Andrew Ng, the founder and former leader of Google Brain, supports Google’s recent decision to drop its pledge not to build AI systems for weapons. “I’m very glad that Google has changed…
Border Report – ‘Security filters’ resume south of San Ysidro Port of Entry
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Security “filters” are back in operation at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on the Mexico side of the border. Tijuana police officers and Mexican Customs agents…
Tech Crunch – Tesla’s Dojo, a timeline
Elon Musk doesn’t want Tesla to be just an automaker. He wants Tesla to be an AI company, one that’s figured out how to make cars drive themselves. Crucial to that mission…
Border Report – Marines continue to lay out concertina wire in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — United States Marines have been in San Diego for two weeks and continue to install and hang concertina wire on the border barrier. Most of their efforts…
Border Report – Artist responds to vandalism on Elon Musk mural
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A local artist is responding to the vandalism of his Elon Musk mural. The mural was vandalized in downtown Brownsville with the words “Deny, Defend, Depose” which are…
Texas Monthly – UT-Dallas students launch alternative newspaper after clash with administration
Students at the university created their own news organization — The Retrograde — after they reached an impasse with administrators regarding oversight and the firing of the campus newspaper’s editor-in-chief. Read: Read…
Tech Crunch – Coalition ‘concerned’ over UK appointing ex-Amazon exec as antitrust regulator chair
A coalition of organizations and individuals have signed an open letter expressing concern at the U.K. government’s decision to appoint a former Amazon executive as chair of the Competition and Markets Authority…
Tech Crunch – DeepMind claims its AI performs better than International Mathematical Olympiad gold medalists
An AI system developed by Google DeepMind, Google’s leading AI research lab, appears to have surpassed the average gold medalist in solving geometry problems in an international mathematics competition. The system, called…
Tech Crunch – Bluesky will soon let you limit replies to ‘followers only’
Social network Bluesky will soon give its users more control over who can reply to their posts. Confirmed by Bluesky developer Paul Frazee, Bluesky will add a new “followers only” setting that…
Tech Crunch – Ex-Apple engineer issues apology after lawsuit over Journal app, Vision Pro leaks is dismissed
A former iOS engineer, who was sued by Apple for leaking confidential information to journalists, has issued an apology after the lawsuit against him was dismissed. The lawsuit, which was filed last…