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Project Glasswing: An initial update

Last month, we launched Project Glasswing, our collaborative effort to secure the world’s most critical software before increasingly capable AI models can be turned against it.

'I got drafted': Inside Meta's push to move 7,000 staff into its AI task force

Meta reassigned thousands of employees to a new AI task force during this week's layoffs. Some are anxious and confused about what comes next.

First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing

Google tells Ars it fixed the first-gen Chromecast bug.

Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: 'Are y'all sure you still want this?'

You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel home screen, says Google.

How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to kingmake AI startups

Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware.

A Tale of Two Anthropics

I spent Wednesday at an event space in East London packed full of developers. The occasion was Code w/ Claude: Anthropic’s first developer-focused event in Europe. It felt like a victory lap for a company that is reportedly now raising funds at a $900 billion valuation—a number that, if accurate, would surpass that of key rival OpenAI. Behind Anthropic’s meteoric rise are the developers who thronged the London hall this week, eating free lunch and dinner, and accepting complimentary mini computers. These power users spend far more money on Claude than the average person. In other words, they are Anthropic’s lifeblood, and the company has an incentive to keep them coming back for more.

How AI Data Centers Cut Annual Water Consumption by 50%

Modeled sites in Dallas and Paris prove transitioning from air chillers to advanced liquid architectures reduces utility reliance without losing power

Professor Who Helped Write UC Berkeley's New AI Policy Says It's About Preserving 'The Value Add of a Lawyer'

UC Berkeley Law School professor Chris Hoofnagle told Business Insider that the new policy was designed with first-year students in mind.

Read the AI executive order Trump didn't sign

A draft of Trump's unsigned executive order, obtained by POLITICO, emphasizes that government AI reviews would be voluntary.

Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go

Trump delays AI safety testing EO, claiming it would be an innovation “blocker.”

I Summarized Mary Meeker's Incredible 340 Page 2025 AI Trends Deck—Here's Mary's Take, My Response, and What You Can Learn

So Mary Meeker wrecked my weekend. She’s an incredible internet legend and she dropped a 340 slide report on AI (her first major public report in 5 years). I had to dig in.

Spotify's AI bet: more of everything, less of what you want

Spotify has released a bunch of AI-powered tools that nudge users to create more content. It can be a bit much.