DeepMind achieves gold at ‘coding Olympics’ in AI milestone Summary DeepMind has been reported to have taken top honours at a major international competitive programming contest often dubbed the “coding Olympics”. The achievement is being framed as a milestone for AI in software problem‑solving: a system demonstrating sustained, high‑level performance on complex algorithmic tasks that […]
US tech groups answer Starmer’s call for AI infrastructure spending Summary Senior US technology groups have responded to Sir Keir Starmer’s appeal for greater public and private investment in AI infrastructure, signalling major transatlantic interest in boosting the UK’s compute, data and research capabilities. The interventions come as the UK seeks to secure a competitive […]
Best Borderlands 4 Vex the Siren Incarnate SMG Build Summary This guide presents a tuned Vex (Siren) build that centres on the green Vexcalation tree and the Incarnate action skill to boost Gun Damage and enable huge sustained DPS, especially with high fire-rate SMGs. The build focuses on stacking unconditional Kinetic and Gun Damage, exploiting […]
Inside xAI’s tumultuous month of job cuts and a leadership exodus Summary xAI experienced a chaotic month marked by waves of layoffs, senior staff departures, and confusing internal communications. The Human Data team, which trains the Grok chatbot, saw more than 500 roles cut, Slack access revoked for many employees, and last-minute changes announced at […]
‘It goes too far’: Robby Starbuck SHRM panel legitimizes anti-DEI stance, stakeholders say Summary SHRM has named conservative influencer Robby Starbuck as a panelist for its upcoming Blueprint conference, drawing strong criticism from DEI professionals and stakeholders. Critics say platforming Starbuck — who has publicly called DEI “poison” and taken credit for companies scaling back […]
Massachusetts Initiates Legal Battle Against Kalshi, Robinhood Summary Massachusetts’ attorney general has sued Kalshi, alleging the prediction-market operator offers unlicensed sports wagering to state residents via so-called “event contracts.” The complaint seeks damages, civil penalties, injunctive relief and costs, and alleges Kalshi’s platform lacks adequate consumer safeguards to prevent compulsive gambling and financial harm. The […]
Kenya’s central bank blames hackers for mobile banking fraud, but insiders may be the real threat Summary Customers across Kenya report receiving calls or texts immediately after deposits or payments, followed by unauthorised withdrawals. While the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) frames the problem as a rising cyber-threat, victim accounts, former bank compliance staff and […]
TikTok To Be Sold To Trump’s Right Wing Billionaire Buddies And Converted Into A Propaganda Mill Summary Techdirt reports that Donald Trump’s allies are close to a deal that would transfer roughly 80% of TikTok’s U.S. assets to a consortium led by Andreessen Horowitz, Oracle and Silver Lake, leaving about 20% under Chinese ownership. The […]
Atlantic City casinos post best summer in over a decade as August revenue climbs Summary Atlantic City recorded its strongest summer performance since 2012, driven by a rebound in in-person play and record online gambling in August. In August the nine casinos won $312 million from in-person gamblers (up 6.1% year-on-year), and combined gaming revenue […]
AI-designed viruses are here and already killing bacteria Summary Researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute used a generative AI called Evo, trained on roughly two million bacteriophage genomes, to propose complete viral genomes for the small bacteriophage phiX174 (≈5,000 bases, 11 genes). The team chemically synthesised 302 AI-designed genomes and tested them on […]
