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ICE are heavily armed killers. They’re also huge losers

ICE are heavily armed killers. They’re also huge losers

Donald Trump's Homeland Security regime has been at the center of two critical stories in the past two weeks. In the first, federal agents shot and ki…
Overhaul of public lands grazing regulations seeks to cut public involvement

Overhaul of public lands grazing regulations seeks to cut public involvement

For the first time since 1995, the Bureau of Land Management is rewriting its grazing regulations.…
ICE is threatening to deport witnesses of its latest shooting

ICE is threatening to deport witnesses of its latest shooting

Advocates are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security release bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican im…
Polestar owners left ‘holding the bag’ after EV brand pulls out of the US

Polestar owners left ‘holding the bag’ after EV brand pulls out of the US

Last month, Polestar shocked the auto industry when it announced that it was pulling out of the US. The EV company's decision came after the federal g…
A New Experiential Gallery Just Might Change Your Mind About AI Art

A New Experiential Gallery Just Might Change Your Mind About AI Art

Billed as the “world’s first museum of AI arts,” Dataland uses wearables and troves of material from the Amazon to merge nature, biometrics, and art.…
Sunshine and Saharan Dust Make Miami’s World Cup Quarter-Final a Dangerous Game for England Norway

Sunshine and Saharan Dust Make Miami’s World Cup Quarter-Final a Dangerous Game for England Norway

English and Norwegian players will face off under extreme and dangerous levels of heat stress, scientists say, thanks to a Wet Bulb Index over over 90…
No leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2026

No leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2026

Article URL: https://datacenter.iers.org/data/latestVersion/bulletinC.txt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48846281 Points: 275 # Co…
A possible future for Damn Interesting

A possible future for Damn Interesting

Article URL: https://www.damninteresting.com/a-possible-future/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48847511 Points: 273 # Comments: 37…
Robot Dogs, Teslas, and Rescue Helicopters: The UN AI Summit Was a Lot

Robot Dogs, Teslas, and Rescue Helicopters: The UN AI Summit Was a Lot

Amid live coding sessions and Silicon Valley optimism, the UN’s AI for Good summit wrestled with an increasingly urgent question: Can global governanc…
Come to WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!

Come to WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!

See the documentary ‘The Oldest Person in the World’ before it's in theaters.…
Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?

Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?

The AI ROI debate has returned and the numbers are even bigger, as are, perhaps, the consequences.…
Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives

Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives

Today on Uncanny Valley, we unpack the political debacle unfolding in Maine surrounding the campaign of Democratic candidate Graham Platner.…
Elon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to ‘cut off’ Anthropic

Elon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to ‘cut off’ Anthropic

Should Anthropic trust Elon Musk to host its models? With about $40 billion in revenue at stake, Musk insists that the company can.…
OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is sunsetting its AI-powered browser after less than a year. But it's moving some agentic browsing features to its desktop app and a Chrome ext…
OpenAI may have made a fatal misstep in copyright fight with news orgs

OpenAI may have made a fatal misstep in copyright fight with news orgs

OpenAI may be sanctioned for hiding, deleting ChatGPT logs in NYT copyright fight.…
New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial

New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial

News publishers say OpenAI hid tools and datasets that could identify copyrighted journalism in ChatGPT outputs, escalating their lawsuit with a new m…
Judge doesn't like Elon Musk settlement with SEC, but says court can't block it

Judge doesn't like Elon Musk settlement with SEC, but says court can't block it

Judge reluctantly approves $1.5M settlement with SEC over Twitter stock violation.…
How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to release?

How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to release?

"Exactly what that dialog looked like between the government and Anthropic and OpenAI is unclear."…
Anthropic Wants You to Pay Up for Claude Fable 5

Anthropic Wants You to Pay Up for Claude Fable 5

Claude subscribers must soon pay usage-based fees to access Anthropic’s best consumer AI model—a sign that the golden era of AI subscriptions is endin…
Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia

Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia

The Paris-based ElevenLabs competitor, just announced a hefty seed extension round.…
EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: "Our children lose out"

EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: "Our children lose out"

Article URL: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/ Comments URL: https://news.ycom…
A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway.

A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway.

Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages via the “chat control” bill to find child abu…
Federal Investigators Say Certain DOGE Records Were Deleted

Federal Investigators Say Certain DOGE Records Were Deleted

A government report claims DOGE didn’t access sensitive systems. It also says the agency deleted records that would show if they had.…
Four nuclear reactors hit a big milestone in the US

Four nuclear reactors hit a big milestone in the US

I was really looking forward to July 4, and not just because I love a poolside barbecue. This year the American holiday also marked a big symbolic dea…
The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia's AI “Fuckup Finder”

The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia's AI “Fuckup Finder”

A single wording mistake cost the government millions. Now Estonia is using AI to spot legal errors before they become law—and to automate more of the…
Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws

Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws

Kalshi tried to ignore gambling laws on its prediction market, NY governor says.…
Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers

Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers

But the devices could "easily be reflashed."…
Republicans Gleefully Celebrate Midterms Chaos in Maine

Republicans Gleefully Celebrate Midterms Chaos in Maine

Political operatives in Trumpworld hope that US Senate candidate Graham Platner stays in the race as long as possible.…
Data centers’ energy demand threatens Trump’s “Made in America” plan

Data centers’ energy demand threatens Trump’s “Made in America” plan

Squeeze on Rust Belt electricity bills threatens Trump’s manufacturing plan.…
Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan

Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan

Something on Pluto and one of Saturn’s moons, Titan, absorbs light in a way unexplained by anything in spectroscopic databases.…