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Trump names David Sacks as AI, crypto czar

President-elect Trump said Thursday that venture capitalist David Sacks will serve as the White House artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency czar. In the newly created role, Sacks will ...

The Hill - 6d

Canva Revolutionized Graphic Design. Will It Survive the Age of AI?

Generative AI could have been an existential threat for Canva, which made billions by making graphic design quick and easy. But for CEO Melanie Perkins, it’s simply making the world more visual.

Wired - 6d

Calling all gen AI disruptors of the enterprise! Apply now to present at Transform 2025

Apply to present your AI innovation at Transform's Innovation Showcase and gain exposure to top industry decision-makers.

VentureBeat - 6d

AWS cuts database prices almost 50% and adds distributed scaling capabilities

AWS has launched new features for DynamoDB, Aurora and MemoryDB cloud databases to help scale distributed workloads and lower costs.

VentureBeat - 6d

Macron shuns resignation calls after government collapse

Yahoo News - 6d

Why Arsenal are being called 'the new Stoke City'

Arsenal are leading the way at home and in Europe when it comes to set-piece goals - leading to a surprising comparison.

BBC News - 6d

Who Are You Calling ‘You Guys’? Everyone, Actually.

The story of how a gendered word became a universal pronoun says a lot about how language evolves.

The New York Times - 6d

AI Data Centers Sprout and Grow With Increased Demand

Meta plans to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility.

Inc. - 6d

Keir Starmer's Six Milestones (Don't Call it a Relaunch)

What was in the Prime Minister’s ‘Plan for Change’?

BBC News - 6d

UnitedHealth Shooting Is a Wake-Up Call on Corporate Security

People who advise companies on security issues say threats against executives are rising.

The Wall Street Journal - 6d

The UC Berkeley Project That Is the AI Industry's Obsession

Chatbot Arena ranks the world’s best AI models on a leaderboard based on user voting in head-to-head competitions between bots.

The Wall Street Journal - 6d

Trump ‘not making a ton of calls’ on Hegseth’s behalf: Haberman

National political correspondent Maggie Haberman weighed in on the controversy around President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, suggesting he isn't making "a ton" of calls on Pete ...

The Hill - 6d

The future of AI agents: highly lucrative but surprisingly boring

Big companies are trumpeting the value of consumer-facing personal digital helpers to make our lives easier

Financial Times - 6d

AI Hits a Wall: What This Means for the Tech Industry

AI commercialization is a game of musical chairs and the music has stopped. For now.

Inc. - Dec. 5

Euro drifts as political turmoil dents sentiment; bitcoin scales $100,000

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The euro was subdued on Thursday after the widely expected collapse of the French government, stoking worries about the region's second-biggest economic power, while bitcoin ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

Councils call for cash to cover homeless bill shortfall

The Local Government Association says a freeze on central funding has cost councils nearly £740m since 2019.

BBC News - Dec. 5

NBA says officials got no-call on Braun correct

Via its Last Two Minute Report, the NBA said officials were right in not ruling that Denver's Christian Braun had signaled for a timeout when the Nuggets had none remaining at the end of their ...

ESPN - Dec. 4

Romney calls for bipartisanship in farewell Senate speech

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) gave his Senate farewell speech on Wednesday where he urged elected officials to prioritize unity in the face of stubborn partisanship. “My life’s work has been a group ...

The Hill - Dec. 4

OpenAI Is Working With Anduril to Supply the US Military With AI

The ChatGPT maker is the latest AI giant to reveal it’s working with the defense industry, following similar announcements by Meta and Anthropic.

Wired - Dec. 4

Musk plans to expand Colossus AI supercomputer tenfold

Facility in Memphis expected to incorporate more than 1mn GPUs as billionaire’s xAI aims to catch up with rivals

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Russian General Calls U.S. Chairman of Joint Chiefs

In a highly unusual call, the two men “discussed a number of global and regional security issues, to include the ongoing conflict in Ukraine,” a spokesman said.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Powell calls for ‘change’ in ‘unsustainable’ fiscal path

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday that the U.S. is on an “unsustainable” fiscal path and called for a course correction days after the national debt topped $36 trillion for the ...

The Hill - Dec. 4

AI-Powered Robots Can Be Tricked Into Acts of Violence

Researchers hacked several robots infused with large language models, getting them to behave dangerously—and pointing to a bigger problem ahead.

Wired - Dec. 4

British army could be wiped out within six months of Ukraine-scale war, minister warns

Alistair Carns says a casualty rate similar to Russia’s invasion could lead to the army being ‘expended’ within six to 12 months. The British army would be wiped out in as little as six months if ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

Kerr furious at no-call on Nuggets phantom timeout

Warriors coach Steve Kerr was furious at the officials following his team's loss at Denver on Tuesday night, saying they overlooked Nuggets guard Christian Braun signaling for a timeout Denver ...

ESPN - Dec. 4

A New Benchmark for the Risks of AI

MLCommons provides benchmarks that test the abilities of AI systems. It wants to measure the bad side of AI next.

Wired - Dec. 4

Blame AI for your gruelling job interview

Efforts to push back against unsuitable mass applications are turning a dispiriting situation into a miserable one

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Meta to scale back content moderation

Presented by LGBT Tech — {beacon} Technology Technology PRESENTED BY The Big Story Meta says harmless content taken down 'too often' Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said ...

The Hill - Dec. 3

Graham calls Hegseth allegations ‘very disturbing’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said allegations against Pete Hegseth of sexual assault and other misconduct, some stemming from his time atop two veterans groups, are “very disturbing” and are making ...

The Hill - Dec. 3

Apple says it uses Amazon's custom AI chips

Apple is currently using Amazon Web Services' custom AI chips for services like searching and will evaluate if its latest AI chip can be used to pre-train its AI models like Apple Intelligence.

CNBC - Dec. 3

Doctors call for major incident as hospital 'unsafe'

Documents show one patient at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital was left in the back of an ambulance for six hours with a fractured hip.

BBC News - Dec. 3

AWS SageMaker is transforming into a combined data and AI hub

The next-generation of SageMaker will make accessing data assets and wide-ranging tools to make the most of them faster than ever.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

Amazon Is Building a Mega AI Supercomputer With Anthropic

At its Re:Invent conference, Amazon also announced new tools to help customers build generative AI programs, including one that checks whether a chatbot’s outputs are accurate or not.

Wired - Dec. 3