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The Wire by Acutus, an AI-generated site with articles attacking AI industry critics, appears to be funded by the OpenAI-backed super PAC Leading The Future — The reporters at this news site are AI bots. OpenAI’s supe…
Army Details Request For Budget Line Consolidation In FY ‘27 To Move Out On NGC2
The Army has consolidated about half of the budget line items in its command and control portfolio, as it seeks greater funding flexibility in fiscal year 2027 to move out […]
Trump’s frantic posts on Truth Social overnight show just how little he slept
Between midnight and 2:45 a.m., Trump posted more than a dozen times before picking back up around 7:30 in the morning
Democratic Maine governor vetoes first US state freeze on new datacenters
Janet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in MaineThe Democratic governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first US state to impose a moratorium on large n…
The real wall with ears: Ancient Roman walls can hear you from metres away
Ancient Roman structures, utilizing smooth stone and carefully shaped interiors, exhibit remarkable acoustic properties. Curved walls and vast domes guide sound, creating whispering gallery effects where even quiet voices travel with surprising clarity…
Nvidia stock jumps 4.3% to close at a record for the first time since Oct., pushing Nvidia’s market cap past $5T, as a rally in Intel pushed chipmakers higher (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Nvidia stock jumps 4.3% to close at a record for the first time since Oct., pushing Nvidia’s market cap past $5T, as a rally in Intel pushed chipmakers higher — Nvidia shares closed at a record on Friday for the…
Sam Altman apologizes to a Canadian town for not alerting police to the activity of a mass shooting suspect when her ChatGPT account was suspended (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:
Sam Altman apologizes to a Canadian town for not alerting police to the activity of a mass shooting suspect when her ChatGPT account was suspended — Sam Altman said AI company will work more closely with governm…
Friday Squid Blogging: How Squid Survived Extinction Events
Science news:
Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced genomes alongside global datasets. The research reveals that these bizarre, intelligent creatures likely originated deep in the ocean over 100 million years ago, surviving mass extinction events by retreating into oxygen-rich deep-sea refuges. For millions of years, their evolution barely changed—until a dramatic post-extinction boom sparked rapid diversification as they moved into new shallow-water habitats. …
Iran’s FM Araghchi arrives in Pakistan ahead of planned US ceasefire talks
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States, amid conflicting signals on whether he would meet with US negotiators there. The White…
Diana Shipping blasts Genco for failing to set date for shareholders meeting
Greek shipowner claims Genco management ‘systematically manipulating every tool available to further entrench itself’