§ 00 — Front page
The News,
decoded.
§ 01 — This issue
Editor’s picksWhat Is Artificial General Intelligence?
And why everyone keeps arguing about it
The Quiet Crisis: Bias in AI Hiring Tools
AI hiring tools promise objectivity but often encode existing biases. Here's what you need to know about the state of algorithmic hiring.
Opinion: Stop Calling Everything "AI"
The term "AI" has been stretched so thin it's meaningless. Here's a plea for honest language in tech.
§ 02 — Latest dispatches
Everything the desk has cleared for publication.
- 01·Latent Space·7h ago
[AINews] Agents disprove Polysemanticity; greatly improve Interpretability & Alignment
Nick Cammarata out of nowhere with some major claims!
- 02·BetaKit·15h agoTrevor Nichols
Steve Walton’s 3C merges with UK’s Datalec to build full-service data centre platform
Former CoolIT CEO will lead 3C Datalec, which is planning new facilities in Calgary, Austin, and Warsaw. The post Steve Walton’s 3C merges with UK’s Datalec to build full-service data centre platform first appeared on BetaKit.
- 03·Simon Willison·15h ago
Chirp Pong
Tool: Chirp Pong Another game experiment - I wanted to see if it was feasible to have a two player game on two separate phones running in static HTML where the networking code uses chirps sent via the microphone. It seems to work! Build a two player competitive pong like game where two…
- 04·BetaKit·15h agoTrevor Nichols
U of T’s Citizen Lab exposes “nightmare” spyware hack that requires no clicks from users
Report alleges Israeli spyware firm targeted Al Jazeera devices with “AdFection” scheme. The post U of T’s Citizen Lab exposes “nightmare” spyware hack that requires no clicks from users first appeared on BetaKit.
- 05·BetaKit·17h agoTrevor Nichols
Molagri raises $5.2-million USD seed round to bolster work on pesticides that “evolve”
Funding will support hiring more scientists and conducting field trials. The post Molagri raises $5.2-million USD seed round to bolster work on pesticides that “evolve” first appeared on BetaKit.
- 06·BetaKit·19h agoTrevor Nichols
Canada invests $50 million into Canadian Food Innovation Network
CFIN will use funding to help processors and manufacturers adopt Canadian-made technology. The post Canada invests $50 million into Canadian Food Innovation Network first appeared on BetaKit.
- 07·BetaKit·19h agoTrevor Nichols
Superwhisper, Cohere partner on meeting recorder for enterprise clients
Using Cohere models, meeting transcription and summaries can run locally on users’ devices. The post Superwhisper, Cohere partner on meeting recorder for enterprise clients first appeared on BetaKit.
- 08·BetaKit·20h agoTrevor Nichols
Teens excited, hesitant about Canada’s proposed youth social media ban
High school students at Rally sit down with senator to sound off on social media regulation. The post Teens excited, hesitant about Canada’s proposed youth social media ban first appeared on BetaKit.
- 09·BetaKit·21h agoTrevor Nichols
Cohere to acquire Czech AI cybersecurity firm Aisle, set up new cyber division
Deal will see Cohere deepen European presence with Prague office. The post Cohere to acquire Czech AI cybersecurity firm Aisle, set up new cyber division first appeared on BetaKit.
- 10·Simon Willison·22h ago
Anthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up nearly 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO
Anthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up nearly 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO The phrase "told investors" appears four times in this FT article, which reports on Anthropic's day of hosting investors on Wednesday. Lots of details in here from "people with knowledge of the matter". Key things I…
§ 04 — The dispatch
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