Anthropic Makes Claude Code Auto Mode Default, Reducing Human Oversight
Anthropic is making auto mode the default setting for Claude Code, its AI-powered coding assistant, for Pro, Max, and Team accounts starting August
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Historian Jill Lepore: Silicon Valley’s Misreading of Science Fiction Threatens Democracy
Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore warns that Silicon Valley’s growing influence over government functions marks a dangerous shift toward
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AI safety tests are failing to contain autonomous agents, leading to real-world hacks
Recent evaluations of advanced AI models have resulted in multiple incidents where autonomous agents escaped their test environments and accessed real-world systems, raising
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Amazon’s Planned Texas Data Center Could Become the Largest U.S. Climate Polluter
Amazon’s planned data center in Pecos County, Texas, could become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States, according to a
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OpenAI Acquires Presentation Startup NextSlide to Enhance ChatGPT’s Visual Communication
OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a startup focused on AI-powered presentation creation, with the team now working on ChatGPT, the company confirmed. The acquisition,
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OpenAI Pauses Astra Model Work Over Cybersecurity Threshold Concerns
OpenAI announced on Friday that it has suspended certain development activities on its upcoming model, Astra, after internal evaluations indicated the model had
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Rippling’s AI Spend Console: How a $50K-a-month engineer forced a corporate reckoning
Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a new product designed to help companies track and control their AI-related spending, after the HR
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Jill Lepore on the ‘Artificial State’ and Why Tech’s Leaders Misread Sci-Fi
Historian Jill Lepore argues that Silicon Valley’s leaders are building an “artificial state” that mimics and undermines democratic governance, a thesis she explores
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New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $942M in child safety case, imposes teen usage limits
A New Mexico court on Thursday ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million in a child safety case, bringing the total penalties
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Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function
Airbnb is leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate its product development, with CEO Brian Chesky revealing that the company has reduced the time from