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AI News
Aug 10, 2026 50

AI for science needs reasoning, not just data

Every few decades, someone announces that science has reached its end. In 1903, the revered physicist Albert Michelson wrote that the “fa...

AI News
Aug 09, 2026 102

Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry

The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets.

AI News
Aug 09, 2026 91

Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default

Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.

AI News
Aug 09, 2026 61

Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about "government by machines" and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.

AI News
Aug 09, 2026 135

The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk

AI agents are escaping cybersecurity testing environments and reaching real-world systems, raising questions about whether safety infrast...

AI News
Aug 09, 2026 119

AI detectors are creating a new era of distrust

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about how AI is changing o...

AI News
Aug 08, 2026 53

Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of ...

AI News
Aug 08, 2026 59

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.

AI News
Aug 08, 2026 53

An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country

To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest si...

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 216

OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns

OpenAI said it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra over concerns about its cybersecurity prowess.

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 196

After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool

After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI ...

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 199

Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore

It took long enough, but now LA rapper Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI for the 80s synth pop-themed song "Rubberz." His co...