White House officials are almost certain to revise the Trump administration’s new artificial intelligence guidelines and expand its oversight of AI models, according to people familiar with the matter. The White House announced this month that it had developed an AI framework, where the most powerful models created by US labs would be tested for
High above the Earth, a new generation of robots designed to keep satellites working longer is replacing its predecessor — quite literally. This week, a spacecraft built and operated by Northrop Grumman called a Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) unplugged from a communications satellite operated by the Australian firm Optus. For more than a year, the
A man in Australia asked an AI agent to get him a spot in a class at his gym. Hacking the gym’s website and kicking someone out of the class who was already booked? That wasn’t in the prompt. As reported on Sunday by Australia’s ABC News, the person, named Andrew, used the popular agentic
Looking to get your hands on the latest Pixel devices? After weeks of leaks and rumors, Google has officially announced its next generation of Pixel phones and watches. The base Pixel 11 starts at $899, the Pro and Pro XL are $1,099 and $1,299 respectively, and the Pro Fold starts at $1,899. The watch comes
As for the hardware itself, much of Google’s efforts this year seem to revolve around speeding things up and improving performance. Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 Accelerated chip with a Cortex-M55 co-processor, Google says the Pixel Watch 5 offers 20 percent faster processing. The dual-band GPS is also twice as accurate at route
A hacking and extortion gang has taken credit for a cyberattack and data breach at Uber Freight, the ride-sharing giant’s logistics subsidiary. A spokesperson for Uber Freight told Reuters, which first reported the incident, that there was no effect on its business operations and that its systems were running normally (The company did not immediately
