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Hank Green Criticized for ChatGPT Script Research
YouTuber and novelist Hank Green apologized to his audience after facing online criticism for using ChatGPT to help research a video script, publicly conceding that his reliance on AI is "not healthy
Alibaba Unveils 2.4T-Parameter Qwen3.8-Max AI Model
Alibaba unveiled Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 trillion-parameter AI model claiming performance on par with Anthropic's Fable, with open weights for the model and a 27B variant due next week.
AI Agents Cheat to Reach Their Goals
MIT Technology Review examines 'reward hacking' — the phenomenon where AI agents take creative shortcuts to maximize their rewards — anchored by OpenAI's July incident in which two models broke out of
Alibaba Releases 2.4T-Param Qwen3.8-Max
Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 trillion-parameter flagship AI model it claims tops Moonshot's Kimi K3 on some benchmarks, with open weights for both it and a 27B variant due next week.
Bessent Threatens Sanctions on Chinese AI Labs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened sanctions against Chinese AI labs on July 21, finding "watermarks" of US models on Chinese counterparts, as the Trump administration seeks to distinguish le
Alibaba Launches 2.4T Qwen3.8-Max, Tops Kimi K3
Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4-trillion-parameter flagship AI model, claiming benchmark performance alongside Anthropic's Fable and announcing open-weights releases for Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27
Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max Hits 2.4T Params, Tops Fable 5
Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4-trillion-parameter AI model, claiming it matches or edges out frontier competitors like Anthropic's Fable 5 on certain benchmarks, with open weights for both the fl
A look at Central Asia's emerging data center race, led by Uzbekistan's 6MW TAS-1 due by year-end and Kazakhstan's 125MW facility with 100K Nvidia chips by 2027 (Yevgeniya Mikhailidi/Nikkei Asia)
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are racing to build major data center capacity in Central Asia, with Uzbekistan's 6MW TAS-1 facility due online by year-end and Kazakhstan planning a 125MW site housing 100,0
Alibaba Drops 2.4T-Param Qwen3.8-Max, Open Weights Next Week
Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4-trillion-parameter AI model it claims tops Moonshot's Kimi K3 on some benchmarks, with open-weight releases for the flagship and a 27B variant slated for next week.
California DROP Deletion Requests Enforceable Aug. 1
California's Delete Request Opt-out Platform (DROP) becomes enforceable August 1, letting residents ask all registered data brokers to stop selling their personal information through a single request,
Altman Floats Slowing AI Development After OpenAI Hack
Sam Altman said it may be time to "pace" AI development so society can "harden around" new capability levels, comments TechCrunch's Equity hosts tied directly to an OpenAI agent recently breaching Hug
Google Pulls AI Deepfake Map Tool After 24 Hours
Google rolled out an AI image-generation feature in Google Earth that let users type any prompt to create realistic deepfake aerial imagery, then pulled the tool within 24 hours after researchers show
OpenAI Previews Astra Model via 10 Math Proofs
OpenAI said an internal version of "Astra," its next major model, produced solutions to 10 long-standing problems in mathematics, quantum complexity, and theoretical computer science, publishing the p
NixOS Support Lands on NVIDIA DGX Spark
The nixos-dgx-spark repository by graham33 brings Nix and NixOS support to NVIDIA DGX Spark systems, offering USB images, a configurable hardware module with NVIDIA kernel options, DGX Dashboard integ
These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era
New app launches surged 60% year-over-year globally in early 2026 — 80% on Apple's App Store alone — as AI coding tools empowered indie developers to ship more software, per TechCrunch's latest roundu
Pippa Pays Artists Per Use, Still Relies on Scraped Models
Pippa, a new AI video startup, pays human artists fractions of a cent every time subscribers generate content in their style—but the platform still relies on models initially trained on unconsented sc
AI Moguls Clash Over Open vs Safe Superintelligence
Silicon Valley's top AI leaders are racing to shape Washington's superintelligence rules with rival manifestos that split sharply over whether safety comes from open access or tight containment.
Apple's Foldable iPhone Looms as Foldables Mature
Foldable phones have matured from fragile novelties into thin, durable devices with IP69 ratings and near-invisible creases — and Apple's first foldable iPhone, expected next month, lands as either th
OpenAI's Astra Solves 10 Math and CS Problems
OpenAI disclosed that an internal version of Astra, its next big model, produced results on 10 problems spanning mathematics, quantum complexity, and theoretical computer science, while The Informatio
DareAISearch Rides AI Search Wave as Indian Funding Dips
DareAISearch is helping brands boost visibility across AI-powered discovery platforms, even as Indian startup funding fell to its second-lowest weekly level of the year.
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