AI Researchers Are Quitting OpenAI and Anthropic, Warning ‘The World Is in Peril’
A wave of high-profile staffers are sounding alarms about safety risks, ethical concerns, and moving too fast.
The scientist using AI to hunt for antibiotics just about everywhere
When he was just a teenager trying to decide what to do with his life, César de la Fuente compiled a list of the world’s biggest problems. He ranked them inversely by how much money governments were spending to solve them. Antimicrobial resistance topped the list. Twenty years on, the problem has not gone away.…
TopTechTrends
US FTC airs concerns over allegations that Apple News suppresses right-wing content
In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited reports from Media Research Center, a right-leaning think tank, which accused Apple of excluding right-leaning outlets from the top 20 articles in the Apple News feed.
Create Amazon-Ready Books Without the Busywork With This AI Book Creator for 82% Off
Write, edit, and publish full-length books in minutes.
I Learned the Hardest Leadership Lessons From This Niche Industry
The hardest leadership lessons don’t come from clean markets — they come from those where clarity threatens the status quo and where doing the right thing requires leaders to change incentives before growth ever follows.
Eclipse backs all-EV marketplace Ever in $31M funding round
The San Francisco-based startup says its AI-first approach has allowed it to scale faster.
The Download: AI-enhanced cybercrime, and secure AI assistants
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI is already making online crimes easier. It could get much worse. Just as software engineers are using artificial intelligence to help write code and check for bugs, hackers are using these tools…
How to Save Money and Have Fun While Traveling This Presidents Day Weekend
Discover unforgettable, budget-friendly activities this Presidents’ Day weekend.
AI is already making online swindles easier. It could get much worse.
Anton Cherepanov is always on the lookout for something interesting. And in late August last year, he spotted just that. It was a file uploaded to VirusTotal, a site cybersecurity researchers like him use to analyze submissions for potential viruses and other types of malicious software, often known as malware. On the surface it seemed…
Why EVs are gaining ground in Africa
EVs are getting cheaper and more common all over the world. But the technology still faces major challenges in some markets, including many countries in Africa. Some regions across the continent still have limited grid and charging infrastructure, and those that do have widespread electricity access sometimes face reliability issues—a problem for EV owners, who…
What’s next for Chinese open-source AI
The past year has marked a turning point for Chinese AI. Since DeepSeek released its R1 reasoning model in January 2025, Chinese companies have repeatedly delivered AI models that match the performance of leading Western models at a fraction of the cost. Just last week the Chinese firm Moonshot AI released its latest open-weight model,…