It Should Be Harder to Apply for a Job. No, Really
Thanks to a dwindling supply of open roles, “one-click” applications, and the rise of artificial intelligence, it’s easier than ever to apply for a job. We’re all paying the price.
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Spirit Airlines Wants to Sell Its Data to Google. Former Flight Attendants Are Freaked Out
“It never crossed my mind that they would be so bold as to sell our private data for AI,” says one former Spirit Airlines flight attendant.
They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started
The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability.
The Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boom
Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have turned a city in Inner Mongolia into a crucial hub for data centers.
Montreal youth accused of using AI to plot school attack
The RCMP said the youth was arrested Friday morning. Charges have not been laid yet and the investigation is ongoing, police said in a news release.
Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centres
Tech minister Nate Glubish faced another firing line of fury at the Alberta government's second town hall, hearing from Sturgeon County residents over its plan for AI data centres.
The Single English County Saying No to Palantir
The UK government is facing calls to cancel a sprawling health care contract with Palantir. The region of Greater Manchester insists it can do a better job itself.
Google’s attempt to buy Spirit Airlines’ data might come unstuck
Google LLC’s artificial intelligence researchers had been salivating at the prospect of getting their hands on a trove of business data acquired from the defunct airline Spirit Airlines Inc. in a...
Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI
Technology leaders don’t seem to understand society’s gripes about AI, but boy, are they posting through it.
Alberta minister hosts second AI data centre town hall in Sturgeon County
Alberta Technology Minister Nate Glubish will be on hand to host the provincial government's second town hall on its plan for artificial intelligence centres.
I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot
During a recent visit to Generalist AI, I watched a robotic arm improvise and use a banana as a tool.
Coders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarks
Anthropic announced last week it would include invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, overrides were being touted online.
Cloudera Anywhere Cloud gives AI agents safe, secure access to sensitive data wherever it lives
Big-data company Cloudera Inc. says it’s going to eliminate the headaches and hassles that have slowed enterprise’s efforts to adopt artificial intelligence with today’s launch of its new...
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license ...
Graphwise aims to become the semantic layer for AI agents after securing major investment from Oakley Capital
Graph database startup Graphwise said today it has secured a significant, though unspecified, investment from the European private equity firm Oakley Capital as it looks to beef up its go-to-market...
OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue
The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached “critical” cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs while it tightens internal safeguards.
Ciklum partners with ClickHouse to speed enterprise migrations to real-time analytics
Experience engineering firm Ciklum Group Ltd. today announced a partnership with database management company ClickHouse Inc. intended to speed up enterprise migrations onto the company’s open...
‘Not suitable’: Utilities commission rejects power plant for Olds, Alta., data centre
A setback for plans to build a massive data centre complex near Olds, Alta. after the Alberta Utilities Commission denied an application to build a huge natural gas power plant .
Oakville enacts data centre pause as Ontario municipalities wrestle with AI buildout
Oakville enacted a one-year moratorium on new data centres, becoming the first Ontario municipality to take the step as local lawmakers grapple with community concerns.
Anthropic’s Claude will watermark AI-generated text. Here’s how it works
The move is part of Anthropic's commitments under the European Union's AI Act, which includes transparency rules that kicked in early this month.