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- Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“by Kevin Purdy on November 20, 2024 at 7:47 pm
If you’ve noticed strange sites on “Best” product searches, so has Google.
- A year after ditching waitlist, Starlink says it is “sold out” in parts of USby Jon Brodkin on November 19, 2024 at 10:11 pm
SpaceX’s Starlink doesn’t have enough capacity for everyone who wants it.
- Niantic uses Pokémon Go player data to build AI navigation systemby Benj Edwards on November 19, 2024 at 8:34 pm
Visual scans of the world have helped Niantic build what it calls a “Large Geospatial Model.”
- Join us today for Ars Live: Our first encounter with manipulative AIby Benj Edwards on November 19, 2024 at 3:40 pm
At 4PM ET, join Benj Edwards and Simon Willison’s live YouTube chat about the “Great Bing Chat Fiasco of 2023.”
- AI-generated shows could replace lost DVD revenue, Ben Affleck saysby Benj Edwards on November 18, 2024 at 10:49 pm
AI won’t replace human artistry, says actor, but it will wildly drive down costs.
- ChatGPT’s success could have come sooner, says former Google AI researcherby Benj Edwards on November 14, 2024 at 5:00 pm
A co-author of Attention Is All You Need reflects on ChatGPT’s surprise and Google’s conservatism.
- IBM boosts the amount of computation you can get done on quantum hardwareby John Timmer on November 13, 2024 at 10:42 pm
Incremental improvements across the hardware and software stacks add up.
- New secret math benchmark stumps AI models and PhDs alikeby Benj Edwards on November 12, 2024 at 10:49 pm
FrontierMath’s difficult questions remain unpublished so that AI companies can’t train against it.
- Is “AI welfare” the new frontier in ethics?by Benj Edwards on November 11, 2024 at 3:51 pm
Anthropic’s new hire is preparing for a future where advanced AI models may experience suffering.
- Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir dealby Benj Edwards on November 8, 2024 at 10:08 pm
Critics worry Anthropic is endangering its “ethical” AI stance due to defense associations.
- New SMB-friendly subscription tier may be too late to stop VMware migrationsby Scharon Harding on November 8, 2024 at 9:59 pm
Broadcom acquisition was a “wake-up call” for VMware-dependent SMBs.
- Matter 1.4 has some solid ideas for the future home—now let’s see the supportby Kevin Purdy on November 8, 2024 at 8:08 pm
Can you get one speaker on Alexa, Google, and Apple’s home apps all at once?
- Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwideby Dan Goodin on November 7, 2024 at 11:12 pm
Operation Synergia II took aim at phishing, ransomware, and information stealing.
- ChatGPT has a new vanity domain name, and it may have cost $15 millionby Benj Edwards on November 7, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Speculator swapped pricey domain for OpenAI shares instead of taking cash payment.
- Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victoryby Benj Edwards on November 6, 2024 at 9:18 pm
Trump plans to repeal Biden’s 2023 order and levy tariffs on GPU imports.
- Corning faces antitrust actions for its Gorilla Glass dominanceby Kevin Purdy on November 6, 2024 at 7:25 pm
European Commission looks into alleged exclusivity, pricing, and patent demands.
- Anthropic’s Haiku 3.5 surprises experts with an “intelligence” price increaseby Benj Edwards on November 5, 2024 at 10:50 pm
Anthropic’s smallest AI model now beats its older largest LLM, Opus, at some tasks.
- Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millionsby Dan Goodin on November 5, 2024 at 10:03 pm
Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier.
- New Zemeckis film used AI to de-age Tom Hanks and Robin Wrightby Benj Edwards on November 4, 2024 at 9:28 pm
Time-hopping film Here used AI trained on every Tom Hanks movie to make him appear young again.
- Nvidia ousts Intel from Dow Jones Index after 25-year runby Benj Edwards on November 4, 2024 at 5:28 pm
Stock index switch-up reflects symbolic market shift as chip industry refocuses around AI.