German newspaper Handelsblatt: a Tesla whistleblower leaked 100GB of data on customer FSD complaints from 2015 to 2022, including 2,400 self-acceleration issues (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge: German newspaper Handelsblatt: a Tesla whistleblower leaked 100GB of data on…

The lightning onset of AI—what suddenly changed? An Ars Frontiers 2023 recap

Enlarge / On May 22, Benj Edwards (left) moderated a panel featuring Paige Bailey (center) and…

Sam Altman says he has “many concerns” about the EU’s proposed AI Act and OpenAI “will try to comply, but if we can’t comply we will cease operating” (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sam Altman says he has “many concerns” about the EU’s proposed AI Act and…

Fake Pentagon “explosion” photo sows confusion on Twitter

Enlarge / A fake image of an “explosion” near the Pentagon that went viral on Twitter.…

Figure, which is developing a humanoid robot that recently took its first step, raised a $70M Series A led by Parkway, following a self-financed $100M seed (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Figure, which is developing a humanoid robot that recently took its first…

Here’s how long it takes new BrutePrint attack to unlock 10 different smartphones

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have devised a low-cost smartphone attack that cracks the authentication fingerprint…

Warner Bros. Discovery launches Max, offering substantially more 4K content than HBO Max via its $19.99 per month Ultimate plan, above the $15.99 ad-free plan (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Chris Welch / The Verge: Warner Bros. Discovery launches Max, offering substantially more 4K content than…

Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) A recent move by Google to populate the Internet…

An interview with AI researcher Timnit Gebru on her controversial sacking by Google in 2020, biases in AI and Big Tech, racism in Silicon Valley, and more (John Harris/The Guardian)

John Harris / The Guardian: An interview with AI researcher Timnit Gebru on her controversial sacking…

Fearing leaks, Apple restricts ChatGPT use among employees

Enlarge / An AI-generated cartoon depiction of a chatbot being crossed out. (credit: Benj Edwards /…