From COBOL to chaos: Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Evil Housekeeper Problem

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The Download: Understanding deep matter, and AI jailbreak protection

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Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.

[ad_1] Boom plans to start commercial operation with a scaled-up version of the XB-1, a 65-passenger jet called Overture, before ...
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The Download: smart glasses in 2025, and China’s AI scene

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Four Chinese AI startups to watch beyond DeepSeek

[ad_1] Honorable mentions Baichuan While many of its competitors chase scale and expansive application ranges, Baichuan AI, founded by industry ...
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The Download: following DeepSeek’s lead, and OpenAI’s new research agent

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Roundtables: What DeepSeek’s Breakout Success Means for AI

[ad_1] What DeepSeek’s Breakout Success Means for AI Speakers: Charlotte Jee, news editor, Will Douglas Heaven, senior AI editor, and ...
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How DeepSeek ripped up the AI playbook—and why everyone’s going to follow it

[ad_1] And on the hardware side, DeepSeek has found new ways to juice old chips, allowing it to train top-tier ...
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DeepSeek might not be such good news for energy after all

[ad_1] Add the fact that other tech firms, inspired by DeepSeek’s approach, may now start building their own similar low-cost ...
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The Download: Measuring vaccine hesitancy, and the rise of DeepSeek

[ad_1] This week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US’s health agencies, has been facing ...
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