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Google SWE points 48 AI agents at NASA Lidar, finds unmapped Maya pyramid in 72h

Gemini Decisions API: Fast, calibrated multimodal decisions

Meet the Gemini Decisions API, powered by our state-of-the-art model Gemini Decision for fast, calibrated multimodal decisions.

Hacked fridges and other dangers lurking in the ‘internet of shit’ | Letters

One reader sounds a warning about all our devices that are connected to the internet, following a series of cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges Well done to Alex Pearce for unplugging his fridge from the internet ( Hot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist: are we in th

Is the job market hibernating?

Employers are putting off creating new roles while AI’s impact and the economic outlook remain uncertain

Try Tabletop: Customizable, collaborative spaces for groups to plan, play and do more together.

Tabletop is a new Google Labs experiment for group collaboration. Build interactive itineraries, polls, and brackets with your team. Join the waitlist.

Britain should ‘exploit’ NHS data to power AI, says minister

Chris McDonald says country has ‘strategic competitive advantage’ in uniting its life sciences and AI industries

AI has proved that a theory underpinning fundamental physics is trustworthy

The key insights appear to have come from human physicists

UK chip start-up Fractile hits $7bn valuation

London-headquartered company is one of a clutch of start-ups developing custom semiconductors for AI

AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals

181GW of gas-fired capacity proposed for sites in US and Europe because of delays in connecting to national grids, says report Developers of AI datacentres plan to build on-site climate-destroying gas power stations on a huge scale to meet their energy demands, research reveals.

New Indian mega library rocked by scandal over 'AI-generated books'

The Tamil Nadu government has ordered an internal audit of library collections across the state.

A Startup Wants to Fight AI Bioweapons With AI

Radical Numerics has developed a model that it says can identify natural and AI-engineered pathogens without an internet connection.

Is Jensen Huang’s bad behavior more commonplace than it seems?

“There are a lot of senior people in the industry that know this is happening, and are effectively condoning it,” an investment intel consultant said.

Google’s AlphaGenome 2 zooms in on the cellular roots of disease

Researchers at Google DeepMind have unveiled a new AI model designed to unravel how changes in our DNA affect different cells, giving scientists a more detailed view of a notoriously difficult problem that could hold important clues to the causes of disease - and point the way to

From the archive: Weizenbaum’s nightmares: how the inventor of the first chatbot turned against AI – podcast

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors This week, from 2023: Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum was there at the dawn of artificial intelligence – but he was also adamant that we m