Baptists and bootleggers: The hidden alliance behind ‘data-driven’ decisions
# Introduction Every organization likes to call itself “data-driven.” It’s become the gold standard of credibility, the thing you say to shut down disagreements in a meeting. But here’s something …
Sir Keir Starmer asks universities to publish data on anti-Semitic incidents
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free FT editor Roula Khalaf selects her favorite stories in this weekly newspaper. Universities have been told to publish data on anti-Semitic incidents on campuses as …
Trojan misuses Microsoft Phone Link app to steal your passwords
getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a favorite source On Google. ZDNET Highlights Researchers have discovered a Trojan, Cloudz, that uses a plugin to intercept and steal sensitive information through …
The first week of the Musk vs. Altman trial: What it was like in the room
And then the lawyers kept talking about the destructive risks of AI and whether Elon Musk or OpenAI were better positioned to handle AI safety. And the judge was kind …
Sakana AI introduces KAME: a tandem speech-to-speech architecture that injects LLM knowledge in real time
The fundamental tension in conversational AI has always been a binary choice: respond fast or respond smart. Real-time speech-to-speech (S2S) models – the kind that power natural-feeling voice assistants – …
Peter Thiel backs $1 billion ocean data center start-up powered by waves
Peter Thiel is leading a $140 million investment in a US start-up that plans to use wave energy to fuel vast fleets of floating data centres, as Silicon Valley’s quest …
Frontier AI models are providing specific, actionable instructions to carry out a bioterror attack
Sign up today to see the future Cutting-edge innovations in science and technology cannot be forgotten There’s a pretty big list of things an AI assistant should refuse to help …
The federal data paradox: rich in data, poor in access
Industry results: Federal agencies have invested billions in data infrastructure. Much of that investment is still locked behind systems that front-line decision makers can’t interrogate without technical intermediaries. By casey …