Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
12 days ago Ars Technica
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Trump suggests rebranding AI with a new name, says he’s also creating an AI Force
Covered by TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica. Trump claimed, without evidence, that the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax.
12 days ago 3 sources
Review: Neagley is a worthy spinoff to megahit Reacher
It's a bit uneven in execution but still delivers as fast-paced, entertaining escapist fare.
12 days ago Ars Technica
Googlebooks launch October 4 starting at $899—here are the five models you can preorder today
Googlebooks offer premium hardware and deep smartphone integration, but you may not like the price.
12 days ago Ars Technica
An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang
Google’s threat intelligence group said it had a mole inside TeamPCP's inner circle.
13 days ago Ars Technica
Don't call it an SUV: The Ferrari Purosangue review
Unlike previous Ferrari four-seaters, this one is better for humans than cargo.
13 days ago Ars Technica
T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant
Isotope ratios provide a hint that the giants were actively managing temperatures.
13 days ago Ars Technica
Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
Research suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.
14 days ago Ars Technica
Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
Chariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two rings, and they're changing.
14 days ago Ars Technica
AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
15 days ago Ars Technica
The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875M worth of AI
Covered by TechCrunch, Ars Technica. A new AI-based software program is being launched to help air traffic controllers better navigate their jobs as the crossing guards of America's skies.
15 days ago 2 sources
Brendan Carr’s FCC is more worried about who The View interviews than foreign governments owning Paramount
Covered by The Verge, Ars Technica. The FCC has announced it's waiving its rules limiting foreign equity ownership to 25 percent in the Paramount-Warner Bros. case and will allow three sovereign wealth funds run by the governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar,…
15 days ago 2 sources
Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
Rare cells with widespread connectivity seem to be able to trigger sleep.
15 days ago Ars Technica
Google announces new experimental "CC" AI agent for families
Covered by Ars Technica, TechCrunch. Multiple family members can share data to help the agent make plans and complete tasks.
15 days ago 2 sources
US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"
The Federal Register website briefly used an open source Chinese AI search tool.
15 days ago Ars Technica
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OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot
Covered by The Guardian – Technology, Ars Technica, TechCrunch and 1 more. US cybersecurity researchers who conducted hack say ‘scope of what we could theoretically access was huge’ Cybersecurity researchers have hacked into OpenAI with the help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, in the latest…
15 days ago 4 sources
Meet the winner of Nikon's Small World in Motion video contest
Ning Xu of Tsinghua University captured tiny cilia beating in airways of a child with rare respiratory disorder.
15 days ago Ars Technica
Rocket Report: China wants a Raptor 3 engine; SpaceX set for big Starship test
“I can tell you SpaceX has already gone captive."
15 days ago Ars Technica
RFK Jr. names 8 new members to influential preventive medicine task force
The USPSTF sets insurance coverage from preventive services, like colonoscopies.
16 days ago Ars Technica
Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets
Scaleout deploys decentralized AI-driven learning to military bases and drones.
16 days ago Ars Technica