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* Four federal agencies criticized for failing to share the framework's details * We don't know anything about who's involved and how models are tested * Protect Democracy wants a court order by the end of the month Four separate US federal agencies are being sued over
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The gist of the Take It Down Act is simple: It’s a federal crime to publish or threaten to publish nonconsensual intimate imagery, including digital forgeries such as AI deepfakes, and online platforms must remove these photos and videos within 48 hours. Still, the bill’s passage — signed into
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An article from Dive Brief Power capacity available for lease fell to 1.4% in the first half of 2026, even as under-construction capacity surged 25%, according to CBRE. Published Sept. 3, 2026 By First published on Dive Brief: * As AI demand skyrockets, equipment shortages and limited electric grid availability
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This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: * Nvidia is acquiring open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed in a Thursday blog post, marking the chip maker’s foray into AI operating systems rather than just foundational
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WeatherNext 3 is also supposed to be much better at predicting precipitation. Google Google DeepMind has released the WeatherNext 3, an updated version of its last AI-powered weather model that it claims offers even more detailed forecasts across key variables like temperature, moisture and wind speed. DeepMind notes the new
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Cloud-based AI models operated by OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Google suffered a rare and overlapping set of significant service interruptions over a period of hours Thursday morning. Anthropic first reported a “partial outage” related to “elevated errors on requests to Claude Mythos 5.1, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude
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In this moment, where we're starting to wonder if we're controlling AI or if it's starting to control us, we're confronted with the emergence of a new and potentially wildly more powerful model in the form of OpenAI's Astra or
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In Brief 12:36 PM PDT · September 3, 2026 Thinking Machines, the AI lab founded early last year by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is in discussions to raise $1 billion at a valuation of at least $40 billion, The Information reported Thursday. Existing backer Accel is in talks to
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Today could be the day Tesla changes forever. In a couple of hours, Tesla will “launch” the Cybercab — a small, gold, two-seater sedan with no steering wheel or pedals that uses cameras and AI to navigate the world — in its hometown of Austin, Texas. The company hasn’t said what
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Relying on AI-generated advice proved to be a “critical misstep” for three climbers whose planned 8-hour ascent of California’s Mount Shasta spiraled into a grueling three-day ordeal. The climbers were finally rescued in a complex, multiday operation following an injury and two failed helicopter airlifts. Setting off at 3
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Technology news moves quickly. Funding rounds, product launches and AI announcements can easily become isolated headlines by the end of a busy week. Sometimes, however, the numbers tell a larger story. This week, CIOL’s coverage ranged from AI-generated software and new compute infrastructure to conversational advertising, space technology and
