In Brief

Chinese military researchers reportedly used Meta AI to develop defense chatbot

Chinese research scientists linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the military wing of China’s ruling party, reportedly used “open”…

6 days ago

Classic Christmas song gets authorized Spanish reworking thanks to ‘responsible’ AI

In the decades following its 1958 release, Brenda Lee’s rockabilly-tinged “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has attained status as an…

2 weeks ago

Marc Andreessen says AI model makers are in ‘a race to the bottom’ and it’s not good for business

Marc Andreessen, general partner at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, was onstage at the Ray Summit conference earlier this month, talking…

3 weeks ago

Y Combinator expanding to four cohorts a year in 2025

Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator will expand the number of cohorts it runs each year from two to four…

2 months ago

Y Combinator backs its first defense startup, Ares Industries

The first defense startup to receive backing from Y Combinator, Ares Industries, launched earlier this week. In a post on…

3 months ago

Texas firm says it lost $60M in a bank wire transfer scam

A Texas company says it lost $60 million to a criminal fraud scheme, which the FBI says makes fraudsters billions…

3 months ago