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Microsoft AI chief says the company beat OpenAI at its own game, using a quarter of the computing power

States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults

OpenAI, Meta caution US judiciary about risk of 'deepfake' evidence

Robots dance the ‘Macarena’ at Japan tech expo

Humanoid robots were seen performing the “Macarena” at the annual CEATEC technology exhibition in Chiba, Japan.

State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report finds corporate commitment at record high, but governance lags behind

MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics finds sustainability commitments are strong, but governance gaps and external disruptions prevent execution.

AI model decodes the language cells use to communicate

A new computational approach reveals how cells communicate to assemble into tissues. This could accelerate stem cell engineering, improve disease models, and inform therapies.

Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs

Meta and Apple have teamed up for the launch of the social media giant's newest model, Muse Spark Open, which will run locally on Apple silicon.

Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a future where ambient AI devices work in the background, anticipating users' needs instead of waiting for commands.

Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access

METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker has given up the right to block them.

Bluesky expands its AI-powered Attie app to let anyone build websites, games, and more

Bluesky is bringing “social vibe coding” to its experimental Attie platform, allowing users to create interactive experiences like games, quizzes, and websites that can tap into the social network's audience.

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Tell us: have you used AI to help with online dating?

From chat-up lines to social coaching, we’d like to hear from people who use AI to assist them navigating the online dating worldWe’d like to understand more about the different ways that people are using AI to assist with online dating.Perhaps you have used an AI assistant to help with chat-up lines? Or you may have turned to one for some social coaching? However you have used AI for online datin

Why are eight US states suing OpenAI?

They allege ChatGPT has caused harm to their residents, coaching its users to harm themselves or others.

AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars

We'll likely learn more about how this will work at the company's upcoming "AI & Autonomy Day" event in December.

US FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic over consumer harms, Axios reports

Can AI break encryption? OpenAI’s new math has cryptographers divided

Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US

The new shopping tool is available in the U.S. across Google Search and the Gemini app.

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FTC issues subpoenas to Anthropic and OpenAI over safety incidents

Cloudflare and OpenAI: Making AI discovery better for everyone