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Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7.
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If AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be.
A new AI-based software program is being launched to help air traffic controllers better navigate their jobs as the crossing guards of America's skies.
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OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as increasingly capable AI models learn to hide it.
Not everyone agrees with Amodei's call for globally coordinated action for AI safety.
The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statistics.
Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it would gut publishers.
The company suspended service in the city in April after one of its robotaxis got swept away.
King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government.
Base Labs, the research group Baseten spun up earlier this year, will develop and publish methods for training and monitoring open models.
Pinterest is testing Restyle, a new AI-powered feature that lets users visualize furniture, decor, lighting, and more in photos of their own rooms — potentially helping turn saved inspiration into purchases.