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US military plans to unleash thousands of autonomous war robots over next two years::The United States military plans to start using thousands of autonomous weapons systems in the next two years in a bid to counter China’s growing power, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced in a speech …

X now wants your biometric data, as well as your job and education history for ‘safety, security, and identification purposes’::The company said it may use user data to train A.I. models.

Lede AI, the company powering Gannett's AI sports efforts, is supplying a number of local news publishers with the same service.

Elon Musk’s FSD v12 demo includes a near miss at a red light and doxxing Mark Zuckerberg — 45-minute video was meant to demonstrate v12 of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving but ended up being a list of thi…::Elon Musk posted a 45-minute live demonstration of v12 of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature. During the video, Musk has...

If you are a high-profile target, or is worth the trouble of your adversaries, here’s another way your personal data can leak....

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Article on popular science: prompt injection attacks are a new risk associated with the interation if llms into other services. •prompt injection attacks imply the use of a prompt that bypass safety restrictions of a given ai / llm, which cannot differentiate between illicit instructions and inputs. •a proper prompt...

Space junk is on the rise, and no one is in charge of cleaning it up | There are at least 100 bags of human waste on the surface of the Moon.::There are at least 100 bags of human waste on the surface of the Moon.

‘Where ambition goes to die’: These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they’re desperate to get out.::Drawn by the promise of an emerging tech hub, some tech workers who flocked to Austin found a middling tech scene, subpar culture, and scorching heat.

Rivian CEO issues strong statement about people who purchase gas-powered cars: ‘Sort of like building a horse barn in 1910’::“I don’t think I would have believed it.”

Prolific hackers accused of being a front for Russian cyber-operation shares counter evidence with the BBC.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy warns remote workers: ‘It’s probably not going to work out for you’::Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees who defy his edict to return to the office three days a week that “it’s probably not going to work out for you.”

Leaked Microsoft memo tells managers not to use budget cuts as an explainer for lack of pay rises: ‘Reinforce that every year offers unique opportunity for impact’::Managers are being ordered to dodge employees’ questions about how the latest budget cuts will impact their pay.

Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Tesla is reportedly under investigation by the DOJ and SEC over it’s mysterious ‘Project 42’::The project was internally believed to involve building a glass house for Elon Musk, the Journal previously reported.

X, formerly Twitter, is now letting paid users hide their likes | TechCrunch::Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, is now rolling out a feature for paid users to let them hide their likes.

A new bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz (D-HI), Sen. Cotton (R-AR), Sen. Murphy (D-CT), and Sen. Britt (R-AL) would combine some of the worst elements of various social media bills aimed at “protecting the children” into a single law.