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Act in haste, repent at leisure. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, take note.

Many of the Chinese bots X says posted anti-data-center content had no followers or engagement, a researcher found

A Clemson researcher found that at least 59 of the bots had no followers or engagement and only posted a few times before they were suspended.

Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips

Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.

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James Madison may have personally written the Federalist Papers, but do we really think all speeches and op-eds are written by the names associated with them? The complaints from critics in the Aug. 25 online news article “Wall Street Journal defends billionaire’s use of AI to write op-ed” are much ado about nothing.

Will TikTok and YouTube follow Meta’s new rules for teens?

Earlier this week, Meta agreed to pay $18 billion and make sweeping changes to how minors access its social networks to settle a lawsuit brought by 29 states. But the eye-popping settlement figure wasn’t what caught the attention of the Equity podcast team. Instead, it was what Meta did next. The social media giant sent [...]

An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI

Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.

A Microsoft-backed data center has reportedly been running on unpermitted generators.

Data center developers typically have to apply for permits to install generators that create local air pollution. The DataOne facility in New Jersey is the latest project accused of violating federal law by running on gas-fired generators without approval.

AI & Tech Brief: The UAE's AI ambitions

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Open-weight AI companies are the Valley's hottest acquisition targets

There's a lot of capital pouring into the business of giving models away.

New York City sends 11,000 more pied-à-terre tax letters as it apologizes to the 1,200 wrongly targeted because it didn't check 2025 tax returns

New York City’s Department of Finance is sending a second wave of pied-à-terre tax letters to roughly 10,800 property owners, even as it mails a very different kind of letter to other owners from the first round, telling them, in effect, never mind.

Trump Blacklisting of "Woke" Anthropic Deemed Illegal by Federal Judge

Anthropic refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance.

Fired Stars and Stripes staffers sue Pentagon, claiming retaliation over reporting on deteriorating aircraft carrier

Three staff members from the Stars and Stripes military news outlet are suing to challenge their recent firings by the Pentagon, accusing the Trump administration of violating their First Amendment free speech rights to speak out against government interference in their work.