Silicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I. on Its Own

Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at $4 billion, is among several efforts to ...
techtimes

Instagram Reels: 'Build Your 2026 Algorithm' Now Live in Regions Using English as Default Language

Meta has now rolled out the "Build Your 2026 Algorithm" feature for Instagram Reels to allow users use it to personalize their feeds. Instagram Reels 'Build Your 2026 Algorithm' Now Live After a test ...
Reuters

Exclusive: Google works to erode Nvidia's software advantage with Meta's help

Google's TorchTPU aims to enhance TPU compatibility with PyTorch Google seeks to help AI developers reduce reliance on Nvidia's CUDA ecosystem TorchTPU initiative is part of Google's plan to attract ...
NPR

The State Department reinstates an old font, in a typeface about-face

The State Department has reversed a Biden-era font change that aimed to make its paperwork more accessible to readers with disabilities. Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed diplomats around the ...
The Verge

Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use AI to control your algorithm

With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly, exactly the way you want it.’ With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly ...
CNBC

Nvidia responds to report that China's DeepSeek is using its banned Blackwell AI chips

Nvidia rebutted a report that the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has been using smuggled Blackwell chips to develop its upcoming model. "We haven't seen any substantiation," an Nvidia spokesperson said ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot

Microsoft has cut its sales targets for its agentic AI software after struggling to find buyers interested in using it. In some cases, targets have been slashed by up to 50%, suggesting Microsoft ...
Sports Illustrated

Mets' David Stearns under fire after Edwin Diaz Dodgers contract reveal

On December 9, news broke that former New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz had signed a three-year, $69 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency. This ends Diaz's tenure with the Mets, ...
The New York Times

I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain

new video loaded: I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain transcript Jack Conte, the chief executive of Patreon, a platform for creators to monetize their art and content, outlines his ...
Game Rant

How to Turn Off Simple Build and Simple Edit in Fortnite

Ashely Claudino is an Evergreen Staff Writer from Portugal. She has a Translation degree from the University of Lisbon (2020, Faculty of Arts and Humanities). Nowadays, she mostly writes Fortnite and ...
PBS

How patients are using AI to fight back against denied insurance claims

As health insurers increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to process claims, denials have been on the rise. In 2023, about 73 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans had their claims for ...