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In any given week, more than a billion people now look to chatbots for information and advice — as well as robo-plagiarism, erotica, and myriad other services. ChatGPT alone boasts 900 million weekly users.And these figures are likely to rise. In the near future, a handful of AI platforms could shape the way that billions of people see the world. Already, there is evidence that large language models (LLMs) — today’s preeminent form of AI — are persuading some users to change their views.This has generated fears about chatbots’ potential to spread state propaganda. Such anxieties generally center on the…
It is indeed a weird time to be an automaker, as US federal incentives disappear and support dwindles for newer electric-powered cars. “Manufacturers would really like to know what the future will be and what are the rules,” says Mike Finnern, the senior vice president and zero-emission fleet lead at WSP, a consulting firm. Guarantees of large, future orders from fleet managers like city governments, but also private businesses, “will help them be stable for a while.”EVs are a nice fit for government fleets, Finnern says. Surveys suggest that regular car buyers are still plenty apprehensive about shifting to a…
It’s on track to post $10.9 billion in revenue, according to The Wall Street Journal. Chesnot/Getty Images Anthropic is on track to post a revenue of $10.9 billion for the quarter ending in June, double the revenue it made for the first quarter, according to The Wall Street Journal. Out of that total, the company expects to post $559 million in operating profit, making it the company’s first profitable quarter since it was founded in 2021 if it hits that target. The company reportedly revealed those figures to a group of investors for its current funding…
Artificial-intelligence-powered procurement platform startup Pivot Technologies SAS revealed today that it has raised $40 million in new funding to expand its agentic AI capabilities and push deeper into enterprise markets. Founded in 2023, Pivot pitches its software as an “AI operating system” for procurement, covering sourcing, approvals, purchasing, invoicing, payments, budgets, expenses and reporting in a single platform. The company says it currently processes $3 billion in invoices annually for customers across more than 25 countries. Procurement is one of the least automated functions inside large enterprises. Purchase commitments move through email, spreadsheets and manual approval chains and finance teams…
Ravie LakshmananMay 21, 2026Linux / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 (CVSS score: 5.5), is a case of improper privilege management that could permit an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root on default installations of several major distributions like Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu. It’s also codenamed ssh-keysign-pwn. According to Qualys, which discovered the flaw, the problem is rooted in the kernel’s __ptrace_may_access() function and was introduced in November 2016. “The primitive is reliable and turns…
A new study suggests YouTube’s recommendation algorithm may be shaping political perspectives differently for men and women – even when both groups start with the same interest in political content. The research, published in Cornell University’s arXiv repository, explored how YouTube’s recommendation system responds to different viewing behaviors. Researchers created 160 automated social bots, splitting them into two groups with “male-coded” and “female-coded” viewing habits. While both sets of accounts showed identical interest in YouTube’s News & Politics category, their recommendations reportedly evolved in dramatically different directions over time. Different algorithms, different political experiences To conduct the experiment, researchers programmed…
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Justin Solomon, associate professor in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), has been appointed associate dean of engineering education in the MIT School of Engineering, effective July 1.In this new role, Solomon will focus on advancing innovation in engineering education across the school. He will help shape new pedagogical approaches in the context of an AI-enabled world and will explore experiential, hands-on, and other modes of learning. Working closely with academic departments, Solomon will serve as a thought partner in integrating AI into curricula and will help facilitate interdisciplinary and shared teaching opportunities across departments and…
US lawmakers plan to introduce an amendment Thursday at a House committee markup hearing that would prohibit any recipient of federal highway funding from using automated license plate readers for any purpose other than tolling—a sweeping restriction that, if adopted, would bring an immediate end to state and local ALPR programs across the United States.The amendment, obtained first by WIRED, is sponsored by Representative Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican and Freedom Caucus member, and Representative Jesús “Chuy” García, an Illinois progressive whose state has become a flash point in the national fight over ALPR misuse.The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee…
Production at Gardenia’s Pandan Loop manufacturing facility will end on Jun 30 Home-grown bread manufacturer Gardenia is shifting its bakery production from Singapore to Johor Bahru, Malaysia. As a result, it will lay off 141 employees at its Pandan Loop facility, Channel News Asia reported on Wednesday (May 20). The company cited ongoing efforts to improve operational efficiency and remain competitive amid an increasingly challenging global environment as the reason for the move. Production at the Pandan Loop manufacturing facility will end on Jun 30. “Gardenia informed employees of the decision at an internal meeting this morning and said affected…