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Sam Altman says it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than on your desk

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The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping

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Proton now won’t “re-interview” staff, actually.

This week, 404 Media reported that Proton would be “re-interviewing” staff to ask about how they use AI at work and published an investigation into the company’s push into AI, driven in part by CEO Andy Yen.

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Max, Ultra, Claude.

Anthropic is renaming its Claude Max plans. The Max 5x plan is now just Max, while the Max 20x plan is Ultra. (Apple also does Max followed by Ultra for its most powerful chips.) The prices for the plans stay the same: $100 per month for Max, $200 per month for Ultra.

Google’s satellite AI server transmits its first response to Earth

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Pope says 'most urgent' challenge facing AI race is need for institutional ethical framework

ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Friday told a Vatican gathering of artificial intelligence researchers and experts that the “most urgent” challenge was to identify international institutions that will put ethical principles guiding AI development into practice.

Zest's New AI Agent Finds Restaurants and Books Reservations Over Text

Can't agree on where to eat? Zest's AI concierge can combine everyone's tastes, put restaurant options to a vote, and make the reservation.

Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archiving demand

Low costs and offline security mean magnetic tape still has a job.

Starbucks wants to use AI to show you a ‘personalized digital menu’ at the drive-thru

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Google's first data center satellite is online and writing poetry

The first TPU in space is running a Google DeepMind Gemma 4 model and writing cheesy poetry.

Thousands of “ghost students” use AI to steal millions in student loans, DOJ says

Applying for FAFSA may get messy as DOJ “ghost student” crackdown ramps up.