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Inside the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, whose 3.2-gigapixel camera will produce 60PB of space image data over 10 years, to be analyzed using ML and deep learning — The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data-sorting exercises of contemporary genetics and particle physics.
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A look at the US Army Reserve's Detachment 201, which lets tech executives, like Meta's Bosworth, give advice as senior officers while keeping their day jobs — Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth and leaders from OpenAI and Palantir have joined a detachment intended to make the US Armed Forces “leaner, smarter, and more lethal.”| John Liu / CNN: |
Experts say China's new national internet ID, currently voluntary, to sign in across social media apps and sites could further erode already limited freedoms — Hong Kong CNN — China has mastered the craft of policing the internet, operating one of the world's most extensive online censorship and surveillance regimes.| Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg: |
An interview with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky on how AI is affecting the jobs market, AI agents, dealing with fake AI-generated accounts, and more — LinkedIn's CEO offers his thoughts on how AI is changing the way people work, himself included. But first... Standing out in an AI world| Maisie Grice / Financial Times: |
Fidelity: ~50% of UK investors trust social media, finfluencers, and AI tools for financial decisions; only ~33% used a qualified adviser in the past two years — Growing draw of social media influencers and platforms comes at expense of regulated advice — Nearly half of UK investors put … | Alexander Nazaryan / New York Times: |
A look at DARPA's “Exponentiating Mathematics” program, which aims to speed up progress in pure mathematics by developing an AI “co-author” to conduct research — Breakthroughs in pure mathematics can take decades. A new Defense Department initiative aims to speed things up using artificial intelligence.
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An interview with computational linguist Emily Bender, who coined the term “stochastic parrot”, on her AI skepticism, co-writing the book The AI Con, and more — The computational linguist on her motivations for taking on Big Tech, the dangers of chatbots — and why AI is just a ‘glorified Magic 8 Ball’
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| Kieran Smith / Financial Times: |
London-based PhysicsX, which uses AI to design industrial parts such as engine and drone components, raised $135M, a source says at just under a $1B valuation — London-based group raises $135mn amid surge of interest in defence sector — London-based artificial intelligence start …
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| Meaghan Tobin / New York Times: |
A look at Temu, Shein, Meituan, and other Chinese companies' expansion plans in Brazil, as they face slowing domestic demand and hurdles in the US and Europe — Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese consumer brands are betting that they can become household names … | Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk: |
Hackers briefly exploited a front-end vulnerability in CoinMarketCap's rotating doodles feature to inject fake “Verify Wallet” phishing pop-ups — Hackers exploited a vulnerability in CoinMarketCap's front-end system, using a seemingly harmless doodle image to inject malicious code …
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Docs: the FCC is probing USCTM, launched by the Biden administration as a voluntary safety label for IoT devices, over its administrators' alleged ties to China — Internal document reveals national security concerns over alleged Chinese ties to U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program administrators| John Sakellariadis / Politico: |
Sources: the WH rejected DOD's proposal for the head of NSA and US Cyber Command, extending the agencies' leadership vacuum; Trump fired NSA's head in April — Army Lt. Gen. Richard Angle's name was put forward to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.| Chris Metinko / Axios: |
Onebrief, which makes military workflow software, raised a $20M Series C extension led by Battery Ventures at a $1.1B valuation, taking the round total to $70M — Onebrief, a maker of military workflow software, raised $20 million in new funding led by Battery Ventures at a $1.1 billion valuation … | Megha Rajagopalan / New York Times: |
Experts say China-linked groups have repeatedly hacked Russian companies and government agencies in search of military secrets since the war in Ukraine began — Since the war in Ukraine began, analysts have monitored a series of intrusions aimed at stealing information about weaponry and warfighting.
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