ScienceDaily
New research debunks the 70-year-old 'lizard brain' myth, revealing brain evolution as a tug-of-war between wiring strategies, with implications for AI.
BBC Business
South Korean investors who rode the AI stock wave are now learning that what goes up can come down - sometimes with a margin call on its way.
Ars Technica
Amazon's AI ambitions get a gas-powered boost, because who needs climate goals when you have data centers to build?
BBC World
AI has now designed fully functional viruses, which is either a medical breakthrough or the plot of a sci-fi horror film - probably both.
The Atlantic
Sam Altman's ChatGPT can now make a podcast about your kids' lives, so you never have to talk to them again. Because who needs parenting when you have AI?
The Guardian Europe
Philosopher Melanie Challenger argues our obsession with disembodied intelligence is a dangerous delusion - your body isn't just a support system for your brain, it's the whole point.
The Verge
OpenAI unleashes ChatGPT Health upon the US, claiming it's better than doctors - just in time for a lawsuit over its medical advice.
NASA
NASA joins a multi-agency AI initiative to speed up space discovery, because 150 petabytes of data aren't going to analyze themselves.
SpaceNews
Earth orbit is becoming a cosmic traffic jam, and we need a global traffic cop to keep satellites from smashing into each other and the growing cloud of space junk.
The Atlantic
Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on AI is a hit, but the real target isn’t just Big Tech - it’s everyone who enjoys modern convenience without asking who got crushed for the rare earth metals.
Inside Climate News
The EPA wants to let companies pour foundations and run pipes for gas plants and data centers before getting air permits, because who needs clean air when you have AI to build?
SpaceNews
The nation's spy satellite agency is hiring everyone from coders to quantum physicists as it transitions from a few big secret satellites to a sprawling, data-hungry constellation that humans alone can't manage.
TechCrunch
Surveillance firm Palantir issues a 22-point ideological manifesto, critiquing 'hollow pluralism' and positioning itself as a defender of the West, just as its government contracts face increased…
TechCrunch
The App Store is experiencing a massive boom in new app releases, with AI tools likely empowering a new wave of creators, proving that the predicted app-pocalypse was, in fact, greatly exaggerated.
The Verge
AI apps are targeting your computer next, because your phone and browser just weren't needy enough.
ZDNet
New research confirms AI is great for simple online chores but still terrible at complex thinking, so maybe don't ask it for life advice.
Ars Technica
Satellite imagery shows nearly 40% of massive US AI data center projects are running late, thanks to shortages of labor, power, equipment, and a dash of geopolitical trade policy.
The Verge
Dairy Queen is installing Presto's AI drive-thru chatbots to speed up service and sell you more food, a system that may involve remote human helpers.
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