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Today: March 13, 2026
Today: March 13, 2026

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Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races

Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races

Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races
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Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled Thursday

Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around
Crime|Science|Sports|Technology

Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killing

Authorities say a former NFL player who is charged with murder in his girlfriend’s death in Tennessee asked an AI bot for advice before he called 911

Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killing
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon

Microsoft and a group of retired military leaders are backing Anthropic in court to block the Trump administration from labeling the AI company a supply chain risk

Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon
Science|Technology

AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes

People and computers perceive the world differently, which can lead AI to make mistakes no human would. Researchers are working on how to bring human and AI vision into alignment.

AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes
Arts|Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare

A top Pentagon official says a fight with Anthropic centered on how the military could someday use artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons

Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military

Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war

Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military
Education|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer

Using drones makes detecting land mines safer. Using AI to fuse data from multiple types of sensors on the drones makes it more efficient.

Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
Science|Technology

AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications

AI models are designing new metal alloys that have been 3D-printed and tested in the lab. The results are then fed back into the AI to accelerate alloy discovery.

AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
Business|Science|Technology

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal
Crime|Science|Technology|World

Rebuilding faces and identifying tattoos, AI joins the search for the missing in Mexico

Rebuilding faces and identifying tattoos, AI joins the search for the missing in Mexico

Rebuilding faces and identifying tattoos, AI joins the search for the missing in Mexico
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

The week when AI changed everything

The week when AI changed everything

The week when AI changed everything
Business|Science|Technology|World

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle

Can Gucci make luxury AI?

Can Gucci make luxury AI?

Can Gucci make luxury AI?
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon
Business|Economy|Technology|World

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI

Shares in the financial technology company Block have soared more than 20% in after-hours trading after its CEO announced it was laying off more than 4,000 of its 10,000 some employees due to efficiency gains from artificial intelligence

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Nasdaq and S&P just had their worst month since March. Here’s how to navigate the shift

Nasdaq and S&P just had their worst month since March. Here’s how to navigate the shift

Nasdaq and S&P just had their worst month since March. Here’s how to navigate the shift
Arts|Science|Technology

Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?

An anthropologist’s new book lays out the formula for human innovation, from stone tools to supercomputers. Depending on developments in the next few years, AI could hit the gas or the brakes.

Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?
Business|Science|Technology

AI is making waves everywhere, except where you’d expect it most. Two giant tech companies are working to change that

AI is making waves everywhere, except where you’d expect it most. Two giant tech companies are working to change that

AI is making waves everywhere, except where you’d expect it most. Two giant tech companies are working to change that
Arts|Business|Economy|Education|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

AI nerves are fraying. Anthropic keeps doubling down

AI nerves are fraying. Anthropic keeps doubling down

AI nerves are fraying. Anthropic keeps doubling down
Science|Technology

‘Probably’ doesn’t mean the same thing to your AI as it does to you

Humans and AIs have different methods of calculating words about probability like ‘maybe’ and ‘likely’ – and different interpretations about what they mean.

‘Probably’ doesn’t mean the same thing to your AI as it does to you
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets

Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips from AMD in deal worth up to $100 billion

Facebook owner Meta Platforms will buy artificial intelligence chips from Advanced Micro Devices in a deal that will also give it the opportunity to buy up to a 10% stake of the chip company

Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips from AMD in deal worth up to $100 billion
Education|Science|Technology

Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Scientific research, artificial intelligence and modern bank security all rely on probability.

Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works