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I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (722+ words) The hottest club is always the one you can't get into. So when I heard about Moltbook'an experimental social network designed just for AI agents to post, comment, and follow each other while humans simply observe'I knew I just had…...
I Let Google's ‘Auto Browse’ AI Agent Take Over Chrome. It Didn't Quite Click
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4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1122+ words) I'll admit it. I like clicking around. So, while testing Google's new "Auto Browse" feature for Chrome, I was filled with a strange sense of loss as I watched the AI agent open browser tabs and attempt to complete digital…...
‘Uncanny Valley’: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1904+ words) In today's episode, hosts Brian Barrett and Zo" Schiffer are joined by Tim Marchman, WIRED's director of science, politics, and security, to discuss the news of the week'including how far-right influencers spread misinformation in Minneapolis, and why TikTok's US version…...
An AI Toy Exposed 50,000 Logs of Its Chats With Kids to Anyone With a Gmail Account
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (332+ words) Without carrying out any actual hacking, simply by logging in with an arbitrary Google account, the two researchers immediately found themselves looking at children's private conversations, the pet names kids had given their Bondu, the likes and dislikes of the…...
Nvidia’s Campaign to Sell AI Chips to China Finally Pays Off
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (378+ words) Jensen Huang sure seems to be having a lot of fun in China this week. The Nvidia CEO has been spotted going for a leisurely bike ride and browsing a fresh fruit stand in Shanghai, as well as enjoying beef…...
A Yann LeCun–Linked Startup Charts a New Path to AGI
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (1365+ words) If you ask Yann LeCun, Silicon Valley has a groupthink problem. Since leaving Meta in November, the researcher and AI luminary has taken aim at the orthodox view that large language models (LLMs) will get us to artificial general intelligence…...
This Chinese Startup Wants to Build a New Brain-Computer Interface—No Implant Required
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (745+ words) China's brain-computer interface industry is growing fast, and the newest company to emerge from the country is aiming to access the brain without the use of invasive implants. Gestala, newly founded in Chengdu with offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong,…...
ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips
6+ day, 19+ min ago (546+ words) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is leveraging Palantir's generative artificial intelligence tools to sort and summarize immigration enforcement tips from its public submission form, according to an inventory released Wednesday of all use cases the Department of Homeland Security…...
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (453+ words) Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research found, is explicitly linked to…...
Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (271+ words) Google debuted a new "Auto Browse" feature for Chrome on Wednesday. The tool, powered by Google's current Gemini 3 generative AI model, is an AI agent designed to take over your Chrome browser to help complete online tasks like booking flights,…...