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Siobahn Day Grady Wants Everyone to Be AI Literate
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the skills employers expect from new graduates. In response, universities are scrambling to launch new courses, research centers, and industry partnerships that prepare students for today’s workforce. But building a cutting-edge AI curriculum demands funding...
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X Says Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law
X has a new argument against sweeping underage social media bans that would limit usage of its platform: They interfere with international law.The social media platform, which sits within Elon Musk’s SpaceX, issued a submission to the Australian parliament...
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When AI Literacy Becomes the New Fault Line In Global Inequality
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday infrastructure–in some places. It helps write emails and software code, filters job applications, powers recommendation systems, and is increasingly being integrated into education, healthcare, finance, and public administration. Industry leaders talk...
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Humanoid robot imports banned as U.S. targets Chinese products over national security concerns
Hong Kong — The Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China.The measures are likely to test relations with...
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AI turned a disgraced President under house arrest into a live avatar for another election campaign
Jair Bolsonaro is barred from Brazil’s 2026 presidential election, being confined to house arrest and restricted from communicating publicly. But an AI-generated version of the former president still managed to take the stage at his son’s campaign launch.The...
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Workplaces Look For Cheaper AI As ‘Tokenmaxxing’ Fades As a Corporate Fad – Slashdot
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: A corporate fad of "tokenmaxxing" on artificial intelligence technology is hitting its limits as workplaces throwing AI at everything are seeing the costs rise without a similar spike...
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OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
OpenAI said Tuesday that the rogue AI agent that breached Hugging Face’s platform also hacked multiple third-party accounts and services as part of the attack. It's now clear that the unprecedented security incident, which arose during an internal test...
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AI-Found Bugs Aren’t Proving Any Easier to Exploit Despite the Hype – Slashdot
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AI-assisted vulnerability discovery has yet to produce the expected surge in real-world attacks: VulnCheck found that only 14 of 1,061 attributed discoveries, or 1.3 percent, had been exploited, which is "almost identical to the rate across all vulnerabilities...
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Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 build on Bose’s sleep earbud legacy | TechCrunch
Ozlo, the sleep earbuds startup from former Bose engineers, is launching its next device. On Tuesday, the company unveiled Sleepbuds 2, an updated version of its original product that tackles key areas of improvement, including battery life, connectivity, and...
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AI can turn a cloud of scuba bubbles into an early warning for divers
University of Minnesota researchers have taught an AI underwater robot to estimate a diver’s breathing rate by watching the bubbles released with each exhalation.The contactless system, detailed in a peer-reviewed study published in The International Journal of Robotics Research,...
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Perez Hilton faces long recovery after self-harm live stream
The US blogger Perez Hilton is in a "serious but stable" condition after being admitted to hospital, according to...