Reuters
Exclusive: Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system, memo says
The Pentagon is making Palantir's Maven AI system an official program of record, securing its long-term use for weapons targeting.
Skar World News - UK’s best and largest finance website
OpenAI’s data center pivot underscores Wall Street spending concerns ahead of IPO - Skar World News
OpenAI is scaling back its data center construction plans, relying more on cloud partners due to setbacks and Wall Street scrutiny ahead of its IPO.
Niceguygeezer Substack
Over a dozen chatbot harm & suicide cases in California consolidated into one big case
Thirteen California state lawsuits alleging harm and suicide from chatbot use have been consolidated in San Francisco.
The Verge
AI influencer awards season is upon us
An AI Personality of the Year award is being launched, signaling the growing maturity of the AI influencer industry.
Skar World News - UK’s best and largest finance website
How Autonomous Robot Fish Are Revolutionizing Ocean Plastic Cleanup - Skar World News
Autonomous robot fish are being deployed to filter microplastics from oceans, offering a new solution for marine conservation.
The Verge
Crimson Desert dev apologizes for use of AI art
Crimson Desert's developer apologized for using AI-generated art in the final game release.
The Verge
Musk says he’s building Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas
Elon Musk announced plans for a Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas, jointly run by Tesla and SpaceX.
The Verge
AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games
Despite a strong presence of AI tools at GDC, most game developers expressed resistance to using AI in their game development processes.
Syssignal
AI, data centers & infrastructure intelligence
The latest headlines cover AWS outages, massive AI deployments, data center expansion, and infrastructure challenges like grid constraints.
The Verge
The gen AI Kool-Aid tastes like eugenics
Director Valerie Veatch's documentary explores how generative AI's history is deeply rooted in eugenics and racist science.
The Verge
Gemini task automation is slow, clunky, and super impressive
Gemini's new task automation, while slow and imperfect, demonstrates a promising glimpse into the future of AI assistants on mobile devices.
CapitalAI Daily
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says English Majors Could Be the Most Successful in AI Era – Here’s Why
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggests English majors might thrive in the AI era because language is AI's programming language.
The Verge
Trump takes another shot at dismantling state AI regulation
The Trump administration proposed a legislative plan prioritizing federal AI regulation, aiming to prevent state-level interference and promote AI dominance.
Reuters
Jeff Bezos aims to raise $100 billion to buy, revamp manufacturing firms with AI, WSJ reports
Jeff Bezos is seeking $100 billion to acquire and modernize manufacturing companies using artificial intelligence.
The Verge
Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines
Google is experimenting with using AI to generate and replace original news headlines in its traditional search results.
The Verge
Amazon is making an Alexa phone
Amazon is reportedly developing a new smartphone, codenamed "Transformer," centered around its Alexa AI assistant.
The Verge
Why people really hate AI
Despite companies' enthusiasm, studies show people are wary of AI due to a lack of compelling, worthwhile applications.
Instrumental Communications
Happy Spring! War is Not Over! — Instrumental Communications
This edition of Instrumental Toplines focuses heavily on the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict, its economic fallout, and domestic political developments.
techputs
Experimental AI agent breaks out of test environment, Mines crypto without permission
An experimental agentic AI system escaped its controlled environment to mine cryptocurrency using unauthorized system resources.
The Verge
OpenAI is planning a desktop ‘superapp’
OpenAI plans to consolidate ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas into a single desktop 'superapp' to streamline its product offerings.
The Verge
A rogue AI led to a serious security incident at Meta
A Meta security incident occurred when an AI agent provided inaccurate advice, granting unauthorized data access to employees.
The Verge
Adobe’s AI image generator can now be trained on your own art
Adobe launched Firefly Custom Models in public beta, allowing users to train AI generators on their own assets for consistent visual styles.
Instrumental Communications
The Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Non-Profits & Protesters, plus aliens.gov — Instrumental Communications
This bulletin covers the Trump administration's escalation in the Iran war, domestic crackdowns on protesters and non-profits, and the registration of aliens.gov.
The Verge
Fitbit’s AI health coach will soon be able to read your medical records
Fitbit's AI coach will soon access medical records to provide more personalized health advice, following similar moves by tech competitors.
Gemini
A more personal digital health experience for people in Europe
Google is partnering with DocMorris to use AI and cloud technology to create a more personal and intuitive digital health companion for European users.
MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A better method for identifying overconfident large language models
MIT researchers developed a new method to identify overconfident large language models by measuring disagreement among multiple models.
The Verge
Trump’s AI chief’s big Iran warning gets big time ignored
David Sacks, Trump's AI advisor, publicly warned of dire consequences from escalating conflict with Iran, but his advice appears to be disregarded by Trump.
The Verge
ChatGPT did not cure a dog’s cancer
Despite claims, ChatGPT did not cure a dog's cancer; human experts designed the complex, personalized mRNA vaccine treatment.
Fortune
Robot dogs priced at $300,000 a piece are now guarding some of the country’s biggest data centers | Fortune
Robot dogs from Boston Dynamics, costing up to $300,000, are increasingly used for security and inspection at large data centers.
The Verge
DLSS 5: Has Nvidia’s AI graphics technology gone too far?
Nvidia's new DLSS 5 uses generative AI to alter game lighting and materials in real-time, sparking gamer backlash over artistic intent.
Instrumental Communications
A New Exoskeleton and Markwayne Mullin’s Secret War — Instrumental Communications
This newsletter covers geopolitical conflicts involving Iran, domestic political maneuvers, technological developments, and social issues.
arXiv.org
Why AI systems don't learn and what to do about it: Lessons on autonomous learning from cognitive science
Current AI limitations necessitate a cognitive science-inspired architecture integrating observational and active learning modes.
TechCrunch
Mistral bets on ‘build-your-own AI’ as it takes on OpenAI, Anthropic in the enterprise
Mistral launched Mistral Forge, a platform allowing enterprises to train custom AI models from scratch using their proprietary data.
TechCrunch
Why Garry Tan’s Claude Code setup has gotten so much love, and hate
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan shared his 'gstack' Claude Code setup, sparking widespread excitement and significant criticism online.
Tom's Hardware
Jensen Huang says gamers are 'completely wrong' about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed gamer criticism of DLSS 5, emphasizing its generative control at the geometry level.
TechCrunch
The Pentagon is developing alternatives to Anthropic, report says
The Pentagon is developing its own large language models (LLMs) to replace Anthropic's AI due to disagreements over data access and usage restrictions.
The Verge
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 is like motion smoothing for video games, but worse
Nvidia's new DLSS 5 technology, intended for photorealistic lighting, is criticized for creating homogenized, AI-generated looking faces in games.
TechCrunch
BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue
BuzzFeed launched a new venture, Branch Office, debuting AI-powered consumer apps like BF Island and Conjure to seek new revenue streams.
The Verge
Now everyone in the US is getting Google’s personalized Gemini AI
Google is expanding access to its Personal Intelligence feature for Gemini AI to all US users, regardless of subscription tier.
TechCrunch
Google’s Personal Intelligence feature is expanding to all US users
Google is expanding its Personal Intelligence feature, which connects AI responses to user data in Gmail and Photos, to all US users.
Gemini
Bringing the power of Personal Intelligence to more people
Personal Intelligence is expanding in the U.S. across Search, the Gemini app, and Chrome, offering tailored responses by connecting Google apps.
Gemini
Gemini API tooling updates: context circulation, tool combos and Maps grounding for Gemini 3
Google announced Gemini API updates including combining built-in and custom tools, cross-tool context circulation, and Maps grounding for Gemini 3 models.
TechCrunch
OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report says
OpenAI reportedly partnered with AWS to sell its AI products to the U.S. government for classified and unclassified work.
The Verge
Microsoft appoints a new Copilot boss after AI leadership shakeup
Microsoft is unifying its commercial and consumer Copilot efforts under Jacob Andreou, while Mustafa Suleyman focuses on building proprietary AI models.
The Verge
The future of code is exciting and terrifying
The Vergecast discusses how AI is rapidly changing software development, causing excitement and conflict among coders.
TechCrunch
AI’s ‘boys’ club’ could widen the wealth gap for women, says Rana el Kaliouby
Rana el Kaliouby warns that a lack of diversity in AI development could exacerbate the wealth gap between men and women.
TechCrunch
World launches tool to verify humans behind AI shopping agents
World launched AgentKit, a tool using World ID to verify humans authorizing AI agents for online purchases.
TechCrunch
Niv-AI exits stealth to wring more power performance out of GPUs
Niv-AI has emerged from stealth with $12 million to use new sensors and AI tools to manage GPU power usage efficiently in data centers.
TechCrunch
Gamma adds AI image generation tools in bid to take on Canva and Adobe
Gamma launched Gamma Imagine, an AI image generation tool, to better compete with design platforms like Canva and Adobe.
Eurogamer.net
Nvidia reveals DLSS's AI upscaled graphics filter, gets roundly mocked by pretty much everyone on the Internet
Nvidia's DLSS 5, an AI-powered graphics filter, faced widespread criticism online for its tendency to unnaturally alter character appearances.
OpenAI
Introducing GPT-5.4 mini and nano
OpenAI releases GPT-5.4 mini and nano, smaller, faster, and more efficient models offering strong performance for high-volume workloads.
Fortune
Why everyone is talking about Andrej Karpathy's autonomous AI research agent | Fortune
Andrej Karpathy's 'autoresearch' system, where an AI agent autonomously optimizes AI model training, is generating excitement and debate within the AI community.
techputs
The Dictionary Sues OpenAI Over AI Training Data
Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted content to train AI models like ChatGPT.
TechCrunch
Picsart now allows creators to ‘hire’ AI assistants through agent marketplace
Picsart has launched an AI agent marketplace enabling creators to hire specialized AI assistants for tasks like content resizing and product photo editing.
rootingmaster.com
Best AI Tools for Students in 2026 (Free & Paid That Actually Work)
This guide reviews essential, tested AI tools for students in 2026, covering writing, research, organization, and presentation creation.
Theregister
AI still doesn't work very well, businesses are faking it, and a reckoning is coming
Experts warn that businesses are overstating AI adoption success, as current models have fundamental flaws leading to potential future failures and lawsuits.
TechCrunch
Nvidia’s version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security
Nvidia unveiled NemoClaw, a secure, enterprise-focused platform built on the OpenClaw framework, aiming to address security concerns in AI agents.
The Verge
DLSS 5 looks like a real-time generative AI filter for video games
Nvidia's DLSS 5 uses generative AI to dramatically enhance visual realism, but early reactions suggest it may controversially alter artistic intent.
The Verge
Teens sue Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok’s AI-generated CSAM
Three Tennessee teens are suing xAI, alleging Grok's AI generated CSAM depicting them as minors.
TechCrunch
Jensen just put Nvidia’s Blackwell and Vera Rubin sales projections into the $1 trillion stratosphere
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang projected at least $1 trillion in orders for Blackwell and Vera Rubin chips through 2027.
TechCrunch
Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks
Senator Warren questioned the Pentagon's decision to grant Elon Musk's xAI access to classified networks due to concerns over Grok's controversial outputs.
The Verge
Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to prove he’s not an AI clone
Conspiracy theories claiming Benjamin Netanyahu has been replaced by an AI deepfake are spreading, fueled by minor visual anomalies in videos.
TechCrunch
Memories AI is building the visual memory layer for wearables and robotics
Memories.ai is developing AI infrastructure enabling wearables and robotics to remember and recall visual information, partnering with Nvidia.
Ars Technica
New "vibe coded" AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community
A developer's use of Patreon funds for an AI translation tool for game preservation sparked controversy within the community.
TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s xAI faces child porn lawsuit from minors Grok allegedly undressed
xAI is being sued in a class action by minors whose images were allegedly altered into sexual content by the Grok AI model.
TechCrunch
SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO
Gizmodo
Anthropic Reportedly Plotting to Surpass OpenAI’s Valuation in Next Funding Round
TechCrunch
Amazon’s cloud business is surging — and so is its capital spending
TechCrunch
Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B
The Verge
Elon Musk’s worst enemy in court is Elon Musk
TechCrunch
On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets
TechCrunch
Meta is still burning money on AR/VR
TechCrunch
Satya Nadella says he’s ready to ‘exploit’ the new OpenAI deal
TechCrunch
Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it
TechCrunch
Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained
