SPEC says Intel's compiler artificially inflated its benchmark results for some Intel Xeon CPUs by as much as 9%.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-02-18 — 2024-02-19
SPEC Intel Intel compiler Intel Xeon CPUs
SPEC invalidates 2,600 benchmark results for some Intel Xeon CPUs, saying their compiler artificially inflated the results of its benchmark by as much as 9%
PCWorld · 2024-02-19 · #12
Meta is matching its existing fact checks to near-identical content on Threads.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
Meta Threads
Meta is matching existing fact checks to “near-identical content on Threads”, and says it will soon let fact-checkers rate content directly on Threads
TechCrunch · 2024-02-17 · #20
UK, US and other allies are reportedly working to provide Ukraine with thousands of AI-enabled drones.
rumored 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
United Kingdom United States other allies Ukraine AI-enabled drones
The AI-enabled drones could reportedly swarm Russian targets simultaneously, potentially overwhelming some targets.
rumored 2 articles 2024-02-17 — 2024-02-18
AI-enabled drones Russian targets
Developers are angry at Apple over App Store policies, contributing to weaker enthusiasm for Vision Pro.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-01-21 — 2024-01-22
Developers Apple
Four reasons for the less-than-expected developer enthusiasm for Apple's Vision Pro, including an uncertain ROI and anger at Apple for its App Store policies
Bloomberg · 2024-01-22 · #2
The Vision Pro's app gap renews concerns about an already-tense relationship between Apple and certain developers.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-01-21 — 2024-01-22
Apple developers
Four reasons for the less-than-expected developer enthusiasm for Apple's Vision Pro, including an uncertain ROI and anger at Apple for its App Store policies
Bloomberg · 2024-01-22 · #2
Midnight Blizzard breached SolarWinds as early as 2019.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-01-20 — 2024-01-21
Midnight Blizzard SolarWinds
Microsoft says Russia-linked group Midnight Blizzard hacked some employee emails beginning in November 2023; the same group breached SolarWinds as early as 2019
Bloomberg · 2024-01-20 · #1
Russia-linked group Midnight Blizzard hacked some Microsoft employee emails beginning in November 2023, according to Microsoft.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-01-20 — 2024-01-21
Midnight Blizzard Microsoft employee emails
Microsoft says Russia-linked group Midnight Blizzard hacked some employee emails beginning in November 2023; the same group breached SolarWinds as early as 2019
Bloomberg · 2024-01-20 · #1
Microsoft reports that Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard hacked some employee emails starting November 2023 and that the group previously breached SolarWinds in 2019.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-01-20 — 2024-01-21
Microsoft Midnight Blizzard SolarWinds Microsoft employee emails
Microsoft says Russia-linked group Midnight Blizzard hacked some employee emails beginning in November 2023; the same group breached SolarWinds as early as 2019
Bloomberg · 2024-01-20 · #1
Sellers are using ChatGPT to generate Amazon product listings, resulting in titles that reproduce ChatGPT's refusal phrase 'I'm sorry, I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy'.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-01-13 — 2024-01-14
sellers ChatGPT Amazon I'm sorry, I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy
Amazon sells products with titles like “I'm sorry, I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy”, as sellers use ChatGPT to write listings
The Verge · 2024-01-13 · #2
Amazon has product listings whose titles contain ChatGPT's refusal message 'I'm sorry, I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy', attributed to sellers using ChatGPT to write listings.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-01-13 — 2024-01-14
Amazon I'm sorry, I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy
Amazon sells products with titles like “I'm sorry, I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy”, as sellers use ChatGPT to write listings
The Verge · 2024-01-13 · #2
NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters finds 26% have a positive view of AI and 46% a negative view, giving AI the third-worst net negative score among topics.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
NBC News artificial intelligence
NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters: just 26% had a positive view of AI, while 46% had a negative view, the third worst net negative score of all topics
Fortune · 2026-03-09 · #12
Reporting alleges the UK's multibillion AI drive to build datacenters—which features splashy NScale and CoreWeave deals—is riddled with phantom investments and shaky accounting.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
UK government's AI drive NScale CoreWeave
UK's AI drive, touted since 2024 and featuring splashy NScale and CoreWeave deals, to build datacenters is riddled with phantom investments and shaky accounting
The Guardian · 2026-03-09 · #26
Investigative reporting alleges the UK government's multibillion AI drive, including high-profile deals with NScale and CoreWeave, is built on phantom investments and shaky accounting.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
UK government NScale CoreWeave
UK's AI drive, touted since 2024 and featuring splashy NScale and CoreWeave deals, to build datacenters is riddled with phantom investments and shaky accounting
The Guardian · 2026-03-09 · #26
The Guardian reports the UK's multibillion AI datacenter drive, featuring NScale and CoreWeave deals, is allegedly built on phantom investments and shaky accounting.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
UK government NScale CoreWeave datacenters
UK's AI drive, touted since 2024 and featuring splashy NScale and CoreWeave deals, to build datacenters is riddled with phantom investments and shaky accounting
The Guardian · 2026-03-09 · #26
NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters finds 26% positive and 46% negative views of AI, giving AI the third-worst net negative score among topics.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
NBC News AI
NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters: just 26% had a positive view of AI, while 46% had a negative view, the third worst net negative score of all topics
Fortune · 2026-03-09 · #12
Lawsuit documents indicate two DOGE employees used ChatGPT to identify National Endowment for the Humanities grants (over $100M) to be cut for being related to DEI.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
DOGE ChatGPT National Endowment for the Humanities grants worth $100M+
Lawsuit documents: two DOGE employees used ChatGPT to identify National Endowment for the Humanities grants, worth $100M+, to be cut for being related to DEI
New York Times · 2026-03-09 · #34
Cheap, powerful GPS jammers are proliferating and posing threats to GPS-based navigation.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
GPS jammers GPS
As cheap, powerful GPS jammers proliferate, a look at some alternatives to GPS, including using supersensitive, quantum-based magnetic sensors
Wall Street Journal · 2026-03-09 · #32
Israel reports that two of its soldiers were killed in the ongoing conflict.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Israel 2 soldiers
Bahrain says Tehran hit a desalination plant, claiming an attack on its water infrastructure amid the expanding conflict.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-09
Bahrain desalination plant Tehran
Study finds LLMs from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI can facilitate academic fraud by helping non-researchers submit fabricated papers to arXiv.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Anthropic Google OpenAI xAI fabricated papers arXiv non-researchers
A study finds LLMs from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI can facilitate academic fraud, specifically helping non-researchers submit fabricated papers to arXiv
Nature · 2026-03-09 · #26
Reports indicate Iran is targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and Bahrain, signaling a potential new frontier in asymmetric warfare.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-09
Iran commercial datacenters in UAE commercial datacenters in Bahrain
United States and Israel are using AI to wage war on Iran, conducting attacks with unprecedented speed and precision while the costs of ill-informed decisions remain high.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
United States Israel Iran AI
Targeting of datacenters and other infrastructure raises doubts about the Gulf's viability as a global AI hub.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-09
UAE Bahrain Gulf states global AI hub
The study finds AI use can also cause "AI brain fry", a mental fatigue from using AI tools beyond one's cognitive capacity.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Study AI use AI brain fry
A study of 1,488 US workers finds AI use can reduce burnout but also cause “AI brain fry”, a mental fatigue from using AI tools beyond one's cognitive capacity
Harvard Business Review · 2026-03-09 · #49
Leading the Future, a pro-AI PAC, ran attack ads targeting pro-regulation Democrat Alex Bores over his work for Palantir.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Leading the Future Alex Bores Palantir
Reporting alleges the UK government's AI drive to build datacenters — touted since 2024 and featuring NScale and CoreWeave deals — is riddled with phantom investments and shaky accounting.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
UK government NScale CoreWeave datacenters
UK's AI drive, touted since 2024 and featuring splashy NScale and CoreWeave deals, to build datacenters is riddled with phantom investments and shaky accounting
The Guardian · 2026-03-09 · #26
Reviews note that the MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Max) retains a five-year-old design despite significant performance improvements.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Max)
MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Max) review: “Super core” architecture and 40-core GPU deliver beastly performance, but still retains a five-year-old design
PCMag · 2026-03-09 · #5
A study of ~1,500 US workers finds AI use can reduce burnout.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Study AI use burnout
A study of 1,488 US workers finds AI use can reduce burnout but also cause “AI brain fry”, a mental fatigue from using AI tools beyond one's cognitive capacity
Harvard Business Review · 2026-03-09 · #49
Iran reports that its desalination plant(s) were attacked, indicating strain on regional water infrastructure.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-09
Iran desalination plant