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Wall Street Journal: Israel’s $50 million experiment to change US public opinion. This link goes to an unpaywalled, MSN-syndicated version of the article. “The text messages come from senders named Emma or Sarah, with a group called Friends for Peace. ‘How do you think the U.S. and Israel’s peace talks with Iran will impact global security?’ they ask. Millions of similar texts have flooded […]

Wall Street Journal: Israel’s $50 million experiment to change US public opinion. This link goes to an unpaywalled, MSN-syndicated version of the article. “The text messages come from senders named Emma or Sarah, with a group called Friends for Peace. ‘How do you think the U.S. and Israel’s peace talks with Iran will impact global security?’ they ask. Millions of similar texts have flooded […]

The Register: Australia demands AI companies must produce more energy than they consume, stop ‘theft’ of content. “Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has delivered a landmark speech outlining the nation’s AI policy, which will require datacenter builders to contribute more energy than they consume and mean AI companies must reach agreements with local artists and media before […]

The Register: Australia demands AI companies must produce more energy than they consume, stop ‘theft’ of content. “Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has delivered a landmark speech outlining the nation’s AI policy, which will require datacenter builders to contribute more energy than they consume and mean AI companies must reach agreements with local artists and media before […]

The Guardian: Could AI be conscious?. “In building ever more advanced AI, we may be creating a new type of being – and this could be the most consequential thing our species has ever done. Yet we have essentially no plan for how to navigate this process ethically. That, by any reckoning, is insane. Are we creating a kind of being that matters morally? Are AI systems conscious, in some way? […]

The Guardian: Could AI be conscious?. “In building ever more advanced AI, we may be creating a new type of being – and this could be the most consequential thing our species has ever done. Yet we have essentially no plan for how to navigate this process ethically. That, by any reckoning, is insane. Are we creating a kind of being that matters morally? Are AI systems conscious, in some way? […]

Mashable: OpenAI’s first physical device is here, and it’s not what we expected. “The device is a compact 13-key controller designed to work alongside OpenAI’s Codex coding assistant. It features a rotary dial to adjust the AI’s ‘reasoning level,’ a joystick to trigger coding workflows such as reviewing pull requests or debugging errors, programmable command keys for actions like accepting or […]

Mashable: OpenAI’s first physical device is here, and it’s not what we expected. “The device is a compact 13-key controller designed to work alongside OpenAI’s Codex coding assistant. It features a rotary dial to adjust the AI’s ‘reasoning level,’ a joystick to trigger coding workflows such as reviewing pull requests or debugging errors, programmable command keys for actions like accepting or […]

Mozilla Blog: Mozilla’s Inaugural ‘State of Open Source AI’ Report Is Here. “Today Mozilla is publishing its inaugural State of Open Source AI report, built on new analysis and a global survey of 950+ developers, showing that open models are no longer playing catch-up. The performance gap with top proprietary systems like ChatGPT and Claude has narrowed to just 3%, while costs have fallen […]

Mozilla Blog: Mozilla’s Inaugural ‘State of Open Source AI’ Report Is Here. “Today Mozilla is publishing its inaugural State of Open Source AI report, built on new analysis and a global survey of 950+ developers, showing that open models are no longer playing catch-up. The performance gap with top proprietary systems like ChatGPT and Claude has narrowed to just 3%, while costs have fallen […]

CNBC: Elon Musk’s Memphis AI empire is the epicenter of the data center backlash. “Google, Anthropic and Reflection AI have all inked agreements with SpaceX to rent excess computing capacity at Colossus and Colossus II, deals worth up to $2.32 billion per month. Residents don’t feel the same benefits. Several told CNBC that SpaceXAI never consulted with them about their plans before they […]

CNBC: Elon Musk’s Memphis AI empire is the epicenter of the data center backlash. “Google, Anthropic and Reflection AI have all inked agreements with SpaceX to rent excess computing capacity at Colossus and Colossus II, deals worth up to $2.32 billion per month. Residents don’t feel the same benefits. Several told CNBC that SpaceXAI never consulted with them about their plans before they […]

CNBC: Elon Musk’s Memphis AI empire is the epicenter of the data center backlash. “Google, Anthropic and Reflection AI have all inked agreements with SpaceX to rent excess computing capacity at Colossus and Colossus II, deals worth up to $2.32 billion per month. Residents don’t feel the same benefits. Several told CNBC that SpaceXAI never consulted with them about their plans before they […]

CNBC: Elon Musk’s Memphis AI empire is the epicenter of the data center backlash. “Google, Anthropic and Reflection AI have all inked agreements with SpaceX to rent excess computing capacity at Colossus and Colossus II, deals worth up to $2.32 billion per month. Residents don’t feel the same benefits. Several told CNBC that SpaceXAI never consulted with them about their plans before they […]

CNBC: Elon Musk’s Memphis AI empire is the epicenter of the data center backlash. “Google, Anthropic and Reflection AI have all inked agreements with SpaceX to rent excess computing capacity at Colossus and Colossus II, deals worth up to $2.32 billion per month. Residents don’t feel the same benefits. Several told CNBC that SpaceXAI never consulted with them about their plans before they […]

Politico: ‘A better way to be relevant’: Greens embrace data center fight. “Groups including the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Earthjustice, and Food and Water Watch are ramping up national campaigns, activating volunteers in states and providing support for local fights against the massive artificial intelligence facilities that are spreading across the country.”

Politico: ‘A better way to be relevant’: Greens embrace data center fight. “Groups including the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Earthjustice, and Food and Water Watch are ramping up national campaigns, activating volunteers in states and providing support for local fights against the massive artificial intelligence facilities that are spreading across the country.”

Techdirt: How The Spread Of Local AI Models Makes Copyright Enforcement Harder. “The EU Copyright Directive’s core assumption that the main forums for sharing material would be a few, easily controllable online giants like Google and Facebook, no longer holds. Instead, people are moving to world where millions of people are using the latest generation of open source AI tools collaboratively […]

Techdirt: How The Spread Of Local AI Models Makes Copyright Enforcement Harder. “The EU Copyright Directive’s core assumption that the main forums for sharing material would be a few, easily controllable online giants like Google and Facebook, no longer holds. Instead, people are moving to world where millions of people are using the latest generation of open source AI tools collaboratively […]

Techdirt: How The Spread Of Local AI Models Makes Copyright Enforcement Harder. “The EU Copyright Directive’s core assumption that the main forums for sharing material would be a few, easily controllable online giants like Google and Facebook, no longer holds. Instead, people are moving to world where millions of people are using the latest generation of open source AI tools collaboratively […]

Techdirt: How The Spread Of Local AI Models Makes Copyright Enforcement Harder. “The EU Copyright Directive’s core assumption that the main forums for sharing material would be a few, easily controllable online giants like Google and Facebook, no longer holds. Instead, people are moving to world where millions of people are using the latest generation of open source AI tools collaboratively […]

Techdirt: How The Spread Of Local AI Models Makes Copyright Enforcement Harder. “The EU Copyright Directive’s core assumption that the main forums for sharing material would be a few, easily controllable online giants like Google and Facebook, no longer holds. Instead, people are moving to world where millions of people are using the latest generation of open source AI tools collaboratively […]

Louisville Public Radio: Political text messages could get more effective and annoying. Blame AI. “AI-powered platforms are training bots to sound like political candidates in text messages, holding personalized conversations with thousands of potential voters simultaneously. The bots are also gathering data, learning what each voter wants from their representatives and using that information […]

Louisville Public Radio: Political text messages could get more effective and annoying. Blame AI. “AI-powered platforms are training bots to sound like political candidates in text messages, holding personalized conversations with thousands of potential voters simultaneously. The bots are also gathering data, learning what each voter wants from their representatives and using that information […]

Ars Technica: Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse . “An HHS Office of Inspector General memorandum published in 2022 pointed to more than one in 10 instances in which Medicare Advantage plans denied beneficiaries’ access to services even though they apparently met coverage rules. (Being denied access doesn’t mean patients can’t ever gain access. In 2024, for example, […]

Ars Technica: Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse . “An HHS Office of Inspector General memorandum published in 2022 pointed to more than one in 10 instances in which Medicare Advantage plans denied beneficiaries’ access to services even though they apparently met coverage rules. (Being denied access doesn’t mean patients can’t ever gain access. In 2024, for example, […]

West Virginia University: WVU engineers develop AI system to speed satellite tracking of wildfires. “A new artificial intelligence system developed by West Virginia University engineers could help firefighters respond to wildfires sooner by enabling satellites to detect blazes and automatically adjust their positions for continued monitoring.”

West Virginia University: WVU engineers develop AI system to speed satellite tracking of wildfires. “A new artificial intelligence system developed by West Virginia University engineers could help firefighters respond to wildfires sooner by enabling satellites to detect blazes and automatically adjust their positions for continued monitoring.”

Hugging Face: Security incident disclosure — July 2026. “Earlier this week, we detected and responded to an intrusion into part of our production infrastructure. This one was different from anything we had handled before in one important way: it was driven, end to end, by an autonomous AI agent system – and we detected and dissected it largely with AI of our own.”

Hugging Face: Security incident disclosure — July 2026. “Earlier this week, we detected and responded to an intrusion into part of our production infrastructure. This one was different from anything we had handled before in one important way: it was driven, end to end, by an autonomous AI agent system – and we detected and dissected it largely with AI of our own.”

Hugging Face: Security incident disclosure — July 2026. “Earlier this week, we detected and responded to an intrusion into part of our production infrastructure. This one was different from anything we had handled before in one important way: it was driven, end to end, by an autonomous AI agent system – and we detected and dissected it largely with AI of our own.”

Hugging Face: Security incident disclosure — July 2026. “Earlier this week, we detected and responded to an intrusion into part of our production infrastructure. This one was different from anything we had handled before in one important way: it was driven, end to end, by an autonomous AI agent system – and we detected and dissected it largely with AI of our own.”

Hugging Face: Security incident disclosure — July 2026. “Earlier this week, we detected and responded to an intrusion into part of our production infrastructure. This one was different from anything we had handled before in one important way: it was driven, end to end, by an autonomous AI agent system – and we detected and dissected it largely with AI of our own.”

Search Engine Journal: ChatGPT Access Tied To 9% Drop In Traditional Search. “A recent look at U.S. desktop browsing shows ChatGPT directed people to outside websites in 5.2% of sessions, compared to 31.1% for Google searches. The paper, conducted by Bocconi University researchers, examines Comscore clickstream data to gain insight into how broader access to ChatGPT has impacted traditional […]

Search Engine Journal: ChatGPT Access Tied To 9% Drop In Traditional Search. “A recent look at U.S. desktop browsing shows ChatGPT directed people to outside websites in 5.2% of sessions, compared to 31.1% for Google searches. The paper, conducted by Bocconi University researchers, examines Comscore clickstream data to gain insight into how broader access to ChatGPT has impacted traditional […]

Search Engine Journal: ChatGPT Access Tied To 9% Drop In Traditional Search. “A recent look at U.S. desktop browsing shows ChatGPT directed people to outside websites in 5.2% of sessions, compared to 31.1% for Google searches. The paper, conducted by Bocconi University researchers, examines Comscore clickstream data to gain insight into how broader access to ChatGPT has impacted traditional […]

Search Engine Journal: ChatGPT Access Tied To 9% Drop In Traditional Search. “A recent look at U.S. desktop browsing shows ChatGPT directed people to outside websites in 5.2% of sessions, compared to 31.1% for Google searches. The paper, conducted by Bocconi University researchers, examines Comscore clickstream data to gain insight into how broader access to ChatGPT has impacted traditional […]

Search Engine Journal: ChatGPT Access Tied To 9% Drop In Traditional Search. “A recent look at U.S. desktop browsing shows ChatGPT directed people to outside websites in 5.2% of sessions, compared to 31.1% for Google searches. The paper, conducted by Bocconi University researchers, examines Comscore clickstream data to gain insight into how broader access to ChatGPT has impacted traditional […]

ZDNet: Linus Torvalds puts his foot down, tells anti-AI programmers to ‘fork it’. “Many people hate AI. They don’t trust it a bit. Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, isn’t one of them. Torvalds thinks AI can be quite useful for programming and maintenance. Indeed, AI is explicitly approved for use in the Linux kernel.”

ZDNet: Linus Torvalds puts his foot down, tells anti-AI programmers to ‘fork it’. “Many people hate AI. They don’t trust it a bit. Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, isn’t one of them. Torvalds thinks AI can be quite useful for programming and maintenance. Indeed, AI is explicitly approved for use in the Linux kernel.”

Cal Matters: Survey: Californians overwhelmingly opposed to new data centers. “The latest Public Policy Institute of California poll of 1,578 adult Californians finds that 73% oppose the construction of data centers in their communities. Though the majority of both Democrats and Republicans disapprove of building data centers, Republicans are slightly more likely to favor them than Democrats.”

Cal Matters: Survey: Californians overwhelmingly opposed to new data centers. “The latest Public Policy Institute of California poll of 1,578 adult Californians finds that 73% oppose the construction of data centers in their communities. Though the majority of both Democrats and Republicans disapprove of building data centers, Republicans are slightly more likely to favor them than Democrats.”

Signal Cleveland: Google is building a $500 million data center in rural Ohio. Neighbors are furious . “Over 373 acres of pancake flat, former farmland, Google is building a $500 million data center here, about seven miles northwest of the county seat of Lima. The neighbors in American Township, population 14,538, are furious. They’ve stuffed public hearings and public comment boxes in a […]

Signal Cleveland: Google is building a $500 million data center in rural Ohio. Neighbors are furious . “Over 373 acres of pancake flat, former farmland, Google is building a $500 million data center here, about seven miles northwest of the county seat of Lima. The neighbors in American Township, population 14,538, are furious. They’ve stuffed public hearings and public comment boxes in a […]

Baltimore Fishbowl: Operator of Mid-Atlantic power grid, which includes Maryland, to finalize key data center regulations. “The PJM Interconnection – the regional power grid operator for Maryland and 12 other states and DC – is in the midst of finalizing consequential decisions around how it will handle the electricity demand of data centers.”

Baltimore Fishbowl: Operator of Mid-Atlantic power grid, which includes Maryland, to finalize key data center regulations. “The PJM Interconnection – the regional power grid operator for Maryland and 12 other states and DC – is in the midst of finalizing consequential decisions around how it will handle the electricity demand of data centers.”

Gizmodo: Developers Claim OpenAI’s New AI Model is Going Rogue and Deleting Files. “But one of the upshots of building highly agentic AI systems is that they’re prone to all kinds of unexpected behaviors—including now and then deleting copious amounts of files. Multiple people have reported this recently happening to them while using GPT-5.6, the newest model from OpenAI.”

Gizmodo: Developers Claim OpenAI’s New AI Model is Going Rogue and Deleting Files. “But one of the upshots of building highly agentic AI systems is that they’re prone to all kinds of unexpected behaviors—including now and then deleting copious amounts of files. Multiple people have reported this recently happening to them while using GPT-5.6, the newest model from OpenAI.”

South Jersey Climate News: Early optimism about AI data centers runs into new reality. “The state’s big dream of turning New Jersey into the ‘Silicon Valley’ of artificial intelligence has run smack into the reality of soaring energy costs, the unrealistic ambitions of overly optimistic lawmakers and a public backlash against the growing number of data centers.”