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In San Francisco’s A.I. Boom, a First Date Has Become an Interview
When there is A.I. to build, who has time for romance? Techies are going out less and expecting more on each date — including a family health history.
House Democrats Criticize Justice Dept. Support of OpenAI in Copyright Suit
In a court filing, top Democrats on the Judiciary Committee indicated their support for publishers in a lawsuit led by The New York Times.
AO3 Fan Fiction Site Is Hacked and Could Be Offline for Weeks
Home to tales inspired by the likes of “Harry Potter” and “Heated Rivalry,” the archive was taken down after “an intrusion,” one of its founders said. It could be down for weeks.
‘You Can See Everything’: What Was Billy Evans Watching at 2x?
What was Elizabeth Holmes’s partner watching in the new Nathan Fielder documentary? We found the videos (and the scientists in them).
Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Crypto Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion
The crypto exchange said it was compromised in what could be the biggest crypto heist ever. One research lab attributed the theft to “North Korea’s elite hacking unit.”
Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
An official extension for Anthropic’s Claude model was backdoored and threatened as many as 5,000 developers’ machines, multiple sources reported Friday. Anthropic so far has yet to warn customers of the incident. The compromised package was a VS Code extension available in the marketplace of Cursor, a maker of AI-assisted developer tools, the company said...
Big Tech’s Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St.
Amazon on Thursday became the latest tech company to announce swelling investments in A.I. amid stumbling share prices.
Intel’s Shares Plunge 20% as A.I. Hinders Some Parts of Its Business
The chipmaker, whose largest investor is the U.S. government, reported that the A.I. boom’s domino effect had hurt sales to personal computer makers.
Polymarket and Kalshi Turn Midterm Elections Into a Multimillion Dollar Market
Betting markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have transformed America’s democracy into a new kind of casino.