Podcast Episodes

Waymo made a virtual human driver to improve its robotaxis, Seattle will impose a year-long ban on large data centers, and Kalshi will require employment info for some bets

-Waymo's ReD is based on a neuroscientific concept called active inference, which posits that people are always trying to minimize surprise.

-The Se…

2 months ago

Apple reintroduces the AI-powered Siri it announced at WWDC 2024

Say hello to Siri AI.

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2 months ago

Meta quietly removed facial-recognition code from its smart glasses app, WhatsApp says spyware maker NSO Group is still targeting its users, and the UK will review its NHS contract with Palantir

-Wired uncovered the dormant tool that contained algorithms which would have converted photos of faces into biometric identifiers stored on-device an…

2 months ago

The University of Cambridge says it successfully tested a vaccine with an AI-designed antigen

The “super-antigen” could provide long-term protection against a wide range of diseases spread by humans.

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2 months ago

OpenAI reportedly has a major ChatGPT overhaul in store, Axiom revealed its Prada-designed spacesuit inner layer for NASA, and astronomers measured the mass of a dormant black hole

-A redesigned ChatGPT would encourage users beyond just chatting and towards using "coding tools, image generation and applications built by partners…

2 months ago

SpaceX expects its IPO to raise $74.4 billion

Valuing the company at $1.75 trillion.

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2 months, 1 week ago

OpenAI will let the US government review its AI models before release, Google is experimenting with sending Chrome searches straight to AI, and Anthropic proposes a global slowdown of AI development

-OpenAI has said that it will comply with the order and allow regulators to assess its models' capabilities before they're released to the public.

-…

2 months, 1 week ago

Pokémon Champions hits iOS and Android on June 17

The Pokémon battle game debuted on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 back in April.

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2 months, 1 week ago

Even Meta's Oversight Board thinks its rules for banning accounts are baffling, Apple began requiring age verification for App Store use in Texas, and NASA's Mars MAVEN probe is dead

-The board announced earlier this year that it would look into improving transparency around the process, which is often frustratingly opaque.

-Appl…

2 months, 1 week ago

Google's parent company is raising $80 billion to fuel its AI ambitions

Not even Alphabet has enough cash to meet its AI goals.

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2 months, 1 week ago