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Harvard dropouts to launch 'always on' AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation

Aug 20, 2025 - After developing a facial-recognition app for Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and doxing random people, two former Harvard students are now launching a startup that makes smart glasses with an always-on microphone.

Harvard dropouts to launch 'always on' AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation

Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it

Aug 18, 2025 - Detailed data that US government agencies collect and make available has underpinned research about people, medicine, science, crime, jobs, housing, climate and the economy.

Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it

TIP 2024 Annual Impact Report

NIST Guidelines Can Help Organizations Detect Face Photo Morphs, Deter Identity Fraud

Aug 18, 2025 - Face morphing software, which combines photos of different people into a single image, is being used to commit identity fraud.

NIST Guidelines Can Help Organizations Detect Face Photo Morphs, Deter Identity Fraud

NSF and NVIDIA partnership enables Ai2 to develop fully open AI models to fuel U.S. scientific innovation

Aug 14, 2025 - The NSF announced a partnership with NVIDIA to develop a set of AI models.

NSF and NVIDIA partnership enables Ai2 to develop fully open AI models to fuel U.S. scientific innovation

Elsevier’s 121 million data point database is now searchable by AI

Aug 13, 2025 - Elsevier is going all in on AI and data. The latest release is an AI-powered search engine for its chemistry database, Reaxys.

Elsevier’s 121 million data point database is now searchable by AI

The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI

Aug 13, 2025 - Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of AI,” fears the technology he helped build could wipe out humanity — and “tech bros” are taking the wrong approach to stop it.

The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI

GPT-5: has AI just plateaued?

Aug 11, 2025 - GPT-5’s focus on routing queries to the best model could be an admission that LLMs can’t get much smarter.

GPT-5: has AI just plateaued?

AI Is Forcing the Return of the In-Person Job Interview

Aug 12, 2023 - More companies are returning to the old-school, face-to-face meeting to combat cheating by candidates and more ominous digital threats

AI Is Forcing the Return of the In-Person Job Interview

Improved Map Accuracy in plotly.js with UN Geodata

Aug 12, 2025 - Plotly.js v3.1.0 introduces new maps based on UN geodata, replacing Natural Earth to better represent disputed and unclaimed territories.

Improved Map Accuracy in plotly.js with UN Geodata

Staff fear UK's Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse

Aug 12, 2025 - A complaint raises concerns about the funding risks and a "toxic" culture at the Alan Turing Institute.

Staff fear UK's Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse

Tracking Census Dataset Changes

See when the U.S. Census Bureau adds or removes datasets.

Tracking Census Dataset Changes

Scaling Intelligence: The Exponential Growth of AI's Power Needs

Aug 11, 2025 - A high end for a single frontier model approached 1% of total U.S. power capacity. Forecasts suggest AI could consume over 5% of U.S. generation capacity by 2030

Scaling Intelligence: The Exponential Growth of AI's Power Needs

Reddit is restricting its availability to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

Aug 11, 2025 - The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is the latest victim of Reddit's crackdown on data access.

Reddit is restricting its availability to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

Inside the $10,000 Job Search: Career Coaching, LinkedIn Fees, Résumé Help

Aug 10, 2025 - The costs of finding work climb as job hunts stretch over months. “It’s trying to be louder than anyone else.”

Inside the $10,000 Job Search: Career Coaching, LinkedIn Fees, Résumé Help

Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.

Aug 10, 2025 - As companies like Amazon and Microsoft lay off workers and embrace A.I. coding tools, computer science graduates say they’re struggling to land tech jobs.

Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.

Deepfaked after death: Some don't want it

Aug 9, 2025 - Some people are adding clauses to their wills asking not to be reincarnated with AI.

Deepfaked after death: Some don't want it

AI is helping to keep the economy afloat

Aug 8, 2025 - AI spending contributed more to US GDP growth than consumer spending did last quarter.

AI is helping to keep the economy afloat

Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.

Aug 8, 2025 - Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero. NYT analyzed the conversation.

Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.

OpenAI’s new GPT-5 models announced early by GitHub

Aug 7, 2025 - GitHub has accidentally announced OpenAI’s new range of GPT-5 models.

OpenAI’s new GPT-5 models announced early by GitHub

NSF invests nearly $32M to accelerate novel AI-driven approaches in protein design, strengthening the U.S. bioeconomy

Aug 7, 2025 - The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships announced an inaugural investment of nearly $32 million to five teams across the U.S.

NSF invests nearly $32M to accelerate novel AI-driven approaches in protein design, strengthening the U.S. bioeconomy

Is your AI benchmark lying to you?

Aug 6, 2025 - Artificial intelligence models are too often assessed against flawed goals — a stumbling block for progress.

Is your AI benchmark lying to you?

OpenAI launches reasoning LLM that you can download and tweak

Aug 6, 2025 - One version of the gpt-oss large language model can run on a laptop, and performs nearly as well as the company’s most powerful models.

OpenAI launches reasoning LLM that you can download and tweak

Google’s new AI model creates video game worlds in real time

Aug 5, 2025 - Google is investing a lot into AI world models.

Google’s new AI model creates video game worlds in real time

Anthropic's Claude AI model takes on (and beats) human hackers

Aug 5, 2025 - Claude's success even surprised the company's own internal security team.

Anthropic's Claude AI model takes on (and beats) human hackers

Blue-collar revenge: The things AI can't do are making a comeback

Aug 4, 2025 - The reshaping of the American economy promises to offer a renaissance for the skilled trades.

Blue-collar revenge: The things AI can't do are making a comeback

Thanks for Your $1 Billion Job Offer, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m Gonna Pass.

Aug 1, 2025 - The loyalties and larger-than-life figures prompting some people to turn down insanely lucrative offers

Thanks for Your $1 Billion Job Offer, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m Gonna Pass.

The Real Demon Inside ChatGPT

Jul 29, 2025 - AI chatbots strip language of its historical and cultural context. Sometimes what looks like a satanic bloodletting ritual may actually be lifted from Warhammer 40,000.

The Real Demon Inside ChatGPT

GenAI Data Exposure: What GenAI Usage Is Really Costing Enterprises

Jul 31, 2025 - Nearly 22% of uploaded files and 4.37% of prompts contained sensitive content. Meanwhile, the average enterprise saw 23 previously unknown GenAI tools newly used by employees.

GenAI Data Exposure: What GenAI Usage Is Really Costing Enterprises

The pain in your electric bill could be AI’s fault

Jul 30, 2025 - Data centers are creating higher energy costs for some people.

The pain in your electric bill could be AI’s fault