• SpaceX to list on US stock market at historic $1.77tn valuation

    SpaceX to list on US stock market at historic $1.77tn valuation
    Initial public offering for aerospace and AI company made Musk the world’s first trillionaire as share prices jumpedShare your views on SpaceX’s stock market debutSpaceX made the biggest stock market debut in history on Friday after nearly two and a half decades as a private company. Public trading began around midday with a starting share price of $150, which quickly jumped by a double digit percentage and sent the company’s valuation above $2tn, where it remained through mark
  • Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’

    Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’
    Unidentified officer removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UKA police officer is under criminal investigation over the alleged use of artificial intelligence and has been removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UK.The officer, who has not been named, is being investigated over allegations of using the technology to “create evidential material in a number of cases” and perverting the course of justice. Continue readin
  • Share your views on SpaceX’s stock market debut

    Americans’ financial futures are about to be tied to the fortunes of Elon Musk with the world’s largest ever stock market debut. How do you feel about this?Elon Musk’s SpaceX made the world’s largest ever stock market debut on Friday at a valuation of $1.77tn. It was also set to turn Musk into the world’s first-ever trillionaire.OpenAI and Anthropic have also filed to go public sometime this year, each at valuations near $1tn. In a dramatic first, the US stock marke
  • Brain-inspired chip runs near absolute zero and could transform quantum computing

    Brain-inspired chip runs near absolute zero and could transform quantum computing
    Scientists at the University of Hong Kong have created a remarkable new type of brain-inspired chip that can function just above absolute zero, one of the coldest environments imaginable. By using a standard silicon carbide transistor in a completely new way, the team made a single device behave like an energy-efficient neuron, firing electrical “spikes” similar to those in the human brain.
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  • Behind the scenes at OpenAI HQ: the Stephen Collins cartoon

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  • After SpaceX’s huge IPO, Americans’ financial future will be bound to AI

    After SpaceX’s huge IPO, Americans’ financial future will be bound to AI
    They’re about to get more AI rammed down their throats, stuck into their pension plans and investment portfoliosShare your views on SpaceX’s stock market debutAmericans are growing worried about what artificial intelligence portends for their futures. Eight in 10 Americans report concern over AI, compared with a third who report being excited, according to a recent Quinnipiac poll. More than half think it will do more harm than good in their daily lives. Seven out of 10 think it will
  • Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones

    Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spacesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.Pokémon Go, a 2016 augmented reality mobile game, allowed players to find and catch Pokémon in the real w
  • As One Nation seeks donations to ‘fire the liar’, News Corp gives it front-page billing | Weekly Beast

    Pauline Hanson’s fundraising drive gets front-page coverage in Sydney tabloid. Plus: The Hollywood Reporter scoop that wasn’tWant to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter hereThere may be some doubt about whether One Nation has raised more than $2.7m in its Fire the Liar fundraising appeal this week but there is no doubt that the Daily Telegraph handed Pauline Hanson’s party coverage amounting to free front-page advertising.As the fu
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