Must read
I’ve scoured the internet to find you today’s funniest/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 How Anthropic’s AI tool Cloud is being used for US attacks on Iran
Currently it is helping in identifying and prioritizing goals. (WP $)
+ The White House’s turn to Anthropic should concern us all. (atlantic $)
+ OpenAI is working on a contract with NATO. (reuters)
Iran’s 2 martyred drones give it a big advantage
They are cheap and easy to build, but very expensive to stop. (cnbc)
+ The US is making copies of the drone for use against Iran. (new scientists $)
+ Israel’s conspiracy to kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been going on for years. (foot $)
3 Data center politics are getting an early test in North Carolina
One of the candidates is calling for a 10-year national moratorium on their construction. (Guardian)
+ But it’s not just data centers that are driving up people’s electricity bills. (Inside Climate News)
+ Data centers are amazing. Everyone hates him. (MIT Technology Review)
+ Never mind the location—why not build them into floating offshore wind turbines? (ieee spectrum)
4 LLM can expose pseudonymous users
At a speed and scale that even skilled human investigators cannot do. (Ars Technica)
+ It is also very easy to persuade them to prepare scientific papers. (Nature $)
5 TikTok has rejected end-to-end encryption, citing user security
This is a stance that sets it apart from almost all rival social media services. (BBC)
+ This strategy will please parents, police—and hackers. (cybernews)
+ TikTok is again experiencing Oracle-related server issues. (gizmodo)
6 Why is SpaceX going public?
One thing seems certain: It’s not for the reasons Musk is claiming. (The Verge $)
+ Two companies have just unveiled plans to build lunar harvesters. (Ars Technica)
7 NASA has scheduled its next attempt to launch the Artemis II moon rocket
On April Fool’s Day, of all days. May you be successful! (space)
What it’s like to live with a brain implant for 8 years 🧠
For Rodney Gorham, 65, who can no longer walk, talk, or move his arms, it has been a literal lifeline. (wired $)
+ This patient’s Neuralink brain implant is being boosted by generative AI. (MIT Technology Review)
9 Pokemon Pokopia Is Getting Raving Reviews
It clearly mixes Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, with hints of Minecraft-style building. (BBC)
10. Hollywood is searching YouTube for its next horror hit 🔪
Movie studios want to bring the danger from the platform into the home. (the new Yorker $)
+ A YouTuber’s self-financed horror film opened in 4,000 theaters. (Diversity)
today’s thought
“I think it just seemed opportunistic and dirty.”
-Commented Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI x About its decision to work with the US War Department after negotiations with Anthropic failed.
