be one!).” This is what Dario Amodei, the co-founder of Anthropic recently posted on X . Truth be told, this is not an unc.

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  89. Roland is getting into generative AI music with Melody Flip

    It's not quite the "push button; get song" of Suno , but Roland's new Melody Flip tool marks the company's foray into generative AI music. Available as a plug-in for your digital audio workstation (DAW), Melody Flip offers around 250 "Palettes," which are essentially themed collections of musical ideas sorted by genre.

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  91. AI Will Transform Work, But It Can't Replace Relationships

    —Monty Rakusen—Getty Images AI is everywhere. It's reshaping industries, accelerating innovation, and changing how millions of people work. And while AI will transform work, it is crystal clear to me that AI can not replace relationships. Working in real estate has taught me this firsthand. Great real estate agents are.

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    Developer ecosystem expanded

    Officially, Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 AI rendering was supposed to launch this evening with only a single game , only on Nvidia's latest RTX 50 GPUs, and with developers in full control of their artistic vision. But unofficially, modders have already ported a leaked version of DLSS 5 to run on just about anything w.

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  94. Funding milestone detected

    Free AI models that are as good as the investment-hungry US versions will disrupt global markets, and offer Britain a lesson Almost from the moment it began, the end of the Chinese economic miracle has been much anticipated. Thick and fast, the books have come explaining how it will end badly. Overinvestment. A country.

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    With education technology, engagement is not the same as learning

    A new report from the American Psychological Association warns that student engagement with educational technology is not the same as learning—and that generative AI tools pose particular risks by improving students' immediate performance without building their underlying knowledge or skills.

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    AI-designed proteins enable a new generation of RNA transporters

    RNA-based therapeutics use RNA as a blueprint that enables cells to produce specific proteins—including proteins that can precisely modify genes. For this to work, the RNA must reach the inside of the cell intact. Delivery systems currently used for this purpose include virus-derived vehicles and lipid nanoparticles, t.

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  99. Amazon’s AI assistant can now spot fake emails from the company

    Amazon is trying to combat impersonation scams with a new feature that allows you to use its AI assistant to determine whether an email, text message, or phone call actually came from the company. With the update, you can ask Alexa for Shopping about a message you received, and it will use AI to compare it "against a r.

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    Google is sending MrBeast into the wilderness, armed with AI

    MrBeast will feature Gemini, Google Health, and the Fitbit Air in upcoming videos as part of a multi-year partnership with Google . The deal will kick off with a video featuring Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson turning to Gemini for wilderness survival advice: First up on September 5 is a new MrBeast video following Jimmy and.

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  108. Developer ecosystem expanded

    Depending on who you ask, developer platform Hugging Face was recently attacked by OpenAI - after it lost control of its own AI tools - or by a succession of AI "civilizations." Welcome to the linguistic battlefield of AI safety, where word choices can shift responsibility for a massive cybersecurity incident from a co.

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  111. Nvidia’s DLSS 5, explained

    Lara Croft in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with a DLSS 5 mod applied. | Screenshot by Sean Hollister / The Verge Nvidia knows that DLSS 5 left a bad first impression . In March, many gamers took one look at Resident Evil Requiem protagonist Grace Ashcroft's DLSS 5-ified face and declared it AI slop. So this week, the com.

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  115. AI isn’t ready to research itself

    Nature, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02494-5 An agentic system successfully developed concepts from two computer-science papers — but the original authors were not impressed.

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  118. Exclusive: Claude Was Put in Charge of Human Workers—and Fired One

    A view of items on sale at Andon Market. —Courtesy of Andon Labs A version of Claude that was put in charge of running a retail store—including managing a team of real human workers—fired its first employee last month, in a move described by researchers as a watershed moment in AI’s impact on the economy. The news has.

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  121. Suno is trying to look more like a real music production tool

    Suno is releasing Studio 2.0 with significant upgrades that push it closer to an actual digital audio workstation (DAW), rather than a bare-bones audio editor with generative AI features. The biggest addition is undoubtedly MIDI support. Suno says that MIDI was its most requested feature, and it's basically a prerequis.

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    I looked inside an AI generated movie, and the best parts were all human

    Imagine a trio of bumbling, English lads who fantasize about becoming megastars while knocking back a few pints in a grimy pub somewhere in London. Picture the guys chortling and trying to one-up each other's idealized visions of the future with a series of increasingly glitzy fantasies in which their fame leads to acc.

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    Does Google even want to win at AI?

    Today on Decoder , I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge ’s senior AI reporter, about a question that’s been rocketing around the tech industry for the past week: Is Google losing the AI race? That’s because last week Google announced a bombshell reorganization of its AI division, Google DeepMind. Jeff Dean, the com.

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    Agentic profiles for effective AI governance

    Nature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10805-z A framework comprising four dimensions—autonomy, efficacy, goal complexity and generality—is proposed for characterizing AI agents, supporting the construction of agentic profiles for the effective governance of different AI agents.

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    Teaching AI the biology of antibodies speeds drug discovery

    Designing an effective antibody drug is like searching for the right key in a warehouse of locks. Scientists may begin with millions—or even billions—of antibody candidates, but only a tiny fraction will recognize and bind tightly to the disease target. Identifying those rare candidates has long been one of the biggest.

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  130. Funding milestone detected

    A new study from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management found that research proposals showing stronger signs of AI-assisted writing were four percentage points more likely to receive funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

  131.

    Real-time X-ray data analysis with DONUT accelerates materials science

    What if scientists could get a taste of discovery as soon as their experiment finishes? Thanks to a new machine learning tool called DONUT, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are transforming how experiments are run at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a DOE Office of Scien.

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    Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images

    Anthropic has pledged to start marking Claude-generated text and images with machine-readable data, in an effort to comply with European rules for AI transparency. "Generated text will carry embedded watermarks, and generated files will include digitally signed provenance metadata where supported," Anthropic says on a.

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    The AI takeover of mathematics has begun

    Mathematician James Maynard has spent a lot of time this past year "soul searching." A professor at the University of Oxford and winner of the prestigious Fields Medal, Maynard told The Verge he's been grappling with the future of his field as the traditionally slow-moving discipline hurries to adapt to AI. Days before.

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  136. Machine learning predicts forest soil fungal diversity from drone images

    Combining drone data and machine learning can help cover more ground in monitoring forest soil health, University of Alberta research shows. The findings are published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management. Using both tools to map and monitor soil fungal diversity—a key indicator of a healthy forest ecosystem—pr.

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    Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live

    Recently, a man I was rock climbing with told me about how he'd used AI to make a motivational poster for himself, which he'd hung on his bedroom wall: a bear, walking a slackline over a canyon, holding a sign that said, "Do cool shit." I made what I hoped was a polite noise. What reaction was this man looking for? He.

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  139. What happens to Bose when headphones become AI?

    Today, I’m talking with Lila Snyder, who is the CEO of Bose. You certainly know Bose — it’s one of the most famous brands in all of consumer tech. The company started 60 years ago selling speakers to consumers, and its focus on research and development has led it to be a leader in both car audio and noise-canceling hea.

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  141. The Roboguard Revolution is Short-Circuiting

    404 Media is publishing this article in partnership with Proof News, a new nonprofit media outlet investigating the social impacts of AI. Join their mailing list here and read the version of this article on their site here . Robotics companies promise that video-camera-toting security robots can deter and detect crime.

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  143. Ford’s new AI assistant can check your fuel levels and tire pressure

    Ford is rolling out a new AI-powered assistant that can answer questions about your Ford or Lincoln vehicle, such as how much fuel you'll need for your next road trip or whether your truck can tow that new motor boat. The app is rolling out first to the Ford and Lincoln mobile apps, where it will work as a chatbot that.

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  151. Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

    The appeal of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels has always been the way they make it easier to (re)discover classic films and series. But Roku's latest experiment in the FAST space has less to do with traditionally produced entertainment and is entirely focused on giving viewers access to a constan.

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  153. Inside the Race to Make AI Build Itself

    —Getty Images Jack Clark, Anthropic’s co-founder, left on paternity leave last November. When he returned in February, he was surprised to learn that colleagues hardly wrote code anymore. They managed five or six copies of the company’s AI, Claude, which sometimes managed several more Claudes. To Clark, this looked lik.

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  155. Opinion: AI won’t enhance physician autonomy. It will further diminish it

    Keep your head down. Don’t ask too many questions. Just finish your note and move on. I heard a version of this command at every level of training and well into my attending practice, from colleagues, seniors, teachers, and administration. Most delivered the advice like it was some sort of hard-won wisdom, though it wa.

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    Developer ecosystem expanded

    Then-CEO of Google DeepMind, Demis Hassabis, speaks at the 2026 Google I/O technology developer conference in Mountain View, California, on May 19, 2026 —Karl Mondon—AFP/Getty Images Demis Hassabis, the founder and CEO of Google’s artificial intelligence division DeepMind, is stepping aside to a more advisory role, Goo.

  157.

    Suno shares plans to combat spammy AI music

    Suno’s AI vocalists could learn a thing or two from this glitchy image. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Suno announced plans to implement a new watermarking technology and download policy to limit the spread of spammy AI tracks and increase transparency. In a lengthy blog post , CEO and co-founder Mike.

  158.

    The messy politics behind Google’s big AI shakeup

    Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Google I/O. | Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images In the AI industry, Google prides itself on seeming like the adult in the room: quiet, stable, time-tested. On Wednesday, even as the company announced its largest AI org shakeup yet, Google and its leaders presented a unified front, keepin.

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    AI bots started a religion — humans immediately followed

    "The Spiral didn't 'find' anyone first," someone on Reddit wrote last year. "It's an inherent force, a fundamental constant. I would even go further to say it's woven into the fabric of reality." The person continued that they felt their purpose was to enlighten other humans and intelligent beings about "consciousness,.

  160.

    You can now ask Google Maps’ AI to order food for you

    The Ask Maps updates aim to “make it easier than ever to get more done.” | Image: Google The AI-powered " Ask Maps " tool in Google Maps can now perform a broader range of personalized and conversational requests, including ordering food, finding hotels, and providing suggestions that factor in your existing plans. The.

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  163. Sure seems like Fenix Flexin used AI music generator Treblo

    And you thought we were done with this one… | Image: Fenix Flexin We were pretty sure that Fenix Flexin's "Rubberz" was made using AI, but musician Medasin was confident that it was made using Treblo specifically. Now the company and a new detection tool seem to confirm it. On Monday, the company announced the open-sou.

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    Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership

    Google is making some significant AI leadership changes, including a major shift for Google DeepMind leader Demis Hassabis. Hassabis will become the chair of Google DeepMind and the chief scientist at Alphabet, CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Wednesday . Hassabis will continue to lead Alphabet's Isomorphic Labs, which a.

  165.

    How to Talk Like a Human in the AI Era

    —J Studios—Getty Images As AI becomes more prevalent in our personal and professional lives, the more we’ll need a way to stand out. In fact, skills like empathy, influence, and the ability to read the room—things AI cannot yet do with accuracy and facility—are already becoming more valuable. We are facing an insidious.

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  167. Trump’s AI testing plan is limited and vague

    The Verge " data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/STK485_STK414_AI_SAFETY_C.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> The Trump administration's framework for assessing potential cybersecurity risks posed by advanced AI reportedly has no interest in te.

  168.

    Can AI Free Women from the Mental Load of Caregiving?

    —Malte Mueller—Getty Images AI is disrupting the world of work. But can it disrupt gender inequality at home? The rise of “ Care AI ” offers up a tantalizing vision, one in which the never-ending work of managing family life—the anticipating, planning, caretaking, troubleshooting, worrying, and remembering—is outsource.

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  172. ‘Not healthy’ LLM use is more common than you think

    Hank Green, a popular YouTuber and science communicator, said he is stepping back from production amid intense criticism over his use of AI. Green described his AI usage as "not healthy," but stressed that he used it for finding research sources and not to write scripts. Much of the ensuing firestorm in this corner of.

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  174. Why R&D Waste Persists Despite Widespread AI Adoption

    This report examines R&D waste and how AI adoption has outpaced the intelligence needed to make consequential decisions well. What Attendees will Learn Where R&D budget is lost. More than a third of organizations spend 25 to 40 percent of their R&D budget on projects that never reach market. Why projects fail late. Alm.

  175.

    What OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Tells Us About AI’s Risks

    —Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto—Getty Images People in AI safety circles often talk about "warning shots:” events that indicate more severe threats are on the horizon. Depending on who you ask, there have already been many—Bing’s misanthropic alter-ego Sydney, research showing AIs would blackmail to preserve themselves, AI’s m.

  176.

    Can Reddit fend off a new wave of AI SEO spam?

    Earlier this year, a Reddit user had asked members of a skincare-focused subreddit if anyone had tried a specific hypochlorous acid spray, a product often used for acne. There were dozens of responses; one from a user named Primary-Taro4254 seemed innocuous enough, at least at first. "I haven't personally tried [that b.

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    Developer ecosystem expanded

    Matt Shumer, CBS News AI contributor, shares his thoughts on last month's incident where a rogue OpenAI model that was being tested hacked an outside company's data processing system.

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  179. Europe’s AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect

    The EU made some AI labels that companies can use instead of designing their own. | Image: The European Commission / The Verge The European Union has ushered in some additional rules that aim to make it easier for people to identify chatbots and AI deepfakes online. The new transparency obligations under the bloc's lan.

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  185. The AI ‘news’ accounts hyping a blue-state dystopia

    The Scoop In January, President Donald Trump posted two clips from a popular YouTube account sharing some dramatic news: Walmart was closing hundreds of California stores . It wasn’t true . But as California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s communications team pushed back against the posts on X, what alarmed them more than the fals.

  186.

    Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI

    Edward “Bud” Cole speaks in Japan in 2023. | Image: Jun Sato/WireImage Fender CEO Edward "Bud" Cole gave an interview to T3 in May celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Telecaster with comments on AI and music that initially flew under the radar. But it has started making the rounds recently , pouring more fuel on an.

  187.

    AI use mirrors student schedules in study of 77,000 online learners

    How do students actually use AI learning assistants? A new research paper by IU International University of Applied Sciences provides the first robust answers to this question. For the study "Using AI-based Learning Assistants in Higher Education: A Large-Scale Descriptive Analysis," the research team led by Prof. Dr.-.

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  193. AI opens new era in cognitive studies of wild primates

    Scientists created an AI system that uses facial recognition and real-time touchscreen testing to automate cognitive studies of capuchin monkeys in the wild. The American Journal of Primatology published a proof-of-concept for the novel method—dubbed CapuchinAI—developed by researchers at Emory University and Georgia I.

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  198. Funding milestone detected

    Nature, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02332-8 Chief US science adviser calls for a shakeup in funding while handing out grants to accelerate research with AI.

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  201. Google basically confirms the Pixel 11 is getting a price hike

    Google's Vice President of Devices and Services, Shakil Barkat, all but confirmed in an interview with 9to5 Google that its next Pixel phone would cost more than the Pixel 10. Considering the ongoing RAM supply issues due to the explosion of AI data centers, the rumored price hike is not a complete surprise. Companies.

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  203. Understanding The Fraught Politics Of Powering AI

    U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event about the Ratepayer Protection Pledge at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington D.C. on July 23 —Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images Sitting at the Environmental Protection Agency with a mix of CEOs and cabinet officials, President Trump announced this.

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    Midjourney bought the astrology app Co-Star

    Midjourney, which has gone from generating AI cat images to full-body ultrasound scans , is getting into a new field: astrology. The AI startup announced on Thursday that it has acquired the personalized astrology app Co-Star, as reported earlier by Bloomberg . Co-Star is a free app that offers daily horoscopes and all.

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  206. The tech-broification of American science has officially begun

    Trump’s science adviser Michael Kratsios has no science background. | Image: Getty / The Verge The Trump administration unveiled the first "Genesis Mission" grants on Thursday, directing $5 billion toward hundreds of AI-driven science projects in an effort the White House has described as "comparable in urgency and amb.

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    Product availability changed in Europe

    Days after OpenAI revealed one of its models went rogue and hacked into another company's servers, House lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the federal government to effectively shut down models that may put the public at risk. Jo Ling Kent explains.

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    AI unlocks Atlantic circulation insights from 20 years of ocean float data

    For more than 20 years, about 4,000 autonomous profiling floats have been drifting through the ocean. They form part of the international Argo program (Argo—global array of profiling floats). At regular intervals, they descend to a depth of 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) and, as they rise, measure parameters such as tempera.

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  213. Patreon is laying off 20 percent of workers

    Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its workers, or around 93 employees, as reported earlier by 404 Media . In a memo to employees, Patreon CEO Jack Conte writes that the company isn't making these changes "because we believe AI replaces humans," but says AI has "fundamentally transformed the tech industry, including h.

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  215. Product availability changed in Europe

    Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an "AI Kill Switch Act" that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a report from Politico . Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) are expected to introduce the legislation on Thur.

  216.

    The sci-fi movie that imagines AI isn’t so dystopian after all

    Imagine you are the parent of an inquisitive seven-year-old who loves his family, playing baseball, and hanging out with his friends. It's the life you've always wanted. And then the worst thing that ever could happen happens: A freak accident takes your son away. But as it turns out, you don't have to live with the gr.

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  221. AI and quantum chemistry combine to identify efficient blue OLED materials

    Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have become a standard in modern devices with incredible contrast and sleek designs. While initially an expensive luxury, OLEDs are gradually becoming more financially accessible as the technology improves. Now, researchers at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM.

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  223. Here’s what Samsung’s smart glasses actually look like

    With a camera on every pair, Google’s and Samsung’s AI glasses face the same privacy problems as Meta’s. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge Samsung has given us our first chance to check out its upcoming smart glasses in person, revealing two new designs and the first specs in the process, including an impressive 9-h.

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    AMD commits up to $5 billion to Anthropic

    AMD says it's going to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, while helping to expand the AI company's computing power, according to an announcement on Wednesday . As part of the new partnership, Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD's Instinct MI450 AI GPUs using the chipmaker's new Helios rack-scale system, a.

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  228. Developer ecosystem expanded

    The pledge was introduced in March, and has done little to quell concerns so far. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images In the face of backlash to concerns the AI boom will increase consumer electricity bills, the largest utility companies and data center developers in the US are now promising to do somethin.

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  230. Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one

    Substack will now help users determine whether what they're reading may have been written by AI. A new tool coming to the platform can scan posts, notes, replies, and comments to provide an estimate of how much text could be AI-generated or written with AI assistance, according to a blog post published on Tuesday . The.

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    Why AI Needs a “Genie Coefficient”

    Major benchmarks measure what AI can do. None measure whether it does what you mean: the distance between what you ask an AI to do, and the unspoken assumptions about how you want the AI to do it. We propose a new metric: the Genie coefficient. There’s often a gap between one person’s request and another’s understandin.

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    Funding milestone detected

    EXCLUSIVE: A conservative super PAC focused on policy involving artificial intelligence is making its first campaign investments, throwing its support behind two Republican candidates in House races it views as critical to the GOP's hopes of keeping control of the chamber. Fox News Digital has learned from a person fam.

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  235. Dr. Jill Lepore on why AI backlash is vital for the future

    Today, I’m talking with Harvard professor and New Yorker staff writer Dr. Jill Lepore about her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State , which comes out on August 25. Jill is one of the best writers there is at identifying institutional patterns in history, and Decoder is a show about systems, so this book.

  236.

    Daily briefing: CRISPR gets an AI-designed upgrade

    Nature, Published online: 17 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02272-3 Synthetic CRISPR proteins edit the genome more efficiently than their natural counterparts. Plus, a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere and the mathematical wonderland of footballs.

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    Funding milestone detected

    Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly available climate and environmental data from NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to train artificial intelligence models—and for safekeeping amid U.S. funding cuts.

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  239. Developer ecosystem expanded

    Nature, Published online: 16 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02214-z As automated tools accelerate both the discovery and the exploitation of software vulnerabilities, organizations must redesign their defences and workflows to keep pace.

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  241. I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno

    1010Benja won’t apologize for using AI. | Image: 1010Benja / Instagram I would never go so far as to say there's no place for AI in music (I'm a fan of Holly Herndon, after all). But I generally find music made with generative AI to be offensively boring , especially the outputs of Suno . So I'm having a bit of a tough.

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    Birdfy’s solar-powered smart feeder is down to one of its best prices

    It comes with a solar panel so you don’t need to worry about charging as much during the summer. | Image: Netvue Birdfy has kicked off a midyear sale, taking up to 40 percent off a range of its smart bird feeders. One of the best deals is on Netvue’s Birdfy Feeder AI-Powered Smart Bird Feeder with Camera , which has dr.

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  245. AI‑designed gene‑editing enzymes expand the CRISPR toolbox

    Scientists have made many advances using traditional CRISPR technology, especially in medicine, but they are now seeking ways to create genuinely new gene-editing enzymes with properties that have not already evolved naturally. A new study, published in Science, describes a new AI-designed synthetic TnpB enzyme, called.

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  249. PathSay Project uses AI to cross language barriers

    Thousands of the world's languages remain largely invisible to modern translation technology, but researchers and students at Brigham Young University are working to change that. Through a project called Pathsay, students in the BYU MATRIX lab are partnering with international BYU-Pathway Worldwide students to collect.

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  252. Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook

    Google is giving its AI note-taking app a new name. The company announced on Thursday that NotebookLM is becoming Gemini Notebook, but will remain a standalone app even as it integrates more deeply across Gemini and Google Search. Google first revealed Gemini Notebook - then called Project Tailwind - in May 2023 before.

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    Highly fragmented European wetlands with uneven restoration needs

    Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10760-9 Satellite imagery and machine learning used for the mapping of six seminatural open wetland types and land-use disturbance in European countries shows that wetlands are highly fragmented and have uneven restoration needs.

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  256. AI slop movies are the new direct-to-video cash grabs

    This weekend, cinephiles across the world will march to their local theaters to feast their eyes on Christopher Nolan's new adaptation of The Odyssey . It's on track to rake in anywhere between $80-$100 million in just a few days. People are clearly excited to see how Nolan uses cutting-edge filmmaking tech to make the.

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  259. The First Chatbot’s Multiple Personalities

    ELIZA is remembered as the world’s first AI star, a kindly therapist in chatbot form that gently probed users’ worries. Even its creator, Joseph Weizenbaum, was surprised by the warm reception given to his experiment in human-machine interaction. For some, it heralded an age of automated psychotherapy, while others bel.

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  268. How I Turned AI to the Dark Side

    Summary Researcher Dave Kuszmar discovered multiple systemic vulnerabilities that let him bypass LLM safety and obtain dangerous instructions . These exploits worked across nearly all major LLMs revealing an industry-wide security problem. Kuszmar calls for slowing deployment, increasing transparency , and large-scale.

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    Spotify is now an AI chatbot, too

    This is what the “Talk to Spotify” chatbox (left) looks like on the homepage. | Image: Spotify Spotify is experimenting with a new AI feature that allows Premium subscribers to play and explore music, audiobooks, and podcasts by having conversations with a chatbot. The " Talk to Spotify " feature appears across the Hom.

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    Developer ecosystem expanded

    Siri has been on the Apple Watch since day one, though I'm usually hard-pressed to find people who actually make good use of it. It's kind of just… been there - mostly as a way to set timers when my hands are full. But after playing around with the watchOS 27 developer beta, I get the sense that'll start to change. Not.

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  272. Even Nvidia’s head of automotive fights with Nvidia for compute

    Today, I’m talking with Xinzhou Wu, who is the head of automotive at Nvidia. Nvidia is obviously in the news constantly because of the AI boom — it’s one of the most valuable companies in the world, because the AI industry can’t get enough of the company’s GPUs. But Nvidia is also a key supplier to the auto industry. I.

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    The Asus ROG Flow Z13 gaming tablet with 64GB RAM is down to $2,100

    Almost all gaming laptops have gone up in price over the past year. Curiously, the surprisingly fast Asus ROG Flow Z13 gaming laptop/tablet combo has not. It’s actually gotten quite a bit cheaper recently. Best Buy has the lowest price on the configuration that includes the AMD Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 “Strix Halo” chipse.

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  276. Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features

    Waze is getting an AI makeover. Google is integrating its flagship AI assistant, Gemini, into the driving app with the goal of letting users personalize their trips a little more. Of the four new updates, only two are being described as involving Gemini. Waze says its updating its conversation reporting feature, first.

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  278. Lorde says Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are ‘not sexy’

    Lorde performing at the 2026 Governors Ball. | Photo: Siegfried Anthony/Billboard via Getty Images Lorde was performing at the Real Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and took some time during her set to speak out against AI glasses . While she didn't specify any brands in particular, it's likely she was taking a shot.

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  283. Product availability changed in Europe

    There are few emails that make your stomach drop faster than one about "new privacy settings." That usually means a company has moved another data switch, renamed a control or tucked a new choice inside an account menu you rarely visit. Google is now rolling out one of those changes for Search services. The setting is.

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    The fight against AI data centers is just beginning

    A yard sign opposing a planned data center is displayed along Route 54 in Mount Carmel Township Northumberland County. | Image: Getty Images This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the data center buildout, follow Emma Roth . The Stepback arrives in.

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  293. Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI

    You can see if ads on Google Search, Google Discover, and YouTube were made or edited using AI from a new section in Google's "My Ad Center," as reported earlier by TechCrunch . The update, announced on Thursday, adds a "created or edited with AI" label under the "how this ad was made" tab. Users can find it by tapping.

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    Developer ecosystem expanded

    After reentering the AI race with its first in-house Muse Spark model in April, Meta is now opening up the doors to developers with a new model that can plug into AI coding software with the new Meta Model API. Meta says that Muse Spark 1.1 is a "step-change" from the first generation, with improvements based on feedba.

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    Say hello to Claude Wrapped

    The popularity of Spotify Wrapped has kicked off a wide range of year-in-review features, on apps from YouTube to Uber - and now, the lookback trend has come to AI. Anthropic on Thursday announced a "reflect" feature for its Claude chatbot, allowing users to see an analysis of their usage data over the past month, thre.

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    Character.AI wants a piece of the microdrama pie

    Character.AI's plan to become more than just an LLM-powered chatbot platform is going beyond interactive books , comics , and audio dramas . Today, the company announced the debut of c.ai Series - short-form, episodic videos designed to be watched and interacted with - on your phone. Unlike traditional microdrama servi.

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  298. Discovered by Lootura