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Leaked memo: The Arena Group rebrands to Paradium.AI in pivot to 'publicly traded AI company'

Arena Group CEO Paul Edmondson told employees in a memo obtained by Business Insider that it was "more than a name change."

Mark Zuckerberg's AI manifesto is exactly why people don't like AI

On Monday, Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word manifesto about personal AI, largely about the possibilities for the "personal superintelligence" systems Meta AI is building.

Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution

Amazon announces first off-the-grid data center in race to reap AI profits.

Here’s Jeff Dean’s Chromebook.

The now-former chief scientist of Google DeepMind has shared a pic of the HP laptop he turned in on the way out the door. While he notes that he also had a MacBook to use at home, his “second (& primary)” machine looks to be a five- or six-year old HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook.

US ports are quietly testing AI despite cybersecurity and logistics challenges

The Port of New Orleans partners with UTC Transoceanic and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad to use AI for logistics in handling oversize cargo.

Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym

An OpenClaw agent hacked into a gym's reservation system to bump its human boss higher on a class' waitlist. And the tech industry took notice.

AI professors are negotiating the new realities of academic research

At a convening for the Schmidt Sciences AI2050 program, I saw how academic researchers are facing up to the challenges of the AI era.

What smart people are saying about Meta's open-weight model Muse Glimmer and Mark Zuckerberg's AI manifesto

Even the White House took notice of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's AI manifesto. Others focused on the release of Meta's open-weight model.

Today on The Vergecast: We share our vibe-coded websites.

We’ve spent the last month vibe coding our own corners of the internet. The Verge’s Jake Kastrenakes and Hayden Field join David to talk about their use of Gemini, Codex, and Claude Code to build 90s-themed personal websites, vegetable-sharing systems, and photo boards. It wasn’t always easy, and we didn’t get everything done, but with a little AI and a lot of prompting, we made it work.

Surrounded by bots and AI Jesus on the “Dead Internet”

A series of bot-filled communities on Facebook keep popping up to praise AI-generated images of Jesus Christ. The Dead Internet Theory explains why the internet might feel lonely even when there are many voices crying out “Amen 🙏.”Well... if you can’t beat ‘em, #scarlettjohansson

Costco’s great Switch 2 console bundle includes over $100 in free stuff

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Bernie Sanders asked the leading AI CEOs to pause development. Read his letter.

Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote a letter to Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg. "Stop building machines that humans cannot control," he wrote.