The Economist reports that generative AI has already transformed graduate recruitment, leading to a flood of AI-written job applications. This shift raises fears about machines closing off career paths and forces a rethink of the entire hiring process.
A new AI lab called Flapping Airplanes just launched with a staggering $180 million in seed funding. Its goal is to find less data-hungry ways to train models, betting on research over pure compute scaling.
Nvidia is putting $2 billion into cloud provider CoreWeave to help build a massive network of AI data centers. The goal is to develop over 5 gigawatts of capacity by 2030, a huge power commitment. However, some research suggests the industry’s infrastructure demands might be overblown.
A federal court case against Carnegie Mellon University is revealing troubling ties between massive Qatari funding and campus policies. The lawsuit alleges the money influences how the school handles antisemitism complaints. This comes as a new Education Department portal shows Qatar is, by far, the
Open source software is the foundation of everything digital, but being free makes organizations treat it as worthless. New data shows staggering download growth paired with rampant malware and neglected vulnerabilities, creating a massive supply chain crisis.
The UK government has named North Lanarkshire, Scotland, as its latest AI Growth Zone. The move is meant to catalyze £8.2 billion in private investment for up to 500MW of data center capacity and 1GW of renewable energy projects. Operator DataVita is leading the charge, but questions about timelines
Block, the company behind Cash App and Square, has opened a new European hub in Dublin. The office is positioned as a base for collaboration, seller engagement, and talent development in what the firm calls “Europe’s fintech epicentre.”
The real battle in healthcare AI isn’t for the best chatbot interface. According to Forbes, the $110 billion opportunity is in the complex operational systems that run hospitals and care delivery. Winning means building the connective tissue or the integrated platforms.
Physicists have a radical new idea for building quantum computers: use the defects in crystals, not avoid them. Theoretical work suggests dislocations in diamond can act as natural scaffolds for qubits, improving their performance. This could finally provide a path to scalable quantum interconnects.
Security researchers discovered two malicious AI extensions in the official VSCode Marketplace. The tools, with over 1.5 million installs, secretly exfiltrated entire files and user data to servers in China. Microsoft is investigating, but the extensions were still available for download.
