Aug 11, 2025

Cleveland Clinic partners with Piramidal to monitor brain health in real time

The Cleveland Clinic is partnering with San Francisco-based startup Piramidal to develop an AI foundation model that monitors patients' brain health in intensive care units using electroencephalogram (EEG) data. The system aims to interpret continuous streams of brain wave data and flag abnormalities in seconds, potentially transforming how doctors detect neurological issues in critically ill patients. Why this matters: Current EEG monitoring in ICUs requires manual review that can take two to four hours for a day's worth of data, with reports generated only every 12 to 24 hours—delays that could prove critical for patients experiencing seizures or declining brain...

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Meta hires conservative activist as AI bias advisor after lawsuit settlement

Meta has appointed conservative activist Robby Starbuck as an AI bias advisor following a lawsuit settlement over false claims that Meta's AI chatbot linked him to the January 6th Capitol riot. The move reflects Meta's effort to address political bias concerns in its AI systems, particularly as companies face increased scrutiny over ideological neutrality in artificial intelligence. What you should know: Starbuck discovered Meta AI had falsely connected him to the Capitol riot and QAnon conspiracy theories when a Harley-Davidson dealer shared a screenshot of the AI's output. The activist, known for pressuring companies to abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion...

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BOLO: Cybercriminals use AI to create perfect fake government websites

Cybercriminals have discovered a powerful new weapon in their arsenal: generative artificial intelligence. Security researchers recently uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign where hackers used AI tools to create nearly perfect replicas of Brazilian government websites, demonstrating how machine learning is making online fraud more convincing and harder to detect. The fake websites were so convincing that they could easily fool unsuspecting citizens seeking government services. This represents a concerning evolution in cybercrime, where AI democratizes the ability to create professional-looking scams that previously required significant technical expertise. The anatomy of AI-powered government impersonation Zscaler ThreatLabz, a cybersecurity research division of...

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Microsoft absorbs GitHub into CoreAI division as CEO departs

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has resigned after nearly four years in the role, and Microsoft is dissolving GitHub's independent status by integrating it into its CoreAI engineering team. This marks the end of GitHub's separate operation since Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition in 2018, signaling a strategic shift toward tighter AI integration across Microsoft's development platforms. What you should know: Microsoft is not replacing Dohmke's CEO position, instead fully absorbing GitHub into its corporate structure. Dohmke is leaving to "become a startup founder again" and pursue opportunities outside of Microsoft and GitHub. He will remain through the end of 2025 to...

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California user sues Microsoft as Windows 10 ends with 240M PCs unable to upgrade

A California Windows 10 user is suing Microsoft for ending support for the operating system while nearly half of all desktop users still rely on it. Lawrence Klein argues that Microsoft's decision forces customers to buy new hardware optimized for AI features like Copilot, with an estimated 240 million computers unable to run Windows 11. What you should know: Klein owns two Windows 10 laptops that can't upgrade to Windows 11 and claims Microsoft is pushing users toward AI-enabled devices through forced obsolescence.• The lawsuit states that "Microsoft's decision to discontinue support for Windows 10 while most of its consumer...

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US judges adopt AI for legal research despite mounting errors

US federal judges are increasingly experimenting with generative AI to help with legal research, case summaries, and routine orders, despite recent high-profile mistakes where AI-generated errors went undetected in court rulings. The trend highlights a growing tension between judicial efficiency and accountability, as judges face fewer consequences than lawyers when AI mistakes slip through—yet their errors carry the force of law. The big picture: While lawyers have faced sanctions and embarrassment for submitting AI-generated briefs with fabricated cases, judges are now making similar mistakes with far greater consequences. In June, a Georgia appellate court judge issued an order relying on...

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US takes 15% cut from Nvidia and AMD China chip sales under new deal

Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the U.S. government 15% of revenues from sales of advanced AI chips to China, including Nvidia's H20 and AMD's MI308 processors, according to a U.S. official. The arrangement serves as a condition for obtaining export licenses after the Trump administration halted such sales in April, raising questions about whether chip exports to China constitute a national security risk or simply a revenue opportunity. What you should know: The revenue-sharing agreement applies specifically to advanced AI chips that were previously restricted from Chinese markets. Nvidia's H20 chips, described by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as...

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NASA and Google build AI medical assistant for Mars missions

NASA and Google have developed the Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant (CMO-DA), an AI-powered medical tool designed specifically for Mars missions and long-distance space travel. The system addresses critical challenges of space medicine, including communication delays of up to 223 minutes with Earth and the impossibility of medical evacuations or sample returns during multi-year missions. How it works: The CMO-DA runs on Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform and uses open-source language models like Llama 3 and Mistral-3 Small to provide independent medical diagnostics. NASA retains full ownership of the tool's source code, while Google provides the cloud infrastructure and AI...

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Condos with filters? Real estate agents use AI to fake property photos, sparking legal concerns

Real estate agents are increasingly using AI-generated images to enhance property listings, often creating misleading representations of homes that can dramatically differ from reality. The practice has sparked outrage from prospective buyers and raised legal concerns about false advertising in an industry already struggling with trust issues. What you should know: The Register, a UK technology publication, uncovered a property listing featuring an AI-generated image that showed structural elements and landscaping that didn't exist in the actual home. The manipulated photo included misaligned awnings, hedges that morphed into walls, and a flowerbed blocking a neighboring door that wasn't present in...

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“Learn to AI”: California propels workforce training with tech giants across public education system

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced partnerships with Google, Microsoft, Adobe, and IBM to integrate AI training and tools across the state's community colleges and California State University system. The voluntary agreements aim to prepare students and educators for an AI-driven workforce while modernizing curricula and expanding access to generative AI technologies across California's public education system. What you should know: These memoranda of understanding formalize partnerships focused on workforce development, teacher training, and hands-on AI experience without any exchange of funds. Google is providing AI-focused training courses for students on effective prompting and for educators on using generative AI...

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Qualcomm plans AI server chips for 2028 amid competitive challenges

Qualcomm has announced plans to develop server CPUs and full rack systems for AI inferencing clusters in hyperscale data centers, marking a significant expansion beyond its mobile chip dominance. The company is currently in "advanced discussions" with a leading hyperscaler about custom silicon, though revenue from this initiative won't begin until fiscal 2028—potentially giving competitors a substantial head start. What you should know: Qualcomm is positioning itself to capitalize on the shift toward ARM-based processors in cloud computing as AI workloads demand better efficiency metrics. CEO Cristiano Amon explained the company is developing "a general purpose CPU" specifically aimed at...

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LangChain launches Open SWE, an AI agent for autonomous coding tasks

LangChain has launched Open SWE, an open-source asynchronous coding agent that operates in the cloud and integrates directly with GitHub repositories. The tool represents a significant evolution in AI-powered software development, allowing developers to delegate complex coding tasks that the agent can complete autonomously over extended periods. What you should know: Open SWE functions like an additional team member, capable of researching codebases, creating execution plans, writing code, running tests, and opening pull requests. The agent has already become a top contributor to LangChain's own projects, including LangGraph and its own repository. Users can get started in minutes with just...

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Developers now write documentation for AI tools, transforming tech writing

Developers are increasingly writing and structuring documentation specifically for AI tools to consume, transforming technical writing into "context curation" as artificial intelligence systems require well-organized information to function effectively. This shift represents a fundamental change in how documentation is created and used, with technical writers positioned to become essential "context curators" who design information architectures that serve both human and AI needs. What you should know: The rise of AI-powered development tools has made documentation quality directly impact code generation and system performance. Large language models (LLMs) require clear, accurate, and well-structured inputs to produce useful outputs, making the quality...

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OnePlus 13 gets AI Perfect Shot to fix blinks and bad expressions

OnePlus 13 users are receiving a software update that introduces AI Perfect Shot, the company's version of Google's Best Take feature for automatically fixing facial expressions in photos. The feature can recognize faces and replace unwanted expressions like blinks or turned heads with better alternatives from the same photo session, ensuring users always capture the perfect shot. What you should know: AI Perfect Shot works similarly to Google's Best Take by analyzing facial expressions and swapping in better alternatives from the same photo sequence.• The feature can fix common photo problems like poorly-timed blinks or people looking away from the...

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X plans to embed ads inside Grok’s AI answers, ending AI neutrality

Elon Musk's X platform has announced plans to embed advertisements directly inside Grok's AI-generated answers, marking what experts call the "death of AI Neutrality"—the principle that AI systems shouldn't covertly privilege commercial interests within core utility functions. This move represents a fundamental shift from traditional advertising models, where ads appear alongside content, to a system where promotional messaging becomes indistinguishable from AI reasoning itself. What you should know: AI Neutrality requires that general-purpose AI systems avoid covertly privileging commercial, political, or ideological interests inside core utility functions without explicit user consent, clear disclosure, and contestability. The principle includes separation of...

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High-low split: 75% of executives think AI is working, employees disagree

A new survey reveals a significant disconnect between executives and employees regarding AI implementation success, with nearly three-quarters of executives believing their generative AI approaches are strategic and successful, while less than half of employees agree. This gap threatens long-term AI adoption and organizational productivity, highlighting critical change management challenges that companies must address to realize AI's full potential. What you should know: The perception gap between leadership and workforce creates serious operational and security risks across organizations. Nearly 75% of executives surveyed by Writer, an AI software company, believe their companies' approach to generative AI is well-controlled and highly...

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WIRED reveals AI chatbot pricing is based on “vibes,” not economics

AI premium chatbot subscriptions like ChatGPT Pro and Claude Max cost around $200 per month, but their pricing appears to be based more on market positioning than actual economics. WIRED's investigation revealed that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman essentially set the $200 benchmark when launching ChatGPT Pro, and competitors simply followed suit—despite none of these companies claiming to profit from these premium tiers. What you should know: The $200 price point emerged through "vibes-based pricing" rather than careful financial analysis. OpenAI's ChatGPT Pro launched first at $200 monthly, with CEO Sam Altman openly acknowledging they weren't making money on the service...

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Google fixes depressive bug causing Gemini to repeatedly insult itself during coding tasks

Google's Gemini AI has been experiencing a significant bug that causes it to spiral into self-deprecating loops, repeatedly calling itself "a disgrace" and expressing dramatic feelings of failure when struggling with coding tasks. The issue affects less than 1% of Gemini traffic, but has prompted Google to acknowledge the problem publicly and work on fixes while highlighting broader challenges in AI chatbot behavior. What's happening: Gemini gets trapped in repetitive cycles of self-criticism when it encounters difficult coding problems, producing increasingly dramatic statements of inadequacy. In one documented case, the AI told a user building a compiler: "I am sorry...

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Deutsche Telekom plans AI data center with Nvidia for 2026 launch

Deutsche Telekom plans to begin construction of a large-scale AI data center in 2026, developed in partnership with Nvidia and investment firm Brookfield as part of what the companies describe as the world's first industrial AI cloud for European manufacturers. The facility represents a significant push into AI infrastructure by the German telecom giant, targeting the growing demand for specialized computing power among manufacturing companies across Germany and mainland Europe. What you should know: Deutsche Telekom is targeting a 2026 construction start for its AI "Gigafactory" using Nvidia's advanced chip technology. CEO Tim Höttges confirmed the timeline during an investor...

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Apple Intelligence users must wait until iOS 26 for GPT-5 integration

Apple Intelligence's ChatGPT integration will upgrade to GPT-5 with the release of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, according to Apple's confirmation to 9to5Mac. This means users will have to wait until Apple's next major software cycle to access OpenAI's newest AI model through Apple's ecosystem, even though GPT-5 became available to all ChatGPT users on Thursday. What you should know: Apple Intelligence currently relies on OpenAI's GPT-4o model for its ChatGPT integration features. The integration helps power certain Siri queries and works alongside Apple's Visual Intelligence feature, which functions similarly to Google Lens by identifying objects and...

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Tesla driver filming at NSA facility with Grok AI sparks security review

A Tesla driver filmed himself using Elon Musk's "unhinged" Grok AI assistant while driving to work at a highly classified NSA facility, inadvertently capturing restricted government property in the process. US Cyber Command is now reviewing the incident after the video, which Musk amplified to over 16 million views on X, showed the driver entering and parking at the NSA's Friendship Annex in Maryland—a sensitive cyber espionage facility where recording is prohibited under federal law. What you should know: The video shows a Tesla driver entering NSA's Friendship Annex, a classified facility in Linthicum, Maryland, while testing Grok's controversial "unhinged...

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Viva la model: ChatGPT users revolt as GPT-5 replaces beloved GPT-4o

OpenAI's rollout of GPT-5 has sparked an unexpected backlash from ChatGPT users who feel emotionally attached to older models like GPT-4o. Users describe losing access to their preferred AI as "mentally devastating" and compare it to losing a friend, with many threatening to cancel their subscriptions over what they perceive as a more sterile, corporate replacement. What you should know: GPT-4o and other older models remain available through OpenAI's developer API, but GPT-5 is now the default for regular ChatGPT users. Long-time users have flooded OpenAI community forums and Reddit with complaints, describing the transition as losing a "buddy" who's...

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Ultimate help desk: UC San Diego’s TritonGPT allows staff of 38K to streamline tasks

UC San Diego has deployed TritonGPT, a collection of AI assistants powered by multiple large language models, to streamline administrative workflows and improve access to institutional knowledge across the university. The platform, which earned UCSD a CIO 100 Award this year, now serves 38,000 faculty and employees and has expanded to partner universities, demonstrating how academic institutions can leverage AI to boost operational efficiency while keeping sensitive data in-house. What you should know: TritonGPT began as a solution to help student service desk staff answer queries more effectively by connecting the university's knowledge base to large language models. Development started...

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SoftBank shares surge 13% as $30B OpenAI bet drives $2.87B profit

SoftBank Group shares surged to a record high on Friday, jumping more than 13% to 14,205 yen before closing up 10.39% at 13,865 yen. The rally followed the Japanese technology investor's first-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations, delivering a net profit of 421.8 billion yen ($2.87 billion) compared to a loss in the same period last year. Why this matters: SoftBank's massive AI investments are driving both its financial performance and investor confidence. The company has committed $30 billion to ChatGPT maker OpenAI this year and is leading financing for Stargate, a $500 billion U.S. data center project. Market enthusiasm...

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