Under the influence of psychedelics, the usual organization of the human brain loosens. That’s what scientists have generally thought, with several studies showing that when we take these …
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At TechBBQ, Europe’s AI conversations kept coming back to: Who’s actually in control?
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryAt TechBBQ in Copenhagen, the conversation among investors, founders, and operators from across Europe wasn’t just about what to build with AI, but who should control it. No …
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AI benchmarks are supposed to reveal what models can do, but Google DeepMind is now putting the tests behind a cryptographic wall to make sure the models have …
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Replace another MS Office subscription with a $15 lifetime license — only through Sept. 1
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryTL;DR: Pay $14.97 through Sept. 1 for a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 on one Windows PC, with no recurring fees. A productivity suite shouldn’t …
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Has a Hidden Technological Leap
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryTwo mirrors, each small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, are set to change how we understand the cosmos. The launch window for NASA’s Nancy …
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Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft
by Anna Averyby Anna AverySony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell and numerous other music publishers have sued Anthropic and co-founders Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann, alleging the AI lab conducted a “brazen campaign …
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What the 49ers and Giants Teach IT Pros About AI Social Engineering
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryEvery security team has a version of the same nightmare: an employee receives a message that looks and sounds exactly like it came from the boss — and …
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NASA’s Roman will be first telescope to push astronomy into ‘the cloud’
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryNASA‘s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will downlink about 1.4 terabytes of data — on par with an entire gaming system hard drive — every single day. When …
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The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryYou may have noticed that Flock Safety’s automatic license plate reader cameras—and the cops who misuse them—are getting a lot of coverage lately. This week, WIRED found a …
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“We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryIt used to be that Vijay Pande was better known in academic circles than investor circles. That changed pretty abruptly a dozen years ago, when Marc Andreessen and …
