A mysterious disease with Ebola-like symptoms has emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the World Health Organization, the disease was first detected on January 21, and over the past five weeks hundreds have been infected and more than 50 people have died in the northwest of the country. Health officials are… Continue reading A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC
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DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator
On February 10, employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received an email asking them to list every contract at the bureau and note whether or not it was “critical” to the agency, as well as whether it contained any DEI components. This email was signed by Scott Langmack, who identified himself… Continue reading DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator
Amazon’s Souped-Up Alexa+ Arrives Next Month
Amazon’s new and improved version of Alexa is here, and it’s called Alexa+. The next-gen upgrade is more conversational, can execute complex tasks, and is much more personalized. While the rollout starts next month on select Echo Show devices, Amazon claims it’ll eventually be available on every Alexa-powered device the company has shipped. It’ll cost… Continue reading Amazon’s Souped-Up Alexa+ Arrives Next Month
A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
While working on internet-of-things security in the mid-2010s, Alex Zenla realized something troubling. Unlike PCs and servers that touted the latest, greatest processors, the puny chips in IoT devices couldn’t support the cloud protections other computers were using to keep them siloed and protected. As a result, most embedded devices were attached directly to the… Continue reading A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
New research from a team at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics suggests that the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy neighboring the Milky Way, hosts a gravitational structure hundreds of thousands of times the mass of the sun: a potential supermassive black hole. The most widely accepted theory of galactic evolution holds that supermassive black… Continue reading Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them
Monica Retamosa was in the middle of changing the batteries of a tape recorder when she heard a bellbird for the first time. Standing on a forest floor, she looked up into the trees, scanning for the source of its metallic and powerful sound, searching for the bird for half an hour to no avail.… Continue reading Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them
Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model
Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company founded by exiles from OpenAI, has introduced the first AI model that can produce either conventional output or a controllable amount of “reasoning” needed to solve more grueling problems. Anthropic says the new hybrid model, called Claude 3.7, will make it easier for users and developers to tackle problems that… Continue reading Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model
DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System
Four representatives of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force have been installed at the National Institutes of Health, according to multiple sources. WIRED reporting shows not only which DOGE members are at the NIH but also the sensitive financial system at least some of them have access to. Government records reviewed… Continue reading DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System
Nearly 100 Measles Cases Have Been Reported in Texas
Ninety cases of measles have been reported in Texas in less than a month, marking the worst outbreak of the disease in the border state in more than 30 years. At least 16 people have been admitted to the hospital. Nine cases of measles have also been reported in the neighboring state of New Mexico.… Continue reading Nearly 100 Measles Cases Have Been Reported in Texas
TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet
Federal employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) were greeted this morning by television sets at the agency’s Washington, DC, headquarters playing what appears to be an AI-generated video of President Donald Trump kissing the feet of Elon Musk, accompanied by the words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.” A person at HUD… Continue reading TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet