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Congress punts FISA reform as AI supercharges surveillance risks
Lawmakers approved a 45-day extension of a warrantless surveillance authority, delaying broader reform while artificial intelligence tools expand the government's reach.
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Maya Patel
AI Reporter
Maya writes about AI research, natural language processing, and the business of machine learning.
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Why Khan Academy’s founder thinks AI tools can transform education for the better
The founder of Khan Academy argues that AI tools could reshape learning by personalizing instruction and freeing teachers for higher-level work.
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Biohacker Bryan Johnson bets on AI to crack human aging
Centimillionaire Bryan Johnson, who sold Venmo for $800 million, says artificial intelligence will solve human aging. Here's what that means.
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Avoid shortcuts, be honest about where you are, and learn for yourself
A developer named Sumit offers three pieces of advice for new developers in 2026: avoid shortcuts, be honest about where you are, and learn for yourself.
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Anthropic Withheld Claude Mythos. Here's What's Real.
Anthropic withheld Claude Mythos over cybersecurity fears. The model found 27-year-old bugs and scored 72% on exploit tests. But the real story is more subtle than the headlines suggest.
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AI capability leap is real: benchmarks show agents now handle 14-hour tasks
Investment analysts present benchmarks showing AI can now complete 14-hour human tasks with 80% accuracy, while token consumption has gone parabolic.
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The 732-byte Python script that breaks every Linux machine
A 732-byte Python exploit targeting a Linux kernel bug from 2017 gives local users root on any distro. An AI agent found it in an hour.
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Activist perched atop DC bridge protests AI development and Iran war in multi-day standoff
A protester has remained atop the 170-foot Frederick Douglass Bridge since Saturday, opposing the Trump administration, the war in Iran, and artificial intelligence development.
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AI is changing healthcare faster than expected. Here's what happened in 2024.
AI systems from Google DeepMind and others are transforming healthcare with faster diagnosis, drug discovery, and predictive analytics. Here's what you need to know.
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Anoka County deploys AI to triage non-emergency 911 calls, aims to free up dispatchers
Anoka County is testing a $60,000 AI system to screen non-emergency calls, freeing 911 dispatchers to focus on life-threatening emergencies. The program goes live by mid-May.
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Ai could spot pancreatic cancer three years earlier, researchers say
A new AI model can detect pancreatic cancer up to three years before symptoms appear, potentially saving countless lives through earlier intervention.
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How RAG, GraphRAG, and context engineering improve AI performance
Context is the real bottleneck in AI. Learn how retrieval augmented generation, GraphRAG, and context engineering make models more useful.