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And Grok is\u00a0failing to flag\u00a0them. (Wired\u00a0$)\u00a0
+ The conflict could wreak havoc on data\u00a0centers\u00a0and electricity costs.<\/em>\u00a0(The Verge)\u00a0\u00a0
+ Pro-Iran bots are weaponizing posts about Epstein.<\/em>\u00a0(Gizmodo)\u00a0\u00a0
+ AI is turning the Iran conflict into a show.\u00a0<\/em>(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what the company has told a judge as it seeks to block its designation as a supply-chain risk. (Bloomberg\u00a0$)\u00a0
+ Microsoft has backed the company in its legal fight with the Pentagon.<\/em>\u00a0(FT\u00a0$)\u00a0
+ OpenAI\u2019s \u201ccompromise\u201d with the DoD dealt a big blow to Anthropic.\u00a0<\/em>(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0
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3 Meta has bought a social network\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0exclusively for bots<\/strong>\u00a0
Moltbook is a Reddit-like site where AI agents interact with each other. (NYT\u00a0$)\u00a0
+ The platform\u00a0is\u00a0 AI\u00a0theater.<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0\u00a0
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4 Ukraine is eagerly offering the US its\u00a0expertise\u00a0and tech to counter Iranian drones<\/strong>\u00a0
Kyiv has sent drones and UAV specialists to military bases in Jordan. (WSJ\u00a0$)\u00a0
+ A radio-obsessed civilian is shaping Ukraine\u2019s drone\u00a0defense.<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0
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5<\/strong>\u00a0OnlyFans “chatters” are earning $2 per hour to impersonate models<\/strong>\u00a0
A worker in the Philippines described the job as “heartbreaking” and \u201cicky.\u201d (BBC)\u00a0
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6 The DHS has removed officials who objected to \u201cillegal\u201d orders about surveillance tech<\/strong>\u00a0
The officers had refused to mislabel records about the technologies\u00a0in order to\u00a0block their release. (Wired)\u00a0<\/p>\n
The \u201cbiological data\u00a0centers\u201d are coming to Melbourne and Singapore. (New Scientist\u00a0$)\u00a0<\/p>\n
The company is buying\u00a0ExoAnalytic, which specializes in missile\u00a0defense\u00a0tracking. (Reuters)\u00a0
+ We saw a demo of an AI system powering Anduril\u2019s vision for war.<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0
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9 Big\u00a0tech\u00a0has a new big idea: AI compute as compensation<\/strong>\u00a0
Silicon Valley is pitching it as a job\u00a0perk.\u00a0(Business Insider)\u00a0
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10 Wordle\u2019s creator is back with a new game<\/strong>\u00a0
It\u2019s inspired by cryptic crosswords. (The New Yorker\u00a0$)\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cYou come for the Epstein content, and you stay for the propaganda.\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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