Dozens of cities and counties across the US have introduced local moratoria on data center development in response to local pushback. At least a dozen…
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Arm’s CEO Insists the Market Needs His New CPU. It Could Piss Everyone Off
Rene Haas is half-prone on a couch in his office in San Jose, California. A basketball rests in his hand, partly obscuring his face. Haas…
Pentagon’s ‘Attempt to Cripple’ Anthropic Is Troubling, Judge Says
The US Department of Defense appears to be illegally punishing Anthropic for trying to restrict the use of its AI tools by the military, US…
Arm Is Now Making Its Own Chips
Arm, one of the world’s leading chip design firms, announced Tuesday that it is producing its own semiconductors. The move is a departure from its…
Chris Hayes Has Some Advice for Keeping Up With the News
Chris Hayes makes a living from attention: What deserves some, what doesn’t, and how to make sure the public gives their own limited span of…
Meet the Gods of AI Warfare
The rise of AI warfare speaks to the biggest moral and practical question there is: Who—or what—gets to decide to take a human life? And…
The AI Race Is Pressuring Utilities to Squeeze More From Europe’s Power Grids
European countries are racing to bring new data centers online as AI labs across the globe continue to demand more compute. The primary limiting factor…
I Tried DoorDash’s Tasks App and Saw the Bleak Future of AI Gig Work
The flash from my iPhone camera illuminates my dirty socks and underwear as I hold each item up for the video recording to capture clearly.…
Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck
United States law enforcement this week took down the Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets, a slate of cybercriminal tools that have infected more than…