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Google’s shift toward an AI-driven search model is driving users to alternatives like DuckDuckGo to avoid ecosystem isolation. In AI news, Anthropic is expanding access to its Mythos-class models, while Pope Leo XIV has issued an encyclical calling for ethical AI regulation. Meanwhile, IBM and the U.S. Department of Commerce are launching a $2 billion initiative for a new quantum chip foundry.
Memory costs are projected to reach two-thirds of AI chip component spending by 2025, driven by rising HBM prices. Amidst “AI washing” trends, new research identifies “constraint decay,” where LLM performance declines as coding complexity increases. Egypt has deployed fighter jets to the UAE amid rising tensions involving Iran. Finally, Microsoft has released the source code for its 1976 6502 BASIC interpreter.
An escalating Ebola outbreak in the DRC is now the third largest on record, prompting a high WHO risk alert. In geopolitics, Ukrainian strikes on Moscow have breached Russian air defenses, challenging Putin’s wartime narrative. Meanwhile, Google DeepMindβs AlphaProof Nexus has solved nine ErdΕs problems, and a poisoned Hugging Face dataset was found to have evaded detection for six months.
New bodycam footage reveals ICE used facial recognition during a violent Oregon arrest. Meanwhile, the FTC warned tech giants they must remove deepfakes and revenge porn within 48 hours, and scrutiny grows as Meta and Google leave scam ads online despite complaints. Privacy concerns also mount as Disney faces a $5M lawsuit over biometric scans, while a security flaw in Trump Mobile leaked user data.
Over 340 local news outlets are blocking the Internet Archive to prevent AI scraping. Meanwhile, Waymo has paused Atlanta robotaxi services due to flood navigation issues. In health, multi-flavored gum may help restore taste and smell lost to COVID-19. Privacy concerns rise as the Seattle Shield network, involving Amazon and Facebook, faces scrutiny for monitoring protests. GitHub also struggles at Microsoft.
A critical vulnerability in Fediverse software, including Mastodon and Misskey, has been identified, requiring urgent updates to prevent JSON-LD manipulation. Meanwhile, Firefox is phasing out asm.js optimizations in favor of WebAssembly. In the literary world, Granta and the Commonwealth Foundation are investigating AI controversies, while C++26 prepares to introduce new function wrappers like std::copyable_function.