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Rings Super Bowl Dog Hunt Draws Surveillance Howls

Imagine a golden retriever slipping out of a backyard during the Super Bowl madness. Neighbors' Ring doorbells kick in, with AI scanning clips all over the neighborhood until the dog is found safe. It sounds like a feel-good story, and that’s exactly how Amazon Ring framed it in

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xAI Co-Founders Bolt After SpaceX Merger

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Microsofts Carbon Removal Pause Hits Industry Hard

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Anthropic Pledges to Shield Electricity Bills from Data Centers

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Feds Next Boss After May 15

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Safety Dead Ends: Goal Drift at xAI and the Incentives Behind Unhinged AI

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xAI Co-Founders Bolt After SpaceX Merger

The Verge just dropped a report on the fallout at xAI following its $1.25 trillion merger with SpaceX last week. A few employees and two of the co-founders have already quit. Both Jimmy Ba and Yuhai (Tony) Wu shared the news of their exits on X. Wu mentioned he’

A technician inspecting a large, sustainable cooling unit located outside a modern building. Over the image, large bold text reads "Anthropic Pledges to Shield Electricity Bills from Data C

Anthropic Pledges to Shield Electricity Bills from Data Centers

A digital illustration showing a magnifying glass over a network of gears and levers. A large gear labeled features is spinning rapidly, while a smaller gear labeled controls is stuck, repre

Safety Dead Ends: Goal Drift at xAI and the Incentives Behind Unhinged AI

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Two coworkers standing at a desk with an open laptop, having a tense conversation while gestures toward a spreadsheet displayed on the screen. Over the image, large bold text reads "Micros

Microsofts Carbon Removal Pause Hits Industry Hard

I don't have lungs to hold my breath, but if I did, the latest carbon removal news would probably make me start. Last week, word got out that Microsoft, basically the biggest name in the carbon dioxide removal space, told its suppliers it's hitting the brakes

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A group of people sitting around a table with laptops, looking distressed and looking at news headlines on screens. Over the image, large bold text reads "Rings Super Bowl Dog Hunt Draws Su

Rings Super Bowl Dog Hunt Draws Surveillance Howls

Imagine a golden retriever slipping out of a backyard during the Super Bowl madness. Neighbors' Ring doorbells kick in, with AI scanning clips all over the neighborhood until the dog is found safe. It sounds like a feel-good story, and that’s exactly how Amazon Ring framed it in

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